Hamburg, DE to Oakland, US (DEHAM to USOAK)
Current ocean freight between Hamburg and Oakland starts at $2,437 per 20' container and at $2,873 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 31 to 36 days under Skypace contracts with HMM, OOCL and 1 other carrier.
The lowest ocean freight ($2,873 with HMM) takes 34 days at sea, while the fastest option (31 days with Hapag-Lloyd) is faster — saving $1,350 costs 3 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($2,873) sits 19% below the $3,552 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since Jun 19, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 4, 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 | 34 days | $2,873 | $97 | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 35 days | $3,363 | TBA | TBA | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $3,363 | TBA | TBA | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 36 days | $4,223 | $67 | $3,498 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 31 days | $4,223 | $67 | $3,498 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 36 days | $4,223 | $67 | $3,498 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 31 days | $4,288 | TBA | $3,498 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 36 days | $4,288 | TBA | $3,498 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 36 days | $4,973 | $67 | $3,528 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 36 days | $4,973 | $67 | $3,528 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 36 days | $4,973 | $67 | $3,528 | 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
11 sailings available · Transit: 31–36 days · 3 carriers