United States
PeruLos Angeles to Callao shipping route.
3,654 nautical miles direct, about 10.9 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Los Angeles and Callao
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
Los AngelesSeaCallaoShipping time from Los Angeles to Callao
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 3,654 nm | 12.7 d | 10.9 d | 8.5 d |
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About the Los Angeles to Callao shipping route
The shipping route from Los Angeles, United States to Callao, Peru covers 3,654 nautical miles port to port, on a direct course. On a globe the two ports sit 6,697 km apart, so the ship sails 1.01 times the straight line distance. 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 10.9 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 12.7 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 8.5. 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 Callao to plan the full ocean transit time.
46 nm of the route, 1% 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 Callao move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Callao (PECLL) 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 Los Angeles in this directory, Callao is the 7th shortest. Closer destinations include Cartagena (3,301 nm), Balboa (2,974 nm) and Manzanillo (1,284 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Los Angeles to Callao?
The port to port distance from Los Angeles to Callao is 3,654 nautical miles (6,768 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Los Angeles to Callao?
About 10.9 days at 14 knots and 8.5 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?
46 nm sit inside ECA waters (North American ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Callao to Los Angeles has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
- Los Angeles to Oakland385 nm
- Los Angeles to Seattle1,214 nm
- Los Angeles to
Vancouver1,235 nm - Los Angeles to
Manzanillo1,284 nm - Los Angeles to
Balboa2,974 nm - Los Angeles to
Cartagena3,301 nm - Balboa to Callao1,386 nm
- Cartagena to Callao1,714 nm
- Manzanillo to Callao2,443 nm
- Houston to Callao2,939 nm
- Charleston to Callao2,994 nm
- Savannah to Callao3,004 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.