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State guide · October 2026
What it costs to ship a car to or from New Jersey, which roads a car carrier can and cannot use here, and what the MVC needs when you bring a car 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 $1,080 from Cherry Hill to Miami and $1,080 from Newark to Orlando, while Miami to Newark runs about $885. Chicago to Cherry Hill is about $725 and Los Angeles to Newark about $1,575. Shore and North Jersey addresses off the truck routes usually mean a meet-up.
Where in New Jersey the car is decides how fast a truck comes and whether it reaches the door. Tap a city to price a pickup there.
Newark sits on Turnpike exits 14 and 15, beside the Port Newark-Elizabeth auto terminals where imported cars are loaded onto carriers daily, so trucks are always nearby. Downtown blocks are tight, and lots near the airport handle most loading. In October, Newark to Orlando priced about $1,080 and Miami to Newark about $885.
Jersey City's waterfront towers have garages a 75-foot rig can't enter, and the streets around Journal Square and Paulus Hook are parked solid. Most owners meet the driver near Turnpike Extension exit 14C or at a shopping center on Route 440. Flower Mound, Texas, to Jersey City priced about $1,030 in October.
Hackensack, the Bergen County seat, sits between I-80 and Routes 4 and 17, and its large medical center hires staff from other states. Dealerships line Route 17 to the north, which keeps cars moving in and out of the county. Seattle to Hackensack priced about $1,655 in October, one of the longest lanes into New Jersey.
New Brunswick sits at Turnpike exit 9 and on Route 18, with Rutgers' main campuses on both banks of the Raritan. Move-in days the week before Labor Day jam the campus streets, so drivers load at lots along Route 18 or US-1. The city's teaching hospitals add a wave of residents and fellows who start on July 1.
Price a pickup in New BrunswickPrinceton is on US-1 and Route 27, about 10 miles from the Turnpike at exit 8A, and the university brings in faculty and graduate students each August. The tree-lined streets around Nassau Street and the older neighborhoods are tight for a full carrier, so drivers usually meet owners at a lot on US-1.
Price a pickup in PrincetonCherry Hill sits on I-295 and Route 70 across the river from Philadelphia, and South Jersey's car traffic runs through it. In October, Cherry Hill to Miami priced about $1,080 open and $1,585 enclosed, Cherry Hill to Dallas about $1,050, and Chicago to Cherry Hill about $725. The Route 70 and Route 38 corridors offer plenty of lots for loading.
Toms River, the Ocean County seat, lies on the Garden State Parkway south of exit 105, where trucks are allowed, and Route 37 runs east to the bridges for Seaside Heights. Ocean County has dozens of 55-and-over communities, and residents who winter in Florida ship from them each fall. Their interior roads are narrow, so drivers often load near the entrance.
Price a pickup in Toms RiverAtlantic City sits at the end of the Atlantic City Expressway, which car carriers use freely, about 60 miles from Philadelphia. Casino garages are off limits to a rig, so drivers meet owners at mainland lots in Pleasantville or Absecon. Aiken, South Carolina, to Absecon priced about $1,090 enclosed in October.
Price a pickup in Atlantic CityWhat it costs
The New Jersey Turnpike is the main road for car haulers between New England, New York, and everything south of Philadelphia, so a truck is never far away. Getting that truck to your street is the hard part. Commercial trucks over 10,000 pounds are barred from the Garden State Parkway north of exit 105, which takes the most direct road out of play for much of Monmouth, Middlesex, Union, Essex, and Bergen counties. The Shore towns sit on barrier islands with one or two bridges each. Older neighborhoods in Hoboken, Jersey City, and the inner suburbs were laid out long before 75-foot rigs existed.
We priced New Jersey lanes from two ends this month, Newark for the north and Cherry Hill for the south, because the state behaves like two metro areas joined by a toll road. North Jersey shares its trucks with New York City; South Jersey shares them with Philadelphia. All figures are for a running sedan on an open carrier in October 2026. Where your address sits relative to those two metros, and to the Parkway, matters as much as the miles.
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 · 24 New Jersey lanes
Approximate prices for a running sedan on an open carrier, from the New Jersey lanes we priced in October 2026. Addresses near the Turnpike, I-287, I-295, or I-78 sit at the low end of each lane. Shore islands and tight North Jersey streets add a meet-up rather than a surcharge. The calculator prices your exact ZIP pair 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.
