Seattle, US to Sydney, AU (USSEA to AUSYD)
Current ocean freight between Seattle and Sydney starts at $1,296 per 20' container and at $1,908 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 34 to 62 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, ANL and 3 other carriers.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POL, Yang Ming) is filed at $3,250 ocean freight — $1,342 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Seattle and Sydney.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $1,908 to $3,250 across 5 carriers — a $1,342 spread.
Rates checked on Jul 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 42 days | $1,908 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 35 days | $1,908 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | 34 days | $1,908 | TBA | $650 | |||
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $1,908 | TBA | $650 | N/A | |
| ANL | 35 days | $2,087 | TBA | $713 | |||
| ANL | 35 days | $2,087 | TBA | $713 | |||
| MSC | 34 days | $2,570 | $20 | $641 | |||
| MSC | N/A | N/A | $2,570 | $20 | $641 | N/A | |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 34 days | $2,763 | $23 | $740 | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 35 days | $2,763 | $23 | $740 | |||
| Yang Ming | N/A | N/A | $3,250 | TBA | $561 | N/A | |
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 42 days | $3,250 | TBA | $522 | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 48 days | $3,250 | TBA | $561 | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 62 days | $3,250 | TBA | $522 | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 56 days | $3,250 | TBA | $522 | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 55 days | $3,250 | TBA | $561 | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 55 days | $3,250 | TBA | $522 | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 51 days | $3,250 | TBA | $533 | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 49 days | $3,250 | TBA | $533 | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 49 days | $3,250 | TBA | $572 | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 57 days | $3,250 | TBA | $533 | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 48 days | $3,250 | TBA | $533 | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 58 days | $3,250 | TBA | $533 | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POL | 49 days | $3,250 | TBA | $572 |
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
24 sailings available · Transit: 34–62 days · 5 carriers