St Louis, US to Southampton, GB (USSTL to GBSOU)
Current ocean freight between St Louis and Southampton starts at $1,031 per 20' container and at $1,237 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 19 to 31 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL and CMA CGM.
The lowest ocean freight ($1,237 with OOCL) takes 31 days at sea, while the fastest option (19 days with CMA CGM) is faster — saving $541 costs 12 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,237) sits 17% below the $1,499 average of the 3 weekly rate checks recorded since Aug 18, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | 31 days | $1,237 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 31 days | $1,237 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 31 days | $1,237 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL | 31 days | $1,237 | TBA | $353 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 21 days | $1,778 | $3,859 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 19 days | $1,778 | $3,859 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 23 days | $1,778 | $3,859 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| CMA CGM | 23 days | $1,928 | $3,859 | $256 | Select & Quote | |||
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $1,405 | TBA | $353 | 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
9 sailings available · Transit: 19–31 days · 2 carriers