New York to Busan

New York, US to Busan, KR (USNYC to KRPUS)

Current ocean freight between New York and Busan starts at $211 per 20' container and at $250 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 26 to 64 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, Evergreen and 4 other carriers.

The lowest ocean freight ($250 with Yang Ming) takes 57 days at sea, while the fastest option (26 days with ZIM) is faster — saving $315 costs 31 extra days at sea.

Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($250) sits 53% below the $529 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
Yang Ming57 days$250$5$142Select next steps
Yang Ming47 days$250$5$142Select next steps
Yang Ming58 days$250$5$142Select next steps
Yang Ming48 days$250$5$142Select next steps
Yang Ming51 days$250$5$142Select next steps
Yang Ming55 days$250$5$142Select next steps
Yang Ming51 days$250$5$142Select next steps
Yang Ming41 days$250$5$142Select next steps
Yang Ming43 days$250$5$142Select next steps
Yang Ming50 days$250$5$142Select next steps
Yang Ming38 days$250$5$142Select next steps
Evergreen58 days$400TBA$204Select next steps
Evergreen52 days$400TBA$204Select next steps
Evergreen56 days$400TBA$204Select next steps
OOCL58 days$408TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL57 days$408TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL62 days$417TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL47 days$417TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL39 days$417TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL63 days$417TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL47 days$417TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL50 days$417TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL64 days$417TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL50 days$417TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL64 days$417TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL47 days$417TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL50 days$417TBA$188Select next steps
OOCL64 days$417TBA$188Select next steps
ZIM39 days$549TBA$165Select next steps
ZIM39 days$565TBA$165Select next steps
ZIM36 days$565TBA$165Select next steps
ZIM26 days$565TBA$165Select next steps
ZIM46 days$565TBA$165Select next steps
ZIM30 days$565TBA$165Select next steps
ZIM44 days$565TBA$165Select next steps
Evergreen57 days$600TBA$204Select next steps
Evergreen50 days$600TBA$204Select next steps
Evergreen50 days$600TBA$204Select next steps
Evergreen49 days$600TBA$204Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd42 days$707$8$239Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd39 days$707$8$239Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd44 days$707$8$239Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd50 days$707$8$239Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd44 days$707$8$239Select next steps
Hapag-Lloyd50 days$707$8$239Select next steps
Maersk Alt POL51 days$175$15$212Select next steps
Maersk Alt POL44 days$199$15$212Select next steps
Maersk Alt POL47 days$199$15$212Select next steps
Maersk Alt POL44 days$207$15$212Select next steps
Maersk Alt POL42 days$315$15$212Select 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

50 sailings available · Transit: 26–64 days · 6 carriers

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