Oakland, US to Busan, KR (USOAK to KRPUS)
Current ocean freight between Oakland and Busan starts at $186 per 20' container and at $75 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 11 to 27 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM, Maersk and 2 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($75 with CMA CGM) takes 18 days at sea, while the fastest option (11 days with Yang Ming) is faster — saving $225 costs 7 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($75) sits 88% below the $643 average of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMA CGM | 18 days | $75 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 17 days | $75 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 17 days | $75 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 18 days | $75 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 18 days | $75 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| Maersk | 21 days | $232 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Maersk | 20 days | $295 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming ×2 sailings | 14 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 15 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 15 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 14 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 14 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 11 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 13 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 13 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 14 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 14 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 15 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 14 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 15 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 13 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 14 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 11 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 16 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 15 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 16 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 13 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 11 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | 14 days | $300 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Maersk | 21 days | $331 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 22 days | $550 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 26 days | $550 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 26 days | $550 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 27 days | $550 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $550 | TBA | $202 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| Evergreen | 25 days | $750 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 23 days | $750 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 24 days | $750 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 27 days | $750 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 27 days | $750 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 26 days | $750 | TBA | $202 | 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
42 sailings available · Transit: 11–27 days · 4 carriers