I was just curious as to what people recommend in terms of long hauls vs short hauls. Say as an example you make 200k on a round trip but it's a short trip. Maybe just one jump back and forth. But alternatively you could make 250k on a trip that takes 3 jumps. Is the time investment better spent on the small trip or the long trip? Or does it just come down to how much money you make on either and then going from there?
A question about trading.
- Thread starter Weevils
- Start date
It varies. My experience with the CGs for instance are that the most profitable routes involve a bit of travelling. If you have a specced up trader then travelling time is fairly minimal. I usually look between 60 and 80ly but at the moment i am doing diso>leesti>persephone which is about 320ly round trip and i can do in about 30 mins. So yes, try out stuff and see what works for you
It depends on profit made and time taken not jumps
Time how long it takes to do each trade route and work out how many times you can run it in an hour to give you a profit per hour.
Then you can see which is best
Time how long it takes to do each trade route and work out how many times you can run it in an hour to give you a profit per hour.
Then you can see which is best
Last edited:
Measure trip times, calculate your CR/h and you'll have your answer. 
I'm fine with short A-B routes, but some may prefer variety.
I'm fine with short A-B routes, but some may prefer variety.
Note the time required for the round-trip route, watch the profit you get per tonne, do simple math and you will know the answer. E.g. trading on Anaconda with 452t of cargo capacity if the round-trip route is 1 minute longer than the other one it should provide 200Cr per more profit per tonne round-trip.