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State guide · October 2026
What it costs to ship a car into or out of Vermont, how a 75-foot carrier reaches Burlington, Rutland and the ski towns, and the inspection clock that starts the day you register.
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 $1,055 from Miami to Burlington, $1,020 from Chicago to Rutland and $1,865 from Los Angeles to Burlington. Southbound costs more this month, with Rutland to Miami at about $1,300 and Burlington to Orlando about $1,245, because the fall snowbird run to Florida is under way.
Calendar
When the same lanes get busy, and what that does to your pickup week.
How busy the Vermont lanes get each month, from our coordinators’ calendar. Busier months fill trucks sooner and cost more.
What it costs
Vermont has two interstates, and neither one goes to Rutland. I-89 runs from White River Junction up through Montpelier to Burlington and the Canadian border at Highgate; I-91 follows the Connecticut River from Brattleboro to Derby Line. Rutland, Bennington, Middlebury and Manchester sit on US-7 down the western side of the state, US-4 links Rutland to Killington and White River Junction, and most ski areas are on Route 100 in the mountains between. So the last stretch of most Vermont deliveries is on a two-lane road.
We priced twelve lanes for this page in October 2026, between Burlington or Rutland and six cities in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Texas and California, for a running sedan on an open carrier. October is the start of snowbird season, and on five of the six city pairs the outbound lane costs more than the inbound one; Los Angeles is the exception. Rutland to Dallas is about $1,525 while Dallas to Burlington is about $1,120. Vermont is a small market at the end of the road for most trucks, and the Orlando to Rutland lane can wait well over a week for a carrier to take it.
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 Vermont lanes
Approximate October 2026 prices for a running sedan on an open carrier, from the Vermont lanes we priced this month. They are planning figures. Burlington and towns near I-89 or I-91 price lower and get trucks sooner; the ski towns, the Northeast Kingdom and anything on a dirt road take longer to schedule. The calculator prices your exact ZIP pair in about 30 seconds and holds that quote for 14 days.
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.
$1,300most trucks $1,010–$1,590
1,543 mi4 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–21 hours
The truck heads west on US-4 into New York to reach I-87, then picks up I-95 below New York City for the long run south. About $1,300 this month, at the height of the fall snowbird run.
Price this route$1,245most trucks $920–$1,565
1,385 mi3–4 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–23 hours
From Burlington the route is I-89 to I-91 and down the Connecticut River valley to I-95 at New Haven. About $1,245 for 1,385 miles, roughly three days on the road once loaded.
Price this route$1,055most trucks $815–$1,295
1,589 mi4 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–23 hours
Few snowbirds head north in October, and this lane prices at about $1,055 against $1,300 for Rutland to Miami. In April and May the northbound trucks fill and the gap closes.
Price this route$1,130most trucks $915–$1,345
1,338 mi3–4 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–11 days
This is the slowest Vermont lane to assign this month, and a carrier can take more than a week to accept it. At about $1,130 for 1,338 miles it is a fair price, so give the coordinator a wide pickup range.
Price this route$1,020most trucks $770–$1,270
895 mi2–3 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–20 hours
Trucks follow I-90 along Lake Erie and across upstate New York, then leave the Thruway near Albany for the last two-lane miles into Rutland. About $1,020 for 895 miles.
Price this route$1,865most trucks $1,515–$2,210
2,900 mi6–8 days on the trucktruck assigned in 1–12 hours
At 2,900 miles, this is the longest Vermont lane we priced, six to seven days of driving. About $1,865, and the westbound twin, Rutland to Los Angeles, runs about $1,835.
