Rotterdam to Hong Kong sea distance
Rotterdam, Netherlands (NLRTM) to Hong Kong, Hong Kong (HKHKG) is 9,868 nautical miles (18,276 km) by sea, via the Suez Canal.
Distance and sailing time
| Distance | 9,868 nm · 18,276 km |
|---|---|
| At 14 knots | 29.4 days (705 h) |
| At 18 knots | 22.8 days (548 h) |
| At 22 knots | 18.7 days (449 h) |
Time at sea only, excluding port calls, canal waiting and weather.
Passages
- Dover Strait
- Strait of Gibraltar
- Suez Canal
- Bab-el-Mandeb
- Strait of Malacca
With Suez closed
Avoiding the Suez Canal, the shortest route is 13,161 nm (24,374 km) via the Cape of Good Hope: 3,293 nm (33%) longer, or about 9.8 extra days at 14 knots.
Emissions estimate
| Inside ECA/SECA zones | 4,679 km (26% of the route) |
|---|---|
| CO₂e | ≈ 6,402 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('NLRTM', 'HKHKG', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 9,868 nmnpm install searoute-ts · GitHub · npm
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Reverse direction: Hong Kong to Rotterdam · 9,868 nm
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