Felixstowe to Qingdao sea distance

Felixstowe, United Kingdom (GBFXT) to Qingdao, China (CNQIN) is 10,847 nautical miles (20,088 km) by sea, via the Suez Canal.

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Strait of GibraltarSuez CanalBab-el-MandebStrait of MalaccaFelixstoweQingdao

Distance and sailing time

Distance10,847 nm · 20,088 km
At 14 knots32.3 days (775 h)
At 18 knots25.1 days (603 h)
At 22 knots20.5 days (493 h)

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

Passages

With Suez closed

Avoiding the Suez Canal, the shortest route is 13,659 nm (25,296 km) via the Panama Canal: 2,812 nm (26%) longer, or about 8.4 extra days at 14 knots.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones4,498 km (22% of the route)
CO₂e≈ 7,037 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', 'CNQIN', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 10,847 nm

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