Car Shipping in California

With so many people moving out of California to states with a lower cost of living shipping a car from California to states like Florida and Texas has become very competitive. When the number of cars to be shipped is larger than the amount of available truck space, that will drive the price up. Luckily, Ship a Car Direct has an easy online calculator that you can use without having to give your personal info to quickly get a price to ship a a car from California to another state. Access it here.

California is one of the most popular states in the USA to ship a car into. Depending on where you are shipping your car from, the move can either get a little pricey or be surprisingly cheap. Many people are moving from places like the northeast to sunny southern California, making those routes more competitive and bringing the price up. On the flip side, shipping a car from Texas to California is one of the cheapest routes in the country. Use our free online calculator to get a price to ship a car to California, no personal info is required.

The average cost to ship a car from Los Angeles to Texas is around $800. Prices will vary with the seasons, so sometimes it may be more, and sometimes less. It's best to get a few different Car Shipping Quotes from different companies and also to get them close to the time period that you will actually be shipping your car, to get the most accurate price.

It will normally take anywhere from 3 to 5 days to ship a car from California to Texas. Car carriers will average approximately 250 to 300 miles a day once they are out on the road delivering their vehicles.

To ship a car to California you need to start by doing your research. First, get at least 3 price quotes from different companies to compare costs and find the customer service team that you feel is best suited to walk you through the process. Next, read reviews of the companies that you are looking into; paying close attention to Yelp and the BBB as those are the ahrdest for a company to fake. Lastly, give yourself a good cushion of time with some flexibility built in to your plans, as many things can throw a car carrier off their schedules. The good news is, California is the most popular state to ship a car into and out of, so you will have plenty of carrier options.

California is the most popular state to ship a car to or from so, yes, you can absolutely ship a car to California. Some cities in California will be easier to ship a car to than others. For example, San Francisco, especially the downtown area, is very tricky for a multicar carrier to navigate. That doesn't mean you can't ship a car to San Francisco, but the driver will probably ask you to meet them in an area that's easy for them to access.

Major cities like Los Angeles, San Diego, Oakland and Sacramento will be the easiest and cheapest cities to ship a car to or from in California. Being on the outskirts of major metro areas is still okay and doesn't add to the cost, but the further you are from major cities and moajor highways the more difficult (and expensive) your move will get.

Shipping your car to California is the easy part, just contact us and we can get it from almost anywhere in the USA and ship it direct to California. Transferring your registration is another story. You'll have a grace period when you arrive but you'll need to contact the California DMV and pay particular attention to the smog test requirements. California is much more stringent in the smog requirements than many other states.

As of this writing it cost around $1000 to ship a regular sized car from NY to CA. You can easily find out the current cost to ship a car from New York to California by using our Free Car Shipping Calculator. No personal info is required.

Not only can you easily ship a car from Texas to California but it's hands down one of the cheapest and fastest car shipments you can do. So many cars (and their owners) are moving from CA to TX that there are multiple full truckloads of cars being shipped from California to Texas on a daily basis, and these trucks are going back to CA from TX almost empty; which means low prices and a ton of available space on trucks for you!

The average time to ship a car from NY to CA is 7 to 10 days. It often makes the journey across the US in less time than that, but 7-10 days is the best transit time to give yourself when you are making your plans. And remember, your car is not always picked up on the first day you make it available, sometimes it takes a day or two, so leave a cushion for that as well to avoid frustration.