Houston, US to Sydney, AU (USHOU to AUSYD)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Sydney starts at $1,229 per 20' container and at $1,717 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 49 to 70 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, CMA CGM and 1 other carrier.
The lowest ocean freight ($1,717 with OOCL) takes 56 days at sea, while the fastest option (49 days with OOCL) is faster — saving $641 costs 7 extra days at sea.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $1,717 to $3,150 across 3 carriers — a $1,433 spread.
Rates checked on Jul 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 56 days | $1,717 | $63 | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 70 days | $1,717 | $63 | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 50 days | $1,717 | $63 | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 54 days | $1,717 | $63 | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 70 days | $1,717 | $63 | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 70 days | $1,717 | $63 | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 55 days | $1,717 | $63 | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 70 days | $1,717 | $63 | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 63 days | $1,748 | $63 | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 51 days | $2,358 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 59 days | $2,358 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 49 days | $2,358 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 51 days | $2,358 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 59 days | $2,358 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 49 days | $2,358 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 49 days | $2,358 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 59 days | $2,358 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 51 days | $2,358 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 59 days | $2,358 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 51 days | $2,358 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 49 days | $2,358 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 59 days | $2,358 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 49 days | $2,358 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 51 days | $2,358 | TBA | $650 | |||
| CMA CGM | 56 days | $2,370 | $90 | $713 | |||
| CMA CGM | 55 days | $2,370 | $90 | $713 | |||
| CMA CGM | 55 days | $2,370 | $90 | $713 | |||
| CMA CGM | 56 days | $2,370 | $90 | $713 | |||
| Yang Ming | 53 days | $3,150 | $7 | $561 | |||
| Yang Ming | 59 days | $3,150 | $7 | $561 | |||
| Yang Ming | 55 days | $3,150 | $7 | $561 | |||
| Yang Ming | 53 days | $3,150 | $7 | $572 | |||
| Yang Ming | 54 days | $3,150 | $7 | $572 | |||
| Yang Ming | 57 days | $3,150 | $7 | $572 | |||
| Yang Ming | 55 days | $3,150 | $7 | $572 | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $3,150 | $7 | $561 | N/A |
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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36 sailings available · Transit: 49–70 days · 3 carriers