Brisbane is home for FlowState Logistics. We organise container moves across Brisbane, up the Queensland coast, and to and from Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, with one point of contact start to finish.
Brisbane container transport prices
Within Brisbane, inc GST, your own container
| Move | 20ft empty or up to 5 t | 20ft 5 to 10 t | 40ft empty or up to 10 t |
| Within Brisbane | from $430 | from $590 | from $630 |
From Brisbane, inc GST, your own container
| To | 20ft empty or up to 5 t | 20ft 5 to 10 t | 40ft empty or up to 10 t |
| Sydney | from $2,270 | from $2,530 | from $3,050 |
| Melbourne | from $2,370 | from $2,650 | from $3,200 |
| Adelaide | from $3,350 | from $3,710 | from $4,700 |
| Perth | from $6,300 | from $7,200 | from $9,360 |
| Mackay | from $2,950 | from $3,170 | from $4,720 |
| Townsville | from $3,760 | from $3,990 | from $5,610 |
| Cairns | from $3,910 | from $4,160 | from $7,130 |
To Brisbane, inc GST, your own container
| From | 20ft empty or up to 5 t | 20ft 5 to 10 t | 40ft empty or up to 10 t |
| Sydney | from $3,050 | from $3,250 | from $4,390 |
| Melbourne | from $3,800 | from $4,240 | from $5,390 |
| Adelaide | from $3,860 | from $4,270 | from $5,880 |
| Perth | from $5,400 | from $5,560 | from $7,550 |
Coming down to Brisbane from Mackay, Townsville or Cairns: the calculator has the price for your suburbs.
The prices shown are indicative, inc GST, for your own container, written from our live calculator on 2 October 2026. "From" is the lowest price across our sample suburbs in each city. Your own price depends on your two addresses, the weight and the access, and the calculator shows the range for your suburbs.
Beyond these lanes, the calculator also prices many regional centres, including Gladstone, Bowen and Innisfail by rail. Anything it cannot price is done by hand within one business day. What moves a price up or down is explained in our cost guide.
Across Brisbane, and out through Acacia Ridge
A Brisbane to Brisbane move is one truck: a tilt tray for a 20ft up to 10 tonnes, a side loader for a heavier 20ft or a 40ft. A tilt tray needs firm, level ground, clear overhead and a straight run of about 15 to 20 metres.
Interstate, and on the longer runs up the Queensland coast, the container usually goes by rail from the Acacia Ridge terminal with a truck at each end. Rail means a current CSC plate, checked from a photo before we book. The rail page covers it.
Containers in Brisbane
We hire and sell containers in Brisbane. Hire is a minimum of one month, then month to month, and containers for sale are delivered to your site. See shipping containers for sale in Brisbane and shipping container hire.
Price your own job
The calculator shows an estimate for your two suburbs on the spot, and a person confirms it by email within one business day. Calls are answered 7am to 4pm weekdays on 0423 859 829. For the interstate picture see interstate container transport.
Brisbane based, priced on the spot
Instant price for a 20ft or 40ft on most moves across Brisbane and on the lanes we publish, confirmed within one business day.