Canada
BrazilMontreal to Santos shipping route.
5,830 nautical miles direct, about 17.4 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Montreal and Santos
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
MontrealSeaSantosShipping time from Montreal to Santos
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 5,830 nm | 20.2 d | 17.4 d | 13.5 d |
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About the Montreal to Santos shipping route
Montreal to Santos is a 5,830 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading south east from Canada to Brazil. That is 10,797 km of water against 8,203 km as the crow flies. No canals on this leg, the extra miles come from sailing around headlands and islands.
Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 17.4 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 20.2 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 13.5. 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 Montreal and Santos to plan the full ocean transit time.
1,076 nm of the route, 18% 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 Santos move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Santos (BRSSZ) 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 Montreal in this directory, Santos is the 27th shortest. Closer destinations include Lagos (Apapa) (5,277 nm), Mersin (5,266 nm) and Port Said (5,206 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Montreal to Santos?
The port to port distance from Montreal to Santos is 5,830 nautical miles (10,797 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Montreal to Santos?
About 17.4 days at 14 knots and 13.5 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?
1,076 nm sit inside ECA waters (North American ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Santos to Montreal has its own page with the same distance and route.
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Buenos Aires to Santos1,049 nm
Cape Town to Santos3,508 nm
Lagos (Apapa) to Santos3,773 nm- Durban to Santos4,222 nm
Cartagena to Santos4,323 nm
Algeciras to Santos4,486 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.