Los Angeles, US to Adelaide, AU (USLAX to AUADL)
Current ocean freight between Los Angeles and Adelaide starts at $1,059 per 20' container and at $1,518 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 31 to 52 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and ANL.
The lowest ocean freight ($1,518 with OOCL) takes 47 days at sea, while the fastest option (31 days with ANL) is faster — saving $749 costs 16 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,518) sits 26% below the $2,046 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 | 47 days | $1,518 | TBA | $612 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 49 days | $1,518 | TBA | $612 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 52 days | $1,518 | TBA | $612 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $1,518 | TBA | $612 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ANL | 31 days | $2,267 | TBA | $751 | Select & Quote | |||
| ANL | 34 days | $2,267 | TBA | $751 | 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.
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6 sailings available · Transit: 31–52 days · 2 carriers