Houston, US to Sydney, AU (USHOU to AUSYD)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Sydney starts at $1,220 per 20' container and at $1,706 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 36 to 65 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, MSC and 2 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($1,706 with OOCL) takes 51 days at sea, while the fastest option (36 days with MSC) is faster — saving $156 costs 15 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,706) sits 38% below the $2,743 average of the 4 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 51 days | $1,706 | $63 | $699 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 46 days | $1,706 | $63 | $699 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 49 days | $1,706 | $63 | $699 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 53 days | $1,706 | $63 | $699 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 63 days | $1,706 | $63 | $699 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 41 days | $1,862 | $112 | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| MSC | 36 days | $1,862 | $112 | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 49 days | $2,343 | TBA | $699 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 59 days | $2,343 | TBA | $699 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 51 days | $2,343 | TBA | $699 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 63 days | $2,343 | TBA | $699 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 51 days | $2,343 | TBA | $699 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 56 days | $2,600 | $90 | $738 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 56 days | $2,600 | $90 | $738 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 56 days | $2,600 | $90 | $738 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 56 days | $2,600 | $90 | $738 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 53 days | $3,150 | $7 | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 62 days | $3,150 | $7 | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 54 days | $3,150 | $7 | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 44 days | $3,150 | $7 | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 65 days | $3,150 | $7 | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 54 days | $3,150 | $7 | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 58 days | $3,150 | $7 | $593 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $3,200 | $7 | $553 | N/A | 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
24 sailings available · Transit: 36–65 days · 4 carriers