Long Beach to Melbourne

Long Beach, US to Melbourne, AU (USLGB to AUMEL)

Current ocean freight between Long Beach and Melbourne starts at $1,103 per 20' container and at $1,573 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 28 to 62 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, Yang Ming and 2 other carriers.

The lowest ocean freight ($1,573 with OOCL) takes 62 days at sea, while the fastest option (28 days with Hapag-Lloyd) is faster — saving $632 costs 34 extra days at sea.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,573) sits 25% below the $2,089 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.

Rates checked on Oct 17, 2026.

Current sailings

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.

CarrierDepartureTransitOcean freight (40'HC)Origin chargesDestination chargesPort cutoffValid untilAction
OOCL62 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL40 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL47 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL40 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL38 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL62 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL47 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL31 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL36 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL57 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL32 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL38 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL62 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL48 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL33 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL51 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL38 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
Yang Ming48 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming44 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming45 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming44 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming44 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming44 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd28 days$2,205$98$857Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd28 days$2,205$98$857Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd28 days$2,405$98$857Select next steps
OOCL Alt POLN/AN/A$1,553TBA$674N/ASelect next steps
ANL Alt POL28 days$1,567TBA$710Select next steps
ANL Alt POL29 days$1,567TBA$710Select next steps
ANL Alt POL29 days$1,567TBA$710Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL45 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL57 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL48 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL48 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL50 days$1,573TBA$674Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL46 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL45 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL39 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL37 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL42 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL41 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL53 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL39 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL56 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL48 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL40 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL44 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL35 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL41 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL40 days$2,150TBA$572Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL28 days$2,205$98$857Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL28 days$2,205$98$857Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL28 days$2,405$98$857Select next steps

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

53 sailings available · Transit: 28–62 days · 4 carriers

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