California
Price ranges for shipping a car to and from San Francisco, CA, plus nearby terminals and common routes.
As of 1 July 2025. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 1 July 2025
| Route | Open transport | Enclosed transport |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix, AZ | $577–$880 | $866–$1,320 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $434–$661 | $651–$991 |
| Riverside, CA | $458–$698 | $687–$1,047 |
| San Diego, CA | $490–$747 | $735–$1,121 |
| Denver, CO | $686–$1,046 | $1,030–$1,569 |
Registering an out-of-state car. Check the state agency sources there for current requirements and fees.
Compare shipping estimates for common journeys.
Check access guidance for terminals, campuses, and other pickup spots.
A full-size carrier often cannot stop at a house on a restricted street. Common practice, and the practical reading of these rules, is to set a meeting point the driver can reach legally. See meeting points. No base is listed for San Francisco. IAA's branch for this metro lists Fremont, not San Francisco. The Fremont page has the yard hours.
This site's route list shows San Francisco pairs with New York, Dallas, Phoenix, Atlanta, Chicago, and Seattle. Census ACS 2024 outbound estimates from California are Texas 77,161 (margin of error 9,059), Nevada 53,289 (margin of error 6,970), and Arizona 52,383 (margin of error 6,890). California to Texas is the largest. These are people, not a count of trucks that fit on a city street. Registration stays on the California page.
Oakland does not inherit this permit. Do not apply the San Francisco peak-hour ban to an Oakland address. Confirm the city on the order before the driver is dispatched. A truck that only crosses the bay to pick up in Oakland follows Caltrans terminal-access signs, not the SFMTA extralegal clock. Mix the two cities up and the window will be wrong.
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