Tanjung Priok to Felixstowe shipping route.

Ships leaving Tanjung Priok for Felixstowe head north west and cover a sea distance of 8,586 nautical miles (15,901 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 11,604 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar, Bab-el-Mandeb, Suez Canal and Sunda Strait, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

At sea, the voyage lasts 29.8 days at 12 knots, 25.6 days at 14 knots and 19.9 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 Tanjung Priok and Felixstowe to plan the full ocean transit time.

The shortest route goes through the Red Sea. Since attacks on shipping began there in late 2023, many carriers send ships via Cape of Good Hope instead. That route is 11,337 nautical miles, 2,751 more, and adds about 8.2 days at 14 knots. Longer voyages burn more fuel and tie up more ships, which is why freight rates on Red Sea lanes jumped when the diversions started.

2,285 nm of the route, 27% of it, lies inside North 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 Tanjung Priok to Felixstowe move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Felixstowe (GBFXT) carriers give about 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 Tanjung Priok in this directory, Felixstowe is the 47th shortest. Closer destinations include Le Havre (8,460 nm), Los Angeles (8,015 nm) and Lagos (Apapa) (7,840 nm).