$1,080most trucks $890–$1,265
1,206 mi3–4 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–3 days
Carriers take I-295 to the Delaware Memorial Bridge and I-95 the rest of the way, about 1,206 miles. Open transport priced about $1,080 in October and enclosed about $1,585, and both climb in early November as snowbird cars fill the trucks.
Price this route$1,080most trucks $830–$1,315
1,078 mi3 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–3 days
The Turnpike feeds straight into I-95 south, and drivers switch to I-4 at Daytona Beach for the last hour into Orlando. At about $1,080 in October, the lane cost far more than Orlando to Newark, which priced about $715.
Price this route$885most trucks $750–$1,020
1,282 mi3–4 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–13 hours
Northbound I-95 trucks run light in the fall, so this 1,282-mile lane priced about $885 in October, most trucks between $750 and $1,020. It becomes the tight direction in March and April.
Price this route$725most trucks $600–$850
766 mi2 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–3 days
Drivers come east on the Indiana Toll Road and the Ohio Turnpike, then the Pennsylvania Turnpike to its Delaware River bridge, about half an hour from Cherry Hill. The 766-mile lane priced about $725 in October, while Newark to Chicago ran about $825.
Price this route$1,400most trucks $1,205–$1,590
2,723 mi6–7 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–13 hours
Most carriers run I-81 south to I-40 and follow it west through Memphis, Oklahoma City and Albuquerque, about 2,723 miles. October's price was about $1,400, most trucks between $1,205 and $1,590.
Price this route$1,575most trucks $1,310–$1,840
2,781 mi6–7 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–34 hours
Eastbound from Los Angeles cost more this fall, about $1,575 for 2,781 miles, with most trucks between $1,310 and $1,840. Once loaded, the car spends close to a week on the road.
Price this route| Lane | Miles | Approx. price | Most trucks | Truck assigned in | Transit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY → Hillsborough, NJ | 52 | $195 | $125–$270 | 1–27 hours | 1 day | 52 mi · 1 day · truck in 1–27 hours |
| Chatham, VA → Phillipsburg, NJ | 431 | $640 | $510–$765 | 1–28 hours | 1–2 days | 431 mi · 1–2 days · truck in 1–28 hours |
| Chicago, IL → Cherry Hill, NJ | 766 | $725 | $600–$850 | 1–3 days | 2 days | 766 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–3 days |
| Atlanta, GA → Cherry Hill, NJ | 796 | $805 | $610–$995 | 1–48 hours | 2 days | 796 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–48 hours |
| Orlando, FL → Cherry Hill, NJ | 1,002 | $855 | $685–$1,030 | 1–14 hours | 3 days | 1,002 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–14 hours |
| Orlando, FL → Newark, NJ | 1,078 | $715 | $560–$870 | 1–23 hours | 3 days | 1,078 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–23 hours |
| Miami, FL → Newark, NJ | 1,282 | $885 | $750–$1,020 | 1–13 hours | 3–4 days | 1,282 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–13 hours |
| Dallas, TX → Newark, NJ | 1,538 | $1,010 | $830–$1,190 | 1–3 days | 4 days | 1,538 mi · 4 days · truck in 1–3 days |
| Flower Mound, TX → Jersey City, NJ | 1,573 | $1,030 | $805–$1,250 | 1–3 days | 4 days | 1,573 mi · 4 days · truck in 1–3 days |
| Los Angeles, CA → Newark, NJ | 2,781 | $1,575 | $1,310–$1,840 | 1–34 hours | 6–7 days | 2,781 mi · 6–7 days · truck in 1–34 hours |
| Seattle, WA → Hackensack, NJ | 2,850 | $1,655 | $1,330–$1,985 | 1–4 days | 6–8 days | 2,850 mi · 6–8 days · truck in 1–4 days |
| Lane | Miles | Approx. price | Most trucks | Truck assigned in | Transit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlstadt, NJ → Myrtle Beach, SC | 677 | $850 | $680–$1,020 | 1–23 hours | 2 days | 677 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–23 hours |
| Newark, NJ → Rockford, TN | 711 | $880 | $705–$1,050 | 1–2 hours | 2 days | 711 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–2 hours |
| Newark, NJ → Chicago, IL | 781 | $825 | $705–$940 | 1–3 days | 2 days | 781 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–3 days |
| 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 |
