Chicago Rail Ramp, US to Sydney, AU (USCHI to AUSYD)
Current ocean freight between Chicago Rail Ramp and Sydney starts at $2,089 per 20' container and at $2,282 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 42 to 74 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and Yang Ming.
The lowest ocean freight ($2,282 with OOCL) takes 68 days at sea, while the fastest option (42 days with OOCL) is faster — saving $1,246 costs 26 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,282) sits 12% below the $2,591 average of the 8 weekly rate checks recorded since Mar 2, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL ×2 sailings | 68 days | $2,282 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL ×2 sailings | 68 days | $2,282 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 68 days | $2,282 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 74 days | $2,282 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 64 days | $2,282 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 74 days | $2,282 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 68 days | $2,282 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 71 days | $2,282 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 74 days | $2,282 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 74 days | $2,282 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming ×3 sailings | 62 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 62 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 61 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 60 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 61 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 72 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 50 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 48 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 69 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 61 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 68 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 58 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 56 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 68 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 61 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 60 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 66 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 52 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 55 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 61 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 53 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 55 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 53 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 50 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 69 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 60 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 51 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 50 days | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $3,100 | TBA | $540 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL | 50 days | $3,528 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 46 days | $3,528 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 42 days | $3,528 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 54 days | $3,528 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 50 days | $3,528 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 43 days | $3,528 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 62 days | $3,528 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 50 days | $3,528 | TBA | $684 | 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
55 sailings available · Transit: 42–74 days · 2 carriers