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State guide · October 2026
What it costs to ship a car to or from Georgia, how the Florida traffic running through the state shapes the price, and the title tax and emissions rules that apply once the car is here.
Written by Adam Scott, Coordinator at Broadway Auto Transport · October 20, 2026 · Prices updated October 20, 2026
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The short answer
In October 2026 a running sedan on an open carrier costs about $1,040 from New York to Atlanta and about $1,050 from Savannah to New York. Atlanta to Chicago runs about $730 and Atlanta to Dallas about $750. Los Angeles to Atlanta is about $1,335. Atlanta pickups usually get a truck within a day or two.
Where in Georgia the car is decides how fast a truck comes and whether it reaches the door. Tap a city to price a pickup there.
Atlanta is where I-75, I-85, and I-20 meet inside the I-285 loop, and a truck is rarely more than a day away. Leaving is cheap this month, about $730 to Chicago, $750 to Dallas, $805 to New York, and $405 to Miami. Coming in costs more, about $1,040 from New York and $1,335 from Los Angeles.
Savannah sits where I-16 meets I-95, about 250 miles from Atlanta, with Hunter Army Airfield on its south side. Lanes here cost more per mile than Atlanta's, with Savannah to New York about $1,050 and Savannah to Los Angeles about $1,420. Chicago to Savannah is about $810. The historic district's squares mean a meet-up outside downtown.
Hinesville wraps around the main gate of Fort Stewart, home of the 3rd Infantry Division, roughly 15 miles inland from I-95 and 40 miles from Savannah. Summer PCS orders bring most of the shipments. Most car haulers can't get on post, so the handoff is usually a parking lot in town near the gate.
Price a pickup in HinesvilleAugusta is on I-20 at the South Carolina line, with Fort Gordon and the Army's Cyber Center of Excellence on its southwest side. Transfers there peak in summer. The Masters fills Washington Road and every hotel in town during the first full week of April, so pick another week for a pickup anywhere near Augusta National.
Price a pickup in AugustaColumbus sits on the Chattahoochee across from Phenix City, Alabama, at the south end of I-185, about 100 miles southwest of Atlanta. Past Victory Drive, I-185 is open only to military traffic heading into Fort Benning, so civilian car haulers meet soldiers in town. A car from Fort Campbell to Fort Benning runs about $475.
Warner Robins is about 15 miles south of Macon, just east of I-75, with Robins Air Force Base on its east side. The base's air logistics complex employs a large civilian workforce alongside the military, so moves come through all year as well as during summer PCS season. Florida-bound traffic on I-75 passes within minutes.
Price a pickup in Warner RobinsAthens is about 70 miles east of Atlanta, reached from I-85 on GA-316 and ringed by its own perimeter loop. UGA's mid-August move-in and May move-out bring most shipments, and home football Saturdays clog every road into town. Carriers usually load at a retail lot on Atlanta Highway rather than on campus streets.
Price a pickup in AthensBrunswick is on I-95 about 80 miles south of Savannah, and the Colonel's Island terminal there moves more vehicles than any other US port, so car haulers fill this stretch of the coast. Pickups in town are simple. The causeways out to St. Simons and Jekyll are where space gets tight.
Price a pickup in BrunswickWhat it costs
A lot of the car haulers on Georgia's interstates are only passing through. I-75 and I-95 are the two roads that carry Northeast and Midwest cars to Florida, and both run the length of the state, so through the fall a steady line of loaded trucks passes Atlanta, Macon, Valdosta, Savannah, and Brunswick. That traffic helps you if you are shipping from Georgia. A driver with an open slot on a Florida run can pick up in Macon without much of a detour, and drivers coming back north want a load to fill the trailer. Atlanta adds its own volume on top: a metro area of several million people, two Manheim auctions on the southwest side, and interstates leaving in six directions.
Each Georgia lane here was priced this month for a running sedan on an open carrier, as a planning number; the calculator gives you the exact figure for your ZIP codes. The text covers what changes those numbers in Georgia: which addresses sit on the main corridors and which do not, the summer rotation at the Army posts, the hurricane season on the coast, and the one-time title tax that new residents tend to find out about at the tag office.
These are October 2026 figures for the state. Your exact lane, vehicle, and week take about 30 seconds.
