Houston, US to Sydney, AU (USHOU to AUSYD)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Sydney starts at $1,249 per 20' container and at $1,742 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 45 to 66 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, CMA CGM and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,742) sits 35% below the $2,681 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $1,742 to $3,200 across 3 carriers — a $1,458 spread.
Rates checked on Sep 27, 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 | 45 days | $1,742 | $63 | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 54 days | $1,742 | $63 | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 50 days | $1,742 | $63 | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 61 days | $1,742 | $63 | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 54 days | $1,742 | $63 | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 59 days | $1,742 | $63 | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 63 days | $1,742 | $63 | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 54 days | $1,742 | $63 | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 51 days | $2,378 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 49 days | $2,378 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 59 days | $2,378 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 63 days | $2,378 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 59 days | $2,378 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 49 days | $2,378 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 51 days | $2,378 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 59 days | $2,378 | TBA | $684 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 56 days | $2,600 | $90 | $724 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 56 days | $2,600 | $90 | $724 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 56 days | $2,600 | $90 | $724 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 56 days | $2,600 | $90 | $724 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 66 days | $3,150 | $7 | $580 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 56 days | $3,150 | $7 | $580 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 55 days | $3,150 | $7 | $580 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 56 days | $3,150 | $7 | $580 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 60 days | $3,150 | $7 | $580 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $3,200 | $7 | $540 | 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
26 sailings available · Transit: 45–66 days · 3 carriers