Sydney, AU to Philadelphia, US (AUSYD to USPHL)
Current ocean freight between Sydney and Philadelphia starts at $1,570 per 20' container and at $1,655 per 40'HC container. Transit time is 41 days under Skypace contracts with Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $1,655 to $5,097 across 2 carriers — a $3,442 spread.
Rates checked on Sep 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maersk | 41 days | $1,655 | $596 | $895 | Select & Quote | |||
| Maersk | 41 days | $1,785 | $596 | $895 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 41 days | $4,770 | $674 | $693 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 41 days | $4,770 | $674 | $693 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 41 days | $5,080 | $674 | $693 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 41 days | $5,080 | $674 | $693 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 41 days | $5,080 | $674 | $693 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | N/A | N/A | $5,097 | $622 | $693 | 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.
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8 sailings available · Transit: 41–41 days · 2 carriers