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California to New York car shipping
Shipping a car from California to New York costs roughly $1,690–$1,920 and takes 7–9 days over 2,794 road miles (Los Angeles to New York). Below is what moves that number, and how to get real quotes for this lane.
| Vehicle & trailer | Price | Transit |
|---|---|---|
| Sedan, open trailer | $1,690–$1,920 | 7–9 days |
| SUV or crossover, open | $1,800–$2,050 | 7–9 days |
| Any vehicle, enclosed | $2,310–$2,630 | 7–9 days |
Estimates from distance and vehicle type. Actual price depends on how busy the lane is the week you ship.
Los Angeles to New York is the longest run this site measures, and the mileage beside this text is road distance between those metros, not a line drawn on a map. The length is the obvious thing here and the least useful. What matters more is what waits for the truck once your car is off the trailer at the New York end.
The New York metro gives a carrier its next load quickly. That removes the risk which usually sits inside a long eastbound rate: the empty deck heading back out. Both legs of this pair price under the model's baseline and sit so close together that the gap is barely a gap, which is unusual at this length. Direction is not the lever here. The month is.
This corridor, measured
| California → New York | back | |
|---|---|---|
| Measured between | Los Angeles → New York | New York → Los Angeles |
| Road miles | 2,794 | 2,794 |
| Transit | 7–9 days | 7–9 days |
| Open carrier, sedan | $1,690–$1,920 | $1,700–$1,930 |
| Direction multiplier | 0.973 | 0.982 |
| Carrier reloads at the far end | 1.00 — easily | 0.95 |
| Licensed companies based there | 303 | 105 |
Distance is measured between Los Angeles and New York by a routing engine, not as a straight line. Registered companies at the California end cluster in Los Angeles, San Diego, Fontana; at the New York end, in New York, Syracuse, Brooklyn. A register counts businesses filed at an address, not trucks on this road today.
The other direction has its own page: New York to California.
What the truck does after your car comes off
A carrier is not only pricing the road it drives for you. It is also pricing the road it drives afterwards, unpaid, to reach the next job, and on a crossing this wide that unpaid stretch can dominate. The New York end all but erases it, because a deck that empties there is rarely a deck standing still. The same holds running the other way, which is why the westbound factor also sits low and why the pair barely disagrees with itself. The return runs on a separate page with a factor of its own, and far fewer people go looking for it.
A seasonal flag on a lane that mostly runs sideways
The model reads this lane as gaining latitude and applies a seasonal swing to it, so the multiplier moves through the year instead of holding flat. Worth being blunt: on a crossing this dominated by east-west distance, that swing reflects a compass heading more than any migration along this road. It still moves the estimate, and the panel shows which way for the month you choose. Underneath it sits more line-haul than any other corridor here, so a small shift in the multiplier is not a small change in the total.
When to ship it
This lane runs against the retiree migration. southern California fills up from October and empties from March, so the direction you are going is the cheap one in autumn and the dear one in spring — trucks come back out of it needing a load.
| Month | Sedan, open trailer | vs year-round |
|---|---|---|
| January | $1,850–$2,110 | +10% |
| March | $2,020–$2,300 | +20% |
| May | $1,690–$1,920 | level |
| July | $1,890–$2,150 | +12% |
| October | $1,480–$1,690 | -12% |
Indicative only. Fuel is indexed to the U.S. weekly retail diesel average, last read 2026-09-07.
What drives the price on this lane
- Distance. 2,794 miles puts this lane at about $0.65 a mile. Coast to coast is the cheapest per mile and the slowest in days. Trucks fill up completely before departing, so flexible dates are worth real money here.
- Season. This is a snowbird lane. Southbound fills from October and northbound from April, and in those windows a week of lead time is worth more than any amount of haggling. Running north, it fills up in spring when the same vehicles go home.
- Direction. New York is a dense freight market, so a carrier delivering here can reload quickly and does not need the trip to pay for the run back. This direction usually prices a little under New York to California.
