Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| via Port Said | 93 | 30.3d | 27.6–32.7 d | 6.3d |
| Direct | 86 | 26.0d | 26.0–31.5 d | — |
| via Nhava Sheva | 32 | 78.0d | 70.4–92.7 d | 19.0d |
| via Salalah | 26 | 58.6d | 51.5–64.1 d | 5.34d |
| via Salalah > Pipavav | 20 | 85.8d | 72.7–91.1 d | 5.34d |
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 26.0 days. This is based on 43 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 26.0–31.5 days (P25–P75 of 257 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Valencia to Jeddah is approximately 2,384 nautical miles (4,414 km).
MSC line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Port Said (30.3d total, 93 records); Nhava Sheva (78.0d total, 32 records); Salalah (58.6d total, 26 records); Salalah > Pipavav (85.8d total, 20 records).
Approximately 37.0 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Valencia is 8.0 days. Vessel sail time from Valencia to Jeddah is 26.0 days. The median gate-out dwell at Jeddah is 3.0 days.
Container shipping from Valencia to Jeddah spans approximately 2,384 nautical miles, equivalent to 4,414 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 257 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 43 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Valencia to Jeddah with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 26.0 days. Most shipments arrive within 26.0 to 31.5 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 37.0 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 Jeddah is 26.0 days. Median gate-out dwell at Jeddah is 3.0 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 86 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 43 were containers literally booked direct from Valencia to Jeddah 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 26.0 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 26.0 to 31.5 days.
4 transshipment alternatives appear in the dataset, each routing a container through one or more hub ports between Valencia and Jeddah. The Port Said-routed path takes a median of 30.3 days based on 93 records, with a P25–P75 range of 27.6 to 32.7 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 6.3 days. The Nhava Sheva-routed path takes a median of 78.0 days based on 32 records, with a P25–P75 range of 70.4 to 92.7 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 19.0 days. The Salalah-routed path takes a median of 58.6 days based on 26 records, with a P25–P75 range of 51.5 to 64.1 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 5.34 days. Additional tracked transshipment options through Salalah represent smaller volume on this corridor.
For planning purposes, treat the 26.0 to 31.5 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 5.5-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 8.0 days of gate-in dwell at Valencia and 3.0 days of gate-out dwell at Jeddah on top of the chosen sail time.