Brazil
United StatesSantos to Houston shipping route.
5,620 nautical miles direct, about 16.7 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Santos and Houston
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
SantosSeaHoustonShipping time from Santos to Houston
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 5,620 nm | 19.5 d | 16.7 d | 13.0 d |
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About the Santos to Houston shipping route
Santos to Houston is a 5,620 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading north west from Brazil to the United States. That is 10,409 km of water against 7,937 km as the crow flies. No canals on this leg, the extra miles come from sailing around headlands and islands.
Pure steaming time is 16.7 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 19.5 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 13.0. 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 Santos and Houston to plan the full ocean transit time.
835 nm of the route, 15% of it, lies inside North American ECA and US Caribbean 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 Santos 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 Santos in this directory, Houston is the 21st shortest. Closer destinations include Rotterdam (5,497 nm), Antwerp (5,478 nm) and Marsaxlokk (5,465 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Santos to Houston?
The port to port distance from Santos to Houston is 5,620 nautical miles (10,409 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Santos to Houston?
About 16.7 days at 14 knots and 13.0 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?
835 nm sit inside ECA waters (North American ECA, US Caribbean Sea ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Houston to Santos has its own page with the same distance and route.
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- New York to Houston1,921 nm
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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.