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Approximate prices, October 2026 · open carrier · running sedan · 48 Georgia lanes
Approximate prices for a running sedan on an open carrier, from the Georgia lanes we priced this month. They are planning figures. Atlanta, Macon, and Savannah pickups land toward the low end of a lane; the north Georgia mountains and rural south Georgia can take longer to assign. Your exact ZIP pair takes about 30 seconds in the calculator.
What moves the number
Approximate October 2026 prices for a running sedan on an open carrier. Larger vehicles, enclosed trailers, and peak weeks cost more; the calculator prices your exact shipment.
Lanes · October 2026
Approximate prices for a running sedan on an open carrier, with the range most trucks on the lane land in. “Truck assigned in” is how long it usually takes to find a carrier. Transit is what one driver covers at 400 to 500 miles a day after that.
$1,040most trucks $810–$1,270
881 mi2–3 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–45 hours
About $1,040 for 881 miles, run on I-95 south to Petersburg, Virginia, then I-85 through Durham, Charlotte, and Greenville. Southbound is the busier direction in the fall, and Atlanta to New York costs about $805 this month.
Price this route$1,335most trucks $1,120–$1,555
2,176 mi5–6 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–21 hours
About $1,335 for 2,176 miles, five to six days. Many drivers take I-10 east and switch to I-20 in west Texas, then run through Dallas, Shreveport, Jackson, and Birmingham. San Diego to Atlanta prices almost the same at about $1,355.
Price this route$1,050most trucks $810–$1,285
816 mi2–3 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–5 days
About $1,050 for 816 miles straight up I-95, around two days of driving. Fewer carriers start loads in Savannah than in Atlanta, one reason this lane costs more than Atlanta to New York at about $805 despite being 65 miles shorter.
Price this route$730most trucks $600–$855
685 mi2 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–42 hours
About $730 for 685 miles, two days via I-75 to Chattanooga, I-24 to Nashville, and I-65 north through Louisville and Indianapolis. Plenty of trucks run this corridor in both directions, so metro Atlanta pickups usually get a carrier quickly.
Price this route$750most trucks $585–$915
783 mi2 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–48 hours
About $750 for 783 miles west on I-20 through Birmingham, Jackson, and Shreveport, roughly two days. The two directions price close together this month, with Dallas to Atlanta about $715.
Price this route$1,070most trucks $895–$1,240
1,093 mi3 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–2 days
About $1,070 for 1,093 miles. Many drivers avoid New York City by taking I-84 west to I-81, then I-40 and I-75 through Knoxville into Atlanta. Atlanta to Worcester runs about $1,020 the other way.
Price this route| Lane | Miles | Approx. price | Most trucks | Truck assigned in | Transit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfport, MS → Atlanta, GA | 400 | $555 | $430–$675 | 1–9 hours | 1 day | 400 mi · 1 day · truck in 1–9 hours |
| Fort Campbell, KY → Fort Benning, GA | 422 | $475 | $395–$560 | 1–3 days | 1–2 days | 422 mi · 1–2 days · truck in 1–3 days |
| Tampa, FL → Atlanta, GA | 456 | $570 | $490–$650 | 1–28 hours | 1–2 days | 456 mi · 1–2 days · truck in 1–28 hours |
| New Orleans, LA → Atlanta, GA | 469 | $540 | $440–$640 | 1–3 days | 1–2 days | 469 mi · 1–2 days · truck in 1–3 days |
| Fayetteville, AR → Atlanta, GA | 706 | $970 | $675–$1,260 | 1–20 hours | 2 days | 706 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–20 hours |
| Wilmington, DE → Atlanta, GA | 761 | $850 | $690–$1,010 | 1–23 hours | 2 days | 761 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–23 hours |
| Dallas, TX → Atlanta, GA | 783 | $715 | $535–$895 | 1–24 hours | 2 days | 783 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–24 hours |
| Houston, TX → Atlanta, GA | 793 | $630 | $475–$780 | 1–27 hours | 2 days | 793 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–27 hours |
| Overland Park, KS → Atlanta, GA | 816 | $800 | $645–$960 | 1–6 days | 2–3 days | 816 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–6 days |
