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 35 to 69 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, CMA CGM and 4 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($250 with Yang Ming) takes 46 days at sea, while the fastest option (35 days with Yang Ming) is faster.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($250) sits 57% below the $575 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 49 days | $250 | $5 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 46 days | $250 | $5 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 49 days | $250 | $5 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 53 days | $250 | $5 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 35 days | $250 | $5 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 50 days | $250 | $5 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 50 days | $250 | $5 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 39 days | $250 | $5 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 56 days | $250 | $5 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 49 days | $250 | $5 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 45 days | $250 | $5 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 52 days | $250 | $5 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 50 days | $250 | $5 | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 46 days | $380 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 45 days | $380 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 45 days | $390 | TBA | $186 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 58 days | $390 | TBA | $186 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 49 days | $390 | TBA | $186 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 64 days | $390 | TBA | $186 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 69 days | $400 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 68 days | $400 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 48 days | $400 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 64 days | $400 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 58 days | $400 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 38 days | $535 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 35 days | $535 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 37 days | $535 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| ZIM | 41 days | $535 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 47 days | $600 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 45 days | $600 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 49 days | $600 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 37 days | $600 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 43 days | $600 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 49 days | $600 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 48 days | $600 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 47 days | $600 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 51 days | $600 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $600 | TBA | $202 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 52 days | $707 | $8 | $236 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 51 days | $707 | $8 | $236 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 54 days | $707 | $8 | $236 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD | 45 days | $707 | $8 | $236 | 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
43 sailings available · Transit: 35–69 days · 6 carriers