Germany
BelgiumHamburg to Antwerp shipping route.
362 nautical miles direct, about 1.1 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Hamburg and Antwerp
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HamburgSeaAntwerpShipping time from Hamburg to Antwerp
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 362 nm | 1.3 d | 1.1 d | 0.8 d |
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About the Hamburg to Antwerp shipping route
Hamburg to Antwerp is a 362 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading south west from Germany to Belgium. That is 670 km of water against 460 km as the crow flies. No canals on this leg, the extra miles come from sailing around headlands and islands.
Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 1.1 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 1.3 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 0.8. 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 Hamburg and Antwerp to plan the full ocean transit time.
347 nm of the route, 96% of it, lies inside 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 Hamburg to Antwerp move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Antwerp (BEANR) 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 64 port to port routes from Hamburg in this directory, Antwerp is the 2nd shortest. Closer destinations include Rotterdam (310 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Hamburg to Antwerp?
The port to port distance from Hamburg to Antwerp is 362 nautical miles (670 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Hamburg to Antwerp?
About 1.1 days at 14 knots and 0.8 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?
347 nm sit inside ECA waters (North Sea ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Antwerp to Hamburg 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.