The shipping distance between New York and Abu Dhabi is 8,177 nautical miles (15,144 km), measured along real commercial shipping lanes rather than a straight line.
Route and distance computed over real shipping lanes (searoute, open data) — not a great-circle approximation.
Estimated sailing time from New York to Abu Dhabi at typical commercial speeds. Container ships usually cruise between 14 and 18 knots.
| Speed | Transit time |
|---|---|
| 10 knots | 34.1 days |
| 14 knots | 24.3 days |
| 18 knots | 18.9 days |
| 22 knots | 15.5 days |
Estimates cover sailing time only and exclude port calls, canal transit queues and weather routing. Actual carrier schedules may differ.
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The sea distance from New York to Abu Dhabi is 8,177 nautical miles, or about 15,144 kilometers, measured along real shipping lanes.
At typical commercial speeds of 14 to 18 knots, a container ship needs roughly 18.9 to 24.3 days of sailing from New York to Abu Dhabi, excluding port calls and canal queues.
The usual commercial route passes through: Suez Canal, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Hormuz, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.