Route guides

The 250 busiest car shipping routes in the U.S.

Where Americans actually move their cars — ranked from Census Bureau moving data — with estimated prices, transit times, the best months to ship and the companies at each end of the route.

Prices updated October 2026 · Estimates, not quotes · Price any two cities →

Top 25

Most popular state-to-state routes

Ranked by people moving between the states each year, weighted toward long moves where shipping beats driving.

#	Route	People moving a year	Distance	Open carrier, sedan	Transit
1	California to Texas	85,566	~1,470 mi	$1,000–$1,450	3–6 days
2	New York to Florida	60,900	~1,290 mi	$950–$1,375	3–5 days
3	Florida to Texas	51,366	~1,310 mi	$975–$1,375	3–5 days
4	Texas to California	42,090	~1,470 mi	$1,000–$1,450	3–6 days
5	Texas to Florida	41,520	~1,310 mi	$975–$1,375	3–5 days
6	Pennsylvania to Florida	30,650	~1,210 mi	$925–$1,325	3–5 days
7	New Jersey to Florida	27,936	~1,290 mi	$950–$1,375	3–5 days
8	California to Florida	37,623	~2,770 mi	$1,400–$1,975	6–10 days
9	California to Washington	42,398	~1,130 mi	$900–$1,300	3–5 days
10	Florida to New York	26,415	~1,290 mi	$950–$1,375	3–5 days
11	Illinois to Florida	25,760	~1,400 mi	$1,000–$1,400	3–6 days
12	California to New York	31,232	~2,900 mi	$1,425–$2,050	6–10 days
13	Massachusetts to Florida	22,918	~1,480 mi	$1,000–$1,450	3–6 days
14	Michigan to Florida	22,535	~1,370 mi	$975–$1,400	3–6 days
15	New York to California	29,995	~2,900 mi	$1,425–$2,050	6–10 days
16	New York to Texas	28,922	~1,620 mi	$1,050–$1,500	4–6 days
17	Florida to Ohio	19,539	~1,170 mi	$925–$1,325	3–5 days
18	Washington to California	29,587	~1,130 mi	$900–$1,300	3–5 days
19	Florida to Pennsylvania	19,230	~1,210 mi	$925–$1,325	3–5 days
20	Ohio to Florida	18,943	~1,170 mi	$925–$1,325	3–5 days
21	Illinois to Texas	23,845	~940 mi	$825–$1,225	2–4 days
22	California to Arizona	53,303	~430 mi	$600–$950	1–3 days
23	Maryland to Florida	16,899	~1,130 mi	$900–$1,300	3–5 days
24	Florida to Michigan	16,759	~1,370 mi	$975–$1,400	3–6 days
25	Virginia to Florida	28,564	~940 mi	$825–$1,225	2–4 days

Estimate, not a quote

Prices are between the main car-shipping market in each state, for a running sedan with a flexible pickup date. Each route guide has city-to-city prices and a month-by-month chart.

All routes

Route guides by starting state

From Alabama 2

From Arizona 14

From Arkansas 2

From California 32

From Colorado 13

From Connecticut 1

to Florida

From Florida 30

From Georgia 7

From Idaho 2

From Illinois 11

From Indiana 4

From Iowa 3

From Kansas 2

From Kentucky 2

From Louisiana 2

From Maine 1

to Florida

From Maryland 3

From Massachusetts 4

From Michigan 4

From Minnesota 3

From Mississippi 1

to Texas

From Missouri 4

From Nebraska 1

to Texas

From Nevada 2

From New Hampshire 1

to Florida

From New Jersey 4

From New Mexico 1

to Texas

From New York 13

From North Carolina 7

From Ohio 5

From Oklahoma 1

to Florida

From Oregon 3

From Pennsylvania 7

From South Carolina 2

From Tennessee 4

From Texas 32

From Utah 2

From Virginia 6

From Washington 8

From Wisconsin 4

Method

How we picked these routes

There is no public count of cars shipped between states, but people who move usually take their car with them. We started from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey state-to-state migration flows for 2023 and 2024 and averaged the two years to smooth out sampling error.

Short moves between neighbouring states are mostly driven, so each pair was weighted by road distance: moves under about 250 miles count for nothing, and the weight rises to full at about 950 miles. Seasonal snowbird traffic between northern states and Florida or Arizona doesn't show up as a change of address, so those lanes got a 35% boost. Alaska, Hawaii and D.C. are left out — cars to Alaska and Hawaii go by ship.

Prices come from the same model as our car shipping cost calculator: typical rates by road distance, adjusted for vehicle, trailer and month. Registration deadlines were checked against each state's official motor vehicle agency.