Shanghai to Tanger Med sea distance
About 9,223 nautical miles via the Suez Canal, or 12,850 nm via the Cape of Good Hope. The same distance applies from Tanger Med to Shanghai.
- Sea distance
- 9,223 nm
- Kilometres
- 17,081 km
- At 14 knots
- 27.4 days
- Route
- Via the Suez Canal
- Via the Cape of Good Hope
- 12,850 nm
- +3,627 nm, +10.8 days at 14 kn
Via the Suez Canal or via the Cape of Good Hope
Via the Suez Canal (9,223 nm) is the shortest route, for ships up to Suezmax size laden; the canal charges a transit fee. Via the Cape of Good Hope (12,850 nm, 3,627 nm or 10.8 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 Red Sea diversions since late 2023. Canal waiting time is not included.
Sailing time
| Speed | Via Suez Canal | Via Cape of Good Hope | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 38.4 | 53.5 | +15.1 |
| 12 knots | 32.0 | 44.6 | +12.6 |
| 14 knots | 27.4 | 38.2 | +10.8 |
| 16 knots | 24.0 | 33.5 | +9.4 |
| 18 knots | 21.3 | 29.7 | +8.4 |
| 20 knots | 19.2 | 26.8 | +7.6 |
→ days at sea via the Suez Canal, days via the Cape of Good Hope (excluding port time and canal waiting).
Ports
Shanghai
China · East Asia
UN/LOCODE: CNSGH / CNSHA
Tanger Med
Morocco · Africa
UN/LOCODE: MAPTM
Other routes from Shanghai
- Shanghai to Yantai544 nm
- Shanghai to Dalian576 nm
- Shanghai to Xiamen612 nm
- Shanghai to Kaohsiung658 nm
- Shanghai to Tianjin724 nm
- Shanghai to Yingkou729 nm
- Shanghai to Shenzhen (Yantian)866 nm
- Shanghai to Hong Kong874 nm
Other routes from Tanger Med
- Tanger Med to Antwerp-Bruges1,392 nm
- Tanger Med to Rotterdam1,403 nm
- Tanger Med to Hamburg1,655 nm
- Tanger Med to New York / New Jersey3,206 nm
- Tanger Med to Jebel Ali4,913 nm
- Tanger Med to Mundra4,998 nm
- Tanger Med to Port Klang6,815 nm
- Tanger Med to Tanjung Pelepas6,998 nm