| Oklahoma City, OK → Atlanta, GA | 849 | $790 | $700–$880 | 1–45 hours | 2–3 days | 849 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–45 hours |
| Newark, NJ → Atlanta, GA | 869 | $990 | $725–$1,250 | 1–45 hours | 2–3 days | 869 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–45 hours |
| New York, NY → Atlanta, GA | 881 | $1,040 | $810–$1,270 | 1–45 hours | 2–3 days | 881 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–45 hours |
| Detroit, MI → Savannah, GA | 886 | $1,060 | $855–$1,265 | 1–3 days | 2–3 days | 886 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–3 days |
| Redford, MI → Soperton, GA | 893 | $1,050 | $765–$1,330 | 1–4 days | 2–3 days | 893 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–4 days |
| Buffalo, NY → Savannah, GA | 913 | $1,160 | $940–$1,385 | 1–22 hours | 2–3 days | 913 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–22 hours |
| Chicago, IL → Savannah, GA | 953 | $810 | $640–$985 | 1–4 days | 2–3 days | 953 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–4 days |
| Hartford, CT → Atlanta, GA | 1,020 | $1,030 | $880–$1,180 | 1–4 days | 3 days | 1,020 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–4 days |
| Dallas, TX → Savannah, GA | 1,032 | $990 | $680–$1,305 | 1–11 hours | 3 days | 1,032 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–11 hours |
| Providence, RI → Atlanta, GA | 1,066 | $1,075 | $880–$1,270 | 1–39 hours | 3 days | 1,066 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–39 hours |
| Boston, MA → Atlanta, GA | 1,093 | $1,070 | $895–$1,240 | 1–2 days | 3 days | 1,093 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–2 days |
| Burlington, VT → Atlanta, GA | 1,166 | $1,115 | $900–$1,330 | 1–3 days | 3 days | 1,166 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–3 days |
| Portland, ME → Atlanta, GA | 1,195 | $1,215 | $1,030–$1,400 | 1–26 hours | 3 days | 1,195 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–26 hours |
| San Diego, CA → Atlanta, GA | 2,141 | $1,355 | $1,165–$1,550 | 1–24 hours | 5–6 days | 2,141 mi · 5–6 days · truck in 1–24 hours |
| Los Angeles, CA → Atlanta, GA | 2,176 | $1,335 | $1,120–$1,555 | 1–21 hours | 5–6 days | 2,176 mi · 5–6 days · truck in 1–21 hours |
| Lynnwood, WA → Columbus, GA | 2,799 | $1,560 | $1,175–$1,945 | 1–43 hours | 6–7 days | 2,799 mi · 6–7 days · truck in 1–43 hours |
| Lane | Miles | Approx. price | Most trucks | Truck assigned in | Transit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, GA → Jackson, MS | 380 | $625 | $405–$840 | 1–23 hours | 1 day | 380 mi · 1 day · truck in 1–23 hours |
| Atlanta, GA → Little Rock, AR | 517 | $575 | $485–$670 | 1–3 days | 2 days | 517 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–3 days |
| Atlanta, GA → Baton Rouge, LA | 526 | $795 | $635–$955 | 1–3 hours | 2 days | 526 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–3 hours |
| Atlanta, GA → Miami, FL | 662 | $405 | $275–$530 | 1–24 hours | 2 days | 662 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–24 hours |
| Atlanta, GA → Chicago, IL | 685 | $730 | $600–$855 | 1–42 hours | 2 days | 685 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–42 hours |
| Atlanta, GA → Detroit, MI | 721 | $820 | $650–$985 | 1–15 hours | 2 days | 721 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–15 hours |
| Atlanta, GA → Dover, DE | 741 | $700 | $615–$780 | 1–6 hours | 2 days | 741 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–6 hours |
| Atlanta, GA → Dallas, TX | 783 | $750 | $585–$915 | 1–48 hours | 2 days | 783 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–48 hours |
| Atlanta, GA → Tulsa, OK | 784 | $1,045 | $935–$1,160 | 1–3 days | 2 days | 784 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–3 days |
| Atlanta, GA → Houston, TX | 793 | $850 | $680–$1,025 | 1–11 hours | 2 days | 793 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–11 hours |
| Atlanta, GA → Cherry Hill, NJ | 796 | $805 | $610–$995 | 1–48 hours | 2 days | 796 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–48 hours |
| Savannah, GA → New York, NY | 816 | $1,050 | $810–$1,285 | 1–5 days | 2–3 days | 816 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–5 days |
| Atlanta, GA → New York, NY | 881 | $805 | $450–$1,160 | 1–16 hours | 2–3 days | 881 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–16 hours |
| Atlanta, GA → Stamford, CT | 917 | $940 | $705–$1,175 | 1–11 days | 2–3 days | 917 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–11 days |
