Insured Transport
Insured under federal cargo liability requirements. Coverage is part of the quote, not an add-on.
Most shipments from Texas to New York take 3 to 6 days and cost $950 to $1,450 for open transport.
Reference pricing by specific origin and destination. Your price holds for 28 days.
| Route | Distance | Open price | Enclosed price |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio to New York | 1,824 mi | $1,150 to $1,400 | $1,800 to $2,200 |
| Austin to New York | 1,744 mi | $1,150 to $1,450 | $1,900 to $2,350 |
| Houston to New York | 1,632 mi | $1,150 to $1,400 | $1,800 to $2,200 |
| Dallas to New York | 1,549 mi | $950 to $1,150 | $1,350 to $1,650 |
| Houston to Buffalo | 1,484 mi | $1,150 to $1,400 | $1,800 to $2,200 |
All 7 priced routes from Texas to New York 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.
Texas lets a car bought for use in another state leave without its sales tax, and New York credits none of the Texas tax if it’s paid anyway. Between those two rules, the tax on a car bought in Texas for New York is settled at the dealer’s desk, before the car moves. Your own car owes no sales tax at either end. Once it’s delivered, New York’s rules on plates and inspection take over.
New York’s sales tax, at your local rate, is collected when you register the car, and nothing paid to Texas comes off it. New York’s credit chart lists Texas among the states whose motor vehicle tax it doesn’t count. So a sale that carried Texas tax is taxed twice.
The Texas side is where that’s avoided. Texas doesn’t tax a car bought for use outside the state, as long as the buyer gives the seller Form 14-312 at the sale and the car isn’t registered or driven in Texas beyond the trip out. A car collected at the dealer and driven nowhere in Texas keeps inside that rule, which is what happens when it goes straight onto the truck. Without the form the sale carries Texas’s 6.25% as well.
If the move makes you a New York resident, these are the state's rules for the car.
Checked September 2026 against New York DMV. 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.
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Open transport from Texas to New York runs $950 to $1,450. Dallas to New York City costs least, at $950 to $1,150, and Austin and San Antonio, the furthest out at about 1,750 to 1,820 miles, sit at the top of the range.
Most cars take 3 to 6 days between pickup in Texas and delivery in New York. The Houston to Buffalo run, about 1,490 miles, is the shortest, and San Antonio to New York City, about 1,820, the longest.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
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