Canada
United StatesMontreal to Houston shipping route.
3,313 nautical miles direct, about 9.9 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Montreal and Houston
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
MontrealSeaHoustonShipping time from Montreal to Houston
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 3,313 nm | 11.5 d | 9.9 d | 7.7 d |
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About the Montreal to Houston shipping route
Montreal to Houston is a 3,313 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading south west from Canada to the United States. That is 6,136 km of water against 2,580 km as the crow flies. No canals on this leg, the extra miles come from sailing around headlands and islands.
At sea, the voyage lasts 11.5 days at 12 knots, 9.9 days at 14 knots and 7.7 days at 18 knots. 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 Houston to plan the full ocean transit time.
3,090 nm of the route, 93% 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 Montreal to Houston move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Houston (USHOU) 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, Houston is the 13th shortest. Closer destinations include Algeciras (3,303 nm), Hamburg (3,271 nm) and Bremerhaven (3,225 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Montreal to Houston?
The port to port distance from Montreal to Houston is 3,313 nautical miles (6,136 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Montreal to Houston?
About 9.9 days at 14 knots and 7.7 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?
3,090 nm sit inside ECA waters (North American ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Houston to Montreal has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
- Montreal to New York1,524 nm
- Montreal to Charleston2,046 nm
- Montreal to Savannah2,101 nm
- Montreal to
Le Havre2,966 nm - Montreal to
Felixstowe3,088 nm - Montreal to London Gateway3,089 nm
- Savannah to Houston1,370 nm
- Charleston to Houston1,401 nm
Balboa to Houston1,552 nm
Cartagena to Houston1,765 nm- New York to Houston1,921 nm
Callao to Houston2,939 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.