Price this route| Lane | Miles | Approx. price | Most trucks | Truck assigned in | Transit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL → Rutland, VT | 895 | $1,020 | $770–$1,270 | 1–20 hours | 2–3 days | 895 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–20 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 |
| Orlando, FL → Rutland, VT | 1,338 | $1,130 | $915–$1,345 | 1–11 days | 3–4 days | 1,338 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–11 days |
| Miami, FL → Burlington, VT | 1,589 | $1,055 | $815–$1,295 | 1–23 hours | 4 days | 1,589 mi · 4 days · truck in 1–23 hours |
| Dallas, TX → Burlington, VT | 1,739 | $1,120 | $860–$1,380 | 1–2 days | 4–5 days | 1,739 mi · 4–5 days · truck in 1–2 days |
| Los Angeles, CA → Burlington, VT | 2,900 | $1,865 | $1,515–$2,210 | 1–12 hours | 6–8 days | 2,900 mi · 6–8 days · truck in 1–12 hours |
| Lane | Miles | Approx. price | Most trucks | Truck assigned in | Transit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington, VT → Chicago, IL | 900 | $1,075 | $880–$1,270 | 1–4 days | 2–3 days | 900 mi · 2–3 days · truck in 1–4 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 |
| Burlington, VT → Orlando, FL | 1,385 | $1,245 | $920–$1,565 | 1–23 hours | 3–4 days | 1,385 mi · 3–4 days · truck in 1–23 hours |
| Rutland, VT → Miami, FL | 1,543 | $1,300 | $1,010–$1,590 | 1–21 hours | 4 days | 1,543 mi · 4 days · truck in 1–21 hours |
| Rutland, VT → Dallas, TX | 1,739 | $1,525 | $1,215–$1,835 | 1–44 hours | 4–5 days | 1,739 mi · 4–5 days · truck in 1–44 hours |
| Rutland, VT → Los Angeles, CA | 2,894 | $1,835 | $1,510–$2,160 | 1–21 hours | 6–8 days | 2,894 mi · 6–8 days · truck in 1–21 hours |
Your lane is not in the table? Every ZIP pair in Vermont prices the same way, in about 30 seconds.
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Where in Vermont the car is decides how fast a truck comes and whether it reaches the door. Tap a city to price a pickup there.
Burlington sits at Exit 14 on I-89 and is the Vermont city carriers visit most. Miami to Burlington is about $1,055, Dallas to Burlington about $1,120 and Los Angeles to Burlington about $1,865. Burlington to Chicago runs about $1,075. Addresses on the UVM hill or in the Old North End usually meet the truck at a lot in South Burlington.
Rutland is where US-4 meets US-7, roughly 45 to 60 miles from the nearest interstate in any direction. Rutland to Miami runs about $1,300 and Rutland to Dallas about $1,525. Coming in, Chicago to Rutland is about $1,020 and Atlanta to Rutland about $1,030. Shopping-center lots along US-7 are the usual meet-up spots.
Brattleboro is the first Vermont exit on I-91 coming north from Massachusetts, the easiest pickup in the southern part of the state. Second-home owners at Mount Snow and Stratton often meet the carrier here, because the drive west on Route 9 over Hogback Mountain and up Route 100 is long and winding for a loaded truck.
Price a pickup in BrattleboroMontpelier, the smallest state capital in the country, sits just off I-89 at Exit 8, with Barre next door. Norwich University in Northfield is about ten miles south and moves cadets in each August. Downtown streets along the river are tight, so a lot near the interstate exit is the usual handoff.
Price a pickup in MontpelierStowe is about ten miles north of I-89 on Route 100 from Waterbury. Past the village, the Mountain Road becomes VT-108 through Smugglers' Notch, which bans long trucks and closes in winter. Ski-house owners usually meet the driver in Stowe village or near the Waterbury exit, and most inbound cars arrive in November and December.
Price a pickup in StoweKillington sits on US-4 about 11 miles east of Rutland, with the access road climbing to the resort base. Cars arrive for ski season from November on. Condo roads on the mountain are steep, so most handoffs happen at a base-area lot or back in Rutland.
Price a pickup in KillingtonBennington is in the southwest corner on US-7 and the VT-279 bypass, closer to Albany than to Burlington. Bennington College students arrive in late August. Trucks coming off the New York Thruway near Albany reach it in under an hour, and a lot on US-7 is the usual pickup spot.
Price a pickup in BenningtonThe biggest outbound flow is south to Florida in October and November, when Vermonters who winter in the Sunbelt send the car ahead and fly. This page was priced in that season. Rutland to Miami is about $1,300 and Burlington to Orlando about $1,245, against $1,055 and $1,130 for the northbound runs. If you can ship in early October or wait until after Thanksgiving, you are booking outside the busiest weeks. Give the driver a pickup range of several days.
May is the other outbound peak. The University of Vermont in Burlington, Saint Michael's in Colchester, Middlebury College, Norwich University in Northfield and the Vermont State University campuses all end their year, and students ship cars home. Burlington to Chicago is about $1,075 and Rutland to Los Angeles about $1,835 this month. A student car on the UVM campus or downtown Burlington will usually load at a lot near I-89 rather than on a residential street.
Cars come north in April and May with the returning snowbirds, in August with students, and in November and December with second-home owners opening a ski house at Stowe, Sugarbush, Killington, Okemo, Stratton or Mount Snow. People relocating from Boston and New York come year-round. Atlanta to Rutland is about $1,030 this month, Chicago to Rutland about $1,020 and Los Angeles to Burlington about $1,865, which is 2,900 miles and six to seven days of driving.
