Most shipments from Columbus run $0.90 to $1.75 per mile and take 2 to 7 days.
Shipping a sedan from Columbus costs $0.90 to $1.75 per mile on an open carrier in October 2026, depending on distance and destination.
Updated November 2026| Destination | Distance | Transit | Open price |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 537 mi | 2 to 4 days | $850 to $1,050 |
| Atlanta, GA | 568 mi | 2 to 4 days | $800 to $1,000 |
| Dallas, TX | 1,041 mi | 3 to 5 days | $1,150 to $1,400 |
| Houston, TX | 1,156 mi | 3 to 5 days | $1,200 to $1,450 |
| Miami, FL | 1,159 mi | 3 to 5 days | $950 to $1,200 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,875 mi | 4 to 6 days | $1,650 to $2,050 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2,244 mi | 4 to 7 days | $1,800 to $2,150 |
All 12 priced routes from Columbus 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.
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Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
Columbus doesn’t close its residential streets to car carriers as a whole, so a pickup can usually happen close to your door, and the interstates are never far once the car is loaded, since I-70 and I-71 cross right downtown. Florida draws more people leaving Ohio than any other state, and that run goes south on I-71 through Cincinnati before picking up I-75.
For a while, but Columbus puts a limit on it. A truck can stand on a city street for up to an hour before it has to move on, and the time it spends actually loading doesn’t count toward that, so the driver can pull up and load at the curb but isn’t meant to sit there waiting for the car. A pickup here goes quickest when the car is out, unlocked and ready, with the keys in hand, by the time the truck arrives.
The city does keep through trucks off the streets it signs against them, but even on one of those a truck may come in to make a pickup, as long as it uses the nearest cross street that isn’t signed. The suburbs, from Dublin to Westerville and Grove City, write their own street rules, so outside the city limits it’s worth saying when you book if your street is narrow or has a sharp turn.
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 Columbus costs about $0.90 to $1.75 a mile on an open carrier, with the shorter runs costing more per mile. That's $850 to $1,050 to New York, $950 to $1,200 to Miami, $1,200 to $1,450 to Houston.
A car shipped from Columbus usually spends 2 to 7 days on the truck. New York and Atlanta take 2 to 4 days, Dallas, Miami and Houston 3 to 5, Phoenix 4 to 6 and Los Angeles 4 to 7. These are estimates, because the driver is collecting and delivering other cars on the same trip.
Yes, from underneath, if it has spent its winters in Ohio. The state salts its roads heavily, and salt works on brake lines, fuel lines and the underbody where a seller's photos from above won't show it, so ask for pictures of the underside or have a local shop put it on a lift before you book the truck.
No. Ohio only tests cars registered in seven counties around Cleveland and Akron, and Franklin County isn't one of them, nor does Ohio have a safety inspection. What a car from another state does need is an inspection of its VIN, at a deputy registrar, a title office or a new car dealer, before the title is switched to Ohio, and that happens within 30 days of you starting work or signing a lease here.
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.
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.
Every shipment is insured by the carrier under federal cargo liability requirements.
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.
One to two weeks ahead is enough on most routes. Busy corridors handle shorter notice, and quieter lanes benefit from the full two weeks. Booking earlier does not lower the price; it settles your dates sooner, and the price holds for 28 days either way.
Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
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