Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles.

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 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

Your speed knots →

14.9

days at sea via the Panama Canal,

38.4

days via the Strait of Magellan (excluding port time and canal waiting).

Ports

Other routes from Los Angeles

• Los Angeles to Busan5,309 nm
• Los Angeles to Qingdao5,780 nm
• Los Angeles to Shanghai5,786 nm
• Los Angeles to Taicang5,794 nm
• Los Angeles to Ningbo-Zhoushan5,835 nm
• Los Angeles to Tianjin5,995 nm
• Los Angeles to Xiamen6,195 nm
• Los Angeles to Kaohsiung6,200 nm

Other routes from New York / New Jersey

• New York / New Jersey to Tanger Med3,206 nm
• New York / New Jersey to Antwerp-Bruges3,313 nm
• New York / New Jersey to Rotterdam3,324 nm
• New York / New Jersey to Hamburg3,500 nm
• New York / New Jersey to Long Beach5,000 nm
• New York / New Jersey to Jebel Ali8,101 nm
• New York / New Jersey to Port Klang10,003 nm
• New York / New Jersey to Tanjung Pelepas10,186 nm