Busan to Hamburg sea distance

Busan, South Korea (KRPUS) to Hamburg, Germany (DEHAM) is 11,259 nautical miles (20,852 km) by sea, via the Suez Canal.

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Strait of MalaccaBab-el-MandebSuez CanalStrait of GibraltarDover StraitBusanHamburg

Distance and sailing time

Distance11,259 nm · 20,852 km
At 14 knots33.5 days (804 h)
At 18 knots26.1 days (625 h)
At 22 knots21.3 days (512 h)

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

Passages

With Suez closed

Avoiding the Suez Canal, the shortest route is 13,513 nm (25,025 km) via the Panama Canal: 2,254 nm (20%) longer, or about 6.7 extra days at 14 knots.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones5,096 km (24% of the route)
CO₂e≈ 7,304 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('KRPUS', 'DEHAM', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 11,259 nm

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