Sea distances from Colon

Every covered sea distance from Colon, Panama, to 99 major container ports worldwide, measured along real shipping lanes. Click any destination for the full route page with map and transit table.

Destinations covered

Nearest port

Cartagena

303 nm

Farthest port

Chittagong

11,060 nm

Chokepoints crossed:Panama Canal (99)Strait of Gibraltar (23)Suez Canal (17)Bab-el-Mandeb Strait (14)Strait of Hormuz (6)Strait of Malacca (3)

All distances from Colon

Sorted from nearest to farthest. Transit estimates assume typical commercial speeds of 14–18 knots, sailing time only.

Destination	Country	Distance	Est. transit time
Cartagena	Colombia	303 nm	0.7–0.9 days
Buenaventura	Colombia	369 nm	0.9–1.1 days
Rio Haina	Dominican Republic	845 nm	2–2.5 days
Guayaquil	Ecuador	862 nm	2–2.6 days
Callao	Peru	1,411 nm	3.3–4.2 days
Veracruz	Mexico	1,446 nm	3.3–4.3 days
Manzanillo	Mexico	1,714 nm	4–5.1 days
New York	United States	2,004 nm	4.6–6 days
Iquique	Chile	2,075 nm	4.8–6.2 days
Valparaiso	Chile	2,683 nm	6.2–8 days
Port of Los Angeles	United States	2,999 nm	6.9–8.9 days
Montreal	Canada	3,309 nm	7.7–9.8 days
Toronto	Canada	3,599 nm	8.3–10.7 days
Sines	Portugal	4,219 nm	9.8–12.6 days
Port of Vancouver	Canada	4,234 nm	9.8–12.6 days
Casablanca	Morocco	4,327 nm	10–12.9 days
Algeciras	Spain	4,366 nm	10.1–13 days
Rio De Jan Eiro	Brazil	4,377 nm	10.1–13 days
Santos	Brazil	4,569 nm	10.6–13.6 days
Santos	Brazil	4,569 nm	10.6–13.6 days
Le Havre	France	4,636 nm	10.7–13.8 days
Paranagua	Brazil	4,699 nm	10.9–14 days
Itajai	Brazil	4,708 nm	10.9–14 days
Valencia	Spain	4,750 nm	11–14.1 days
Felixstowe	United Kingdom	4,758 nm	11–14.2 days
Zeebrugge	Belgium	4,772 nm	11–14.2 days
CIABJ	Ivory Coast	4,802 nm	11.1–14.3 days
Antwerpen	Belgium	4,811 nm	11.1–14.3 days
Bremerhaven	Germany	5,037 nm	11.7–15 days
Rio Grande	Brazil	5,039 nm	11.7–15 days
Hamburg	Germany	5,083 nm	11.8–15.1 days
Aarhus	Denmark	5,222 nm	12.1–15.5 days
Lagos	Nigeria	5,248 nm	12.1–15.6 days
Copenhagen	Denmark	5,251 nm	12.2–15.6 days
Buenos Aires	Argentina	5,460 nm	12.6–16.3 days
Gdansk	Poland	5,519 nm	12.8–16.4 days
Piraeus	Greece	5,793 nm	13.4–17.2 days
Istanbul	Turkey	6,144 nm	14.2–18.3 days
Alexandria	Egypt	6,154 nm	14.2–18.3 days
Port Said	Egypt	6,269 nm	14.5–18.7 days
Mersin	Turkey	6,329 nm	14.7–18.8 days
Aqaba	Jordan	6,716 nm	15.5–20 days
Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	6,985 nm	16.2–20.8 days
Durban	South Africa	7,273 nm	16.8–21.6 days
Yokohama	Japan	7,835 nm	18.1–23.3 days
Brisbane	Australia	7,837 nm	18.1–23.3 days
Port of Sydney	Australia	7,859 nm	18.2–23.4 days
Nagoya	Japan	7,982 nm	18.5–23.8 days
Kobe	Japan	8,120 nm	18.8–24.2 days
