Houston, US to Busan, KR (USHOU to KRPUS)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Busan starts at $427 per 20' container and at $464 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 23 to 61 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM, OOCL and 4 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($464 with CMA CGM) takes 57 days at sea, while the fastest option (23 days with Yang Ming) is faster — saving $786 costs 34 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($464) sits 61% below the $1,198 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMA CGM | 57 days | $464 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 59 days | $464 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 49 days | $470 | $63 | $186 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 52 days | $470 | $63 | $186 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 61 days | $470 | $63 | $186 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $470 | $63 | $186 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| CMA CGM | 52 days | $480 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 45 days | $588 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 53 days | $588 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 54 days | $588 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 56 days | $700 | $7 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 51 days | $700 | $7 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 52 days | $700 | $7 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 39 days | $700 | $7 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 52 days | $700 | $7 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 52 days | $700 | $7 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 52 days | $700 | $7 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 40 days | $943 | $8 | $236 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 31 days | $943 | $8 | $236 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 44 days | $943 | $8 | $236 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 42 days | $943 | $8 | $236 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 48 days | $1,077 | TBA | $186 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 32 days | $1,077 | TBA | $186 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 48 days | $1,077 | TBA | $186 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 32 days | $1,077 | TBA | $186 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 32 days | $1,250 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 31 days | $1,250 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 25 days | $1,250 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 23 days | $1,250 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 32 days | $1,250 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 31 days | $1,250 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 32 days | $1,250 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 23 days | $1,250 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 35 days | $1,250 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 25 days | $1,250 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 25 days | $1,250 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $1,250 | TBA | $139 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $1,300 | TBA | $202 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | 49 days | $1,500 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 55 days | $1,500 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 37 days | $1,500 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 47 days | $1,500 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 59 days | $1,500 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 61 days | $1,500 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 51 days | $1,500 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 61 days | $1,500 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 39 days | $2,174 | $8 | $246 | 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.
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47 sailings available · Transit: 23–61 days · 6 carriers