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State guide · October 2026

New York Car Shipping

What it costs to ship a car to or from New York, which lanes the trucks actually run, and the two things that decide your price here: where in the state the car is, and whether it is winter.

Written by Adam Scott, Coordinator at Broadway Auto Transport · September 17, 2026 · Prices updated October 20, 2026

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The short answer

Shipping a running sedan out of New York on an open carrier runs about $1,100 to $1,150 to the Southeast in October 2026, about $1,235 to $1,305 to Texas, and about $1,500 to the West Coast. Downstate pickups are usually a meet-up near a highway, because full-size carriers cannot use the parkways or work a Manhattan block. Upstate lanes pause for lake-effect snow.

New York car shipping, city by city

Where in New York the car is decides how fast a truck comes and whether it reaches the door. Tap a city to price a pickup there.

ManhattanBrooklynQueensLong IslandAlbanySyracuseRochesterBuffalo

  • Manhattan car shipping

    A 75-foot carrier cannot stop on a midtown block or turn onto most side streets, so Manhattan cars are handed over at a lot near the Cross Bronx Expressway, agreed before booking. New York to Miami costs about $1,130 this October. The return trip, Miami to New York, is about $875.

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  • Brooklyn car shipping

    Brownstone blocks in Park Slope, Cobble Hill and Bed-Stuy are too narrow for the rig, so Brooklyn loads meet the driver near the BQE or the Gowanus Expressway. Brooklyn to Fort Lauderdale runs about $1,130 this month and Fort Lauderdale to Brooklyn about $940. Brooklyn to Dallas is about $1,280.

    • From Fort Lauderdale$940
    • To Fort Lauderdale$1,130
    Price a pickup in Brooklyn

  • Queens car shipping

    Queens has three truck routes, the Long Island Expressway, the Van Wyck and the BQE, and the Grand Central and Cross Island parkways bar commercial vehicles. A pickup in Forest Hills, Flushing or Jackson Heights moves to a lot along the LIE or the Van Wyck. Queens has no lane of its own in the tables, and its addresses price off the New York City rows.

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  • Long Island car shipping

    Oyster Bay and the rest of the North Shore lie past the Northern State Parkway, which bans commercial traffic, on roads too narrow for a full carrier. Drivers usually meet North Shore customers on NY 106 near the Long Island Expressway in Jericho or Hicksville. Huntington to Naples costs about $1,185 this October, and Brookhaven to Vero Beach about $1,080.

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  • Albany car shipping

    Albany sits where the I-87 Northway meets the I-90 Thruway, so carriers bound for New England, Montreal and western New York all pass through. State workers, UAlbany students and RPI students across the Hudson in Troy keep the lanes moving all year. Albany to Sarasota costs about $1,190 this month and Sarasota to Albany about $1,085.

    • From Sarasota$1,085
    • To Sarasota$1,190
    Price a pickup in Albany

  • Syracuse car shipping

    Syracuse is where I-81 crosses the Thruway, putting it on the Chicago run and on the road north to Fort Drum. Syracuse University students fill the August lanes, and lake-effect snow off Ontario can hold a winter pickup for a day. Syracuse to Orlando runs about $1,210 this October; Chicago to Syracuse is about $800.

    • From Chicago$800
    • To Orlando$1,210
    Price a pickup in Syracuse

  • Rochester car shipping

    Rochester sits a few miles north of the Thruway, tied to it by I-490 and I-390, and most suburban driveways take a door pickup. RIT and the University of Rochester set the campus calendar, while retirees ship toward southwest Florida. Rochester to Fort Myers costs about $1,385 this month, and Fort Myers to Rochester about $1,185.

    • From Fort Myers$1,185
    • To Fort Myers$1,385
    Price a pickup in Rochester

  • Buffalo car shipping

    Buffalo carriers run the Thruway east or I-90 west past Erie toward Ohio, and I-190 links downtown with the Peace Bridge to Fort Erie, Ontario. The southern suburbs, Orchard Park among them, take the heaviest lake-effect snow. Buffalo to Tampa costs about $1,275 this October, Tampa to Buffalo about $1,220, and Buffalo to Los Angeles about $1,620.

    • From Tampa$1,220
    • To Savannah$1,160
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What it costs

What it costs to ship a car to or from New York

New York is two shipping markets that happen to share a DMV. Downstate, meaning the five boroughs, Long Island, and the lower Hudson Valley, is one of the biggest origins for southbound cars in the country, and trucks are never short there; room to load one is. Upstate, from Albany west along I-90 to Buffalo and north up I-81 to Watertown, is ordinary interstate hauling with a winter that bans trucks from the Thruway a few times a year. The same sedan going to Orlando prices differently from Brooklyn and from Rochester, and this page keeps them apart.

