New York, US to Busan, KR (USNYC to KRPUS)
Current ocean freight between New York and Busan starts at $349 per 20' container and at $250 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 29 to 64 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, CMA CGM and 2 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($250 with CMA CGM) takes 46 days at sea, while the fastest option (29 days with OOCL) is faster — saving $148 costs 17 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($250) sits 64% below the $692 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 2026.
Rates checked on Jul 24, 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 | 46 days | $250 | TBA | $150 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 51 days | $250 | $5 | $128 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 40 days | $250 | $5 | $128 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 53 days | $250 | $5 | $128 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 38 days | $250 | $5 | $128 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 39 days | $250 | $5 | $128 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 41 days | $250 | $5 | $128 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 41 days | $250 | $5 | $128 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 57 days | $250 | $5 | $128 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 51 days | $250 | $5 | $128 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 43 days | $250 | $5 | $128 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 50 days | $250 | $5 | $128 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 37 days | $250 | $5 | $128 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 41 days | $250 | $5 | $128 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 43 days | $250 | $5 | $128 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 47 days | $250 | $5 | $128 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 44 days | $250 | $5 | $128 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 38 days | $398 | TBA | $171 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 38 days | $398 | TBA | $171 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 64 days | $398 | TBA | $171 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 37 days | $398 | TBA | $171 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 64 days | $398 | TBA | $171 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 29 days | $398 | TBA | $171 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 46 days | $398 | TBA | $171 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 64 days | $398 | TBA | $171 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 47 days | $398 | TBA | $171 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 64 days | $398 | TBA | $171 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 40 days | $547 | TBA | $150 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 46 days | $547 | TBA | $150 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 46 days | $547 | TBA | $150 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 46 days | $547 | TBA | $150 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 46 days | $547 | TBA | $150 | 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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32 sailings available · Transit: 29–64 days · 4 carriers