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PolandSydney to Gdansk shipping route.
12,502 nautical miles via Suez Canal, about 37.2 days of steaming at 14 knots. Avoiding the Red Sea adds 875 nm.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Sydney and Gdansk
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SydneyStrait of Gibraltar · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez CanalGdanskShipping time from Sydney to Gdansk
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| via Suez Canal (shortest) | 12,502 nm | 43.4 d | 37.2 d | 28.9 d |
| via Panama Canal | 13,378 nm | 46.5 d | 39.8 d | 31.0 d |
| via Cape of Good Hope | 13,508 nm | 46.9 d | 40.2 d | 31.3 d |
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Reverse: Gdansk to SydneyMany carriers still avoid the Red Sea. Routed via Panama Canal, Sydney to Gdansk is 13,378 nm, about 2.6 more days at 14 knots.
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About the Sydney to Gdansk shipping route
Sydney to Gdansk is a 12,502 nautical mile shipping route via Suez Canal, heading north west from Australia to Poland. That is 23,154 km of water against 15,705 km as the crow flies. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar, Bab-el-Mandeb and Suez Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.
Pure steaming time is 37.2 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 43.4 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 28.9. 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 Sydney and Gdansk to plan the full ocean transit time.
Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Panama Canal sails 13,378 nm instead of 12,502 nm and spends roughly 2.6 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.
3,185 nm of the route, 25% of it, lies inside North Sea ECA, Baltic Sea ECA and 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 Sydney to Gdansk move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Gdansk (PLGDN) carriers give about 7.5 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 Sydney in this directory, Gdansk is the 65th shortest. Closer destinations include Gothenburg (12,106 nm), Hamburg (11,928 nm) and Bremerhaven (11,881 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Sydney to Gdansk?
The port to port distance from Sydney to Gdansk is 12,502 nautical miles (23,154 km), via Suez Canal. The route passes Strait of Gibraltar, Bab-el-Mandeb, Suez Canal.
What is the shipping time from Sydney to Gdansk?
About 37.2 days at 14 knots and 28.9 days at 18 knots of steaming, without port calls. Scheduled liner services add calls and transhipment.
What if the ship avoids the Red Sea?
Routed via Panama Canal, the voyage is 13,378 nm, 875 nm longer, about 39.8 days at 14 knots.
How much of the route is in an emission control area?
3,185 nm sit inside ECA waters (North Sea ECA, Baltic Sea ECA, Mediterranean Sea ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Gdansk to Sydney has its own page with the same distance and route.
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Gothenburg to Gdansk419 nm
Bremerhaven to Gdansk738 nm- Hamburg to Gdansk785 nm
Rotterdam to Gdansk885 nm
Felixstowe to Gdansk933 nm
Antwerp to Gdansk937 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.