Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 176 | 40.4d | 37.4–44.4 d | — |
All values are actuals from tracked container records. Paths flagged low n have fewer than 20 records and should be read as directional.
The median transit time is 40.4 days. This is based on 161 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 37.4–44.4 days (P25–P75 of 176 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Valencia to Houston is approximately 5,147 nautical miles (9,532 km).
MSC line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
No transshipment paths are present in the tracked dataset for this lane — containers observed move directly from Valencia to Houston.
Approximately 51.8 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Valencia is 8.0 days. Vessel sail time from Valencia to Houston is 40.4 days. The median gate-out dwell at Houston is 3.4 days.
Container shipping from Valencia to Houston spans approximately 5,147 nautical miles, equivalent to 9,532 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 176 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 161 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Valencia to Houston with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 40.4 days. Most shipments arrive within 37.4 to 44.4 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 51.8 days. Median gate-in dwell at Valencia is 8.0 days, representing the time a container spends at the origin terminal between arrival at the gate and loading onto the vessel. Vessel sail time from Valencia to Houston is 40.4 days. Median gate-out dwell at Houston is 3.4 days, covering discharge and the time before pickup at the destination terminal.
Direct service — meaning no transshipment between origin and destination — is the dominant routing on this corridor. It is supported by 176 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 161 were containers literally booked direct from Valencia to Houston and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. MSC operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by Maersk also traversed this corridor without an intermediate transshipment, generally as sub-segments of longer journeys. On the direct segment, the median sail time is 40.4 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 37.4 to 44.4 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 37.4 to 44.4 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 7.0-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 8.0 days of gate-in dwell at Valencia and 3.4 days of gate-out dwell at Houston on top of the chosen sail time.