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State guide · October 2026
What it costs to ship a car to or from Mississippi, which roads the carriers use between Jackson and the Gulf Coast, and why leaving the state costs about as much as coming in.
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 $1,285 from New York to Jackson and about $1,315 from Gulfport to New York. Jackson to Dallas runs about $485 and Gulfport to Atlanta about $555. Gulfport to Los Angeles is about $1,320. Hurricane watches on the coast can delay pickups from June through November.
Calendar
When the same lanes get busy, and what that does to your pickup week.
How busy the Mississippi lanes get each month, from our coordinators’ calendar. Busier months fill trucks sooner and cost more.
What it costs
In many interior states a car headed back east ships for far less than one coming in, because carriers want a load for the return run. Mississippi doesn't get much of that discount. This month Gulfport to New York costs about $1,315 and New York to Jackson about $1,285. Jackson to Denver is about $1,380, more than Denver to Gulfport at about $1,095, and Jackson to Chicago is about $935 against $980 for Chicago to Gulfport. The best-priced Mississippi lanes are short runs to the big hubs next door, Jackson to Dallas and Gulfport to Atlanta.
The figures here come from Mississippi lanes we priced in October 2026, for a running sedan on an open carrier. Jackson and Gulfport are the two ends we priced. The sections below cover who ships cars in and out of the state, from airmen at Keesler to students at Ole Miss and Mississippi State, which parts of the state sit near an interstate, how hurricane and tornado seasons move a pickup date, and what the county tax collector will want when the car arrives.
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 · 12 Mississippi lanes
Approximate prices for a running sedan on an open carrier, from the Mississippi lanes we priced in October 2026, meant for planning. Several Mississippi lanes show a wide band, and a flexible pickup window helps a coordinator land the lower end of it. Your ZIP pair, vehicle and week set the final figure, and the calculator prices them in about 30 seconds.
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.
$1,285most trucks $1,050–$1,525
1,199 mi3 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–18 hours
About 1,200 miles, down I-81 through Virginia and across Alabama on I-59 and I-20. New York to Jackson costs about $1,285 this month, with most trucks between $1,050 and $1,525, and the car spends about three days on the truck.
Price this route$1,315most trucks $1,050–$1,580
1,267 mi3–4 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–3 days
Gulfport to New York runs about $1,315, a little more than the trip south, so Mississippi gets no return-load discount on this lane. Trucks head north on US-49 and I-59 before picking up I-81, about 1,270 miles in all.
Price this route$485most trucks $415–$555
405 mi1–2 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–38 hours
I-20 runs the whole 405 miles, through Vicksburg, Monroe and Shreveport. At about $485, with a band of $415 to $555, it is the cheapest lane in the Mississippi table, and most cars arrive the day after loading.
Price this route$555most trucks $430–$675
400 mi1 day on the trucktruck assigned in 1–9 hours
About 400 miles by I-10 to Mobile, I-65 to Montgomery and I-85 into Atlanta. Gulfport to Atlanta costs about $555 this month, while Atlanta to Jackson runs about $625. In hurricane season a coastal watch can push the pickup a few days.
Price this route$935most trucks $745–$1,120
741 mi2 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–3 hours
I-55 runs from Jackson to Chicago the whole way, through Memphis and St. Louis, about 740 miles. The lane costs about $935, a little under Chicago to Gulfport at about $980, and takes about two days.
Price this route$1,320most trucks $995–$1,645
1,945 mi4–5 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–21 hours
Gulfport and Los Angeles are both on I-10, so the truck follows one interstate for about 1,950 miles through Houston, San Antonio and Phoenix. The lane runs about $1,320 with a wide band of $995 to $1,645, and transit takes four to five days.
Price this route| 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 |
| Dallas, TX → Gulfport, MS | 558 | $575 | $435–$710 | 1–10 hours | 2 days | 558 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–10 hours |
| Chicago, IL → Gulfport, MS | 899 | $980 | $795–$1,170 | 1–27 hours | 2–3 days | 899 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–27 hours |
| New York, NY → Jackson, MS | 1,199 | $1,285 | $1,050–$1,525 | 1–18 hours | 3 days | 1,199 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–18 hours |
| Denver, CO → Gulfport, MS | 1,380 | $1,095 | $855–$1,335 | 1–3 days | 3–4 days | 1,380 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–3 days |
| Los Angeles, CA → Jackson, MS | 1,840 | $1,395 | $1,070–$1,725 | 1–6 days | 4–5 days | 1,840 mi · 4–5 days · truck in 1–6 days |
| 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 |
| Jackson, MS → Dallas, TX | 405 | $485 | $415–$555 | 1–38 hours | 1–2 days | 405 mi · 1–2 days · truck in 1–38 hours |
| Jackson, MS → Chicago, IL | 741 | $935 | $745–$1,120 | 1–3 hours | 2 days | 741 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–3 hours |
| Jackson, MS → Denver, CO | 1,224 | $1,380 | $975–$1,790 | 1–15 hours | 3–4 days | 1,224 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–15 hours |
| Gulfport, MS → New York, NY | 1,267 | $1,315 | $1,050–$1,580 | 1–3 days | 3–4 days | 1,267 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–3 days |
| Gulfport, MS → Los Angeles, CA | 1,945 | $1,320 | $995–$1,645 | 1–21 hours | 4–5 days | 1,945 mi · 4–5 days · truck in 1–21 hours |
Your lane is not in the table? Every ZIP pair in Mississippi prices the same way, in about 30 seconds.
