Busan, KR to Oakland, US (KRPUS to USOAK)
Current ocean freight between Busan and Oakland starts at $4,941 per 20' container and at $6,648 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 27 to 35 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd.
The lowest ocean freight ($6,648 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 35 days at sea, while the fastest option (27 days with Hapag-Lloyd) is faster — saving $1,857 costs 8 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($6,648) sits 6% above the $6,254 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapag-Lloyd | 35 days | $6,648 | $251 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 28 days | $6,648 | $251 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 28 days | $8,505 | $204 | $43 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 27 days | $8,505 | $204 | $43 | 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
4 sailings available · Transit: 27–35 days · 1 carrier