United States
SingaporeOakland to Singapore shipping route.
7,442 nautical miles direct, about 22.2 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Oakland and Singapore
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
OaklandSeaSingaporeShipping time from Oakland to Singapore
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 7,442 nm | 25.8 d | 22.1 d | 17.2 d |
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About the Oakland to Singapore shipping route
Oakland to Singapore is a 7,442 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading north west from the United States to Singapore. That is 13,783 km of water against 13,597 km as the crow flies. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.
Pure steaming time is 22.2 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 25.8 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 17.2. 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 Oakland and Singapore to plan the full ocean transit time.
348 nm of the route, 5% 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 Oakland to Singapore move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Singapore (SGSIN) 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 Oakland in this directory, Singapore is the 31st shortest. Closer destinations include Melbourne (7,063 nm), Ho Chi Minh City (6,954 nm) and Montreal (6,693 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Oakland to Singapore?
The port to port distance from Oakland to Singapore is 7,442 nautical miles (13,783 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Oakland to Singapore?
About 22.1 days at 14 knots and 17.2 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?
348 nm sit inside ECA waters (North American ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Singapore to Oakland has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
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Balboa3,359 nm - Oakland to
Cartagena3,687 nm 
Tanjung Priok to Singapore514 nm
Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore635 nm
Laem Chabang to Singapore803 nm- Haiphong to Singapore1,319 nm
Manila to Singapore1,363 nm
Hong Kong to Singapore1,439 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.