Route guide · FL → MI

Car shipping from Florida to Michigan

Car transport from Florida to Michigan runs 1,370 road miles between the biggest metros. Shipping a running sedan from Miami to Detroit costs about $975–$1,400 on an open carrier and $1,475–$2,100 in an enclosed trailer, with 3–6 days in transit. It ranks #24 among the 250 busiest car-shipping lanes, based on Census moving data.

Prices updated October 2026 · Estimates, not quotes · Calculate for your car →

Open carrier, sedan: $1,200
Road miles: 1,370
Days in transit: 3–6
People moving a year: 16.8K
Companies at both ends: 213

City to city

Cost to ship a car from Florida to Michigan, city to city

Open-carrier prices for a running sedan between Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville and Tampa and Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing and Flint — 990 to 1,450 road miles apart.

From	Detroit	Grand Rapids	Lansing	Flint
Miami	$975–$1,4001,370 mi · 3–6 days	$1,000–$1,4251,450 mi · 3–6 days	$1,000–$1,4251,410 mi · 3–6 days	$1,000–$1,4251,430 mi · 3–6 days
Orlando	$900–$1,3001,150 mi · 3–5 days	$950–$1,3501,220 mi · 3–5 days	$925–$1,3251,190 mi · 3–5 days	$925–$1,3251,200 mi · 3–5 days
Jacksonville	$850–$1,250990 mi · 2–4 days	$875–$1,2751,060 mi · 3–5 days	$850–$1,2501,030 mi · 3–5 days	$875–$1,2751,040 mi · 3–5 days
Tampa	$925–$1,3251,180 mi · 3–5 days	$950–$1,3501,240 mi · 3–5 days	$925–$1,3251,210 mi · 3–5 days	$950–$1,3501,230 mi · 3–5 days

Estimate, not a quote

A pickup or delivery far from these metros usually adds $75–$150. Quotes move with fuel prices and truck space, so treat these as a yardstick. Price your own addresses →

By vehicle

Price by vehicle type

Miami to Detroit, 1,370 miles. Bigger and heavier vehicles take more room and weight on the trailer, so they cost more.

Vehicle	Open carrier	Enclosed
Sedan or small car	$975–$1,400	$1,475–$2,100
Midsize SUV or crossover	$1,100–$1,575	$1,650–$2,350
Large SUV (Tahoe, Expedition)	$1,225–$1,750	$1,850–$2,625
Pickup truck	$1,275–$1,825	$1,925–$2,725
Motorcycle	$600–$850	$875–$1,250

By month

Best time to ship

Prices on this lane peak in March–May (snowbird season, when retirees ship cars back north for the summer), running about 15% above the quietest months. The cheapest time to ship from Florida to Michigan is September–November.

Cheapest: about $1,200 Peak: about $1,375

About this route

Why so many cars go from Florida to Michigan

About 16,759 people moved from Florida to Michigan in each of the last two years, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (14,236 in 2023, 19,282 in 2024). That is 3.3% of everyone who left Florida for another state.

Traffic runs both ways — about 22,535 people a year move from Michigan back to Florida — so carriers run this lane year-round and quotes tend to be steady.

How the price compares

At a typical $1,200, shipping from Florida to Michigan costs more than sending a car to Texas ($1,175) and New York ($1,175) but less than to Massachusetts ($1,225) and Wisconsin ($1,225). That works out to about 88¢ a mile.

Distance and transit time

Your car spends 3–6 days on the road for the roughly 1,370 miles from Miami to Detroit, after a pickup window of a few days while the carrier assembles a full load. The car heads north and stays on Eastern time the whole way.

On the road

Winter storms in Michigan can slow pickups and deliveries in December through February — leave slack in your schedule.
Hurricane season (June–November) occasionally delays Gulf and Atlantic coast deliveries; carriers will reschedule rather than drive into a storm.

Companies

Car transport companies from Florida to Michigan

Companies headquartered at either end of the route usually run this lane often. Filter by services, company type and safety record — every listing is matched to its FMCSA record.

Pickup end Florida 182 companies · 159 carriers · 27 brokers · 1,618 trucks · 10 yrs avg.
Delivery end Michigan 31 companies · 27 carriers · 4 brokers · 367 trucks · 8 yrs avg.

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Both ends Florida Michigan

Services Open car transport43 Cross-country shipping31 Enclosed car transport30 Door-to-door delivery27 Luxury car transport23 Classic car transport22 Terminal-to-terminal shipping21 State-to-state shipping20

Company type

Any Carrier Broker

Years in business

Any 5+ 10+ 20+

Safety & insurance Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating Cargo insurance $250K+

Include 160 companies from other states that serve both Florida and Michigan

213 companies for this route

Echo Road Auto Car Transport

Featured FMCSA verified

Orlando, FL · Carrier · 3 trucks · 13 yrs in business · USDOT 2459617

At Echo Road Auto Car Transport, we are committed to providing safe, dependable, and hassle-free vehicle shipping services for customers across the United…

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