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PolandTokyo to Gdansk shipping route.
12,155 nautical miles via Suez Canal, about 36.2 days of steaming at 14 knots. Avoiding the Red Sea adds 1,210 nm.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Tokyo and Gdansk
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TokyoSuez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · Strait of Malacca · Strait of GibraltarGdanskShipping time from Tokyo to Gdansk
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| via Suez Canal (shortest) | 12,155 nm | 42.2 d | 36.2 d | 28.1 d |
| via Sunda Strait | 12,697 nm | 44.1 d | 37.8 d | 29.4 d |
| via Panama Canal | 13,365 nm | 46.4 d | 39.8 d | 30.9 d |
| via Cape of Good Hope | 15,447 nm | 53.6 d | 46.0 d | 35.8 d |
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Reverse: Gdansk to TokyoMany carriers still avoid the Red Sea. Routed via Panama Canal, Tokyo to Gdansk is 13,365 nm, about 3.6 more days at 14 knots.
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About the Tokyo to Gdansk shipping route
The shipping route from Tokyo, Japan to Gdansk, Poland covers 12,155 nautical miles port to port, via Suez Canal. On a globe the two ports sit 8,533 km apart, so the ship sails 2.64 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb, Strait of Malacca and Strait of Gibraltar, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.
Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 36.2 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 42.2 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 28.1. 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 Tokyo and Gdansk 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 Panama Canal instead. That route is 13,365 nautical miles, 1,210 more, and adds about 3.6 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.
3,185 nm of the route, 26% 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 Tokyo 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 64 port to port routes from Tokyo in this directory, Gdansk is the 64th shortest. Closer destinations include Gothenburg (11,759 nm), Santos (11,607 nm) and Hamburg (11,580 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Tokyo to Gdansk?
The port to port distance from Tokyo to Gdansk is 12,155 nautical miles (22,511 km), via Suez Canal. The route passes Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb, Strait of Malacca, Strait of Gibraltar.
What is the shipping time from Tokyo to Gdansk?
About 36.2 days at 14 knots and 28.1 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 13,365 nm, 1,210 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 Tokyo has its own page with the same distance and route.
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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.