Canada
JapanVancouver to Yokohama shipping route.
4,321 nautical miles direct, about 12.9 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Vancouver and Yokohama
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
VancouverSeaYokohamaShipping time from Vancouver to Yokohama
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 4,321 nm | 15.0 d | 12.9 d | 10.0 d |
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About the Vancouver to Yokohama shipping route
Vancouver to Yokohama is a 4,321 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading north west from Canada to Japan. That is 8,003 km of water against 7,576 km as the crow flies. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.
Pure steaming time is 12.9 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 15.0 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 10.0. 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 Vancouver and Yokohama to plan the full ocean transit time.
570 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 Vancouver to Yokohama move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Yokohama (JPYOK) carriers give about 8 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 Vancouver in this directory, Yokohama is the 5th shortest. Closer destinations include Balboa (4,209 nm), Manzanillo (2,520 nm) and Los Angeles (1,235 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Vancouver to Yokohama?
The port to port distance from Vancouver to Yokohama is 4,321 nautical miles (8,003 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Vancouver to Yokohama?
About 12.9 days at 14 knots and 10.0 days at 18 knots of steaming, without port calls. Scheduled liner services add calls and transhipment.
How much of the route is in an emission control area?
570 nm sit inside ECA waters (North American ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Yokohama to Vancouver has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
- Vancouver to
Oakland901 nm - Vancouver to Los Angeles1,235 nm
- Vancouver to
Manzanillo2,520 nm - Vancouver to
Balboa4,209 nm - Vancouver to Tokyo4,332 nm
- Vancouver to
Cartagena4,537 nm 
Busan to Yokohama658 nm
Shanghai to Yokohama1,031 nm- Incheon to Yokohama1,056 nm
- Ningbo to Yokohama1,064 nm
- Qingdao to Yokohama1,101 nm
- Dalian to Yokohama1,165 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.