Approximately how much travel time was saved by the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869?












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Understanding that there were a few variables involved, approximately how much travel time was saved by no longer having to travel around Africa after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869?










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    It depends on where you're travelling from and to. If you're sailing from one end of the canal to the other, then it's the transit time of the canal (162 km) vs the circumnavigation of Africa (9,654km).

    – Steve Bird
    22 hours ago











  • Hi Ross! I assume you mean "how much time was saved in a year". Is that right?

    – axsvl77
    22 hours ago






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    I can't speak for the poster, but if it were me I'd take it as "From the UK to India", as that's what its main purpose ended up being, despite it being a French-led effort (and why the UK eventually felt the need to take it over)

    – T.E.D.
    16 hours ago













  • Do you mean travel time for a passenger, or ship time? After all, before the canal it would seem obvious for passengers (or time-critical cargo like mail) to disembark at one side of Suez, travel across on land, and get on a different ship on the other side for the remainder of the journey.

    – jamesqf
    13 hours ago
















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Understanding that there were a few variables involved, approximately how much travel time was saved by no longer having to travel around Africa after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869?










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    It depends on where you're travelling from and to. If you're sailing from one end of the canal to the other, then it's the transit time of the canal (162 km) vs the circumnavigation of Africa (9,654km).

    – Steve Bird
    22 hours ago











  • Hi Ross! I assume you mean "how much time was saved in a year". Is that right?

    – axsvl77
    22 hours ago






  • 4





    I can't speak for the poster, but if it were me I'd take it as "From the UK to India", as that's what its main purpose ended up being, despite it being a French-led effort (and why the UK eventually felt the need to take it over)

    – T.E.D.
    16 hours ago













  • Do you mean travel time for a passenger, or ship time? After all, before the canal it would seem obvious for passengers (or time-critical cargo like mail) to disembark at one side of Suez, travel across on land, and get on a different ship on the other side for the remainder of the journey.

    – jamesqf
    13 hours ago














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  • 4





    It depends on where you're travelling from and to. If you're sailing from one end of the canal to the other, then it's the transit time of the canal (162 km) vs the circumnavigation of Africa (9,654km).

    – Steve Bird
    22 hours ago











  • Hi Ross! I assume you mean "how much time was saved in a year". Is that right?

    – axsvl77
    22 hours ago






  • 4





    I can't speak for the poster, but if it were me I'd take it as "From the UK to India", as that's what its main purpose ended up being, despite it being a French-led effort (and why the UK eventually felt the need to take it over)

    – T.E.D.
    16 hours ago













  • Do you mean travel time for a passenger, or ship time? After all, before the canal it would seem obvious for passengers (or time-critical cargo like mail) to disembark at one side of Suez, travel across on land, and get on a different ship on the other side for the remainder of the journey.

    – jamesqf
    13 hours ago














  • 4





    It depends on where you're travelling from and to. If you're sailing from one end of the canal to the other, then it's the transit time of the canal (162 km) vs the circumnavigation of Africa (9,654km).

    – Steve Bird
    22 hours ago











  • Hi Ross! I assume you mean "how much time was saved in a year". Is that right?

    – axsvl77
    22 hours ago






  • 4





    I can't speak for the poster, but if it were me I'd take it as "From the UK to India", as that's what its main purpose ended up being, despite it being a French-led effort (and why the UK eventually felt the need to take it over)

    – T.E.D.
    16 hours ago













  • Do you mean travel time for a passenger, or ship time? After all, before the canal it would seem obvious for passengers (or time-critical cargo like mail) to disembark at one side of Suez, travel across on land, and get on a different ship on the other side for the remainder of the journey.

    – jamesqf
    13 hours ago








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It depends on where you're travelling from and to. If you're sailing from one end of the canal to the other, then it's the transit time of the canal (162 km) vs the circumnavigation of Africa (9,654km).

– Steve Bird
22 hours ago





It depends on where you're travelling from and to. If you're sailing from one end of the canal to the other, then it's the transit time of the canal (162 km) vs the circumnavigation of Africa (9,654km).

