Most shipments from New York to Florida take 3 to 5 days and cost $750 to $1,400 for open transport.
Reference pricing by specific origin and destination. Your quote is locked at booking for 28 days.
| Route | Distance | Open | Enclosed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany to Miami | 1,420 mi | $1,100 to $1,400 | $1,600 to $2,050 |
| Buffalo to Miami | 1,380 mi | $1,050 to $1,350 | $1,550 to $1,950 |
| New York to Naples | 1,290 mi | $900 to $1,150 | $1,300 to $1,650 |
| New York to Miami | 1,290 mi | $900 to $1,150 | $1,300 to $1,600 |
| Buffalo to Orlando | 1,180 mi | $900 to $1,150 | $1,300 to $1,650 |
| New York to Tampa | 1,130 mi | $800 to $1,000 | $1,150 to $1,450 |
| New York to Orlando | 1,080 mi | $750 to $950 | $1,100 to $1,400 |
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 quote is locked for 28 days. Cancel free up to 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.
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Florida is where New York loses more people than anywhere else, but not every car on this run is moving house. Plenty go down for the winter and come home in spring, and that changes more about the shipment than the trip itself does, which is three to five days on the truck, because a car that is only visiting Florida stays a New York car the whole time it’s there.
New York will mail you an extension. A Florida garage can’t renew a New York sticker, so the extension stands in for one and gives you 10 days from the car’s return to New York to get it inspected. It takes about two weeks to arrive, which is why it’s worth asking for before the car leaves rather than once the date has passed. Keep it in the car, not on the windshield, and since the DMV can’t promise it prevents a ticket elsewhere, check with Florida whether an expired New York sticker counts against you there.
Florida lets a visiting car keep its New York plates while the registration is current, until you take a job there or enroll a child in a Florida public school. Through the season the car also stays on its New York policy, because New York won’t accept any other insurance on a car it has registered.
A car moving down for good goes the other way round. Florida registers it first, and only then do the plates go back to the New York DMV and the New York policy end, since New York treats a gap in coverage on a car still registered there as a reason to suspend the registration.
Reviewed by Andrey Zhe, Sequoia founder.
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.
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Shipping a car from New York to Florida costs between $750 and $1,400 for open transport. Enclosed transport costs about 40 to 70% more. New York City to Orlando sits near the bottom of that range and Albany to Miami near the top, and once you book, the price holds for 28 days.
Shipping a car from New York to Florida takes an estimated 3 to 5 days. From the city it's a little over 1,000 miles to Orlando and nearly 1,300 to Miami, more from Albany or Buffalo, and the time on the truck depends on how many other cars the driver collects and drops along the way.
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 quote is locked for 28 days either way.
Nothing is charged at booking. The deposit is charged 7 days before your pickup window opens, and the remaining balance is paid to the driver at delivery.
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.
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.
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.
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