Sydney to Los Angeles sea distance

Sydney, Australia (AUSYD) to Los Angeles, United States (USLAX) is 6,617 nautical miles (12,254 km) by sea.

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Distance and sailing time

Distance6,617 nm · 12,254 km
At 14 knots19.7 days (473 h)
At 18 knots15.3 days (368 h)
At 22 knots12.5 days (301 h)

Time at sea only, excluding port calls, canal waiting and weather.

Passages

No named canals or straits on this route.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones1,174 km (10% of the route)
CO₂e≈ 4,293 t

Rough estimate for a post-Panamax container ship, not a certified figure. ECA share uses bounding boxes.

Compute it yourself

import { seaRoute } from 'searoute-ts';
import 'searoute-ts/ports';

const route = seaRoute('AUSYD', 'USLAX', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 6,617 nm

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