Gdansk to Montreal shipping route.

Ships leaving Gdansk for Montreal head north west and cover a sea distance of 3,587 nautical miles (6,643 km), on a direct course. The straight line between the ports is 6,188 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.

At sea, the voyage lasts 12.5 days at 12 knots, 10.7 days at 14 knots and 8.3 days at 18 knots. 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 Montreal to plan the full ocean transit time.

1,970 nm of the route, 55% of it, lies inside North American ECA, 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 Montreal move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Montreal (CAMTR) carriers give about 3 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, Montreal is the 14th shortest. Closer destinations include Marsaxlokk (3,213 nm), Genoa (3,088 nm) and Barcelona (2,757 nm).