Tokyo to Montreal shipping route.

Ships leaving Tokyo for Montreal head north east and cover a sea distance of 11,155 nautical miles (20,658 km), via Panama Canal. The straight line between the ports is 10,389 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Panama Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Pure steaming time is 33.2 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 38.7 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 25.8. 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 Montreal to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Suez Canal, 13,225 nautical miles, 2,070 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Suez Canal is congested or closed.

1,463 nm of the route, 13% 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 Tokyo to Montreal move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Montreal (CAMTR) 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 Tokyo in this directory, Montreal is the 55th shortest. Closer destinations include Le Havre (11,129 nm), Lagos (Apapa) (11,051 nm) and Buenos Aires (11,027 nm).