Houston, US to London Gateway, GB (USHOU to GBLGP)
Current ocean freight between Houston and London Gateway starts at $2,421 per 20' container and at $3,203 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 15 to 30 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM and 1 other carrier.
The lowest ocean freight ($3,203 with CMA CGM) takes 29 days at sea, while the fastest option (26 days with CMA CGM) is faster.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($3,203) sits 57% above the $2,037 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 18, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 28, 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 | 29 days | $3,203 | $109 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 26 days | $3,203 | $109 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 28 days | $3,203 | $109 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 30 days | $3,353 | $109 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 18 days | $1,137 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 15 days | $1,137 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | 20 days | $1,137 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 15 days | $1,778 | $109 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 19 days | $1,778 | $109 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POD | 20 days | $1,928 | $109 | $256 | 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
10 sailings available · Transit: 15–30 days · 2 carriers