Every number on this page comes from lanes we priced this month, and the page is rebuilt when the numbers are. They describe a running sedan on an open carrier and are meant for planning, not booking. What the text adds is the part a table cannot: which weeks the Florida lanes fill up, what a Manhattan address does to delivery day, why a Watertown pickup can wait longer for a truck than a Buffalo one, and the inspection rule that surprises almost everyone who registers a car here for the first time.

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 · 117 New York lanes

most shipments $805–$1,325
$600Floor$1,570Ceiling

Approximate prices for a running sedan on an open carrier, from the New York lanes we priced this month. They are planning figures, not quotes. Downstate pickups sit at the low end of most lanes because every truck heading south passes them; pickups off the upstate corridors sit higher. Your exact ZIP pair, vehicle, and week decide, and the calculator gives you the exact number in about 30 seconds.

What moves the number

Florida lanes, Oct–Nov and Mar–Apr
up to +20%
Sedan → large SUV or pickup
up to +40%
Enclosed instead of open
+30–50%
Manhattan, the parkways, tight streets
a meet-up, no surcharge
Pickup off the I-90 / I-81 corridor
a longer wait
Lake-effect closures (Nov–Mar)
days of slip, not dollars
Typical price, all New York lanes$1,100
Into New York$1,030 typical · 53 lanes
Out of New York$1,185 typical · 62 lanes
Enclosed carrier$2,095 typical · 10 lanes
Typical per mile$0.89
Typical lane length1,239 mi · 3–4 days in transit
Truck assigned within1–25 hours
Quote lock14 days, in writing
Due at booking$0

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

New York routes, priced this month

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.

New York to Miami car shipping

$1,130most trucks $885–$1,400

1,291 mi3–4 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–26 hours

Carriers run I-95 for nearly all 1,291 miles, and the lane costs about $1,130 this October as southbound demand builds toward early November. Those trucks come back north with open slots, so Miami to New York prices lower until March.

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New York to Orlando car shipping

$1,150most trucks $990–$1,310

1,087 mi3 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–4 days

Orlando costs about $1,150, a little above Miami although it sits about 200 miles closer, so the shorter trip saves nothing this month. Carriers leave I-95 at Daytona Beach for I-4, and Orlando to New York comes back at about $715.

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Miami to New York car shipping

$875most trucks $685–$1,070

1,291 mi3–4 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–15 hours

About $875 this month, most trucks between $685 and $1,070, because October carriers head south full and return with room. The lane turns in March and April, when snowbirds send cars north and this run tightens for about six weeks.

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New York to Los Angeles car shipping

$1,500most trucks $1,330–$1,665

2,793 mi6–7 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–45 hours

Carriers cross on I-80, I-70 or I-40, about 2,793 miles and six to seven days on the road, for about $1,500 open or $2,700 enclosed. Westbound is the cheaper way; Los Angeles to New York runs about $1,725.

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New York to Chicago car shipping

$910most trucks $755–$1,065

792 mi2 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–3 days

About $910 for 792 miles, on I-80 across Pennsylvania or the Thruway and Ohio Turnpike. Chicago to New York, at about $745, is the cheaper direction, and both make a two-day run once the car is loaded.

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New York to Dallas car shipping

$1,305most trucks $1,005–$1,605

1,550 mi4 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–31 hours

About $1,305 from Manhattan and about $1,280 from Brooklyn, with trucks dropping down I-81 through Virginia to I-40 and I-30 into Texas. Dallas to New York costs about $1,030, and transit runs four to five days.

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Every New York lane we priced in October 2026

