Los Angeles, US to Pusan, KR (USLAX to KRPUS)
Current ocean freight between Los Angeles and Pusan starts at $115 per 20' container and at $125 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 11 to 53 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, OOCL and 2 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($125 with Yang Ming) takes 17 days at sea, while the fastest option (14 days with Yang Ming) is faster.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $125 to $700 across 4 carriers — a $575 spread.
Rates checked on Aug 11, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Ming | 17 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 19 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 14 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 18 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 17 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 17 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 14 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 17 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 17 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 14 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 20 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 17 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 17 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 18 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 16 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 20 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 18 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 17 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 16 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 20 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 20 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $252 | TBA | $178 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| ZIM | 25 days | $535 | TBA | $155 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 29 days | $535 | TBA | $155 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 25 days | $535 | TBA | $155 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 25 days | $535 | TBA | $155 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 23 days | $544 | TBA | $155 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 25 days | $544 | TBA | $155 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 20 days | $700 | TBA | $192 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 21 days | $700 | TBA | $192 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 24 days | $700 | TBA | $192 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 31 days | $700 | TBA | $192 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 31 days | $700 | TBA | $192 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 31 days | $700 | TBA | $192 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $700 | TBA | $192 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 17 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 15 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 15 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 16 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 17 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 17 days | $125 | TBA | $133 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 15 days | $252 | TBA | $178 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 15 days | $252 | TBA | $178 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 31 days | $252 | TBA | $178 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 15 days | $252 | TBA | $178 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 31 days | $252 | TBA | $178 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 53 days | $264 | TBA | $178 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 17 days | $264 | TBA | $178 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 22 days | $264 | TBA | $178 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 11 days | $264 | TBA | $178 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POL | 23 days | $264 | TBA | $178 | 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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51 sailings available · Transit: 11–53 days · 4 carriers