How much does it cost to ship a container to Sri Lanka

These are examples of the cheapest rates for 20 foot FCL container shipping to Sri Lanka’s ports:

Barcelona - Colombo

From 1,142 $

Valencia - Colombo

From 1,215 $

Madrid - Colombo

From 1,496 $

NEW YORK - Colombo

From 1,357 $

Los Angeles - Colombo

From 1,521 $

Long Beach - Colombo

From 1,990 $

Shipping rates from United States to Sri Lanka

new york - colombo
DV20
$ 1,357
DV40
$ 2,672
40HC
$ 2,082
los angeles - colombo
DV20
$ 1,521
DV40
$ 2,878
40HC
$ 3,218
new york - colombo
DV20
$ 1,550
DV40
$ 2,316
40HC
$ 2,265
charleston - colombo
DV20
$ 1,627
DV40
$ 2,142
40HC
$ 2,080
los angeles - colombo
DV20
$ 1,706
DV40
$ 2,447
40HC
$ 3,746

Shipping rates from Spain to Sri Lanka

barcelona - colombo
DV20
$ 1,218
DV40
$ 2,810
40HC
$ 6,337
valencia - colombo
DV20
$ 1,323
DV40
$ 2,665
40HC
$ 5,713
madrid - colombo
DV20
$ 1,498
DV40
$ 3,201
40HC
$ 3,102
valencia - colombo
DV20
$ 1,504
DV40
$ 2,592
40HC
$ 2,592
barcelona - colombo
DV20
$ 1,545
DV40
$ 1,776
40HC
$ 1,728

How much does it cost to ship a container from Sri Lanka

Shipping rates from Sri Lanka to United States

colombo - savannah
DV20
$ 5,068
DV40
$ 3,362
40HC
$ 3,362
colombo - savannah
DV20
$ 5,083
DV40
$ 3,688
40HC
$ 3,688
colombo - savannah
DV20
$ 5,846
DV40
$ 12,903
40HC
$ 8,821
colombo - savannah
DV20
$ 7,285
DV40
$ 10,161
40HC
$ 10,373
colombo - new york
DV20
$ 9,062
DV40
$ 11,789
40HC
$ 12,054

Shipping rates from Sri Lanka to Spain

colombo - valencia
DV20
$ 2,956
DV40
$ 10,218
40HC
$ 10,108
colombo - valencia
DV20
$ 3,056
DV40
$ 10,849
40HC
$ 10,611
colombo - madrid
DV20
$ 3,707
DV40
$ 9,702
40HC
$ 9,820
colombo - valencia
DV20
$ 4,844
DV40
$ 10,289
40HC
$ 10,275
colombo - madrid
DV20
$ 5,140
DV40
$ 10,060
40HC
$ 10,060

Ship containers to different ports in Sri Lanka

Ship your container to Sri Lanka in FCL (Full Container Load) or LCL (Less than a Container Load) shipment at the best rate. iContainers operates in 1 ports in Sri Lanka from the United States and in 1 ports in Sri Lanka from Spain for ocean freight transport.

Estimated transit time to send a container to Sri Lanka

Continent of originCountry of originPort of originPort of destinationTransit time (days)20DV FCL
AmericaUnited StatesSeattleColombo844,733$
AmericaUnited StatesOaklandColombo814,833$
AmericaUnited StatesJacksonvilleColombo792,798$
AmericaUnited StatesSeattleColombo193,054$
AmericaUnited StatesTacomaColombo193,054$
AmericaUnited StatesOaklandColombo152,859$

Longest transit time to Sri Lanka

The longest transit time to ship a container to Sri Lanka is the route Seattle - Colombo, with an average of 84 days. The next longest routes are Oakland - Colombo, with an average of 81 days and Jacksonville - Colombo, with an average of 79 days.

Shortest transit time to Sri Lanka

The shortest transit time to ship a container to Sri Lanka is the route Oakland - Colombo, with an average of 15 days. The next shortest routes are Seattle - Colombo, with an average of 19 days; and Tacoma - Colombo, with an average of 19 days.

Top 5 routes for shipping containers to Sri Lanka

At iContainers, you can find 108 routes for sending containers to Sri Lanka. Here are the top 5 routes:

OriginDestination
BarcelonaColombo
Long BeachColombo
New YorkColombo
Singapore Container TerminalColombo
ValenciaColombo

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