Oakland, US to Busan, KR (USOAK to KRPUS)
Current ocean freight between Oakland and Busan starts at $170 per 20' container and at $200 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 8 to 27 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk, Yang Ming and 2 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($200) sits 63% below the $544 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $200 to $750 across 4 carriers — a $550 spread.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Ming | 8 days | $200 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 14 days | $200 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 15 days | $200 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 10 days | $200 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 14 days | $200 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 13 days | $200 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 16 days | $200 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 16 days | $200 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 11 days | $200 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 14 days | $200 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 13 days | $200 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 14 days | $200 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 16 days | $200 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 14 days | $200 | $15 | $212 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 13 days | $200 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 17 days | $200 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 16 days | $200 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 13 days | $200 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 14 days | $224 | $15 | $212 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 12 days | $232 | $15 | $212 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 14 days | $232 | $15 | $212 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 18 days | $279 | $8 | $189 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 11 days | $279 | $8 | $189 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 19 days | $279 | $8 | $189 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 27 days | $750 | TBA | $204 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 27 days | $750 | TBA | $204 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 20 days | $750 | TBA | $204 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 27 days | $750 | TBA | $204 | 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
28 sailings available · Transit: 8–27 days · 4 carriers