– Steve Bird
22 hours ago













Hi Ross! I assume you mean "how much time was saved in a year". Is that right?

– axsvl77
22 hours ago





Hi Ross! I assume you mean "how much time was saved in a year". Is that right?

– axsvl77
22 hours ago




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4





I can't speak for the poster, but if it were me I'd take it as "From the UK to India", as that's what its main purpose ended up being, despite it being a French-led effort (and why the UK eventually felt the need to take it over)

– T.E.D.
16 hours ago







I can't speak for the poster, but if it were me I'd take it as "From the UK to India", as that's what its main purpose ended up being, despite it being a French-led effort (and why the UK eventually felt the need to take it over)

– T.E.D.
16 hours ago















Do you mean travel time for a passenger, or ship time? After all, before the canal it would seem obvious for passengers (or time-critical cargo like mail) to disembark at one side of Suez, travel across on land, and get on a different ship on the other side for the remainder of the journey.

– jamesqf
13 hours ago





Do you mean travel time for a passenger, or ship time? After all, before the canal it would seem obvious for passengers (or time-critical cargo like mail) to disembark at one side of Suez, travel across on land, and get on a different ship on the other side for the remainder of the journey.

– jamesqf
13 hours ago










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That would have depended on the ship and your destination.



To get a sense of the savings (the travel times are from today), consider the presentation that's referenced on the Suez Canal wiki page.



Hormuz to London



As a point of comparison, London to New York is a bit over 3,300 nautical miles (6,200km) when traveling by sea. So going through Suez when traveling from Hormuz to London is like avoiding a trip and a half across the Atlantic.



This separate question has a few sources where you will likely be able to locate how much savings in days that would have meant.



In passing, crossing through Suez had an additional benefit: not needing to worry about the at times enormous waves near the Cape of Good Hope. (The sea is even more treacherous at Cape Horn.)






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    That image is hillariously nonsensical.

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    @whatsisname Why?

    – Azor Ahai
    12 hours ago






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    @AzorAhai: because of the presence of "grey africa" right next to "blue africa", and the seeming pangeafication of the world?

    – whatsisname
    11 hours ago






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    @whatsisname I didn't even see the background. I don't think it's important. Are the routes off?

    – Azor Ahai
    11 hours ago






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    @whatsisname: that's just a "watermark" background for all the slides.

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That would have depended on the ship and your destination.



To get a sense of the savings (the travel times are from today), consider the presentation that's referenced on the Suez Canal wiki page.



Hormuz to London



As a point of comparison, London to New York is a bit over 3,300 nautical miles (6,200km) when traveling by sea. So going through Suez when traveling from Hormuz to London is like avoiding a trip and a half across the Atlantic.



This separate question has a few sources where you will likely be able to locate how much savings in days that would have meant.



In passing, crossing through Suez had an additional benefit: not needing to worry about the at times enormous waves near the Cape of Good Hope. (The sea is even more treacherous at Cape Horn.)






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    That image is hillariously nonsensical.

    – whatsisname
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    @whatsisname Why?

    – Azor Ahai
    12 hours ago






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    @AzorAhai: because of the presence of "grey africa" right next to "blue africa", and the seeming pangeafication of the world?

    – whatsisname
    11 hours ago






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    @whatsisname I didn't even see the background. I don't think it's important. Are the routes off?

    – Azor Ahai
    11 hours ago






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    @whatsisname: that's just a "watermark" background for all the slides.

    – kundor
    9 hours ago
















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That would have depended on the ship and your destination.



To get a sense of the savings (the travel times are from today), consider the presentation that's referenced on the Suez Canal wiki page.



Hormuz to London



As a point of comparison, London to New York is a bit over 3,300 nautical miles (6,200km) when traveling by sea. So going through Suez when traveling from Hormuz to London is like avoiding a trip and a half across the Atlantic.



This separate question has a few sources where you will likely be able to locate how much savings in days that would have meant.



In passing, crossing through Suez had an additional benefit: not needing to worry about the at times enormous waves near the Cape of Good Hope. (The sea is even more treacherous at Cape Horn.)






