Rotterdam to Jeddah sea distance

Rotterdam, Netherlands (NLRTM) to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (SAJED) is 4,102 nautical miles (7,598 km) by sea, via the Suez Canal.

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Distance and sailing time

Distance4,102 nm · 7,598 km
At 14 knots12.2 days (293 h)
At 18 knots9.5 days (228 h)
At 22 knots7.8 days (186 h)

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

Passages

With Suez closed

Avoiding the Suez Canal, the shortest route is 11,005 nm (20,382 km) via the Cape of Good Hope: 6,903 nm (168%) longer, or about 20.5 extra days at 14 knots.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones4,679 km (62% of the route)
CO₂e≈ 2,661 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', 'SAJED', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 4,102 nm

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