New York, US to Barcelona, ES (USNYC to ESBCN)
Current ocean freight between New York and Barcelona starts at $803 per 20' container and at $1,014 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 28 to 52 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM and ZIM.
The lowest ocean freight ($1,014 with CMA CGM) takes 45 days at sea, while the fastest option (28 days with ZIM) is faster — saving $325 costs 17 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,014) sits 19% below the $1,256 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since Jun 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMA CGM | 45 days | $1,014 | TBA | $390 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 52 days | $1,014 | TBA | $390 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 52 days | $1,030 | TBA | $390 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 28 days | $1,339 | $22 | $266 | 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.
Rates last fetched on
4 sailings available · Transit: 28–52 days · 2 carriers