How far is Lagos from Rotterdam by sea?

4,330 nautical miles (8,018 km) on the shortest sea route.

How long does it take to sail from Lagos to Rotterdam?

12.9 days at 14 knots, 10.0 days at 18 knots, 8.2 days at 22 knots, not counting port time.

Lagos to Rotterdam sea distance

Lagos, Nigeria (NGLOS) to Rotterdam, Netherlands (NLRTM) is 4,330 nautical miles (8,018 km) by sea.

Distance and sailing time

Distance	4,330 nm · 8,018 km
At 14 knots	12.9 days (309 h)
At 18 knots	10.0 days (241 h)
At 22 knots	8.2 days (197 h)

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

Passages

Dover Strait

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones	837 km (10% of the route)
CO₂e	≈ 2,809 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('NGLOS', 'NLRTM', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 4,330 nm

npm install searoute-ts · GitHub · npm

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Reverse direction: Rotterdam to Lagos · 4,330 nm

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