Oakland to Busan

Oakland, US to Busan, KR (USOAK to KRPUS)

Current ocean freight between Oakland and Busan starts at $254 per 20' container and at $75 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 11 to 23 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and 1 other carrier.

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 90% below the $726 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 2026.

Rates checked on Jul 24, 2026.

Current sailings

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.

CarrierDepartureTransitOcean freight (40'HC)Origin chargesDestination chargesPort cutoffValid until
CMA CGM18 days$75TBA$150
CMA CGM22 days$75TBA$150
CMA CGM18 days$75TBA$150
Hapag-Lloyd21 days$279$8$171
Hapag-Lloyd23 days$279$8$171
Hapag-Lloyd23 days$279$8$171
Yang Ming ×2 sailings11 days$300TBA$128
Yang Ming13 days$300TBA$128
Yang Ming14 days$300TBA$128
Yang Ming13 days$300TBA$128
Yang Ming11 days$300TBA$128
Yang Ming14 days$300TBA$128
Yang Ming13 days$300TBA$128
Yang Ming11 days$300TBA$128
Yang Ming16 days$300TBA$128
Yang Ming13 days$300TBA$128
Yang Ming12 days$300TBA$128
Yang Ming11 days$300TBA$128
Yang Ming15 days$300TBA$128
Yang Ming15 days$300TBA$128
Yang Ming13 days$300TBA$128
Yang Ming16 days$300TBA$128

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

23 sailings available · Transit: 11–23 days · 4 carriers

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