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Where in Mississippi the car is decides how fast a truck comes and whether it reaches the door. Tap a city to price a pickup there.
Jackson is where I-55 crosses I-20, so trucks from every direction pass through the metro. New York to Jackson costs about $1,285 this October, Jackson to Dallas about $485 and Jackson to Chicago about $935. Nissan's assembly plant in Canton, just up I-55, and Jackson State students in August add to the traffic through the metro.
Gulfport sits on I-10 where US-49 heads north, with the state port downtown and the Seabee base a few miles inland. Gulfport to New York runs about $1,315 this month, Gulfport to Atlanta about $555, and Dallas to Gulfport about $575. From June through November a hurricane watch on the coast stops loading until it lifts.
Keesler Air Force Base fills Biloxi's calendar, with technical-training students and instructors arriving and leaving throughout the year and the heaviest PCS weeks in summer. I-110 runs from I-10 straight into the city, a short detour for a carrier on the coast run. Send your report date and the earliest day the car can leave when you book.
Price a pickup in BiloxiHattiesburg sits where I-59 meets US-49 and US-98, a regular stop for trucks running between New Orleans and Birmingham. Southern Miss and William Carey students arrive in August, and Camp Shelby, south of town on US-49, hosts Guard and Reserve units for training. Addresses near I-59 or the US-98 shopping strip are the easiest for a driver to reach.
Price a pickup in HattiesburgI-20 and I-59 run together through Meridian, so trucks bound for Birmingham, Atlanta and New Orleans pass the city daily. Naval Air Station Meridian, northeast of town, trains Navy and Marine Corps jet pilots, and student moves follow the class schedule. Give the coordinator your report date so the pickup lines up with it.
Price a pickup in MeridianOle Miss puts Oxford on the August and May calendar, about 20 miles east of I-55 at Batesville on MS-6. Home football Saturdays fill every lot near the Grove and the Square, so pick another day. Dorm pickups usually move to a wide store lot on the MS-6 bypass, where the driver can load without blocking traffic.
Price a pickup in OxfordMississippi State students arrive in August, and Starkville sits on US-82 about 25 miles west of Columbus Air Force Base. Neither town is on an interstate, so expect a day or two longer to assign a truck than in Jackson. A big store lot on US-82 is the usual meet-up when a dorm or apartment street is too tight.
Price a pickup in StarkvilleSouthaven is on I-55 just south of the Tennessee line, part of the Memphis metro. Trucks working the Memphis hub reach DeSoto County addresses without a detour, so a pickup here is usually assigned faster than one in the Delta to the south. Newer subdivisions with wide streets often take a carrier at the door.
Price a pickup in SouthavenKeesler Air Force Base in Biloxi hosts the 81st Training Wing, which runs technical training for airmen, so students and instructors rotate through all year. Columbus Air Force Base trains Air Force pilots with the 14th Flying Training Wing, and Naval Air Station Meridian is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training bases. The Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport is home to Seabee units, and Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg trains Guard and Reserve units.
Keesler and the Seabee base sit on I-10, which keeps them easy for a carrier. Meridian is on I-20 and I-59, and NAS Meridian is a short drive northeast of town. Columbus AFB is the one off the interstates, reached on US-45 and US-82, so a pickup there may wait a day or two longer or turn into a meet-up in Columbus. Summer is the busy PCS season. Give the coordinator your report date and the earliest day the car can leave, and a window of a few days around it.
Students make up the next big group. Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi State in Starkville, Southern Miss in Hattiesburg and Jackson State in Jackson fill up in August and empty in May. Oxford and Starkville both sit off the interstates, Oxford about 20 miles east of I-55 and Starkville on US-82 near Columbus, so a dorm pickup often becomes a meet-up at a wide lot in town.
