Busan, KR to Los Angeles, US (KRPUS to USLAX)
Current ocean freight between Busan and Los Angeles starts at $4,265 per 20' container and at $6,200 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 11 to 21 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk, COSCO and 4 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($6,200 with Maersk) takes 18 days at sea, while the fastest option (17 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $2,314 costs 1 extra day at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($6,200) sits 5% below the $6,495 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 3, 2026.
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.
| Carrier | Departure | Transit | Ocean freight (40'HC) | Origin charges | Destination charges | Port cutoff | Valid until | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maersk | 18 days | $6,200 | $170 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| COSCO | N/A | N/A | $8,065 | $169 | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 20 days | $8,240 | $247 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 21 days | $8,240 | $247 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 18 days | $8,514 | $162 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 19 days | $8,514 | $162 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 17 days | $8,514 | $162 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 19 days | $8,514 | $162 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $8,781 | $164 | $130 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 12 days | $8,414 | $162 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 11 days | $8,414 | $162 | $40 | Select & Quote | |||
| HMM Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $12,620 | $162 | $835 | N/A | Select & Quote |
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.
Rates last fetched on
12 sailings available · Transit: 11–21 days · 6 carriers