Seattle, US to Busan, KR (USSEA to KRPUS)
Current ocean freight between Seattle and Busan starts at $340 per 20' container and at $350 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 17 to 35 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, OOCL and 3 other carriers.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($350) sits 46% below the $646 average of the 7 weekly rate checks recorded since May 16, 2026.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, Maersk) is filed at $257 ocean freight — $93 below the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Seattle and Busan.
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 | N/A | N/A | $350 | TBA | $142 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 21 days | $469 | TBA | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 21 days | $481 | TBA | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 27 days | $481 | TBA | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 27 days | $481 | TBA | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 27 days | $481 | TBA | $188 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $1,000 | TBA | $204 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 32 days | $257 | $8 | $189 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk Alt POL | 23 days | $257 | $8 | $189 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 32 days | $257 | $8 | $189 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd Alt POL | 32 days | $257 | $8 | $189 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 19 days | $350 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 20 days | $350 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 17 days | $350 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 17 days | $350 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 20 days | $350 | TBA | $142 | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk Alt POL | 30 days | $382 | $15 | $212 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 35 days | $800 | TBA | $204 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 25 days | $800 | TBA | $204 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 26 days | $800 | TBA | $204 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 22 days | $800 | TBA | $204 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 32 days | $800 | TBA | $204 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 21 days | $800 | TBA | $204 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 35 days | $800 | TBA | $204 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 33 days | $800 | TBA | $204 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $800 | TBA | $204 | N/A | 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
26 sailings available · Transit: 17–35 days · 5 carriers