Hamburg to Jeddah shipping route.

The shipping route from Hamburg, Germany to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia covers 4,278 nautical miles port to port, via Suez Canal. On a globe the two ports sit 4,336 km apart, so the ship sails 1.83 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar and Suez Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

At sea, the voyage lasts 14.9 days at 12 knots, 12.7 days at 14 knots and 9.9 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 Hamburg and Jeddah to plan the full ocean transit time.

2,599 nm of the route, 61% of it, lies inside North Sea ECA and Mediterranean 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 Jeddah move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Jeddah (SAJED) carriers give about 7 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, Jeddah is the 20th shortest. Closer destinations include Savannah (4,042 nm), Charleston (3,987 nm) and Mersin (3,622 nm).