| Newark, NJ → Orlando, FL | 1,078 | $1,080 | $830–$1,315 | 1–3 days | 3 days | 1,078 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–3 days |
| Cherry Hill, NJ → Miami, FL | 1,206 | $1,080 | $890–$1,265 | 1–3 days | 3–4 days | 1,206 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–3 days |
| Newark, NJ → Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1,264 | $1,150 | $1,035–$1,265 | 1–3 days | 3–4 days | 1,264 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–3 days |
| Cherry Hill, NJ → Dallas, TX | 1,471 | $1,050 | $930–$1,170 | 1–2 days | 3–4 days | 1,471 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–2 days |
| Budd Lake, NJ → Mckinney, TX | 1,505 | $1,280 | $1,025–$1,530 | 1–3 days | 4 days | 1,505 mi · 4 days · truck in 1–3 days |
| Marlton, NJ → New Braunfels, TX | 1,727 | $1,170 | $975–$1,365 | 1–27 hours | 4–5 days | 1,727 mi · 4–5 days · truck in 1–27 hours |
| Cherry Hill, NJ → Los Angeles, CA | 2,723 | $1,400 | $1,205–$1,590 | 1–13 hours | 6–7 days | 2,723 mi · 6–7 days · truck in 1–13 hours |
| North Bergen, NJ → Gresham, OR | 2,883 | $1,705 | $1,400–$2,010 | 1–6 days | 6–8 days | 2,883 mi · 6–8 days · truck in 1–6 days |
| West Orange, NJ → Portland, OR | 2,883 | $1,620 | $1,410–$1,835 | 1–28 hours | 6–8 days | 2,883 mi · 6–8 days · truck in 1–28 hours |
| Lane | Miles | Approx. price | Most trucks | Truck assigned in | Transit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken, SC → Absecon, NJ | 733 | $1,090 | $785–$1,395 | 1–19 hours | 2 days | 733 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–19 hours |
| Cherry Hill, NJ → Miami, FL | 1,206 | $1,585 | $1,315–$1,850 | 1–3 days | 3–4 days | 1,206 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–3 days |
| Bradley Beach, NJ → Pompano Beach, FL | 1,235 | $1,530 | $1,340–$1,720 | 1–3 days | 3–4 days | 1,235 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–3 days |
Your lane is not in the table? Every ZIP pair in New Jersey prices the same way, in about 30 seconds.
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In the fall, the New Jersey cars on a truck are mostly headed to Florida. Seasonal residents from Bergen County down to Ocean County head south between mid-October and Thanksgiving, and their cars ride the same I-95 trucks as New York's. This month Cherry Hill to Miami was about $1,080 open and about $1,585 enclosed, and Newark to Orlando about $1,080. Both lanes run daily, so a pickup window of a few days usually gets a truck quickly, but the first half of November is the stretch to avoid if your dates can move.
Relocations make up most of the rest. Newark to Atlanta came in around $990, Cherry Hill to Dallas about $1,050, Newark to Chicago about $825, and Cherry Hill to Los Angeles about $1,400 this month. South Jersey pickups along I-295 and the Atlantic City Expressway tend to be quick to schedule because the Philadelphia trucks pass them. In North Jersey the pickup itself takes more planning than the price. If you live on a Parkway-only stretch or a Hudson County block with no room for a rig, plan to meet the driver at a big-box lot near a Turnpike or I-287 exit.
Inbound, the snowbird season runs in reverse in March and April, and Florida to New Jersey lanes are tight for those six weeks. This October, with most trucks headed south, Miami to Newark cost about $885 and Orlando to Cherry Hill about $855. Chicago to Cherry Hill was about $725, Atlanta to Cherry Hill about $805, Dallas to Newark about $1,010, and Los Angeles to Newark about $1,575.
Dealers and the military keep cars moving here all year. Manheim New Jersey holds its sales in Wrightstown, next to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, and dealers ship inventory in and out of that lot by the truckload. The base itself, Picatinny Arsenal in Morris County, and Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck all bring in service members and staff on new orders, mostly in summer. Students arrive in late August for Rutgers in New Brunswick, Princeton, Rowan in Glassboro, Montclair State, and Stevens in Hoboken. A Hoboken address almost always means a meet-up away from the city streets.
A loaded car carrier runs about 75 feet. These are the New Jersey addresses where it can’t reach the door, and what happens instead. Your coordinator settles it before you book.
