Norfolk, US to Adelaide, AU (USORF to AUADL)
Current ocean freight between Norfolk and Adelaide starts at $1,099 per 20' container and at $1,292 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 54 to 75 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and Hapag-Lloyd.
The lowest ocean freight ($1,292 with OOCL) takes 68 days at sea, while the fastest option (54 days with OOCL) is faster — saving $17 costs 14 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,292) sits 20% below the $1,617 average of the 5 weekly rate checks recorded since Jun 10, 2026.
Rates checked on Oct 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 68 days | $1,292 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 61 days | $1,292 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 68 days | $1,309 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 61 days | $1,309 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 69 days | $1,309 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 69 days | $1,309 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 54 days | $1,309 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 69 days | $1,309 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 61 days | $1,309 | TBA | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 74 days | $3,005 | $23 | $678 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 74 days | $3,005 | $23 | $678 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 75 days | $3,005 | $23 | $678 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 74 days | $3,005 | $98 | $751 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 73 days | $3,005 | $98 | $751 | Select 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
14 sailings available · Transit: 54–75 days · 2 carriers