Rotterdam to Houston sea distance

Rotterdam, Netherlands (NLRTM) to Houston, United States (USHOU) is 5,094 nautical miles (9,435 km) by sea.

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Distance and sailing time

Distance5,094 nm · 9,435 km
At 14 knots15.2 days (364 h)
At 18 knots11.8 days (283 h)
At 22 knots9.6 days (232 h)

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

Passages

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones4,650 km (49% of the route)
CO₂e≈ 3,305 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', 'USHOU', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 5,094 nm

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