Greece
SpainPiraeus to Barcelona shipping route.
1,100 nautical miles direct, about 3.3 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Piraeus and Barcelona
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
PiraeusSeaBarcelonaShipping time from Piraeus to Barcelona
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 1,100 nm | 3.8 d | 3.3 d | 2.5 d |
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About the Piraeus to Barcelona shipping route
Piraeus to Barcelona is a 1,100 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading west from Greece to Spain. That is 2,037 km of water against 1,872 km as the crow flies. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.
At sea, the voyage lasts 3.8 days at 12 knots, 3.3 days at 14 knots and 2.5 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 Piraeus and Barcelona to plan the full ocean transit time.
1,096 nm of the route, 100% of it, lies inside 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 Piraeus to Barcelona move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Barcelona (ESBCN) 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 Piraeus in this directory, Barcelona is the 5th shortest. Closer destinations include Genoa (905 nm), Port Said (597 nm) and Mersin (590 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Piraeus to Barcelona?
The port to port distance from Piraeus to Barcelona is 1,100 nautical miles (2,037 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Piraeus to Barcelona?
About 3.3 days at 14 knots and 2.5 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?
1,096 nm sit inside ECA waters (Mediterranean Sea ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Barcelona to Piraeus has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
- Piraeus to
Marsaxlokk517 nm - Piraeus to
Mersin590 nm - Piraeus to
Port Said597 nm - Piraeus to
Genoa905 nm - Piraeus to Valencia1,182 nm
- Piraeus to
Jeddah1,312 nm - Genoa to Barcelona364 nm
- Algeciras to Barcelona545 nm
- Marsaxlokk to Barcelona669 nm
- Port Said to Barcelona1,591 nm
- Mersin to Barcelona1,651 nm
Le Havre to Barcelona1,730 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.