Felixstowe to Busan sea distance

Felixstowe, United Kingdom (GBFXT) to Busan, South Korea (KRPUS) is 10,901 nautical miles (20,189 km) by sea, via the Suez Canal.

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Strait of GibraltarSuez CanalBab-el-MandebStrait of MalaccaFelixstoweBusan

Distance and sailing time

Distance10,901 nm · 20,189 km
At 14 knots32.4 days (779 h)
At 18 knots25.2 days (606 h)
At 22 knots20.6 days (496 h)

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

Passages

With Suez closed

Avoiding the Suez Canal, the shortest route is 13,155 nm (24,363 km) via the Panama Canal: 2,254 nm (21%) longer, or about 6.7 extra days at 14 knots.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones4,498 km (22% of the route)
CO₂e≈ 7,072 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', 'KRPUS', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 10,901 nm

npm install searoute-ts · GitHub · npm

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