New York to Busan

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 65 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, CMA CGM and 2 other carriers.

The lowest ocean freight ($250 with Yang Ming) takes 50 days at sea, while the fastest option (29 days with Yang Ming) is faster.

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.

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 until
Yang Ming50 days$250$5$128
Yang Ming29 days$250$5$128
CMA CGM65 days$250TBA$150
Yang Ming50 days$250$5$128
CMA CGM46 days$250TBA$150
Yang Ming51 days$250$5$128
Yang Ming40 days$250$5$128
Yang Ming53 days$250$5$128
Yang Ming38 days$250$5$128
Yang Ming39 days$250$5$128
Yang Ming41 days$250$5$128
Yang Ming41 days$250$5$128
Yang Ming57 days$250$5$128
Yang Ming51 days$250$5$128
Yang Ming43 days$250$5$128
Yang Ming50 days$250$5$128
Yang Ming37 days$250$5$128
Yang Ming41 days$250$5$128
Yang Ming43 days$250$5$128
Yang Ming47 days$250$5$128
Yang Ming44 days$250$5$128
OOCL38 days$398TBA$171
OOCL38 days$398TBA$171
OOCL64 days$398TBA$171
OOCL37 days$398TBA$171
OOCL64 days$398TBA$171
OOCL29 days$398TBA$171
OOCL46 days$398TBA$171
OOCL64 days$398TBA$171
OOCL47 days$398TBA$171
OOCL64 days$398TBA$171
ZIM44 days$547TBA$150
ZIM40 days$547TBA$150
ZIM46 days$547TBA$150
ZIM46 days$547TBA$150
ZIM46 days$547TBA$150
ZIM46 days$547TBA$150

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

37 sailings available · Transit: 29–65 days · 4 carriers

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