Felixstowe to Ningbo sea distance

Felixstowe, United Kingdom (GBFXT) to Ningbo, China (CNNGB) is 10,462 nautical miles (19,376 km) by sea, via the Suez Canal.

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Strait of GibraltarSuez CanalBab-el-MandebStrait of MalaccaFelixstoweNingbo

Distance and sailing time

Distance10,462 nm · 19,376 km
At 14 knots31.1 days (747 h)
At 18 knots24.2 days (581 h)
At 22 knots19.8 days (476 h)

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

Passages

With Suez closed

Avoiding the Suez Canal, the shortest route is 13,594 nm (25,176 km) via the Panama Canal: 3,132 nm (30%) longer, or about 9.3 extra days at 14 knots.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones4,498 km (23% of the route)
CO₂e≈ 6,787 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('GBFXT', 'CNNGB', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 10,462 nm

npm install searoute-ts · GitHub · npm

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