Most shipments from Philadelphia run $0.65 to $1.75 per mile and take 2 to 8 days.
Shipping a sedan from Philadelphia costs $0.65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte, NC | 542 mi | 2 to 4 days | $850 to $1,050 |
| Atlanta, GA | 784 mi | 2 to 4 days | $950 to $1,250 |
| Orlando, FL | 992 mi | 3 to 4 days | $1,100 to $1,400 |
| Sarasota, FL | 1,100 mi | 3 to 5 days | $1,300 to $1,550 |
| Miami, FL | 1,203 mi | 3 to 5 days | $1,100 to $1,350 |
| Houston, TX | 1,548 mi | 3 to 6 days | $1,250 to $1,500 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2,714 mi | 5 to 8 days | $1,600 to $1,900 |
All 20 priced routes from Philadelphia 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.
Most of what’s particular about shipping a car from Philadelphia happens before it’s on the truck, on the street where it’s collected. Once it’s loaded it’s ordinary interstate driving, and a lot of it heads south, because Florida takes more of the people leaving Pennsylvania than any other state, more than one in eight of them in 2024.
Not if it’s a residential block. A city law passed in 2023 bars a semitrailer or a truck tractor from parking on any residential street in Philadelphia, and a full-size car carrier is a tractor pulling a semitrailer, so the driver can’t stop outside your house to load. That’s why the handover usually happens around the corner on a commercial street or in a lot, and you bring the car the last few blocks to meet the truck.
Whether it has been under water, if it was on the road in 2021. That September the remnants of Ida pushed the Schuylkill to its highest crest since 1869, flooding parts of I-76 and the Vine Street Expressway and leaving cars submerged on Main Street in Manayunk. A flooded car doesn’t always carry a flood title, so run a title and flood history check on the VIN before you book the truck.
The emissions record is the easier part, because Philadelphia is one of five counties around the city where most cars get an emissions check every year along with their safety inspection. A car registered here has a recent test behind it, so the useful thing to ask the seller is whether the check engine light is on now.
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 Philadelphia costs about $0.65 to $1.75 a mile on an open carrier, with the higher rates on the shorter runs. That comes to $850 to $1,050 for Charlotte, $1,100 to $1,350 for Miami.
A car shipped out of Philadelphia usually spends 2 to 8 days on the truck. Charlotte and Atlanta take 2 to 4 days, Orlando 3 to 4, Sarasota and Miami 3 to 5, Houston 3 to 6 and Los Angeles 5 to 8. These are estimates, since the driver is loading and unloading other cars on 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 price holds for 28 days either way.
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.
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.
Every shipment is insured by the carrier under federal cargo liability requirements.
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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