Hamburg to Jebel Ali sea distance

Hamburg, Germany (DEHAM) to Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates (AEJEA) is 6,538 nautical miles (12,108 km) by sea, via the Suez Canal.

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Dover StraitStrait of GibraltarSuez CanalBab-el-MandebHamburgJebel Ali

Distance and sailing time

Distance6,538 nm · 12,108 km
At 14 knots19.5 days (467 h)
At 18 knots15.1 days (363 h)
At 22 knots12.4 days (297 h)

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

Passages

With Suez closed

Avoiding the Suez Canal, the shortest route is 11,314 nm (20,954 km) via the Cape of Good Hope: 4,776 nm (73%) longer, or about 14.2 extra days at 14 knots.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones5,096 km (42% of the route)
CO₂e≈ 4,241 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('DEHAM', 'AEJEA', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 6,538 nm

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