Tokyo to Jeddah shipping route.

The shipping route from Tokyo, Japan to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia covers 7,335 nautical miles port to port, via Strait of Malacca. On a globe the two ports sit 9,533 km apart, so the ship sails 1.43 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Bab-el-Mandeb and Strait of Malacca.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 21.8 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 25.5 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 17.0. 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 Tokyo and Jeddah to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Sunda Strait, 7,877 nautical miles, 542 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Bab-el-Mandeb is congested or closed.

Container freight rates on Tokyo to Jeddah move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Jeddah (SAJED) carriers give about 7 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, Jeddah is the 34th shortest. Closer destinations include Mombasa (7,072 nm), Djibouti (6,724 nm) and Jebel Ali (6,448 nm).