Most shipments from Boston run $0.75 to $1.45 per mile and take 3 to 9 days.
Shipping a sedan from Boston costs $0.75 to $1.45 per mile on an open carrier in October 2026, depending on distance and destination.
Updated November 2026| Destination | Distance | Transit | Open price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | 983 mi | 3 to 4 days | $1,250 to $1,600 |
| Tampa, FL | 1,348 mi | 3 to 5 days | $1,300 to $1,550 |
| Miami, FL | 1,503 mi | 3 to 6 days | $1,200 to $1,500 |
| Dallas, TX | 1,769 mi | 4 to 6 days | $1,400 to $1,750 |
| Houston, TX | 1,848 mi | 4 to 6 days | $1,400 to $1,700 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2,984 mi | 5 to 8 days | $2,050 to $2,500 |
| Portland, OR | 3,088 mi | 5 to 9 days | $2,200 to $2,600 |
All 19 priced routes from Boston are in the full price list, open and enclosed.
Pricing refreshed monthly based on current carrier rates.
Quotes well below the typical range are almost always bait-and-switch. You are quoted a low price to pay the deposit, and then the price is bumped at the last minute.
Insured under federal cargo liability requirements. Coverage is part of the quote, not an add-on.
Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
Most shipments run door to door. If access is tight (narrow streets, low clearance), we will arrange a nearby meeting point.
One percent of every booking funds Clean Air Task Force, a nonprofit working on transport and energy emissions.
Great experience! It was very personalized and attentive. I had an emergency move and they managed to pick up the car just the next day after booking.
Really nice company, the whole process was fast and easy peasy.
Professional service and reasonable price considering they had to winch my car on the trailer.
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Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
Much of Boston moves on one day. September 1 is when a lot of the city’s leases end and the colleges move their students in, so for a few days either side the city’s streets are full of moving trucks, and if your pickup falls then it helps to know where a big truck can stop near you. Once the car is loaded it’s a long run south or west, and Florida comes up often, since over 20,000 people moved there from Massachusetts in 2024.
In daylight, Monday to Saturday. Boston doesn’t let a vehicle over six tons park or stand on a residential city street between 9 at night and 8 in the morning, or at any time on a Sunday, and a loaded carrier weighs several times that. So an evening or Sunday handover happens in a lot or on a commercial road instead of at your door. The truck won’t come along the river at all, because Storrow Drive, Memorial Drive and Soldiers Field Road are for cars only, with bridges as low as nine feet.
In the worst snowstorms Massachusetts keeps tractor trailers off its highways until the storm has passed, as it did in January 2022 and again in January 2026, and a car carrier is a tractor trailer. A pickup set for a day like that moves even if the driver is ready, though both of those bans were lifted within a day.
One percent of every booking goes to Clean Air Task Force, a nonprofit working on policy and technology to clean up transport and energy emissions.
Our giving is independently verified each year.
Shipping a car from Boston typically costs $0.75 to $1.45 per mile, depending on distance and destination. In totals, that is $1,250 to $1,600 to Chicago, $1,200 to $1,500 to Miami, and $2,050 to $2,500 to Los Angeles.
Most shipments out of Boston take 3 to 9 days door to door. Chicago runs 3 to 4 days, Tampa and Miami 3 to 5, Dallas and Houston 4 to 6, Los Angeles 5 to 8 and Portland 5 to 9. Those are estimates, since the day your car arrives depends on the other stops the driver makes on the way.
Boston to Florida costs $1,300 to $1,550 to Tampa, about 1,350 miles away, and $1,200 to $1,500 to Miami, about 1,500 miles, for open transport. Both take an estimated 3 to 5 days door to door.
The deposit is charged 7 days before your pickup window opens; for a pickup inside 7 days it is held on your card at booking and charged when your driver is confirmed. The remaining balance is paid to the driver at delivery.
Every shipment is insured by the carrier under federal cargo liability requirements.
You can leave up to 100 pounds of personal items in one piece of luggage, placed in the trunk or cargo area. Some carriers will accept additional weight for an added fee; we can arrange this for you after booking.
If you find damage at delivery, note it on the bill of lading before signing. We will manage the claim with the carrier from there.
The truck waits until the road is safe to drive, and your pickup or delivery date moves with it. We'll confirm the driver's new window with you as soon as the road reopens. Snow on the mountain passes and in the northern states, and hurricanes along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, are the usual causes.
Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
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