Some Vermont buyers shop out of state for a car that has never seen a salted road, and a used car bought online in Texas, Georgia or the Carolinas ships north on the same lanes. A classic or a low-mileage car is worth putting on an enclosed trailer for the trip. Whatever arrives, Vermont gives you 60 days from moving here to register the car and then 15 days to pass inspection.
A loaded car carrier runs about 75 feet. These are the Vermont addresses where it can’t reach the door, and what happens instead. Your coordinator settles it before you book.
Burlington, South Burlington, Williston and Essex are the easiest Vermont pickups, close to I-89 with big-box lots that a full carrier can use. White River Junction, where I-89 meets I-91, and Brattleboro, at I-91's southern entry, come next. Rutland and Bennington get regular trucks on US-7, a two-lane road for much of its length, and Killington is reached on US-4. Montpelier and Barre sit just off I-89 and are usually a door pickup if the street allows it.
The ski towns and the hill farms are where a meet-up becomes the plan. Route 100 through the Mad River Valley and up to Stowe winds through village centers, and the access roads to mountain condos are steep. The gaps across the Green Mountains, Lincoln Gap among them, are not carrier roads at all, and Lincoln Gap closes in winter. A lot of Vermont's town roads are gravel. Park-and-ride lots along I-89 and I-91, and shopping-center lots in Rutland, Middlebury and Morrisville, are the usual meet-up points, and the coordinator will name one before you book.
Mud season arrives with the thaw in March and April and can run into May. As the frost comes out of the ground, gravel roads turn soft, and towns post weight limits on back roads to keep heavy trucks off them. A loaded car carrier is far over any posted limit, so if your road is posted the pickup moves to the nearest state highway. Ask your town clerk or road crew whether your road is posted before you book.
Foliage season, from late September to mid-October, fills Route 100, US-4 and Route 9 with tour buses and leaf-peepers, and trucks move slower through the villages. Winter storms add their own delays. A nor'easter or a heavy upslope snow along the Green Mountains can hold a pickup a day or two; your coordinator texts the new window, and the quoted price does not move.
Expect a text from your coordinator the day before with the confirmed window.
Leaving Vermont 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
Vermont rules
The rules that catch people who bring a car in from another state.
Rules as of the review date below. The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles is the source and the one to check before you register; the purchase and use tax is figured from the car's J.D. Power value.
Questions
Rutland to Miami runs about $1,300 for a running sedan on an open carrier in October 2026, with most trucks between roughly $1,010 and $1,590. Burlington to Orlando is about $1,245. October and November are the busiest weeks, so book two to three weeks ahead. The trip is about 1,500 miles, three to four days once the car is loaded.
Miami to Burlington is about $1,055 on an open carrier in October 2026, most trucks between roughly $815 and $1,295, and Orlando to Rutland about $1,130. The northbound lanes are cheapest in the fall and tighten in April and May when snowbirds come home. The Orlando to Rutland lane can take more than a week to assign this month, so allow extra days.
Yes, from a road it can use. Towns post weight limits on soft gravel and some paved back roads between March and May, and a loaded carrier is far over them. If your road is posted, the driver meets you on the nearest state highway or at a park-and-ride. Ask the town whether your road is posted, and your coordinator sets the spot before you book.
Within 15 days of registering the car in Vermont, and every year after that, at a Vermont-licensed inspection station. You have 60 days from moving to register, sooner if your old registration runs out first. The station checks your insurance card, so carry it, and Vermont's minimum is 25/50/10 liability.
Usually to a lot nearby. Mountain condo roads and steep drives are not built for a 75-foot carrier, and Route 100 through the villages is tight. The driver meets you at a resort base lot, a park-and-ride or a shopping-center lot in Stowe, Waterbury or Rutland. Your coordinator names the spot before you book, and the meet-up does not change the price.
Los Angeles to Burlington is about $1,865 on an open carrier in October 2026, most trucks between roughly $1,515 and $2,210. It is 2,900 miles, six to seven days in transit. Rutland to Los Angeles is about $1,835. Enclosed adds about 30 to 50%, which buys a classic or a low-mileage car a trip out of the weather.
Dallas to Burlington is about $1,120 in October 2026, but Rutland to Dallas is about $1,525, because southbound lanes are at their fall peak. Chicago to Rutland is about $1,020 and Burlington to Chicago about $1,075. The Chicago runs are about 900 miles, two days of driving once loaded.
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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