Hamburg, DE to Los Angeles, US (DEHAM to USLAX)
Current ocean freight between Hamburg and Los Angeles starts at $2,739 per 20' container and at $3,478 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 28 to 46 days under Skypace contracts with HMM, Hapag-Lloyd and 2 other carriers.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Maersk) is filed at $2,956 ocean freight — $522 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Hamburg and Los Angeles.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $3,478 to $6,850 across 3 carriers — a $3,372 spread.
Rates checked on Oct 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMM | N/A | N/A | $3,478 | $95 | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 32 days | $4,392 | $65 | $28 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 32 days | $4,403 | $65 | $28 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 31 days | $4,414 | $65 | $28 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 34 days | $6,850 | TBA | $40 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk Alt POD | 46 days | $2,956 | TBA | $40 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $3,505 | TBA | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| HMM Alt POL | 29 days | $3,578 | $95 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| HMM Alt POL | 28 days | $3,578 | $95 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| HMM Alt POL | 29 days | $3,578 | $95 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| HMM Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $3,578 | $95 | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 32 days | $4,392 | $65 | $28 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 32 days | $4,403 | $65 | $28 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 31 days | $4,414 | $65 | $28 | Select next steps |
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
14 sailings available · Transit: 28–46 days · 4 carriers