Seattle, US to Busan, KR (USSEA to KRPUS)
Current ocean freight between Seattle and Busan starts at $340 per 20' container and at $317 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 10 to 34 days under Skypace contracts with CMA CGM, Evergreen and 2 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($317 with CMA CGM) takes 25 days at sea, while the fastest option (10 days with OOCL) is faster — saving $135 costs 15 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($317) sits 54% below the $692 average of the 5 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 | 25 days | $317 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 28 days | $317 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 26 days | $325 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | 12 days | $325 | TBA | $163 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $350 | TBA | $139 | N/A | Select & Quote | |
| OOCL | 22 days | $452 | TBA | $186 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 10 days | $452 | TBA | $186 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 18 days | $350 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 18 days | $350 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 16 days | $350 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 20 days | $350 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 20 days | $350 | TBA | $139 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 24 days | $800 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 22 days | $800 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 24 days | $800 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 26 days | $800 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | 34 days | $800 | TBA | $202 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen Alt POL | N/A | N/A | $800 | TBA | $202 | N/A | 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
18 sailings available · Transit: 10–34 days · 4 carriers