Houston, US to Barcelona, ES (USHOU to ESBCN)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Barcelona starts at $508 per 20' container and at $466 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 22 to 30 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($466) sits 84% below the $2,926 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since Jun 10, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $466 to $2,424 across 3 carriers — a $1,958 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapag-Lloyd | 22 days | $466 | $8 | $482 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 23 days | $466 | $8 | $482 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 27 days | $757 | $8 | $570 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 27 days | $846 | $8 | $570 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 27 days | $1,751 | $15 | $417 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 30 days | $2,424 | TBA | $257 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 29 days | $2,424 | TBA | $257 | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 25 days | $2,424 | TBA | $257 | 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
8 sailings available · Transit: 22–30 days · 3 carriers