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    That image is hillariously nonsensical.

    – whatsisname
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    @whatsisname Why?

    – Azor Ahai
    12 hours ago






  • 2





    @AzorAhai: because of the presence of "grey africa" right next to "blue africa", and the seeming pangeafication of the world?

    – whatsisname
    11 hours ago






  • 4





    @whatsisname I didn't even see the background. I don't think it's important. Are the routes off?

    – Azor Ahai
    11 hours ago






  • 3





    @whatsisname: that's just a "watermark" background for all the slides.

    – kundor
    9 hours ago














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That would have depended on the ship and your destination.



To get a sense of the savings (the travel times are from today), consider the presentation that's referenced on the Suez Canal wiki page.



Hormuz to London



As a point of comparison, London to New York is a bit over 3,300 nautical miles (6,200km) when traveling by sea. So going through Suez when traveling from Hormuz to London is like avoiding a trip and a half across the Atlantic.



This separate question has a few sources where you will likely be able to locate how much savings in days that would have meant.



In passing, crossing through Suez had an additional benefit: not needing to worry about the at times enormous waves near the Cape of Good Hope. (The sea is even more treacherous at Cape Horn.)






share|improve this answer















That would have depended on the ship and your destination.



To get a sense of the savings (the travel times are from today), consider the presentation that's referenced on the Suez Canal wiki page.



Hormuz to London



As a point of comparison, London to New York is a bit over 3,300 nautical miles (6,200km) when traveling by sea. So going through Suez when traveling from Hormuz to London is like avoiding a trip and a half across the Atlantic.



This separate question has a few sources where you will likely be able to locate how much savings in days that would have meant.



In passing, crossing through Suez had an additional benefit: not needing to worry about the at times enormous waves near the Cape of Good Hope. (The sea is even more treacherous at Cape Horn.)







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    That image is hillariously nonsensical.

    – whatsisname
    12 hours ago








  • 4





    @whatsisname Why?

    – Azor Ahai
    12 hours ago






  • 2





    @AzorAhai: because of the presence of "grey africa" right next to "blue africa", and the seeming pangeafication of the world?

    – whatsisname
    11 hours ago






  • 4





    @whatsisname I didn't even see the background. I don't think it's important. Are the routes off?

    – Azor Ahai
    11 hours ago






  • 3





    @whatsisname: that's just a "watermark" background for all the slides.

    – kundor
    9 hours ago














  • 1





    That image is hillariously nonsensical.

    – whatsisname
    12 hours ago








  • 4





    @whatsisname Why?

    – Azor Ahai
    12 hours ago






  • 2





    @AzorAhai: because of the presence of "grey africa" right next to "blue africa", and the seeming pangeafication of the world?

    – whatsisname
    11 hours ago






  • 4





    @whatsisname I didn't even see the background. I don't think it's important. Are the routes off?

    – Azor Ahai
    11 hours ago






  • 3





    @whatsisname: that's just a "watermark" background for all the slides.

    – kundor
    9 hours ago








1




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That image is hillariously nonsensical.

– whatsisname
12 hours ago







That image is hillariously nonsensical.

– whatsisname
12 hours ago






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@whatsisname Why?

– Azor Ahai
12 hours ago





@whatsisname Why?

– Azor Ahai
12 hours ago




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@AzorAhai: because of the presence of "grey africa" right next to "blue africa", and the seeming pangeafication of the world?

– whatsisname
11 hours ago





@AzorAhai: because of the presence of "grey africa" right next to "blue africa", and the seeming pangeafication of the world?

– whatsisname
11 hours ago




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@whatsisname I didn't even see the background. I don't think it's important. Are the routes off?

– Azor Ahai
11 hours ago





@whatsisname I didn't even see the background. I don't think it's important. Are the routes off?

– Azor Ahai
11 hours ago




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@whatsisname: that's just a "watermark" background for all the slides.

– kundor
9 hours ago





@whatsisname: that's just a "watermark" background for all the slides.

– kundor
9 hours ago










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