Los Angeles to Busan

Los Angeles, US to Busan, KR (USLAX to KRPUS)

Current ocean freight between Los Angeles and Busan starts at $75 per 20' container and at $75 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 10 to 32 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM, Yang Ming and 4 other carriers.

The lowest ocean freight ($75 with CMA CGM) takes 22 days at sea, while the fastest option (10 days with Yang Ming) is faster — saving $50 costs 12 extra days at sea.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($75) sits 79% below the $351 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 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
CMA CGM22 days$75TBA$165Select next steps
CMA CGM21 days$75TBA$165Select next steps
CMA CGM21 days$75TBA$165Select next steps
Yang Ming18 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming18 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming18 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming14 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming19 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming12 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming16 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming18 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming16 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming20 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming10 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming20 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming20 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming15 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming16 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming20 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
MSCN/AN/A$160$20$217N/ASelect next steps
OOCLN/AN/A$269TBA$188N/ASelect next steps
ZIM25 days$550TBA$165Select next steps
Evergreen31 days$550TBA$204Select next steps
ZIM25 days$550TBA$165Select next steps
Evergreen31 days$550TBA$204Select next steps
ZIM25 days$550TBA$165Select next steps
Evergreen25 days$550TBA$204Select next steps
Evergreen32 days$550TBA$204Select next steps
Evergreen32 days$550TBA$204Select next steps
EvergreenN/AN/A$550TBA$204N/ASelect next steps
CMA CGM Alt POL28 days$75TBA$165Select next steps
CMA CGM Alt POL29 days$75TBA$165Select next steps
CMA CGM Alt POL25 days$75TBA$165Select next steps
CMA CGM Alt POL31 days$75TBA$165Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL11 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL14 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL17 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL15 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL18 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL17 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
Yang Ming Alt POL17 days$125TBA$142Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL28 days$269TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL Alt POLN/AN/A$269TBA$188N/ASelect next steps
OOCL Alt POL28 days$281TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL14 days$281TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL26 days$281TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL31 days$281TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL15 days$281TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL29 days$281TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL Alt POL15 days$281TBA$188Select next steps
Evergreen Alt POLN/AN/A$550TBA$204N/ASelect 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

51 sailings available · Transit: 10–32 days · 6 carriers

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