Most shipments from Illinois to Florida take 3 to 5 days and cost $1,050 to $1,600 for open transport.
Reference pricing by specific origin and destination. Your price holds for 28 days.
| Route | Distance | Open price | Enclosed price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago to Miami | 1,379 mi | $1,050 to $1,300 | $1,600 to $1,950 |
| Chicago to Naples | 1,331 mi | $1,300 to $1,600 | $2,200 to $2,700 |
| Chicago to Tampa | 1,172 mi | $1,100 to $1,350 | $1,700 to $2,100 |
| Chicago to Orlando | 1,155 mi | $1,050 to $1,300 | $1,600 to $1,950 |
| Chicago to Jacksonville | 1,062 mi | $1,100 to $1,350 | $1,700 to $2,100 |
All 5 priced routes from Illinois to Florida 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.
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.
Some of the cars on this run are going south with their owners, and some were bought from an Illinois dealer by someone already living in Florida. For the second kind the tax is collected in two places, most of it in Illinois before the car leaves and the rest in Florida when it’s titled.
An Illinois dealer collects 6% from a Florida buyer at the sale, instead of letting the car leave tax free. Illinois exempts only buyers from states that would do the same for an Illinois resident, and Florida isn’t one of them, so the dealer collects Illinois tax at the 6% rate the state sets for Florida buyers.
You don’t pay it twice. When you title the car in Florida, the tax collector credits the 6% already paid in Illinois, and since Florida’s own state rate is 6% the credit usually covers the state part. What’s left is the county surtax, a small amount because it stops at the first $5,000 of the price. Keep the dealer’s paperwork showing the Illinois tax, because that’s what earns the credit.
The other thing to check is underneath, because Illinois is a salt state. On a car that has lived through Chicago winters, photos of the underside or a shop’s look at it on a lift tell you more about the brake lines and frame than the listing does.
If the move makes you a Florida resident, these are the state's rules for the car.
Checked September 2026 against Florida Statutes 320 and 627, U.S. EPA, Pinellas County Tax Collector. 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 Illinois to Florida runs $1,050 to $1,600. Chicago to Orlando or Miami costs least, and Chicago to Naples the most.
Illinois to Florida usually takes 3 to 5 days on the road. Jacksonville is about 1,030 miles from Chicago and Miami about 1,380, so how far down the peninsula the car is going decides most of where it lands in that range.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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