United States
MexicoLos Angeles to Manzanillo shipping route.
1,284 nautical miles direct, about 3.8 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Los Angeles and Manzanillo
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Los AngelesSeaManzanilloShipping time from Los Angeles to Manzanillo
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 1,284 nm | 4.5 d | 3.8 d | 3.0 d |
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About the Los Angeles to Manzanillo shipping route
Los Angeles to Manzanillo is a 1,284 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading south east from the United States to Mexico. That is 2,378 km of water against 2,129 km as the crow flies. 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 3.8 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 4.5 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 3.0. 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 Manzanillo to plan the full ocean transit time.
53 nm of the route, 4% 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 Manzanillo move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Manzanillo (MXZLO) carriers give about 7 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, Manzanillo is the 4th shortest. Closer destinations include Vancouver (1,235 nm), Seattle (1,214 nm) and Oakland (385 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Los Angeles to Manzanillo?
The port to port distance from Los Angeles to Manzanillo is 1,284 nautical miles (2,378 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Los Angeles to Manzanillo?
About 3.8 days at 14 knots and 3.0 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?
53 nm sit inside ECA waters (North American ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Manzanillo 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
Balboa2,974 nm - Los Angeles to
Cartagena3,301 nm - Los Angeles to
Callao3,654 nm - Oakland to Manzanillo1,669 nm
- Balboa to Manzanillo1,690 nm
- Cartagena to Manzanillo2,017 nm
- Callao to Manzanillo2,443 nm
- Seattle to Manzanillo2,498 nm
- Vancouver to Manzanillo2,520 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.