Car shipping routes and what they cost
12 lanes we run regularly, with the open-transport price range and transit time on each. We move vehicles between all 50 states — if your route is not listed, we still run it, and a dispatcher can price it in a few minutes.
From Houston, TX
Houston, TX → Los Angeles, CA1,550 mi · 4–6 days$790 – $1,010Houston, TX → New York, NY1,630 mi · 4–6 days$830 – $1,060Houston, TX → Chicago, IL1,085 mi · 3–5 days$670 – $850Houston, TX → Miami, FL1,190 mi · 3–5 days$730 – $930Houston, TX → Denver, CO1,030 mi · 3–5 days$630 – $810Houston, TX → Seattle, WA2,320 mi · 5–8 days$1,180 – $1,510Houston, TX → Atlanta, GA790 mi · 2–4 days$590 – $750
From Dallas, TX
From New York, NY
From Chicago, IL
From Los Angeles, CA
Transparent Pricing
What actually drives your price
Four things set the number: how far the vehicle is going, how big it is, whether it travels open or enclosed, and whether it runs. Everything else is noise.
- Distance
- Distance is the largest single factor. Longer moves cost more in total but less per mile — a 2,800-mile run prices near $0.50 per mile while a 200-mile run prices near $1.75, because loading, paperwork, and fuel stops cost the same either way.
- Vehicle size and weight
- A carrier has fixed deck space and a legal weight limit. A dually or lifted truck displaces what would otherwise be two sedans, so it prices roughly 30 percent above a sedan on the same lane.
- Open or enclosed
- Open transport is the standard and the cheapest. Enclosed runs 10 to 40 percent more and is worth it for classic, exotic, freshly painted, or low-clearance vehicles.
- Whether it runs
- A vehicle that rolls, steers, and brakes loads on its own power. One that does not needs a winch and a carrier equipped to use it, which narrows the pool and adds cost.