Yokohama to Jeddah shipping route.

The shipping route from Yokohama, Japan to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia covers 7,324 nautical miles port to port, via Strait of Malacca. On a globe the two ports sit 9,529 km apart, so the ship sails 1.42 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 25.4 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 Yokohama and Jeddah to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Sunda Strait, 7,866 nautical miles, 542 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Bab-el-Mandeb is congested or closed.

Container freight rates on Yokohama 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 Yokohama in this directory, Jeddah is the 34th shortest. Closer destinations include Mombasa (7,061 nm), Djibouti (6,712 nm) and Jebel Ali (6,437 nm).