Hamburg, DE to Los Angeles, US (DEHAM to USLAX)
Current ocean freight between Hamburg and Los Angeles starts at $2,436 per 20' container and at $2,872 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 26 to 69 days under Skypace contracts with HMM, OOCL and 1 other carrier.
The lowest ocean freight ($2,872 with HMM) takes 31 days at sea, while the fastest option (26 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $998 costs 5 extra days at sea.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, CMA CGM) is filed at $3,870 ocean freight — $998 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Hamburg and Los Angeles.
Rates checked on Jul 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMM | 31 days | $2,872 | $96 | TBA | |||
| HMM | 31 days | $2,872 | $96 | TBA | |||
| OOCL | 27 days | $2,979 | TBA | TBA | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $2,979 | TBA | TBA | N/A | |
| CMA CGM | 26 days | $3,870 | TBA | TBA | |||
| CMA CGM | 28 days | $3,870 | TBA | TBA | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 69 days | $3,870 | TBA | TBA |
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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7 sailings available · Transit: 26–69 days · 3 carriers