How far is Rotterdam from Istanbul by sea?

3,245 nautical miles (6,010 km) on the shortest sea route.

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

9.7 days at 14 knots, 7.5 days at 18 knots, 6.1 days at 22 knots, not counting port time.

Rotterdam to Istanbul sea distance

Rotterdam, Netherlands (NLRTM) to Istanbul, Turkey (TRIST) is 3,245 nautical miles (6,010 km) by sea.

Distance and sailing time

Distance	3,245 nm · 6,010 km
At 14 knots	9.7 days (232 h)
At 18 knots	7.5 days (180 h)
At 22 knots	6.1 days (148 h)

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

Passages

Dover Strait
Strait of Gibraltar

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones	4,311 km (72% of the route)
CO₂e	≈ 2,105 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', 'TRIST', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 3,245 nm

npm install searoute-ts · GitHub · npm

Related routes

Reverse direction: Istanbul to Rotterdam · 3,245 nm