Jeddah to Montreal shipping route.

Jeddah to Montreal is a 5,922 nautical mile shipping route via Suez Canal, heading north west from Saudi Arabia to Canada. That is 10,967 km of water against 9,949 km as the crow flies. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal and Strait of Gibraltar, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 17.6 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 20.6 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 13.7. 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 Montreal to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Cape of Good Hope, 12,009 nautical miles, 6,087 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Cape of Good Hope is congested or closed.

3,001 nm of the route, 51% of it, lies inside North American 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 Montreal move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Montreal (CAMTR) carriers give about 3 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, Montreal is the 39th shortest. Closer destinations include Yantian (5,843 nm), New York (5,828 nm) and Hong Kong (5,822 nm).