Yokohama to Valencia shipping route.

Yokohama to Valencia is a 9,675 nautical mile shipping route via Suez Canal, heading north west from Japan to Spain. That is 17,918 km of water against 10,729 km as the crow flies. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Strait of Malacca, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

At sea, the voyage lasts 33.6 days at 12 knots, 28.8 days at 14 knots and 22.4 days at 18 knots. 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 Valencia to plan the full ocean transit time.

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Panama Canal sails 12,585 nm instead of 9,675 nm and spends roughly 8.7 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

1,668 nm of the route, 17% of it, lies inside 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 Yokohama to Valencia move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Valencia (ESVLC) carriers give about 6 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, Valencia is the 49th shortest. Closer destinations include Barcelona (9,598 nm), Genoa (9,447 nm) and Savannah (9,427 nm).