Piraeus to Santos shipping route.

Ships leaving Piraeus for Santos head south west and cover a sea distance of 5,913 nautical miles (10,951 km), on a direct course. The straight line between the ports is 10,026 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar.

At sea, the voyage lasts 20.5 days at 12 knots, 17.6 days at 14 knots and 13.7 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 Piraeus and Santos to plan the full ocean transit time.

1,454 nm of the route, 25% 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 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 Piraeus in this directory, Santos is the 36th shortest. Closer destinations include Balboa (5,818 nm), Singapore (5,669 nm) and Cartagena (5,577 nm).