Incheon to Jeddah shipping route.

The shipping route from Incheon, South Korea to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia covers 6,989 nautical miles port to port, via Strait of Malacca. On a globe the two ports sit 8,358 km apart, so the ship sails 1.55 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Bab-el-Mandeb and Strait of Malacca.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 20.8 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 24.3 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 16.2. 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 Incheon and Jeddah to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Sunda Strait, 7,558 nautical miles, 569 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Bab-el-Mandeb is congested or closed.

Container freight rates on Incheon 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 Incheon in this directory, Jeddah is the 34th shortest. Closer destinations include Manzanillo (6,936 nm), Mombasa (6,726 nm) and Djibouti (6,377 nm).