Busan to Los Angeles

Busan, KR to Los Angeles, US (KRPUS to USLAX)

Current ocean freight between Busan and Los Angeles starts at $3,748 per 20' container and at $4,648 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 10 to 33 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO and 4 other carriers.

The lowest ocean freight ($4,648 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 19 days at sea, while the fastest option (10 days with Evergreen) is faster — saving $3,164 costs 9 extra days at sea.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($4,648) sits 21% below the $5,892 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.

Rates checked on Aug 3, 2026.

Current sailings

Each rate below is broken into its price components: ocean freight, origin terminal charges and destination terminal charges, in USD per container. The freight column covers ocean carriage of a 40'HC container only — any component a carrier has not published is shown as TBA, never estimated or silently bundled.

CarrierDepartureTransitOcean freight (40'HC)Origin chargesDestination chargesPort cutoffValid until
Hapag-Lloyd19 days$4,648$235$43
Hapag-Lloyd21 days$6,248$235$43
COSCON/AN/A$7,365$159TBAN/A
CMA CGM17 days$7,414$153$40
CMA CGM19 days$7,414$153$40
CMA CGM19 days$7,414$153$40
CMA CGM17 days$7,414$153$40
Yang Ming13 days$7,702$153TBA
Yang Ming13 days$7,702$153TBA
Yang Ming16 days$7,702$153TBA
Evergreen ×2 sailings30 days$7,812$153TBA
Evergreen13 days$7,812$153TBA
Evergreen20 days$7,812$153TBA
EvergreenN/A$7,812$153TBA
Evergreen26 days$7,812$153TBA
Evergreen33 days$7,812$153TBA
Evergreen10 days$7,812$153TBA
MSCN/AN/A$7,881$155$130N/A
CMA CGM19 days$7,914$153$40
Hapag-Lloyd21 days$8,240$235$43
Hapag-Lloyd21 days$8,240$235$43
COSCO Alt POD12 days$7,365$159TBA
COSCO Alt PODN/A$7,365$159TBA
COSCO Alt POD10 days$7,365$159TBA
CMA CGM Alt POD11 days$7,414$153$40
CMA CGM Alt POD11 days$7,414$153$40
CMA CGM Alt POD12 days$7,414$153$40
CMA CGM Alt POD12 days$7,414$153$40
Yang Ming Alt POD14 days$7,702$153TBA
Yang Ming Alt POD14 days$7,702$153TBA
Yang Ming Alt POD14 days$7,702$153TBA
Evergreen Alt POD30 days$7,812$153TBA
MSC Alt POD13 days$7,881$155$130
MSC Alt POD14 days$7,881$155$130
Hapag-Lloyd Alt PODN/AN/A$11,051$191$109N/A

Some sailings are filed via a nearby alternative port and are marked Alt POL (origin side), Alt POD (destination side) or Alt POL/POD. Prices on such rows apply to that alternative routing, not to this page's primary port pair.

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36 sailings available · Transit: 10–33 days · 6 carriers

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