Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 221 | 20.0d | 18.2–22.7 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 20.0 days. This is based on 139 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 18.2–22.7 days (P25–P75 of 221 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Valencia to Piraeus is approximately 1,185 nautical miles (2,195 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 Piraeus.
Approximately 31.0 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Valencia is 8.0 days. Vessel sail time from Valencia to Piraeus is 20.0 days. The median gate-out dwell at Piraeus is 3.0 days.
Container shipping from Valencia to Piraeus spans approximately 1,185 nautical miles, equivalent to 2,195 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 221 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 139 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Valencia to Piraeus with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 20.0 days. Most shipments arrive within 18.2 to 22.7 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 31.0 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 Piraeus is 20.0 days. Median gate-out dwell at Piraeus 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 221 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 139 were containers literally booked direct from Valencia to Piraeus and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. MSC operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by COSCO and 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 20.0 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 18.2 to 22.7 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 18.2 to 22.7 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 4.5-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 Piraeus on top of the chosen sail time.