Miami, US to Sydney, AU (USMIA to AUSYD)
Current ocean freight between Miami and Sydney starts at $1,249 per 20' container and at $1,742 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 40 to 56 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,742) sits 23% below the $2,265 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since Jun 19, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, CMA CGM) is filed at $3,700 ocean freight — $1,958 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Miami and Sydney.
Rates checked on Oct 17, 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 | N/A | N/A | $1,742 | $78 | $674 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 55 days | $1,759 | $78 | $674 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 56 days | $1,759 | $78 | $674 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 56 days | $1,759 | $78 | $674 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 56 days | $1,759 | $78 | $674 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 41 days | $3,700 | $85 | $713 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 41 days | $3,700 | $85 | $713 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 40 days | $3,700 | $85 | $713 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM Alt POL | 40 days | $3,700 | $85 | $713 | Select 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
9 sailings available · Transit: 40–56 days · 2 carriers