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Connecticut to Florida car shipping
Shipping a car from Connecticut to Florida costs roughly $1,190–$1,350 and takes 4–5 days over 1,190 road miles (Hartford to Orlando). Below is what moves that number, and how to get real quotes for this lane.
| Vehicle & trailer | Price | Transit |
|---|---|---|
| Sedan, open trailer | $1,190–$1,350 | 4–5 days |
| SUV or crossover, open | $1,270–$1,440 | 4–5 days |
| Any vehicle, enclosed | $1,590–$1,810 | 4–5 days |
Estimates from distance and vehicle type. Actual price depends on how busy the lane is the week you ship.
Connecticut's register of licensed transport companies has no head to it. The towns holding the most of it — New Britain, Waterbury, Hartford, Danbury, Stamford — do not descend in a ranking so much as sit level with one another. Hartford, the point the mileage beside this text runs from, is inside that tie rather than on top of it.
The far end is shaped the other way entirely. Florida's register climbs: Miami holds far more of it than Hialeah, with Kissimmee, Homestead and Orlando behind them. So the car leaves a state where the licensed companies sit level and arrives in one where they stack. Everything priced — the distance, the transit band, the seasonal reading — is pulled into the panel rather than written here.
This corridor, measured
| Connecticut → Florida | back | |
|---|---|---|
| Measured between | Hartford → Orlando | Orlando → Hartford |
| Road miles | 1,190 | 1,187 |
| Transit | 4–5 days | 4–5 days |
| Open carrier, sedan | $1,190–$1,350 | $1,180–$1,340 |
| Direction multiplier | 0.987 | 0.983 |
| Carrier reloads at the far end | 0.87 — with some hunting | 0.89 |
| Licensed companies based there | 55 | 609 |
Distance is measured between Hartford and Orlando by a routing engine, not as a straight line. Registered companies at the Connecticut end cluster in Danbury, Hartford, New Britain; at the Florida end, in Miami, Hialeah, Kissimmee. A register counts businesses filed at an address, not trucks on this road today.
The other direction has its own page: Florida to Connecticut.
Connecticut has no truck town
The towns carrying this state's licensed companies carry them in near-identical quantity, which is not the usual shape of an origin end here. The effect is not a shortage, though nobody would call the list long. It is that there is nowhere in Connecticut for a dispatcher to aim. A pickup here is likelier to be slotted into a run already pointed south than to start one. And which of those towns your car sits in changes the road the estimate is built on without changing how near you are to anybody's base, because there is no base here to be near.
At the far end, which town is a real question
Run the same count at the delivery end and the shape inverts. Miami sits far ahead of Hialeah, Kissimmee and Homestead, and ahead of Orlando, the metro this lane's road distance was measured to. That matters for a narrow reason. Asking which Florida town the car is going to asks about the road and about who is registered nearby. Asking which Connecticut town it leaves from asks only about the road, because who is registered nearby comes out the same wherever in the state you start. The delivery address carries information. The pickup address carries mileage.
When to ship it
This lane runs with the retiree migration, and that migration is one-way at a time: Florida fills up from October and empties from March. Whichever way the trucks are scarce is the way that costs more, so a month of flexibility is worth more here than any amount of negotiating.
| Month | Sedan, open trailer | vs year-round |
|---|---|---|
| January | $1,310–$1,480 | +10% |
| March | $1,040–$1,190 | -12% |
| May | $1,190–$1,350 | level |
| July | $1,330–$1,510 | +12% |
| October | $1,420–$1,620 | +20% |
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. 1,190 miles puts this lane at about $1.07 a mile. Past 1,200 miles the per-mile rate keeps dropping but driver hours start to bind — the run needs rest stops, and a carrier will hold for a second or third car before rolling.
- 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 south, this lane competes with everyone else heading for warmer weather in autumn.
- Direction. Florida 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 Florida to Connecticut.
- Trailer. Enclosed protects from weather and road debris and costs about 34% more here ($1,590–$1,810). 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 Connecticut to Florida 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 Connecticut
- Danbury4
- Hartford4
- New Britain4
- Waterbury4
- Brookfield3
- Stamford3
- Greenwich2
- Ledyard2
- Naugatuck2
- New Fairfield2
Delivering around Florida
- Miami103
- Hialeah28
- Kissimmee27
- Homestead26
- Orlando22
- Jacksonville20
- Cape Coral19
- Boca Raton16
- Coral Springs12
- Lehigh Acres12
Counts are companies with active FMCSA authority registered in each city.
Licensed companies based in Connecticut
55 companies with active FMCSA authority are registered in Connecticut.
- A-AAA AUTO TRANSPORT, LLCSTAMFORD, CT · broker · bonded
- AUTO RELOCATION & LOGISTICS LLCNEW BRITAIN, CT · broker · bonded
- FREIGHT N AUTO LOGISTICSWATERBURY, CT · broker · bonded
- CUBIZ AUTO TRANSPORT LLCNEW HAVEN, CT · broker · bonded
- EAST SIDE AUTO TRANSPORT LLCWALLINGFORD, CT · broker & carrier · bonded
- GENX AUTO TRANSPORT LLCDARIEN, CT · broker · bonded
All Connecticut auto transport companies →
Connecticut to Florida: common questions
Which Connecticut towns hold the licensed transport companies?+
New Britain, Waterbury, Hartford, Danbury and Stamford lead Connecticut's list, and they lead it jointly — none of them is the place the state's transport companies gather, because no such place shows up here at all. That makes which town sits nearest a Connecticut yard the wrong question to carry into a quote, since the list names no yard to be near. The useful question is which company already has a truck routed the way you are sending the car.
Does shipping a car back from Florida to Connecticut cost the same?+
No. Each direction carries its own multiplier, and the panel prints the one you are reading. On this corridor they sit close together, both under the model's neutral line, and the northbound leg is the lower of the pair — which is also the direction far fewer people look up. If you expect to bring a car back later, price that leg when you need it rather than reading this page in reverse.
When does this direction get expensive?+
Late in the year. The retiree migration that makes this corridor busy runs the way you are going, so southbound space tightens as the season builds and the seasonal multiplier rises with it; by late winter those trucks are repositioning north and the southbound figure eases. If your dates are not fixed, that is where the movement is. The companies quote for themselves — this site holds no operating authority, owns no trucks and never takes custody of a car.
How much does it cost to ship a car from Connecticut to Florida?+
Expect $1,190 to $1,350 for a running sedan on an open trailer. An SUV on the same lane runs about $1,270–$1,440, and an enclosed trailer about $1,590–$1,810.
How long does it take to ship a car from Connecticut to Florida?+
About 4 to 5 days in transit over 1,190 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 Connecticut to Florida?+
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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