Into New York
LaneMilesApprox. priceMost trucksTruck assigned inTransit
Waltham, MA → Saugerties, NY188$420$340–$5051–3 hours1 day188 mi · 1 day · truck in 1–3 hours
Boston, MA → New York, NY216$480$400–$5551–18 hours1 day216 mi · 1 day · truck in 1–18 hours
Richmond, VA → New York, NY344$350$310–$3901–18 hours1 day344 mi · 1 day · truck in 1–18 hours
Raleigh, NC → New York, NY517$600$520–$6801–5 days2 days517 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–5 days
Columbus, OH → New York, NY563$500$455–$5451–21 hours2 days563 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–21 hours
Detroit, MI → New York, NY616$540$495–$5801–2 days2 days616 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–2 days
Charlotte, NC → New York, NY642$750$620–$8751–2 hours2 days642 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–2 hours
Fort Wayne, IN → New York, NY654$600$520–$6751–35 hours2 days654 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–35 hours
Chicago, IL → Syracuse, NY681$800$585–$1,0201–13 hours2 days681 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–13 hours
Lexington, KY → New York, NY708$765$575–$9601–8 hours2 days708 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–8 hours
Columbia, SC → New York, NY721$1,075$795–$1,3551–18 hours2 days721 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–18 hours
Chicago, IL → New York, NY792$745$625–$8601–6 days2 days792 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–6 days
Savannah, GA → New York, NY816$1,050$810–$1,2851–5 days2–3 days816 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–5 days
Atlanta, GA → New York, NY881$805$450–$1,1601–16 hours2–3 days881 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–16 hours
Milwaukee, WI → New York, NY884$570$500–$6401–2 days2–3 days884 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–2 days
Huntsville, AL → New York, NY919$940$730–$1,1451–2 days2–3 days919 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–2 days
Decatur, IL → Hempstead, NY926$795$450–$1,1401–3 days2–3 days926 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–3 days
Springfield, IL → New York, NY943$600$475–$7201–3 days2–3 days943 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–3 days
St. Louis, MO → New York, NY977$585$495–$6751–3 days2–3 days977 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–3 days
Gainesville, FL → New York, NY1,016$1,090$880–$1,2951–26 hours3 days1,016 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–26 hours
Cedar Rapids, IA → New York, NY1,024$555$445–$6651–24 hours3 days1,024 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–24 hours
Orlando, FL → New York, NY1,087$715$550–$8851–23 hours3 days1,087 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–23 hours
Memphis, TN → New York, NY1,106$1,050$910–$1,1951–14 hours3 days1,106 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–14 hours
Rochester, MN → New York, NY1,139$710$545–$8751–25 hours3 days1,139 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–25 hours
Overland Park, KS → New York, NY1,232$965$560–$1,3701–16 hours3–4 days1,232 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–16 hours
Tampa, FL → Buffalo, NY1,239$1,220$930–$1,5051–4 hours3–4 days1,239 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–4 hours
West Palm Beach, FL → White Plains, NY1,257$1,160$950–$1,3651–20 hours3–4 days1,257 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–20 hours
Gulfport, MS → New York, NY1,267$1,315$1,050–$1,5801–3 days3–4 days1,267 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–3 days
Fort Lauderdale, FL → Brooklyn, NY1,274$940$765–$1,1201–13 hours3–4 days1,274 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–13 hours
Miami, FL → New York, NY1,291$875$685–$1,0701–15 hours3–4 days1,291 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–15 hours
Lincoln, NE → New York, NY1,299$670$575–$7651–15 hours3–4 days1,299 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–15 hours
Sarasota, FL → Albany, NY1,337$1,085$760–$1,4051–5 hours3–4 days1,337 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–5 hours
Naples, FL → Huntington, NY1,343$975$715–$1,2351–23 hours3–4 days1,343 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–23 hours
Fayetteville, AR → New York, NY1,351$1,150$990–$1,3101–18 hours3–4 days1,351 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–18 hours
Baton Rouge, LA → New York, NY1,363$1,335$1,040–$1,6301–31 hours3–4 days1,363 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–31 hours
Tulsa, OK → New York, NY1,371$1,160$850–$1,4701–14 hours3–4 days1,371 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–14 hours
Fort Myers, FL → Rochester, NY1,404$1,185$955–$1,4151–12 hours3–4 days1,404 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–12 hours
Dallas, TX → New York, NY1,550$1,030$820–$1,2401–3 days4 days1,550 mi · 4 days · truck in 1–3 days
Houston, TX → New York, NY1,629$1,085$890–$1,2751–2 hours4–5 days1,629 mi · 4–5 days · truck in 1–2 hours
Killeen, TX → Watertown, NY1,733$1,260$970–$1,5501 hour4–5 days1,733 mi · 4–5 days · truck in 1 hour