Then there are relocations along the I-10 coast and in the Jackson metro, and cars bought out of state. Atlanta to Jackson runs about $625 this month, and Dallas to Gulfport about $575. From farther away, Chicago to Gulfport is about $980 and Los Angeles to Jackson about $1,395. Leaving the state, Gulfport to New York is about $1,315 and Jackson to Chicago about $935.
Five interstates do most of the work. I-55 runs north and south from the Memphis suburbs through Grenada, Jackson and McComb toward New Orleans. I-20 crosses from Vicksburg through Jackson to Meridian and on to Birmingham. I-10 follows the coast through Pascagoula, Biloxi, Gulfport and Bay St. Louis. I-59 links Meridian, Hattiesburg and Picayune, and I-22 cuts across the northeast from Tupelo toward Birmingham. Jackson, the coast, Hattiesburg, Meridian and the DeSoto County suburbs south of Memphis all get trucks without much trouble.
The Delta is the main area off those roads. Greenville, Clarksdale, Cleveland and Greenwood lie along US-61 and US-49, a long way from any interstate. The Golden Triangle, Columbus, Starkville and West Point, is reached on US-45 and US-82. Natchez sits on the river at the end of US-61 and US-84. Pickups in these places wait longer for a carrier, and many end up as a meet-up at a truck stop or a big-box lot on the nearest four-lane highway. Rural roads with soft shoulders and gravel drives are other reasons a driver will ask to meet in town.
Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30, and the Mississippi coast is in the path of Gulf storms. When a watch or warning covers Harrison, Hancock or Jackson County, carriers stop loading there and do not drive into an evacuation. Expect a slip of several days and a text from your coordinator with the new window. The quoted price stays the same.
Inland, the risk is tornadoes, most often in spring. A tornado warning stops a truck for hours, and storm damage can close a road for longer. Plan for summer heat too. If the car has been parked for weeks, check the battery and tires so it starts and rolls onto the trailer.
Your coordinator confirms the pickup window by text the day before.
Leaving Mississippi costs less on 4 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.
Atlanta
Dallas
Chicago
New York
Denver
Los Angeles
Mississippi rules
The rules that catch people who bring a car in from another state.
Rules as of the review date below. The Mississippi Department of Revenue sets the tag and title rules, and your county tax collector handles the registration; check with them before you go.
Questions
In October 2026, Gulfport to New York runs about $1,315 for a running sedan on an open carrier, with most trucks between roughly $1,050 and $1,580. The other direction, New York to Jackson, is about $1,285. The trip is about 1,200 to 1,270 miles, roughly three days on the truck. The calculator prices your exact ZIP pair and holds it for 14 days.
Not by much. In October 2026, Gulfport to New York is about $1,315 and New York to Jackson about $1,285. Jackson to Denver is about $1,380 and Denver to Gulfport about $1,095. The best-priced lanes are short runs to big hubs: Jackson to Dallas is about $485 and Gulfport to Atlanta about $555. A flexible pickup window helps a coordinator match you with a truck already passing through.
Yes. Keesler in Biloxi sits on I-10 and gets trucks easily. Columbus AFB is off the interstates on US-45 and US-82, so a pickup there may wait a day or two longer or become a meet-up in Columbus. Send your report date and the earliest day the car can leave, and your coordinator plans the window around it.
Allow a few days to assign a carrier, longer from the Delta or the Golden Triangle. Transit runs about 400 to 500 miles a day: about a day to Dallas or Atlanta, two days to Chicago, about three to New York or Denver, and four to five to Los Angeles. Hurricane watches on the coast and tornado warnings inland can add time.
No. Mississippi repealed its annual safety inspection sticker effective July 1, 2015, and has no emissions test. New residents have 30 days to register at the county tax collector if the out-of-state registration is current. Bring the title, an odometer disclosure, ID and proof of liability insurance at 25/50/25, and expect ad valorem tax based on the car's value.
Carriers stop loading in a watch or warning area and do not drive into an evacuation. Once the storm passes and the roads are clear, the pickup goes into the next open window. Expect several days of slip and a text from your coordinator with the new dates. The quoted price does not change.
Gulfport to Los Angeles runs about $1,320 on an open carrier in October 2026, with a wide band of roughly $995 to $1,645. Los Angeles to Jackson is about $1,395. The trip is about 1,850 to 1,950 miles, so plan on four to five days in transit after pickup.
Jackson to Dallas runs about $485 for a running sedan on an open carrier in October 2026, most trucks between roughly $415 and $555. Dallas to Gulfport is about $575, with a band of $435 to $710. Both trips are 400 to 560 miles, so the car is usually on the truck for a day or two after pickup.
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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