Tokyo, JP to Chicago, US (JPTYO to USCHI)
Current ocean freight between Tokyo and Chicago starts at $7,140 per 20' container and at $8,888 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 32 to 50 days under Skypace contracts with Hapag-Lloyd and Evergreen.
The lowest ocean freight ($8,888 with Hapag-Lloyd) takes 34 days at sea, while the fastest option (32 days with Hapag-Lloyd) is faster — saving $165 costs 2 extra days at sea.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($8,888) sits 3% above the $8,598 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 19, 2026.
Rates checked on Sep 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapag-Lloyd | 34 days | $8,888 | $625 | $191 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 43 days | $8,888 | $388 | $191 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 40 days | $8,888 | $388 | $191 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 50 days | $8,888 | $388 | $191 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 47 days | $9,053 | $592 | $191 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 34 days | $9,053 | $592 | $191 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 46 days | $9,053 | $592 | $191 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 47 days | $9,053 | $592 | $191 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 34 days | $9,053 | $592 | $191 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 47 days | $9,053 | $592 | $191 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 50 days | $9,053 | $592 | $191 | Select & Quote | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 32 days | $9,053 | $592 | $191 | Select & Quote | |||
| Evergreen | N/A | N/A | $10,812 | $353 | $390 | 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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13 sailings available · Transit: 32–50 days · 2 carriers