Cheyenne, WY → New York, NY1,743$1,005$665–$1,3501–14 hours4–5 days1,743 mi · 4–5 days · truck in 1–14 hours
Denver, CO → New York, NY1,778$1,070$835–$1,3001–18 hours4–5 days1,778 mi · 4–5 days · truck in 1–18 hours
Colorado Springs, CO → New York, NY1,803$1,280$1,040–$1,5151–44 hours4–5 days1,803 mi · 4–5 days · truck in 1–44 hours
Las Cruces, NM → New York, NY2,227$1,945$1,895–$1,9901–2 days5–6 days2,227 mi · 5–6 days · truck in 1–2 days
St. George, UT → New York, NY2,410$1,560$1,290–$1,8301–45 hours5–7 days2,410 mi · 5–7 days · truck in 1–45 hours
Phoenix, AZ → New York, NY2,480$1,430$1,025–$1,8301–7 days5–7 days2,480 mi · 5–7 days · truck in 1–7 days
Tucson, AZ → New York, NY2,500$1,620$1,330–$1,9101–18 hours5–7 days2,500 mi · 5–7 days · truck in 1–18 hours
Spokane, WA → New York, NY2,577$1,545$1,305–$1,7851–20 hours6–7 days2,577 mi · 6–7 days · truck in 1–20 hours
Reno, NV → New York, NY2,690$1,670$1,450–$1,8951–46 hours6–7 days2,690 mi · 6–7 days · truck in 1–46 hours
Los Angeles, CA → New York, NY2,793$1,725$1,485–$1,9651–4 hours6–7 days2,793 mi · 6–7 days · truck in 1–4 hours
Seattle, WA → New York, NY2,855$1,615$1,365–$1,8651–4 days6–8 days2,855 mi · 6–8 days · truck in 1–4 days
San Francisco, CA → New York, NY2,907$1,585$1,285–$1,8851–2 days6–8 days2,907 mi · 6–8 days · truck in 1–2 days
Eugene, OR → New York, NY2,943$1,565$1,365–$1,7601–47 hours6–8 days2,943 mi · 6–8 days · truck in 1–47 hours
Out of New York
LaneMilesApprox. priceMost trucksTruck assigned inTransit
New York, NY → Hillsborough, NJ52$195$125–$2701–27 hours1 day52 mi · 1 day · truck in 1–27 hours
New York, NY → Glen Allen, VA339$750$645–$8501–19 hours1 day339 mi · 1 day · truck in 1–19 hours
New York, NY → Virginia Beach, VA363$600$495–$7001–17 hours1 day363 mi · 1 day · truck in 1–17 hours
New York, NY → Cleveland, OH463$665$555–$7701–8 hours1–2 days463 mi · 1–2 days · truck in 1–8 hours
Staten Island, NY → Raleigh, NC502$605$495–$7151–26 hours2 days502 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–26 hours
New York, NY → Raleigh, NC517$695$590–$8001–14 hours2 days517 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–14 hours
Middletown, NY → Hope Mills, NC629$665$540–$7851–44 hours2 days629 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–44 hours
New York, NY → Charlotte, NC642$760$650–$8651–5 days2 days642 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–5 days
New York, NY → Indianapolis, IN736$915$735–$1,1001–43 hours2 days736 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–43 hours
New York, NY → Louisville, KY740$1,255$970–$1,5451–23 hours2 days740 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–23 hours
New York, NY → Grand Rapids, MI747$815$695–$9351–16 hours2 days747 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–16 hours
New York, NY → Charleston, SC773$1,000$810–$1,1901–2 days2 days773 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–2 days
Plainview, NY → Simpsonville, SC774$935$770–$1,0951–19 hours2 days774 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–19 hours
Rome, NY → Crystal Lake, IL775$810$620–$9951–3 days2 days775 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–3 days
New York, NY → Chicago, IL792$910$755–$1,0651–3 days2 days792 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–3 days
New York, NY → Atlanta, GA881$1,040$810–$1,2701–45 hours2–3 days881 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–45 hours
New York, NY → Nashville, TN886$1,035$870–$1,2001–4 days2–3 days886 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–4 days
New Rochelle, NY → Gallatin, TN899$1,020$815–$1,2201–3 days2–3 days899 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–3 days
Buffalo, NY → Savannah, GA913$1,160$940–$1,3851–22 hours2–3 days913 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–22 hours
New York, NY → Madison, WI940$1,030$905–$1,1551–25 hours2–3 days940 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–25 hours
New York, NY → Birmingham, AL964$1,245$1,065–$1,4201–9 hours2–3 days964 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–9 hours
New York, NY → Orlando, FL1,087$1,150$990–$1,3101–4 days3 days1,087 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–4 days
New York, NY → Des Moines, IA1,110$1,045$720–$1,3701–3 hours3 days1,110 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–3 hours
New York, NY → Tampa, FL1,143$1,115$885–$1,3501–5 days3 days1,143 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–5 days
Salisbury Mills, NY → Zephyrhills, FL1,170$960$645–$1,2701–29 hours3 days1,170 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–29 hours
New York, NY → Jackson, MS1,199$1,285$1,050–$1,5251–18 hours3 days1,199 mi · 3 days · truck in 1–18 hours
New York, NY → Minneapolis, MN1,206$1,100$895–$1,3051–3 days3–4 days1,206 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–3 days
Brookhaven, NY → Vero Beach, FL1,212$1,080$845–$1,3151–3 days3–4 days1,212 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–3 days
Syracuse, NY → Orlando, FL1,217$1,210$1,005–$1,4151–13 days3–4 days1,217 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–13 days
