Tokyo to Sabine Pass sea distance
About 9,339 nautical miles via the Panama Canal, or 15,858 nm via the Cape of Good Hope. The same distance applies from Sabine Pass to Tokyo.
Gas (LNG/LPG) Main trade lane: US Gulf LNG-Japan (Panama)
- Sea distance
- 9,339 nm
- Kilometres
- 17,296 km
- At 14 knots
- 27.8 days
- Route
- Via the Panama Canal
- Via the Cape of Good Hope
- 15,858 nm
- +6,519 nm, +19.4 days at 14 kn
Via the Panama Canal or via the Cape of Good Hope
Via the Panama Canal (9,339 nm) is the shortest route, for Panamax and Neo-Panamax ships; the canal charges a transit fee. Via the Cape of Good Hope (15,858 nm, 6,519 nm or 19.4 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 Panama Canal draught limits of 2023–24. Canal waiting time is not included.
Sailing time
| Speed | Via Panama Canal | Via Cape of Good Hope | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 38.9 | 66.1 | +27.2 |
| 12 knots | 32.4 | 55.1 | +22.6 |
| 14 knots | 27.8 | 47.2 | +19.4 |
| 16 knots | 24.3 | 41.3 | +17.0 |
| 18 knots | 21.6 | 36.7 | +15.1 |
| 20 knots | 19.5 | 33.0 | +13.6 |
→ days at sea via the Panama Canal, days via the Cape of Good Hope (excluding port time and canal waiting).
Ports
Tokyo
Japan · East Asia
UN/LOCODE: JPTYO
Sabine Pass
United States · North America
UN/LOCODE: USSAB
Other routes from Tokyo
- Tokyo to Dampier3,876 nm
- Tokyo to Ras Laffan6,641 nm
Other routes from Sabine Pass
- Sabine Pass to Zeebrugge4,952 nm
- Sabine Pass to Klaipeda5,540 nm