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VietnamMontreal to Ho Chi Minh City shipping route.
10,908 nautical miles via Suez Canal, about 32.5 days of steaming at 14 knots. Avoiding the Red Sea adds 2,561 nm.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Montreal and Ho Chi Minh City
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MontrealSuez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · Strait of Malacca · Strait of GibraltarHo Chi Minh CityShipping time from Montreal to Ho Chi Minh City
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| via Suez Canal (shortest) | 10,908 nm | 37.9 d | 32.5 d | 25.2 d |
| via Sunda Strait | 11,601 nm | 40.3 d | 34.5 d | 26.9 d |
| via Cape of Good Hope | 13,469 nm | 46.8 d | 40.1 d | 31.2 d |
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Reverse: Ho Chi Minh City to MontrealMany carriers still avoid the Red Sea. Routed via Cape of Good Hope, Montreal to Ho Chi Minh City is 13,469 nm, about 7.6 more days at 14 knots.
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About the Montreal to Ho Chi Minh City shipping route
Ships leaving Montreal for Ho Chi Minh City head north and cover a sea distance of 10,908 nautical miles (20,201 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 13,750 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb, Strait of Malacca and Strait of Gibraltar, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.
Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 32.5 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 37.9 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 25.2. 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 Montreal and Ho Chi Minh City to plan the full ocean transit time.
Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Cape of Good Hope sails 13,469 nm instead of 10,908 nm and spends roughly 7.6 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.
3,001 nm of the route, 28% of it, lies inside North American ECA and 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 Montreal to Ho Chi Minh City move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Ho Chi Minh City (VNSGN) carriers give about 4 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 Montreal in this directory, Ho Chi Minh City is the 48th shortest. Closer destinations include Tanjung Priok (10,556 nm), Singapore (10,279 nm) and Auckland (10,231 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Montreal to Ho Chi Minh City?
The port to port distance from Montreal to Ho Chi Minh City is 10,908 nautical miles (20,201 km), via Suez Canal. The route passes Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb, Strait of Malacca, Strait of Gibraltar.
What is the shipping time from Montreal to Ho Chi Minh City?
About 32.5 days at 14 knots and 25.2 days at 18 knots of steaming, without port calls. Scheduled liner services add calls and transhipment.
What if the ship avoids the Red Sea?
Routed via Cape of Good Hope, the voyage is 13,469 nm, 2,561 nm longer, about 40.1 days at 14 knots.
How much of the route is in an emission control area?
3,001 nm sit inside ECA waters (North American ECA, Mediterranean Sea ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Ho Chi Minh City to Montreal 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.