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GermanyGdansk to Hamburg shipping route.
785 nautical miles direct, about 2.3 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Gdansk and Hamburg
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GdanskSeaHamburgShipping time from Gdansk to Hamburg
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 785 nm | 2.7 d | 2.3 d | 1.8 d |
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About the Gdansk to Hamburg shipping route
Ships leaving Gdansk for Hamburg head west and cover a sea distance of 785 nautical miles (1,453 km), on a direct course. The straight line between the ports is 576 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. No canals on this leg, the extra miles come from sailing around headlands and islands.
Pure steaming time is 2.3 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 2.7 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 1.8. 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 Gdansk and Hamburg to plan the full ocean transit time.
774 nm of the route, 99% of it, lies inside North Sea ECA and Baltic 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 Gdansk to Hamburg move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Hamburg (DEHAM) carriers give about 3.83 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 Gdansk in this directory, Hamburg is the 3rd shortest. Closer destinations include Bremerhaven (738 nm) and Gothenburg (419 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Gdansk to Hamburg?
The port to port distance from Gdansk to Hamburg is 785 nautical miles (1,453 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Gdansk to Hamburg?
About 2.3 days at 14 knots and 1.8 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?
774 nm sit inside ECA waters (North Sea ECA, Baltic Sea ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Hamburg to Gdansk has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
- Gdansk to
Gothenburg419 nm - Gdansk to Bremerhaven738 nm
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Rotterdam885 nm - Gdansk to
Felixstowe933 nm - Gdansk to
Antwerp937 nm - Gdansk to London Gateway973 nm
- Rotterdam to Hamburg310 nm
- Antwerp to Hamburg362 nm
- Felixstowe to Hamburg372 nm
- Gothenburg to Hamburg389 nm
- London Gateway to Hamburg404 nm
Le Havre to Hamburg500 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.