- Trailer. Enclosed protects from weather and road debris and costs about 37% more here ($2,310–$2,630). The premium grows with distance — an enclosed trailer carries fewer cars, so the longer the run the more deck revenue the carrier gives up. Worth it for low-clearance, classic or high-value cars; rarely worth it otherwise.
- Condition. A car that does not run needs a winch at both ends and adds about $200. Tell the broker up front — a driver who finds out at pickup can refuse the load.
Pickup and delivery on this lane
The companies that run California to New York are registered in these cities. A carrier based near either end is the one most likely to already be heading your way, which is what makes the difference between a quote and a quote you can actually book.
Picking up around California
- Los Angeles12
- San Diego10
- Fontana9
- Chula Vista8
- Hesperia8
- Jurupa Valley8
- Riverside8
- Stockton7
- Burbank6
- Corona6
Delivering around New York
- New York5
- Syracuse5
- Brooklyn4
- Bethpage3
- Bronx3
- Monroe3
- East Northport2
- Massapequa2
- Merrick2
- Middletown2
Counts are companies with active FMCSA authority registered in each city.
Licensed companies based in California
303 companies with active FMCSA authority are registered in California.
- AA UNITED AUTO TRANSPORTS INCGLENDALE, CA · broker · bonded
- ABC AUTO SHIPPINGIRVINE, CA · broker · bonded
- STAR CAR SHIPPINGLOS ANGELES, CA · broker · bonded
- ALL STAR DIRECT AUTO SHIPPING, LLCSANTA MONICA, CA · broker · bonded
- ALPHA AUTO TRANSPORT LLCDUBLIN, CA · broker · bonded
- AMAX AUTO TRANSPORTATION INC.BUENA PARK, CA · broker · bonded
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California to New York: common questions
Is the eastbound run cheaper than the leg back to California?+
Slightly, and the margin is thin enough to ignore when you are choosing dates. Each direction carries its own factor and each sits under baseline, because a truck can fill again at either end of this pair. The westbound page is priced separately rather than mirrored from this one, and it is the quieter side of the pair. Season moves the estimate far more than direction does on this lane.
Where are the licensed companies on this corridor actually registered?+
The California end holds far the longer list, and carriers outnumber brokers on it heavily. Los Angeles and San Diego are the obvious entries; Fontana, Jurupa Valley and Hesperia are the ones people miss, sitting inland of the metro the routing engine measured from. The New York list is shorter and tilts further toward broker authority. Requests from this page reach licensed companies at each end; whoever accepts one is who you sign with.
How long does the crossing take, and what decides the window?+
The transit range beside this text is built from road distance at the pace a loaded truck keeps, with collection and delivery windows counted in, not from a driver at the wheel for the whole distance. Dispatch is the part that varies: you are waiting on an eastbound deck out of the California end with a slot open. Ask whoever you book for the dispatch date, not only the pickup window.
How much does it cost to ship a car from California to New York?+
Expect $1,690 to $1,920 for a running sedan on an open trailer. An SUV on the same lane runs about $1,800–$2,050, and an enclosed trailer about $2,310–$2,630.
How long does it take to ship a car from California to New York?+
About 7 to 9 days in transit over 2,794 miles, plus one to three days to schedule pickup after you book.
Can the carrier pick up and deliver to my door?+
Yes on almost every lane. The truck gets as close as it legally and physically can — on a narrow residential street the driver will ask you to meet at a nearby lot.
How do I ship my car from California to New York?+
Give the two ZIP codes and what you drive, and the request goes to a panel of licensed companies at once instead of you calling down a list. They quote, you compare side by side, and you deal directly with whoever you pick — we take no commission and nobody gets your number until you hand it over. You do not travel with the car: the driver collects it, you both sign an inspection report, and the same happens at the far end.
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Where is the car going?
Two ZIP codes. No account, no obligation.
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