New York, NY → Kansas City, MO1,218$1,175$935–$1,4101–3 days3–4 days1,218 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–3 days
New York, NY → Little Rock, AR1,233$1,325$1,110–$1,5401–5 days3–4 days1,233 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–5 days
Buffalo, NY → Tampa, FL1,239$1,275$940–$1,6051–21 hours3–4 days1,239 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–21 hours
New York, NY → Omaha, NE1,243$1,335$1,005–$1,6601–40 hours3–4 days1,243 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–40 hours
White Plains, NY → West Palm Beach, FL1,257$1,230$985–$1,4801–3 hours3–4 days1,257 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–3 hours
Brooklyn, NY → Fort Lauderdale, FL1,274$1,130$925–$1,3351–26 hours3–4 days1,274 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–26 hours
New York, NY → Miami, FL1,291$1,130$885–$1,4001–26 hours3–4 days1,291 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–26 hours
New York, NY → New Orleans, LA1,305$1,245$1,010–$1,4851–18 hours3–4 days1,305 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–18 hours
Albany, NY → Sarasota, FL1,337$1,190$925–$1,4551–3 hours3–4 days1,337 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–3 hours
Huntington, NY → Naples, FL1,343$1,185$975–$1,395—3–4 days1,343 mi · 3–4 days
Rochester, NY → Fort Myers, FL1,405$1,385$1,135–$1,6301–21 hours3–4 days1,405 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–21 hours
New York, NY → Wichita, KS1,411$1,345$1,070–$1,6251–18 hours3–4 days1,411 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–18 hours
New York, NY → Key West, FL1,447$1,070$840–$1,3001–17 hours3–4 days1,447 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–17 hours
New York, NY → Oklahoma City, OK1,476$1,390$1,050–$1,7301–16 hours3–4 days1,476 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–16 hours
New York, NY → Dallas, TX1,550$1,305$1,005–$1,6051–31 hours4 days1,550 mi · 4 days · truck in 1–31 hours
Mount Vernon, NY → Wylie, TX1,553$1,135$945–$1,3201–8 days4 days1,553 mi · 4 days · truck in 1–8 days
Brooklyn, NY → Dallas, TX1,571$1,280$1,045–$1,5151–25 hours4 days1,571 mi · 4 days · truck in 1–25 hours
New York, NY → Houston, TX1,629$1,235$960–$1,5101–3 days4–5 days1,629 mi · 4–5 days · truck in 1–3 days
Watertown, NY → Killeen, TX1,733$1,425$1,255–$1,5951–4 days4–5 days1,733 mi · 4–5 days · truck in 1–4 days
New York, NY → Austin, TX1,745$1,250$1,085–$1,4151–19 hours4–5 days1,745 mi · 4–5 days · truck in 1–19 hours
New York, NY → Denver, CO1,778$1,370$1,105–$1,6401–10 hours4–5 days1,778 mi · 4–5 days · truck in 1–10 hours
New York, NY → Casper, WY1,932$1,560$1,195–$1,9251–24 hours4–5 days1,932 mi · 4–5 days · truck in 1–24 hours
Orchard Park, NY → Saratoga Springs, UT1,940$1,770$1,270–$2,2651–11 hours4–5 days1,940 mi · 4–5 days · truck in 1–11 hours
New York, NY → Albuquerque, NM2,017$1,475$1,200–$1,7451 hour5–6 days2,017 mi · 5–6 days · truck in 1 hour
New York, NY → Salt Lake City, UT2,173$1,595$1,360–$1,8251–21 hours5–6 days2,173 mi · 5–6 days · truck in 1–21 hours
New York, NY → Phoenix, AZ2,480$1,470$1,255–$1,6901–3 days5–7 days2,480 mi · 5–7 days · truck in 1–3 days
New York, NY → Las Vegas, NV2,524$1,610$1,230–$1,9851 hour6–7 days2,524 mi · 6–7 days · truck in 1 hour
Buffalo, NY → Los Angeles, CA2,535$1,620$1,410–$1,8251–46 hours6–7 days2,535 mi · 6–7 days · truck in 1–46 hours
Brooklyn, NY → Rancho Cucamonga, CA2,755$1,535$1,280–$1,7951–7 days6–7 days2,755 mi · 6–7 days · truck in 1–7 days
New York, NY → Los Angeles, CA2,793$1,500$1,330–$1,6651–45 hours6–7 days2,793 mi · 6–7 days · truck in 1–45 hours
New York, NY → Seattle, WA2,855$1,765$1,560–$1,9701–27 hours6–8 days2,855 mi · 6–8 days · truck in 1–27 hours
New York, NY → Portland, OR2,896$1,655$1,350–$1,9601–6 days6–8 days2,896 mi · 6–8 days · truck in 1–6 days
New York, NY → San Francisco, CA2,907$1,525$1,355–$1,6951–25 hours6–8 days2,907 mi · 6–8 days · truck in 1–25 hours
Enclosed carrier
LaneMilesApprox. priceMost trucksTruck assigned inTransit
Rome, NY → Crystal Lake, IL775$1,125$860–$1,3851–3 days2 days775 mi · 2 days · truck in 1–3 days
Springfield, IL → New York, NY943$1,405$1,140–$1,665—2–3 days943 mi · 2–3 days
New York, NY → Miami, FL1,291$1,630$1,350–$1,9151–44 hours3–4 days1,291 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–44 hours
Miami, FL → New York, NY1,291$1,410$1,145–$1,6751–16 hours3–4 days1,291 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–16 hours
Houston, TX → New York, NY1,629$1,720$1,360–$2,0851–3 days4–5 days1,629 mi · 4–5 days · truck in 1–3 days
Tucson, AZ → New York, NY2,500$2,470$2,060–$2,8801–3 days5–7 days2,500 mi · 5–7 days · truck in 1–3 days
New York, NY → Los Angeles, CA2,793$2,700$2,425–$2,9801–3 days6–7 days2,793 mi · 6–7 days · truck in 1–3 days
Los Angeles, CA → New York, NY2,793$2,670$2,300–$3,0401–24 hours6–7 days2,793 mi · 6–7 days · truck in 1–24 hours
Santa Monica, CA → Kingston, NY2,830$2,475$2,020–$2,9251–28 days6–8 days2,830 mi · 6–8 days · truck in 1–28 days
San Francisco, CA → New York, NY2,907$2,740$2,225–$3,2501–4 days6–8 days2,907 mi · 6–8 days · truck in 1–4 days

