Colombia
SwedenCartagena to Gothenburg shipping route.
5,049 nautical miles direct, about 15.0 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Cartagena and Gothenburg
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CartagenaSeaGothenburgShipping time from Cartagena to Gothenburg
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 5,049 nm | 17.5 d | 15.0 d | 11.7 d |
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About the Cartagena to Gothenburg shipping route
Cartagena to Gothenburg is a 5,049 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading north east from Colombia to Sweden. That is 9,352 km of water against 8,883 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 15.0 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 17.5 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 11.7. 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 Cartagena and Gothenburg to plan the full ocean transit time.
707 nm of the route, 14% of it, lies inside US Caribbean Sea ECA and North 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 Cartagena to Gothenburg move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Gothenburg (SEGOT) 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 65 port to port routes from Cartagena in this directory, Gothenburg is the 26th shortest. Closer destinations include Genoa (5,004 nm), Lagos (Apapa) (5,002 nm) and Hamburg (4,974 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Cartagena to Gothenburg?
The port to port distance from Cartagena to Gothenburg is 5,049 nautical miles (9,352 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Cartagena to Gothenburg?
About 15.0 days at 14 knots and 11.7 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?
707 nm sit inside ECA waters (US Caribbean Sea ECA, North Sea ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Gothenburg to Cartagena has its own page with the same distance and route.
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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.