The Titanic was heading to New York City, USA when it sank during its maiden voyage in April 1912.

Planned destination

  • RMS Titanic’s scheduled final destination on her maiden voyage was New York City, across the North Atlantic from Europe.
  • The ship was due to arrive in New York on 17 April 1912 but sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912, about 1,250 miles short of the port.

Route before it sank

  • Titanic officially began her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, then called at Cherbourg in France and Queenstown (now Cobh) in Ireland to pick up more passengers and supplies.
  • After leaving Queenstown, she set out on the long Atlantic leg toward New York, during which she struck an iceberg and later sank in the North Atlantic.

How far from New York

  • When Titanic sank, the closest land was Newfoundland in Canada, roughly 400 miles away, while New York was still about 1,250 miles further on her intended route.
  • This meant the ship was still around two and a half days from completing her journey to New York when the disaster unfolded.