Most shipments from Florida to Illinois take 3 to 5 days and cost $1,000 to $1,400 for open transport.
Reference pricing by specific origin and destination. Your price holds for 28 days.
| Route | Distance | Open price | Enclosed price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami to Chicago | 1,381 mi | $1,100 to $1,350 | $1,700 to $2,100 |
| Naples to Naperville | 1,352 mi | $1,050 to $1,250 | $1,550 to $1,900 |
| West Palm Beach to Chicago | 1,315 mi | $1,150 to $1,400 | $1,800 to $2,200 |
| Tampa to Chicago | 1,173 mi | $1,000 to $1,250 | $1,500 to $1,850 |
| Orlando to Chicago | 1,155 mi | $1,000 to $1,200 | $1,450 to $1,800 |
| Tampa to Springfield | 1,076 mi | $1,100 to $1,350 | $1,750 to $2,150 |
| Jacksonville to Chicago | 1,063 mi | $1,100 to $1,350 | $1,700 to $2,100 |
All 7 priced routes from Florida to Illinois 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.
A move from Florida to Illinois hands the car from one state’s paperwork to the other’s, and the pickup date falls in between, because Florida expects its insurance kept up until the car is registered somewhere else, while Illinois starts counting toward registration the day you move in. The date is yours to choose. Demand for northbound trucks peaks in May and June, as the winter residents head home, and the seasonal chart further down shows how that plays out across the year.
Leave them on the car, and leave the Florida insurance running, until Illinois has registered it. Florida suspends the driver’s license of anyone whose policy lapses on a plate that’s still active, so canceling the Florida policy the week the car ships, before it has Illinois plates, causes more trouble than it saves. Once Illinois has registered the car, the Florida plate can go back by mail to a motor vehicle service center with a request to cancel it, and then the Florida policy can end.
The Illinois clock starts when you do, because the 30 days to title and register the car count from the day you start living there, not from the day the truck arrives. So a car that leaves Florida two weeks after you do arrives with less than two weeks to spare, which is worth keeping in mind when you choose the pickup date.
Rates for moving a car north out of Florida peak in May and June, about 9% above their yearly norm, as snowbirds send their cars home; January and February are the quietest months, about 7% below.
| Months | Rates vs the yearly norm | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan to Feb | | −7% |
| Mar to Apr | | −3% |
| May to Jun | | +9% |
| Jul to Aug | | +5% |
| Sep to Oct | | −6% |
| Nov to Dec | | −5% |
Based on nearly 9,000 car shipments. Each figure is the typical rate in those months compared with the same route's rate across the year. Your price holds for 28 days from the moment you book, whatever the month.
If the move makes you a Illinois resident, these are the state's rules for the car.
Checked October 2026 against Illinois Secretary of State, Illinois EPA. 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.
Shipping a car from Florida to Illinois costs between $1,000 and $1,400 for open transport. Orlando to Chicago sits at the low end.
Shipping a car from Florida to Illinois takes an estimated 3 to 5 days. Jacksonville is about 1,030 miles from Chicago and Miami about 1,380, and the stops the driver makes for other cars along the way decide where in that range yours arrives.
Only if it's registered in the Chicago area or the Metro East near St. Louis, and even then not on arrival. Florida hasn't tested cars since 2000, so this may be the car's first test, but Illinois tests most gas cars from 1996 on once they're four years old, every two years, in the month the plates expire, and anywhere else in Illinois there's no test at all.
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.
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.
You can cancel for free up to 7 days before pickup. After that, the deposit is non-refundable.
Every shipment is insured by the carrier under federal cargo liability requirements.
Open transport is the standard choice for most vehicles. Enclosed transport costs 40 to 70% more and is appropriate for high-value vehicles, classics, low-clearance sports cars, and any car where weather exposure or road debris is a real concern.
Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
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