| Atlanta, GA → Wichita, KS | 962 | $935 | $830–$1,040 | 1–3 days | 2–3 days | 962 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–3 days |
| Savannah, GA → Boston, MA | 1,028 | $1,075 | $930–$1,220 | 1–7 days | 3 days | 1,028 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–7 days |
| Atlanta, GA → Warwick, RI | 1,054 | $1,030 | $770–$1,285 | 1–23 hours | 3 days | 1,054 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–23 hours |
| Atlanta, GA → Worcester, MA | 1,084 | $1,020 | $755–$1,290 | 1–23 hours | 3 days | 1,084 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–23 hours |
| Atlanta, GA → Rutland, VT | 1,119 | $1,030 | $790–$1,265 | 1–44 hours | 3 days | 1,119 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–44 hours |
| Atlanta, GA → Bangor, ME | 1,356 | $1,165 | $920–$1,410 | 1–4 days | 3–4 days | 1,356 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–4 days |
| Savannah, GA → Los Angeles, CA | 2,424 | $1,420 | $1,135–$1,710 | 1–6 days | 5–7 days | 2,424 mi · 5–7 days · truck in 1–6 days |
| Atlanta, GA → San Francisco, CA | 2,472 | $1,425 | $1,265–$1,590 | 1–15 days | 5–7 days | 2,472 mi · 5–7 days · truck in 1–15 days |
| Covington, GA → Cupertino, CA | 2,478 | $1,485 | $1,245–$1,720 | 1–15 days | 5–7 days | 2,478 mi · 5–7 days · truck in 1–15 days |
Your lane is not in the table? Every ZIP pair in Georgia prices the same way, in about 30 seconds.
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Georgia has three Army posts, two Air Force bases, and a Navy submarine base, and a steady flow of military car shipments to match. Fort Stewart, outside Hinesville, is home to the 3rd Infantry Division, with Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah. Fort Benning sits on the Alabama line at Columbus, and Fort Gordon is outside Augusta; both took back those names in 2025. Robins Air Force Base is in Warner Robins near Macon, Moody Air Force Base is outside Valdosta, and Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is at St. Marys, just north of the Florida line.
Most PCS moves land between May and September, and they are usually long: Fort Stewart to Fort Hood, Fort Gordon to a post in Washington state, Robins to a base in California. If you have orders, send them with the booking so your coordinator can plan the pickup around your report date. Gate access is the practical issue. Many drivers cannot get onto post, so expect to meet the truck at a lot outside the gate in Hinesville, Columbus, or Grovetown.
Atlanta is an easy place to find a truck. This month Atlanta to Chicago runs about $730 and Atlanta to Dallas about $750, both lower than the trips into Georgia from those cities (Chicago to Savannah is about $810, Dallas to Savannah about $990), because carriers that bring cars into Atlanta want a load out of it. Savannah to New York is about $1,050, and Savannah to Boston about $1,075; both run higher per mile than the Atlanta lanes.
Students and graduates make up a chunk of the outbound traffic in May: the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia Tech, Emory, and Georgia State in Atlanta, Georgia Southern in Statesboro, the Savannah College of Art and Design, and Kennesaw State. Athens is reached from I-85 by GA-316, and home football weekends fill the town, so pick a different day if you can. Statesboro is off I-16 and takes a little longer to schedule. Dealers and auction buyers ship out all year, and a car bought at Manheim Atlanta or Manheim Georgia is an easy pickup for a carrier already working the south side of the city.
A loaded car carrier runs about 75 feet. These are the Georgia addresses where it can’t reach the door, and what happens instead. Your coordinator settles it before you book.
Atlanta sits where I-75, I-85, and I-20 meet, with I-285 looping around the city. Anything near that loop is easy for a carrier: Marietta, Smyrna, Norcross, Duluth, College Park, McDonough. Inside the loop, older neighborhoods like Virginia-Highland, Inman Park, and much of Decatur have narrow streets, parked cars on both sides, and low trees, and a 75-foot carrier will usually ask to meet on a main road like Ponce de Leon or at a nearby shopping-center lot. Drivers also avoid the Downtown Connector at rush hour when they can, which shapes the pickup time more than the pickup day.
