United States
New ZealandLos Angeles to Auckland shipping route.
5,800 nautical miles direct, about 17.3 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Los Angeles and Auckland
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
Los AngelesSeaAucklandShipping time from Los Angeles to Auckland
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 5,800 nm | 20.1 d | 17.3 d | 13.4 d |
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About the Los Angeles to Auckland shipping route
Ships leaving Los Angeles for Auckland head south west and cover a sea distance of 5,800 nautical miles (10,741 km), on a direct course. The straight line between the ports is 10,468 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.
Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 17.3 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 20.1 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 13.4. 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 Los Angeles and Auckland to plan the full ocean transit time.
88 nm of the route, 2% 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 Los Angeles to Auckland move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Auckland (NZAKL) carriers give about 30 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 Los Angeles in this directory, Auckland is the 18th shortest. Closer destinations include Qingdao (5,761 nm), Shanghai (5,749 nm) and Incheon (5,716 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Los Angeles to Auckland?
The port to port distance from Los Angeles to Auckland is 5,800 nautical miles (10,741 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Los Angeles to Auckland?
About 17.3 days at 14 knots and 13.4 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?
88 nm sit inside ECA waters (North American ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Auckland to Los Angeles has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
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Vancouver1,235 nm - Los Angeles to
Manzanillo1,284 nm - Los Angeles to
Balboa2,974 nm - Los Angeles to
Cartagena3,301 nm 
Sydney to Auckland1,284 nm- Melbourne to Auckland1,683 nm
Tanjung Priok to Auckland4,689 nm
Manila to Auckland4,696 nm
Yokohama to Auckland4,887 nm- Tokyo to Auckland4,898 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.