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Shipping a car from New York

More cars leave New York on a carrier than arrive on one, and Florida takes more of them than any other state you would need a truck to reach. New York loses residents to other states every year; in the Census Bureau's latest state-to-state flows New Jersey and Florida take the most of them, then Pennsylvania, Texas, and Connecticut, and the car usually goes ahead of the household. Add the seasonal traffic, people who keep an apartment in Queens or a house in Nassau County and winter in Naples or Boca Raton, and New York to Florida becomes one of the busiest car-hauler lanes in the country. Trucks leave every day. What changes is the price and the wait, and both follow the calendar: the first half of November is the peak, when everyone wants the car in Florida before Thanksgiving, and the weeks after New Year's are the quiet time.

The practical part of leaving New York is the pickup itself. Commercial vehicles are barred from the parkways, which rules out most of Long Island's north-south roads and much of Westchester, and a 75-foot car hauler cannot work a Manhattan block or a Brooklyn brownstone street. So the driver will ask to meet somewhere with room: a big-box lot off the Long Island Expressway, a lot near the Cross Bronx or the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, a rest area on the Thruway. That is normal for New York, and it costs nothing extra. Give a pickup window of a few days rather than a single date, keep the phone on, and plan for the meet-up to take an hour of your day, not five minutes at the curb.

Shipping a car to New York

Cars come into New York on three schedules. Seasonal residents come back from Florida in March and April, the tightest six weeks of the year on the Florida to New York lanes. Relocations and new jobs run all year with a bump in late summer. Students arrive from mid-August, upstate campuses first and the city's last, for Columbia, NYU, Cornell, Syracuse, the University of Rochester, RIT, and the 64 SUNY campuses, then leave again in May. Fort Drum, near Watertown, and West Point turn over soldiers on their own PCS cycle, mostly in summer, and a Watertown delivery is a different lane from a Manhattan one: fewer trucks pass it, so it usually waits a day or two longer for an assignment.

The other steady inbound flow is cars bought out of state. New York's used market is expensive and its cars have seen a lot of road salt, so buyers shop Florida, Texas, and the Carolinas and ship the car home, and dealers on Long Island and in Westchester bring inventory up from the Southeast auctions all winter. Whatever brings the car, the rule at the receiving end is the same as at the shipping end: if the delivery address is in Manhattan, on a parkway-only part of Long Island, or on a street a 75-foot rig cannot turn onto, the driver meets you nearby. Your coordinator tells you which it will be before you book, not when the truck is idling at the corner.

Where a full-size carrier can’t go in New York

A loaded car carrier runs about 75 feet. These are the New York addresses where it can’t reach the door, and what happens instead. Your coordinator settles it before you book.

Manhattan
Commercial vehicles are barred from the parkways and a full carrier cannot work the street grid. Pickup and delivery happen at a lot near a truck route, agreed before booking.
Shelter Island
The only links are the North Ferry from Greenport and the South Ferry from North Haven. The carrier stops on the mainland side, and you take the car across.
Fishers Island
Part of New York, but its car ferry leaves from New London, Connecticut. Delivery ends at a lot in New London, and the car crosses on the ferry.

