Nigeria
SpainLagos (Apapa) to Valencia shipping route.
3,573 nautical miles direct, about 10.6 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Lagos (Apapa) and Valencia
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Lagos (Apapa)Strait of GibraltarValenciaShipping time from Lagos (Apapa) to Valencia
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 3,573 nm | 12.4 d | 10.6 d | 8.3 d |
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About the Lagos (Apapa) to Valencia shipping route
Lagos (Apapa) to Valencia is a 3,573 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading north from Nigeria to Spain. That is 6,616 km of water against 3,689 km as the crow flies. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar.
Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 10.6 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 12.4 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 8.3. 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 Valencia to plan the full ocean transit time.
416 nm of the route, 12% of it, lies inside 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 Lagos (Apapa) to Valencia move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Valencia (ESVLC) carriers give about 6 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, Valencia is the 4th shortest. Closer destinations include Durban (3,463 nm), Algeciras (3,189 nm) and Cape Town (2,619 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Lagos (Apapa) to Valencia?
The port to port distance from Lagos (Apapa) to Valencia is 3,573 nautical miles (6,616 km), direct. The route passes Strait of Gibraltar.
What is the shipping time from Lagos (Apapa) to Valencia?
About 10.6 days at 14 knots and 8.3 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?
416 nm sit inside ECA waters (Mediterranean Sea ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Valencia to Lagos (Apapa) has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
- Lagos (Apapa) to
Cape Town2,619 nm - Lagos (Apapa) to Algeciras3,189 nm
- Lagos (Apapa) to Durban3,463 nm
- Lagos (Apapa) to Barcelona3,712 nm
- Lagos (Apapa) to
Santos3,773 nm - Lagos (Apapa) to
Genoa4,043 nm - Algeciras to Valencia406 nm
- Genoa to Valencia521 nm
Marsaxlokk to Valencia744 nm
Piraeus to Valencia1,182 nm
Le Havre to Valencia1,591 nm
Port Said to Valencia1,668 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.