Shipping from Australia to United States

Australia is located in Oceania and has a population of 25.7 million people. Australia's main export product categories are fuels, mining products, agricultural products, machinery and transport equipment.

United States belongs to Northern America and its population is approximately 332 million. United States is one of the world's top countries by GDP. It is also among leading importers by value of imported goods. United States's main import products are machinery, transport equipment, chemicals, fuels and mining products.

Transport infrustructure and shipping connectivity

Australia

Australia is fairly well connected by sea and regularly serviced by major shipping companies. It has a well-developed rail infrastructure and relies heavily on rail freight transport. Air freight does not appear to be particularly common for shipping goods from Australia.

United States

United States has outstanding connectivity by sea and frequently serviced by many sea carriers. It has the largest rail infrastructures in the world and rail freight plays important role in country's cargo traffic. There is relatively large amount of air freight in United States's cargo traffic.

Overview of shipping alternatives between Australia and United States

We were able to generate 3 shipping alternatives from Australia to United States by rail/ multimodal, sea and air transport. The least expensive and most environmentally friendly shipping alternative appears to be by rail/ multimodal transport with expected transit time of about 68 days. The fastest route, unsurprisingly, involves air transport and is expected to take about 15 days, including pre-carriage and last mile delivery. Unfortunately, it is simultaneously the most expensive shipping solution with higher emissions.

1. Lowest cost shipping alternative

Sydney

SydneyAUSYDport

MontrealCAMTRport

Montreal port rail terminalCAMONrail yard

Philadelphia Intermodal TerminalUSPHIrail yard

New York City

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Road Freight

Terminal Handling

Forwarding

Other

Rail Services

Freight rate index: 7 488
Transit time estimate: 67.5 days
CO2 emission index: 7 406

2. Shipping alternative with cost advantage

Sydney

SydneyAUSYDport

MontrealCAMTRport

New York City

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Road Freight

Terminal Handling

Forwarding

Other

Freight rate index: 7 740
Transit time estimate: 63.7 days
CO2 emission index: 8 067

3. Fastest shipping alternative

Sydney

Sydney IntlAUSYDairport

Baiyun IntlCNCANairport

Los Angeles IntlUSLAXairport

New York City

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Road Freight

Terminal Handling

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Air Freight

Freight rate index: 213 258
Transit time estimate: 15.4 days
CO2 emission index: 189 243

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