Jeddah to Hamburg shipping route.

Ships leaving Jeddah for Hamburg head north west and cover a sea distance of 4,278 nautical miles (7,922 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 4,336 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. 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 Jeddah and Hamburg 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 Jeddah to Hamburg move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Hamburg (DEHAM) carriers give about 3.83 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 Jeddah in this directory, Hamburg is the 25th shortest. Closer destinations include Bremerhaven (4,231 nm), Port Klang (4,205 nm) and Rotterdam (4,024 nm).