Spain
ArgentinaBarcelona to Buenos Aires shipping route.
5,899 nautical miles direct, about 17.6 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Barcelona and Buenos Aires
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
BarcelonaStrait of GibraltarBuenos AiresShipping time from Barcelona to Buenos Aires
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 5,899 nm | 20.5 d | 17.6 d | 13.7 d |
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About the Barcelona to Buenos Aires shipping route
Barcelona to Buenos Aires is a 5,899 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading south west from Spain to Argentina. That is 10,925 km of water against 10,461 km as the crow flies. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar.
Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 17.6 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 20.5 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 13.7. Container transit time on a liner service is longer than the steaming time: ships call at other ports on the rotation, and cargo may transship at a hub. Add terminal time at Barcelona and Buenos Aires to plan the full ocean transit time.
555 nm of the route, 9% of it, lies inside Mediterranean Sea ECA. In an emission control area ships must burn fuel with no more than 0.1% sulphur or clean the exhaust with scrubbers. That fuel costs more, and carriers add it to the ocean freight bill as a low sulphur or ECA surcharge.
Container freight rates on Barcelona to Buenos Aires move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Buenos Aires (ARBUE) carriers give about 7 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.
Of the 64 port to port routes from Barcelona in this directory, Buenos Aires is the 35th shortest. Closer destinations include Cape Town (5,767 nm), Houston (5,313 nm) and Colombo (5,116 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Barcelona to Buenos Aires?
The port to port distance from Barcelona to Buenos Aires is 5,899 nautical miles (10,925 km), direct. The route passes Strait of Gibraltar.
What is the shipping time from Barcelona to Buenos Aires?
About 17.6 days at 14 knots and 13.7 days at 18 knots of steaming, without port calls. Scheduled liner services add calls and transhipment.
How much of the route is in an emission control area?
555 nm sit inside ECA waters (Mediterranean Sea ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Buenos Aires to Barcelona has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
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Piraeus1,100 nm - Barcelona to
Port Said1,591 nm - Barcelona to
Mersin1,651 nm 
Santos to Buenos Aires1,049 nm
Cape Town to Buenos Aires3,846 nm
Callao to Buenos Aires4,299 nm- Durban to Buenos Aires4,560 nm
Lagos (Apapa) to Buenos Aires4,563 nm
Cartagena to Buenos Aires5,214 nm
How we count: sea routes follow shipping lanes and canals, time is pure steaming at 14 knots without port calls. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all sea distance between ports or the Shipping Routes Directory.