Where the trucks actually go in New York

Downstate, the trucks run I-95 through the Bronx, I-87 up the Hudson Valley, and I-278 and I-495 into Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island. Everything inside that ring prices at the low end of the band because every southbound truck passes it. Downstate, access moves the price more than distance does: Manhattan, most of Long Island's south shore, and the older parts of Brooklyn and Queens mean a meet-up. Staten Island, the Bronx, Yonkers, and the I-287 corridor through Westchester and Rockland usually get a door pickup.

Upstate is a different map. Albany sits where I-87 meets I-90 and prices about like the Hudson Valley. The Thruway corridor, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, is a well-run lane in both directions because it is also the road to Chicago and Detroit, so those cities get trucks nearly as fast as the city does. North of that, Watertown and Fort Drum, Plattsburgh, the Adirondacks, and the Finger Lakes towns between the interstates are detours, and a detour means a longer wait for a truck willing to make it. Binghamton sits on I-81 and I-86 and lands in between; Ithaca is a short detour north of it. If your pickup is off the corridor, the fix is the same as downstate: offer to meet the truck on it.

Winter, and what it does to a pickup date

New York's shipping winter runs from mid-November to the end of March, and it is an upstate problem more than a downstate one. Lake-effect snow off Erie and Ontario brings truck bans and short closures to the Thruway west of Rochester and to I-81 north of Syracuse in the heavier storms, and the Thruway bars commercial traffic outright on the worst days. When that happens the truck waits it out, or reroutes through Pennsylvania if that side is open. Expect a slip of a day or two and a text from your coordinator with the new window, not a surcharge. The price you were quoted is the price.

Downstate, winter rarely stops a truck; it takes away the parking. A nor'easter shuts the city for a day, and snow removal takes the space a meet-up needs for a few more. The cars that go south in October and November are the same cars that come back in March and April, so plan around the calendar. If you can pick your week, the calm windows are late January through early March for leaving, and June through September for arriving.

Before the truck comes, New York edition
  • Take the E-ZPass out of the car. It reads on the carrier and the truck's tolls land on your account.
  • Half a tank or less, nothing loose inside, and photos of every panel in daylight, including the lower bumpers where salt does its work.
  • A meet-up spot in mind if the address is in Manhattan, on Long Island's south shore, or on a one-way street: a lot with room for a 75-foot rig and no low bridges on the way in.
  • Alternate-side parking and the driver's ETA on the same calendar. The driver calls at least 24 hours ahead to set a time and again when close.

Your coordinator confirms the pickup window by text the day before.

Into New York or out of it: what the direction does to the price

On every pair priced this month, coming into New York costs less than leaving. 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.

  • Raleigh

    Raleigh → New York$600
    Staten Island → Raleigh$605

  • Charlotte

    Charlotte → New York$750
    New York → Charlotte$760

  • Chicago

    Chicago → Syracuse$800
    New York → Chicago$910

  • Savannah

    Savannah → New York$1,050
    Buffalo → Savannah$1,160

  • Atlanta

    Atlanta → New York$805
    New York → Atlanta$1,040

  • Orlando

    Orlando → New York$715
    New York → Orlando$1,150

Calendar

The New York calendar

When the same lanes get busy, and what that does to your pickup week.

  1. JanQuiet
  2. FebQuiet
  3. MarBusy
  4. AprPeak
  5. MayBusy
  6. JunNormal
  7. JulNormal
  8. AugBusy
  9. SepNormal
  10. OctBusy
  11. NovPeak
  12. DecNormal

How busy the New York lanes get each month, from our coordinators’ calendar. Busier months fill trucks sooner and cost more.

Oct–NovSouthbound peak. New York to Florida lanes fill; the first two weeks of November cost the most. Book 2–3 weeks ahead.
Dec–JanA holiday lull, then the quietest southbound weeks of the year after New Year's.
Nov–MarLake-effect season upstate. Truck bans on the Thruway west of Rochester and on I-81 north of Syracuse pause pickups for a day or two, no surcharge.
Mar–AprNorthbound peak, about six weeks. Florida to New York tightens; downstate meet-ups take longer to arrange.
MayCampus move-out: Ithaca, Syracuse, Rochester, Binghamton, the SUNY schools, Morningside Heights.
Jun–SepSteadiest pricing into New York. PCS season at Fort Drum and West Point. Move-in rush from mid-August.

New York rules

What New York expects once the car arrives

The rules that catch people who bring a car in from another state.

