Long Beach to New York / New Jersey sea distance

About 5,000 nautical miles via the Panama Canal, or 12,888 nm via the Strait of Magellan. The same distance applies from New York / New Jersey to Long Beach.

Sea distance
5,000 nm
Kilometres
9,260 km
At 14 knots
14.9 days
Route
Via the Panama Canal
Via the Strait of Magellan
12,888 nm
+7,888 nm, +23.5 days at 14 kn
Via the Panama Canal Via the Strait of Magellan Long Beach / New York / New Jersey

Via the Panama Canal or via the Strait of Magellan

Via the Panama Canal (5,000 nm) is the shortest route, for Panamax and Neo-Panamax ships; the canal charges a transit fee. Via the Strait of Magellan (12,888 nm, 7,888 nm or 23.5 days longer at 14 knots) is the route for ships too large for the canal laden, and the usual alternative when the canal is restricted or avoided, as during the Panama Canal draught limits of 2023–24. Canal waiting time is not included.

Sailing time

SpeedVia Panama CanalVia Strait of MagellanDifference
10 knots 20.8 53.7+32.9
12 knots 17.4 44.8+27.4
14 knots 14.9 38.4+23.5
16 knots 13.0 33.6+20.5
18 knots 11.6 29.8+18.3
20 knots 10.4 26.8+16.4

→ 14.9 days at sea via the Panama Canal, 38.4 days via the Strait of Magellan (excluding port time and canal waiting).

Ports

Long Beach

United States · North America
UN/LOCODE: USLGB

New York / New Jersey

United States · North America
UN/LOCODE: USNYC

Other routes from Long Beach

Other routes from New York / New Jersey