United States
South AfricaSavannah to Cape Town shipping route.
7,025 nautical miles direct, about 20.9 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Savannah and Cape Town
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
SavannahSeaCape TownShipping time from Savannah to Cape Town
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 7,025 nm | 24.4 d | 20.9 d | 16.3 d |
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About the Savannah to Cape Town shipping route
Savannah to Cape Town is a 7,025 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading south east from the United States to South Africa. That is 13,010 km of water against 12,720 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 20.9 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 24.4 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 16.3. 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 Savannah and Cape Town to plan the full ocean transit time.
304 nm of the route, 4% 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 Savannah to Cape Town move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Cape Town (ZACPT) carriers give about 3 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.
Of the 64 port to port routes from Savannah in this directory, Cape Town is the 34th shortest. Closer destinations include Djibouti (6,987 nm), Jeddah (6,326 nm) and Buenos Aires (5,926 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Savannah to Cape Town?
The port to port distance from Savannah to Cape Town is 7,025 nautical miles (13,010 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Savannah to Cape Town?
About 20.9 days at 14 knots and 16.3 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?
304 nm sit inside ECA waters (North American ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Cape Town to Savannah has its own page with the same distance and route.
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Mombasa to Cape Town2,631 nm
Santos to Cape Town3,508 nm
Buenos Aires to Cape Town3,846 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.