Safety inspectionAnnual, at a DMV-licensed station. A car brought in from another state has 10 days after it is registered to pass one.
EmissionsAn OBD emissions check is part of the same annual inspection for most gasoline cars model year 1996 and newer.
Registering a car you bring inWithin 30 days of becoming a resident. Out-of-state title, form MV-82, proof of identity, and a sales tax form (DTF-802 or DTF-803) even when no tax is owed.
Insurance before you can registerA New York insurance ID card from an insurer licensed in New York. An out-of-state policy does not count, even one from the insurer you already use. No-fault state: $50,000 personal injury protection minimum.
TollsE-ZPass or Tolls by Mail everywhere; cashless on the Thruway and every MTA crossing. Manhattan at or below 60th Street adds the congestion toll on top.
Manhattan, the parkways, tight streetsCommercial vehicles are barred from the parkways and a 75-foot carrier cannot work most city blocks. Expect a meet-up nearby, confirmed with you before booking.
Lake-effect closuresNov–Mar, on the Thruway west of Rochester and I-81 north of Syracuse. A day or two of slip, no surcharge.

Rules as of the review date below. The New York State DMV is the source, and the one to check before you register; the inspection clock starts the day the registration is issued.

Questions

What people ask about New York

How much does it cost to ship a car from New York to Florida?

In October 2026, New York City to Miami runs about $1,130 for a running sedan on an open carrier, with most trucks landing between roughly $885 and $1,400. Orlando is about $1,150 and Tampa about $1,115. From upstate, add about a hundred dollars: Buffalo to Tampa is about $1,275, Syracuse to Orlando about $1,210. The first two weeks of November and most of April push prices up to 20% higher. The lane tables above are this month's numbers; the calculator prices your exact ZIP pair and the figure holds for 14 days.

How much does it cost to ship a car from New York to California?

New York City to Los Angeles runs about $1,500 on an open carrier in October 2026, most trucks between roughly $1,330 and $1,665, and about $2,700 enclosed. San Francisco is about $1,525. Coming the other way costs more: Los Angeles to New York is about $1,725 open, because far fewer cars head east than west. Count six to seven days in transit either way.

How long does it take to ship a car from New York?

A day or two to assign a carrier downstate, a little longer off the upstate corridors, then transit at roughly 400 to 500 miles a day: two to four days to Florida, two to three to the Carolinas or Chicago, four to five to Texas, six to eight to California. Lake-effect closures upstate can add a day or two between November and March.

Can a car carrier pick up in Manhattan or on Long Island?

Not at the curb, usually. Commercial vehicles are barred from the parkways, and a 75-foot car hauler cannot turn onto most Manhattan blocks or older Brooklyn and Queens streets. The driver meets you nearby instead: a big-box lot off the Long Island Expressway, a lot near the Cross Bronx or the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Your coordinator confirms the spot before you book, and it does not change the price.

When is the cheapest time to ship a car from New York?

Southbound, the weeks after New Year's through early March, when the snowbirds have already gone and the trucks heading to Florida have room. Avoid the first half of November if you can. Into New York, June through September is the steady stretch; March and April are the six weeks to avoid. If you have to move in a peak, book two to three weeks ahead and give a pickup window of a few days.

Do I need a New York inspection when I bring my car here?

Yes. New York inspects every registered car once a year, and a car titled in another state has 10 days from the day it is registered to pass a safety inspection, with an OBD emissions check included for most cars 1996 and newer. Before that you need a New York insurance ID card from an insurer licensed in the state, and you have 30 days from becoming a resident to register.

What happens to my pickup if a snowstorm closes the Thruway?

The carrier holds until the road reopens, or reroutes through Pennsylvania if that side is open, then picks up in the next available window. Expect a day or two of slip and a text from your coordinator with the new dates. The quoted price does not change.

How much does it cost to ship a car from Florida to New York?

Miami to New York City runs about $875 in October 2026 for a running sedan on an open carrier, most trucks between roughly $685 and $1,070. Fort Lauderdale to Brooklyn is about $940, West Palm Beach to White Plains about $1,160, Naples to Huntington about $975, and Tampa to Buffalo about $1,220. March and April are the six weeks when these lanes tighten.

How much does it cost to ship a car from New York to Texas?

New York City to Dallas runs about $1,305 on an open carrier in October 2026, Houston about $1,235, and Austin about $1,250, with most trucks within roughly $960 to $1,605. Watertown to Killeen, the Fort Drum to Fort Hood move, is about $1,425. Count four to five days in transit.

The data

Where these numbers come from

PricesApproximate open-carrier prices for a running sedan, from lanes priced this month; refreshed monthly. October 2026 figures; the next refresh replaces them.
Lanes127 New York lanes priced in October 2026, each counted once at its typical price, both directions.
Web quotes touching New York90 since September 5, 2026
Active carriers based in New York10,852 hauling motor vehicles (FMCSA census, October 20, 2026)
Prices updatedOctober 20, 2026
WrittenSeptember 17, 2026 by Adam Scott, Coordinator at Broadway Auto Transport

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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