Rotterdam to Ras Tanura sea distance

About 6,537 nautical miles via the Suez Canal, or 11,320 nm via the Cape of Good Hope. The same distance applies from Ras Tanura to Rotterdam.

Tanker Main trade lane: Crude Middle East-Europe

Routing: This distance is the Suez Canal route, used by Suezmax and smaller tankers. Fully laden VLCCs sail via the Cape of Good Hope or discharge into the SUMED pipeline at Ain Sokhna. Without the canal: 11,320 nm via the Cape of Good Hope, 4,783 nm longer.

Sea distance

6,537 nm

Kilometres

12,107 km

At 14 knots

19.5 days

Route

Via the Suez Canal

Via the Cape of Good Hope

11,320 nm

+4,783 nm, +14.2 days at 14 kn

Via the Suez Canal or via the Cape of Good Hope

Via the Suez Canal (6,537 nm) is the shortest route, for ships up to Suezmax size laden; the canal charges a transit fee. Via the Cape of Good Hope (11,320 nm, 4,783 nm or 14.2 days longer at 14 knots) is the route for ships too large for the canal laden, and the usual alternative when the canal is restricted or avoided, as during the Red Sea diversions since late 2023. Canal waiting time is not included.

Sailing time

Your speed knots →

19.5

days at sea via the Suez Canal,

33.7

days via the Cape of Good Hope (excluding port time and canal waiting).

This route is in the EU Emissions Trading System: EU ETS cost from Rotterdam to Ras Tanura.

Ports

Other routes from Rotterdam

• Rotterdam to Tanger Med1,403 nm
• Rotterdam to New York / New Jersey3,324 nm
• Rotterdam to Norfolk3,509 nm
• Rotterdam to Tema4,075 nm
• Rotterdam to Ponta da Madeira4,176 nm
• Rotterdam to New Orleans4,845 nm
• Rotterdam to Tubarao5,002 nm
• Rotterdam to Houston5,072 nm

Other routes from Ras Tanura

• Ras Tanura to Mundra1,178 nm
• Ras Tanura to Singapore3,765 nm
• Ras Tanura to Ningbo-Zhoushan5,868 nm
• Ras Tanura to Qingdao6,232 nm
• Ras Tanura to Gwangyang6,266 nm
• Ras Tanura to Yokohama6,702 nm