The Turnpike carries the through traffic from the George Washington Bridge to the Delaware Memorial Bridge, and I-295 runs beside it through South Jersey. I-78 and I-80 cross the north toward Pennsylvania, and I-287 loops around the western suburbs from Mahwah to Perth Amboy. Towns along those roads, which covers much of Middlesex, Mercer, Burlington, Camden, Morris, and Somerset counties, get door pickups most of the time. Atlantic City is reached on the Atlantic City Expressway and is easy for trucks.
Most of the trouble comes from the Parkway. North of exit 105 in Monmouth County, it is closed to trucks over 10,000 pounds, and a loaded car carrier is far heavier. A town most people reach by the Parkway, such as Red Bank or Bloomfield, has to be reached on local roads instead, which often means a meet-up. The Shore barrier islands work the same way. Long Beach Island hangs on the Route 72 causeway, and Ocean City, the Wildwoods, and Cape May are reached over bridges and narrow streets that fill up every summer weekend. Expect to meet the driver on the mainland side; your coordinator picks the spot with you before you book.
New Jersey's weather delays come from the ocean. Nor'easters between November and March bring snow inland and flooding on the Shore, and tropical storms from August into October can close causeways and order evacuations on the barrier islands. Carriers do not load or deliver into an evacuation zone, so a Shore pickup during a storm warning waits until the roads reopen. Inland pickups near the Turnpike rarely lose more than a day. In both cases your coordinator texts the new window, and the price you were quoted stays the same.
Snow in North Jersey takes away parking more than it stops trucks. After a big storm, the lots a driver would use for a meet-up fill with plowed snow for a few days, so keep a second spot in mind. If your schedule bends, the quiet windows are December through February for heading south and June through September for coming north.
Your coordinator confirms the pickup window by text the day before.
Leaving New Jersey costs less on 1 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.
Chicago
Atlanta
Orlando
Miami
Dallas
Los Angeles
Calendar
When the same lanes get busy, and what that does to your pickup week.
How busy the New Jersey lanes get each month, from our coordinators’ calendar. Busier months fill trucks sooner and cost more.
New Jersey rules
The rules that catch people who bring a car in from another state.
Rules as of the review date below. The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission is the source, and the one to check before you register; its inspection pages list the vehicles that are exempt.
Questions
In October 2026, Cherry Hill to Miami runs about $1,080 for a running sedan on an open carrier, most trucks between $890 and $1,265, and Newark to Orlando about $1,080. Enclosed, Cherry Hill to Miami is about $1,585. Prices peak in the first two weeks of November. The calculator prices your exact ZIP pair and the figure holds for 14 days in writing.
Miami to Newark was about $885 in October 2026 for a running sedan on an open carrier, most trucks between $750 and $1,020. Orlando to Cherry Hill was about $855. These lanes tighten in March and April, when seasonal residents head home, and seasonal peaks can add up to about 20 percent.
North of exit 105 in Monmouth County, the Parkway is closed to trucks over 10,000 pounds, and a loaded car carrier weighs far more. Drivers use the Turnpike, I-287, I-78, and local truck routes instead. If your address is only practical from the Parkway, the driver will ask to meet at a lot near one of those roads. The spot is settled before you book and costs nothing extra.
Usually to a meet-up on the mainland. Long Beach Island depends on the Route 72 causeway, and Ocean City, the Wildwoods, and Cape May have narrow streets that fill up in summer. A 75-foot rig needs a lot with room to load, such as a shopping center near the causeway or the Parkway's southern exits, where trucks are allowed. You and your coordinator pick it before booking.
Passenger cars get an emissions inspection, and safety inspections ended in 2010. Inspections come every two years, new cars get their first one at five years, and fully electric cars are exempt. You have 60 days after moving to register, and you need New Jersey insurance first. Check the MVC for when your first inspection is due.
Carriers on the Turnpike corridor are usually assigned within a day or two, then cover 400 to 500 miles a day. Newark to Orlando takes about three days, Cherry Hill to Miami three to four, Chicago to Cherry Hill about two, and Los Angeles to Newark six to seven. Nor'easters and Shore evacuations can add days.
Cherry Hill to Los Angeles runs about $1,400 for a running sedan on an open carrier in October 2026, most trucks between $1,205 and $1,590. Coming east costs more, about $1,575 from Los Angeles to Newark. Transit runs six to seven days in each direction.
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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