Peru
United StatesCallao to Los Angeles shipping route.
3,654 nautical miles direct, about 10.9 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Callao and Los Angeles
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
CallaoSeaLos AngelesShipping time from Callao to Los Angeles
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 3,654 nm | 12.7 d | 10.9 d | 8.5 d |
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About the Callao to Los Angeles shipping route
Callao to Los Angeles is a 3,654 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading north west from Peru to the United States. That is 6,768 km of water against 6,697 km as the crow flies. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.
Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 10.9 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 12.7 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 8.5. 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 Callao and Los Angeles to plan the full ocean transit time.
46 nm of the route, 1% of it, lies inside North American 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 Callao to Los Angeles move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Los Angeles (USLAX) carriers give about 4 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.
Of the 65 port to port routes from Callao in this directory, Los Angeles is the 8th shortest. Closer destinations include New York (3,411 nm), Savannah (3,004 nm) and Charleston (2,994 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Callao to Los Angeles?
The port to port distance from Callao to Los Angeles is 3,654 nautical miles (6,768 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Callao to Los Angeles?
About 10.9 days at 14 knots and 8.5 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?
46 nm sit inside ECA waters (North American ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Los Angeles to Callao has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
- Callao to
Balboa1,386 nm - Callao to
Cartagena1,714 nm - Callao to
Manzanillo2,443 nm - Callao to Houston2,939 nm
- Callao to Charleston2,994 nm
- Callao to Savannah3,004 nm
- Oakland to Los Angeles385 nm
- Seattle to Los Angeles1,214 nm
Vancouver to Los Angeles1,235 nm- Manzanillo to Los Angeles1,284 nm
- Balboa to Los Angeles2,974 nm
- Cartagena to Los Angeles3,301 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.