Rotterdam to Singapore sea distance

Rotterdam, Netherlands (NLRTM) to Singapore, Singapore (SGSIN) is 8,439 nautical miles (15,630 km) by sea, via the Suez Canal.

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Strait of GibraltarSuez CanalBab-el-MandebRotterdamSingapore

Distance and sailing time

Distance8,439 nm · 15,630 km
At 14 knots25.1 days (603 h)
At 18 knots19.5 days (469 h)
At 22 knots16.0 days (384 h)

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

Passages

With Suez closed

Avoiding the Suez Canal, the shortest route is 11,858 nm (21,961 km) via the Cape of Good Hope: 3,418 nm (41%) longer, or about 10.2 extra days at 14 knots.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones4,679 km (30% of the route)
CO₂e≈ 5,475 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', 'SGSIN', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 8,439 nm

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