France
BrazilLe Havre to Santos shipping route.
5,299 nautical miles direct, about 15.8 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Le Havre and Santos
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Le HavreSeaSantosShipping time from Le Havre to Santos
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 5,299 nm | 18.4 d | 15.8 d | 12.3 d |
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About the Le Havre to Santos shipping route
Le Havre to Santos is a 5,299 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading south west from France to Brazil. That is 9,814 km of water against 9,368 km as the crow flies. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.
Pure steaming time is 15.8 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 18.4 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 12.3. 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 Le Havre and Santos to plan the full ocean transit time.
224 nm of the route, 4% of it, lies inside North 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 Le Havre to Santos move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Santos (BRSSZ) 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 61 port to port routes from Le Havre in this directory, Santos is the 24th shortest. Closer destinations include Salalah (5,148 nm), Houston (4,869 nm) and Balboa (4,661 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Le Havre to Santos?
The port to port distance from Le Havre to Santos is 5,299 nautical miles (9,814 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Le Havre to Santos?
About 15.8 days at 14 knots and 12.3 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?
224 nm sit inside ECA waters (North Sea ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Santos to Le Havre has its own page with the same distance and route.
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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.