Peru
United StatesCallao to Oakland shipping route.
4,040 nautical miles direct, about 12.0 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Callao and Oakland
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
CallaoSeaOaklandShipping time from Callao to Oakland
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 4,040 nm | 14.0 d | 12.0 d | 9.4 d |
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About the Callao to Oakland shipping route
Callao to Oakland is a 4,040 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading north west from Peru to the United States. That is 7,481 km of water against 7,271 km as the crow flies. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.
Pure steaming time is 12.0 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 14.0 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 9.4. 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 Oakland to plan the full ocean transit time.
431 nm of the route, 11% 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 Oakland move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Oakland (USOAK) 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, Oakland is the 9th shortest. Closer destinations include Los Angeles (3,654 nm), New York (3,411 nm) and Savannah (3,004 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Callao to Oakland?
The port to port distance from Callao to Oakland is 4,040 nautical miles (7,481 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Callao to Oakland?
About 12.0 days at 14 knots and 9.4 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?
431 nm sit inside ECA waters (North American ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Oakland to Callao has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
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Manzanillo2,443 nm - Callao to Houston2,939 nm
- Callao to Charleston2,994 nm
- Callao to Savannah3,004 nm
- Los Angeles to Oakland385 nm
- Seattle to Oakland879 nm
Vancouver to Oakland901 nm- Manzanillo to Oakland1,669 nm
- Balboa to Oakland3,359 nm
- Cartagena to Oakland3,687 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.