Sweden
BrazilGothenburg to Santos shipping route.
5,929 nautical miles direct, about 17.7 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Gothenburg and Santos
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GothenburgSeaSantosShipping time from Gothenburg to Santos
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 5,929 nm | 20.6 d | 17.6 d | 13.7 d |
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About the Gothenburg to Santos shipping route
Gothenburg to Santos is a 5,929 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading south west from Sweden to Brazil. That is 10,981 km of water against 10,563 km as the crow flies. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.
Pure steaming time is 17.7 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 20.6 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 13.7. 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 Gothenburg and Santos to plan the full ocean transit time.
854 nm of the route, 14% 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 Santos move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Santos (BRSSZ) carriers give about 6 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, Santos is the 28th shortest. Closer destinations include Salalah (5,778 nm), Houston (5,169 nm) and Balboa (5,148 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Gothenburg to Santos?
The port to port distance from Gothenburg to Santos is 5,929 nautical miles (10,981 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Gothenburg to Santos?
About 17.6 days at 14 knots and 13.7 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?
854 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 Santos to Gothenburg has its own page with the same distance and route.
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Rotterdam489 nm - Gothenburg to
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Antwerp541 nm 
Buenos Aires to Santos1,049 nm
Cape Town to Santos3,508 nm
Lagos (Apapa) to Santos3,773 nm- Durban to Santos4,222 nm
Cartagena to Santos4,323 nm
Algeciras to Santos4,486 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.