Norfolk, US to Sydney, AU (USORF to AUSYD)
Current ocean freight between Norfolk and Sydney starts at $1,079 per 20' container and at $1,267 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 43 to 74 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and Yang Ming.
The lowest ocean freight ($1,267 with OOCL) takes 63 days at sea, while the fastest option (43 days with OOCL) is faster.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Yang Ming) is filed at $2,350 ocean freight — $1,083 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Norfolk and Sydney.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 63 days | $1,267 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 56 days | $1,267 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 49 days | $1,267 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 63 days | $1,267 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 63 days | $1,267 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 47 days | $1,267 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 63 days | $1,267 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 43 days | $1,267 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 57 days | $1,267 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 63 days | $1,267 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 58 days | $1,267 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 63 days | $1,267 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 70 days | $1,267 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $1,267 | TBA | $650 | N/A | |
| OOCL | 56 days | $1,298 | TBA | $650 | |||
| Yang Ming | 74 days | $2,350 | $8 | $522 | |||
| Yang Ming | 60 days | $2,350 | $8 | $533 | |||
| Yang Ming | 59 days | $2,350 | $8 | $533 | |||
| Yang Ming | 74 days | $2,350 | $8 | $533 | |||
| Yang Ming | 57 days | $2,350 | $8 | $533 | |||
| Yang Ming | 67 days | $2,350 | $8 | $533 | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 69 days | $2,350 | $8 | $522 |
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
22 sailings available · Transit: 43–74 days · 2 carriers