United States
ArgentinaHouston to Buenos Aires shipping route.
6,511 nautical miles direct, about 19.4 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Houston and Buenos Aires
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
HoustonSeaBuenos AiresShipping time from Houston to Buenos Aires
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 6,511 nm | 22.6 d | 19.4 d | 15.1 d |
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About the Houston to Buenos Aires shipping route
The shipping route from Houston, United States to Buenos Aires, Argentina covers 6,511 nautical miles port to port, on a direct course. On a globe the two ports sit 8,135 km apart, so the ship sails 1.48 times the straight line distance. No canals on this leg, the extra miles come from sailing around headlands and islands.
At sea, the voyage lasts 22.6 days at 12 knots, 19.4 days at 14 knots and 15.1 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 Houston and Buenos Aires to plan the full ocean transit time.
835 nm of the route, 13% of it, lies inside North American ECA and US Caribbean 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 Houston to Buenos Aires move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Buenos Aires (ARBUE) 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 65 port to port routes from Houston in this directory, Buenos Aires is the 30th shortest. Closer destinations include Piraeus (6,217 nm), Lagos (Apapa) (6,128 nm) and Marsaxlokk (5,769 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Houston to Buenos Aires?
The port to port distance from Houston to Buenos Aires is 6,511 nautical miles (12,058 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Houston to Buenos Aires?
About 19.4 days at 14 knots and 15.1 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?
835 nm sit inside ECA waters (North American ECA, US Caribbean Sea ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Buenos Aires to Houston has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
- Houston to Savannah1,370 nm
- Houston to Charleston1,401 nm
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Balboa1,552 nm - Houston to
Cartagena1,765 nm - Houston to New York1,921 nm
- Houston to
Callao2,939 nm 
Santos to Buenos Aires1,049 nm
Cape Town to Buenos Aires3,846 nm- Callao to Buenos Aires4,299 nm
- Durban to Buenos Aires4,560 nm
Lagos (Apapa) to Buenos Aires4,563 nm- Cartagena to Buenos Aires5,214 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.