Sweden
GermanyGothenburg to Hamburg shipping route.
389 nautical miles direct, about 1.2 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Gothenburg and Hamburg
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
GothenburgSeaHamburgShipping time from Gothenburg to Hamburg
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 389 nm | 1.3 d | 1.2 d | 0.9 d |
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About the Gothenburg to Hamburg shipping route
Gothenburg to Hamburg is a 389 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading south from Sweden to Germany. That is 720 km of water against 481 km as the crow flies. No canals on this leg, the extra miles come from sailing around headlands and islands.
At sea, the voyage lasts 1.3 days at 12 knots, 1.2 days at 14 knots and 0.9 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 Gothenburg and Hamburg to plan the full ocean transit time.
378 nm of the route, 97% 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 Gothenburg 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 Gothenburg in this directory, Hamburg is the 2nd shortest. Closer destinations include Bremerhaven (342 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Gothenburg to Hamburg?
The port to port distance from Gothenburg to Hamburg is 389 nautical miles (720 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Gothenburg to Hamburg?
About 1.2 days at 14 knots and 0.9 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?
378 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 Gothenburg has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
- Gothenburg to Bremerhaven342 nm
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Gdansk419 nm - Gothenburg to
Rotterdam489 nm - Gothenburg to
Felixstowe537 nm - Gothenburg to
Antwerp541 nm - Gothenburg to London Gateway577 nm
- Rotterdam to Hamburg310 nm
- Antwerp to Hamburg362 nm
- Felixstowe to Hamburg372 nm
- London Gateway to Hamburg404 nm
Le Havre to Hamburg500 nm- Gdansk to Hamburg785 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.