Melbourne	Australia	8,167 nm	18.9–24.3 days
Pusan	South Korea	8,210 nm	19–24.4 days
Adelaide	Australia	8,554 nm	19.8–25.5 days
Adelaide	Australia	8,554 nm	19.8–25.5 days
Shanghai	China	8,679 nm	20.1–25.8 days
Qingdao	China	8,691 nm	20.1–25.9 days
Ningbo	China	8,731 nm	20.2–26 days
Dalian	China	8,754 nm	20.3–26.1 days
Nanjing	China	8,808 nm	20.4–26.2 days
Xingang	China	8,901 nm	20.6–26.5 days
Tianjin	China	8,901 nm	20.6–26.5 days
Keelung	Taiwan	8,923 nm	20.7–26.6 days
Taichung	Taiwan	8,998 nm	20.8–26.8 days
Mombasa	Kenya	9,029 nm	20.9–26.9 days
Khor Al Fakkan	United Arab Emirates	9,100 nm	21.1–27.1 days
Xiamen	China	9,101 nm	21.1–27.1 days
Kaohsiung	Taiwan	9,106 nm	21.1–27.1 days
Karachi	Pakistan	9,165 nm	21.2–27.3 days
Shantou	China	9,220 nm	21.3–27.4 days
Port of Dubai	United Arab Emirates	9,231 nm	21.4–27.5 days
Jebel Ali	United Arab Emirates	9,239 nm	21.4–27.5 days
Mundra	India	9,325 nm	21.6–27.8 days
Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	9,330 nm	21.6–27.8 days
Jawaharlal Nehru	India	9,339 nm	21.6–27.8 days
Mumbai	India	9,339 nm	21.6–27.8 days
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	9,356 nm	21.7–27.8 days
Yantian	China	9,356 nm	21.7–27.8 days
Cebu City	Philippines	9,362 nm	21.7–27.9 days
Chiwan	China	9,431 nm	21.8–28.1 days
Shekou	China	9,431 nm	21.8–28.1 days
Shenzhen	China	9,431 nm	21.8–28.1 days
Bahrain	Bahrain	9,452 nm	21.9–28.1 days
Bahrain	Bahrain	9,452 nm	21.9–28.1 days
Huangpu	China	9,453 nm	21.9–28.1 days
Manila	Philippines	9,518 nm	22–28.3 days
Cochin	India	9,544 nm	22.1–28.4 days
Fremantle	Australia	9,731 nm	22.5–29 days
Colombo	Sri Lanka	9,795 nm	22.7–29.2 days
Haiphong	Vietnam	9,888 nm	22.9–29.4 days
Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	10,218 nm	23.7–30.4 days
Cat Lai	Vietnam	10,218 nm	23.7–30.4 days
Surabaya	Indonesia	10,319 nm	23.9–30.7 days
Semarang, Java	Indonesia	10,479 nm	24.3–31.2 days
Pasir Gudang	Malaysia	10,688 nm	24.7–31.8 days
Tanjung Priok	Indonesia	10,691 nm	24.7–31.8 days
Singapore	Singapore	10,694 nm	24.8–31.8 days
Bangkok	Thailand	10,774 nm	24.9–32.1 days
Calcutta	India	10,969 nm	25.4–32.6 days
Port Kelang	Malaysia	10,974 nm	25.4–32.7 days
Chittagong	Bangladesh	11,060 nm	25.6–32.9 days

Frequently asked questions

Which ports can be reached from Colon?

Seadex covers 99 port-to-port routes from Colon. The nearest covered port is Cartagena (303 nm) and the farthest is Chittagong (11,060 nm).

How are the distances from Colon measured?

Distances from Colon are computed along real commercial shipping lanes (searoute, open data), including canals and straits — not straight-line approximations.

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