Lagos (Apapa) to Montreal shipping route.

Lagos (Apapa) to Montreal is a 5,277 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading north west from Nigeria to Canada. That is 9,773 km of water against 8,481 km as the crow flies. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.

At sea, the voyage lasts 18.3 days at 12 knots, 15.7 days at 14 knots and 12.2 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 Lagos (Apapa) and Montreal to plan the full ocean transit time.

1,076 nm of the route, 20% 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 Lagos (Apapa) 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 Lagos (Apapa) in this directory, Montreal is the 27th shortest. Closer destinations include Balboa (5,272 nm), Charleston (5,265 nm) and Mombasa (5,219 nm).