Felixstowe to Hong Kong sea distance

Felixstowe, United Kingdom (GBFXT) to Hong Kong, Hong Kong (HKHKG) is 9,771 nautical miles (18,095 km) by sea, via the Suez Canal.

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Strait of GibraltarSuez CanalBab-el-MandebStrait of MalaccaFelixstoweHong Kong

Distance and sailing time

Distance9,771 nm · 18,095 km
At 14 knots29.1 days (698 h)
At 18 knots22.6 days (543 h)
At 22 knots18.5 days (444 h)

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

Passages

With Suez closed

Avoiding the Suez Canal, the shortest route is 13,063 nm (24,193 km) via the Cape of Good Hope: 3,293 nm (34%) longer, or about 9.8 extra days at 14 knots.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones4,498 km (25% of the route)
CO₂e≈ 6,339 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', 'HKHKG', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 9,771 nm

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