Spain
United KingdomBarcelona to Felixstowe shipping route.
1,857 nautical miles direct, about 5.5 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Barcelona and Felixstowe
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BarcelonaStrait of GibraltarFelixstoweShipping time from Barcelona to Felixstowe
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 1,857 nm | 6.4 d | 5.5 d | 4.3 d |
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About the Barcelona to Felixstowe shipping route
Barcelona to Felixstowe is a 1,857 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading north from Spain to the United Kingdom. That is 3,438 km of water against 1,181 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 5.5 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 6.4 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 4.3. 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 Felixstowe to plan the full ocean transit time.
905 nm of the route, 49% of it, lies inside North Sea ECA and 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 Felixstowe move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Felixstowe (GBFXT) carriers give about 5 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, Felixstowe is the 8th shortest. Closer destinations include Le Havre (1,730 nm), Mersin (1,651 nm) and Port Said (1,591 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Barcelona to Felixstowe?
The port to port distance from Barcelona to Felixstowe is 1,857 nautical miles (3,438 km), direct. The route passes Strait of Gibraltar.
What is the shipping time from Barcelona to Felixstowe?
About 5.5 days at 14 knots and 4.3 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?
905 nm sit inside ECA waters (North Sea ECA, Mediterranean Sea ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Felixstowe to Barcelona has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
- Barcelona to
Genoa364 nm - Barcelona to Algeciras545 nm
- Barcelona to
Marsaxlokk669 nm - Barcelona to
Piraeus1,100 nm - Barcelona to
Port Said1,591 nm - Barcelona to
Mersin1,651 nm 
Bremerhaven to Felixstowe325 nm- Hamburg to Felixstowe372 nm
Gothenburg to Felixstowe537 nm
Gdansk to Felixstowe933 nm- Algeciras to Felixstowe1,333 nm
- Valencia to Felixstowe1,717 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.