United StatesUnited StatesHouston to New York shipping route.
1,921 nautical miles direct, about 5.7 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Houston and New York
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
HoustonSeaNew YorkShipping time from Houston to New York
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 1,921 nm | 6.7 d | 5.7 d | 4.4 d |
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About the Houston to New York shipping route
Houston to New York is a 1,921 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading north east from the United States to the United States. That is 3,558 km of water against 2,275 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 5.7 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 6.7 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 4.4. 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 New York to plan the full ocean transit time.
1,711 nm of the route, 89% of it, lies inside North American 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 New York move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At New York (USNYC) carriers give about 4 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, New York is the 5th shortest. Closer destinations include Cartagena (1,765 nm), Balboa (1,552 nm) and Charleston (1,401 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Houston to New York?
The port to port distance from Houston to New York is 1,921 nautical miles (3,558 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Houston to New York?
About 5.7 days at 14 knots and 4.4 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?
1,711 nm sit inside ECA waters (North American ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route New York 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
- Houston to
Balboa1,552 nm - Houston to
Cartagena1,765 nm - Houston to
Callao2,939 nm - Houston to
Manzanillo3,242 nm - Charleston to New York644 nm
- Savannah to New York699 nm
Montreal to New York1,524 nm- Balboa to New York2,025 nm
- Cartagena to New York2,235 nm
Le Havre to New York3,129 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.