Outside Atlanta, I-75 runs south through Macon and Valdosta to Florida, I-16 connects Macon to Savannah, I-95 runs the coast past Savannah and Brunswick, and I-20 crosses to Augusta. Cities on those roads price close to Atlanta. North Georgia is the hard part. Blue Ridge, Ellijay, Helen, and Dahlonega are reached on winding two-lane roads, and the cabins people ship cars to are often on steep gravel drives. Expect a meet-up in town or at a lot on GA-400 or US-76. The coast is different again. Brunswick's Colonel's Island terminal handled 779,000 vehicles in 2025, more than any other US port, so car haulers are a familiar sight on I-95 there. St. Simons and Tybee Island are reached by causeway and have tight residential streets, so a meet-up on the mainland side is common.
Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30. Savannah, Brunswick, and the Golden Isles sit low on the coast, and when a watch or warning covers them, carriers stop loading, and an evacuation order fills I-16 and I-95 with outbound traffic. Pickups and deliveries in that area hold until the warning lifts. Expect three to seven days of slip and a text from your coordinator with the new window. The quoted price does not change.
Inland, the winter hazard is ice. A few times a winter, freezing rain coats Atlanta's hills and overpasses, traffic stops fast when it does, and carriers wait it out, usually for a day or two. Summer heat does not slow trucks, though afternoon thunderstorms in July and August can push a pickup time to the evening.
Expect a call from the driver about 24 hours out and a text from your coordinator with the pickup window the day before.
Leaving Georgia costs less on 2 of the 6 pairs priced this month. Carriers price the empty miles home, so the busier direction costs more. Each pair below is the same out-of-state city in both directions, running sedan, open carrier.
Dallas
Houston
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Boston
Calendar
When the same lanes get busy, and what that does to your pickup week.
How busy the Georgia lanes get each month, from our coordinators’ calendar. Busier months fill trucks sooner and cost more.
Georgia rules
The rules that catch people who bring a car in from another state.
Rules as of the review date below. The Georgia Department of Revenue Motor Vehicle Division is the source, and your county tag office handles the registration; Georgia's Clean Air Force runs the emissions program.
Questions
In October 2026, New York to Atlanta runs about $1,040 for a running sedan on an open carrier, with most trucks between roughly $810 and $1,270. Boston to Atlanta is about $1,070. The price for your exact ZIP pair is held 14 days once quoted.
Savannah to New York runs about $1,050 in October 2026, most trucks between roughly $810 and $1,285. Savannah to Boston is about $1,075. Transit is two to three days once the car is loaded. Northbound lanes out of the Southeast tighten in March and April, when Florida's seasonal residents head home on the same trucks.
Around Atlanta a carrier is usually assigned in a day or two; the mountains and rural south Georgia can take a few days longer. One driver covers about 400 to 500 miles a day, so Chicago and Dallas are about two days from Atlanta, New York two to three, and California five to six. Coastal storms can add three to seven days.
Yes. Send your orders with the booking so your coordinator can work back from your report date. Many car haulers cannot get through the gate, so plan to meet the driver at a lot outside it, in Hinesville, Columbus, or Grovetown. Summer is the busiest PCS window, so book a few weeks ahead if you can.
Yes, once. New residents pay the title ad valorem tax (TAVT), 3% of the car's fair market value, when they first title it in Georgia. You have 30 days from moving to register, you need a Georgia license or ID first, and in the 13 metro Atlanta emissions counties the car needs a Georgia emissions test.
Los Angeles to Atlanta runs about $1,335 on an open carrier in October 2026, most trucks between roughly $1,120 and $1,555. Savannah to Los Angeles, going west, is about $1,420. Count five to six days in transit after pickup. Enclosed transport on the same trip usually runs 30 to 50% more than open.
Atlanta to Dallas runs about $750 in October 2026 for a running sedan on an open carrier, most trucks between roughly $585 and $915. Dallas to Savannah, the other way, is about $990. Count about two days in transit. If the pickup is inside the I-285 loop, plan to meet the driver on a main road or at a nearby lot.
The data
The numbers are rebuilt from our own pricing each month and published with the page, so the dates above are the real ones.
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