How far is Jeddah from Hamburg by sea?

4,362 nautical miles (8,079 km) on the shortest sea route, via the Suez Canal.

How long does it take to sail from Jeddah to Hamburg?

13.0 days at 14 knots, 10.1 days at 18 knots, 8.3 days at 22 knots, not counting port time.

How far is Jeddah to Hamburg if the Suez Canal is closed?

11,265 nautical miles via the Cape of Good Hope, 6,903 nm (158%) longer.

Jeddah to Hamburg sea distance

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (SAJED) to Hamburg, Germany (DEHAM) is 4,362 nautical miles (8,079 km) by sea, via the Suez Canal.

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Distance and sailing time

Distance	4,362 nm · 8,079 km
At 14 knots	13.0 days (312 h)
At 18 knots	10.1 days (242 h)
At 22 knots	8.3 days (198 h)

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

Passages

Suez Canal
Strait of Gibraltar
Dover Strait

With Suez closed

Avoiding the Suez Canal, the shortest route is 11,265 nm (20,864 km) via the Cape of Good Hope: 6,903 nm (158%) longer, or about 20.5 extra days at 14 knots.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones	5,096 km (63% of the route)
CO₂e	≈ 2,830 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('SAJED', 'DEHAM', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 4,362 nm

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Reverse direction: Hamburg to Jeddah · 4,362 nm

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