Most shipments from California to Virginia take 5 to 8 days and cost $1,650 to $2,450 for open transport.
Reference pricing by specific origin and destination. Your price holds for 28 days.
| Route | Distance | Open price | Enclosed price |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco to Virginia Beach | 2,984 mi | $1,650 to $2,000 | $2,850 to $3,400 |
| San Francisco to Chesapeake | 2,981 mi | $1,650 to $2,000 | $2,850 to $3,400 |
| San Francisco to Richmond | 2,878 mi | $1,800 to $2,150 | $3,050 to $3,650 |
| Los Angeles to Virginia Beach | 2,725 mi | $1,650 to $1,950 | $2,800 to $3,350 |
| Los Angeles to Chesapeake | 2,721 mi | $1,650 to $2,000 | $2,850 to $3,400 |
| San Diego to Virginia Beach | 2,707 mi | $2,050 to $2,450 | $3,450 to $4,150 |
All 6 priced routes from California to Virginia 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.
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Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
Virginia reads a California car’s windows differently, so film that is legal behind the driver in Los Angeles can get a sedan stopped in Richmond. The trip does nothing to change that, since it’s five to eight days on the truck from any of the big California cities, and Hampton Roads is close to 3,000 miles from the Bay Area.
Virginia allows no film that cuts a sedan’s rear side windows or rear window below 35% light, and California sets no limit there at all.
California’s rule stops at the driver’s door, so anything behind it, and the rear window as long as the car has a mirror on each side, can carry film of any darkness. Virginia holds both to 35%. SUVs and pickups are the exception, since Virginia lets them keep darker film behind the driver.
Virginia’s yearly safety inspection won’t fail the car for it, because the inspection looks at whether film is scratched or distorted rather than how dark it is. The limit is enforced on the road instead, so driving a sedan with darker rear film in Virginia is a traffic infraction, with no points on the license, and replacing the film is what settles it.
If the move makes you a Virginia resident, these are the state's rules for the car.
Checked September 2026 against Virginia DMV, Virginia State Police. Rules change; the state's own site has the final word.
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.
Open transport from California to Virginia runs $1,650 to $2,450. Los Angeles to Chesapeake comes to $1,650 to $2,000, and San Diego to Virginia Beach costs the most of these runs, at $2,050 to $2,450.
California to Virginia is a 5 to 8 day trip on the truck, whether the car leaves from San Francisco, Los Angeles or San Diego. San Francisco to Virginia Beach, at about 2,980 miles, is the longest of these runs.
To ship a car, request a quote with your origin, destination, and vehicle details. Sequoia matches you with a driver according to your pickup window, the driver picks up your vehicle, and delivers it at your destination.
Every shipment is insured by the carrier under federal cargo liability requirements.
Wash the car so its condition is easy to record, photograph it from each corner, and leave about a quarter tank of fuel. Take out anything above the 100 pound personal item allowance, and take your toll transponder such as FasTrak, E-ZPass or SunPass off the windshield, because toll gantries can read it while the car rides the truck. Have a working key ready for the driver.
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.
Yes. Every toll, bridge and congestion charge the truck pays on the way is already in your quote, and nothing is added for them after you book.
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.
Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
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