Colombia
United StatesCartagena to Charleston shipping route.
1,820 nautical miles direct, about 5.4 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Cartagena and Charleston
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
CartagenaSeaCharlestonShipping time from Cartagena to Charleston
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 1,820 nm | 6.3 d | 5.4 d | 4.2 d |
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About the Cartagena to Charleston shipping route
Cartagena to Charleston is a 1,820 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading north from Colombia to the United States. That is 3,370 km of water against 2,528 km as the crow flies. No canals on this leg, the extra miles come from sailing around headlands and islands.
Pure steaming time is 5.4 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 6.3 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 4.2. 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 Cartagena and Charleston to plan the full ocean transit time.
367 nm of the route, 20% 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 Cartagena to Charleston move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Charleston (USCHS) 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 Cartagena in this directory, Charleston is the 4th shortest. Closer destinations include Houston (1,765 nm), Callao (1,714 nm) and Balboa (328 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Cartagena to Charleston?
The port to port distance from Cartagena to Charleston is 1,820 nautical miles (3,370 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Cartagena to Charleston?
About 5.4 days at 14 knots and 4.2 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?
367 nm sit inside ECA waters (North American ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Charleston to Cartagena has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
- Cartagena to
Balboa328 nm - Cartagena to
Callao1,714 nm - Cartagena to Houston1,765 nm
- Cartagena to Savannah1,829 nm
- Cartagena to
Manzanillo2,017 nm - Cartagena to New York2,235 nm
- New York to Charleston644 nm
- Houston to Charleston1,401 nm
- Balboa to Charleston1,608 nm
Montreal to Charleston2,046 nm- Callao to Charleston2,994 nm
- Manzanillo to Charleston3,297 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.