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Car shipping in Delaware
Price ranges for shipping a car to and from Delaware, the largest cities, and the busiest lanes. The carrier sets the price.
Key facts
- Population
- 1,059,952
- How vehicles move
- By truck
As of 1 July 2025. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 1 July 2025.
| Lived there one year earlier | People | Margin of error |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 7,026 | 2,233 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,673 | 1,661 |
| New Jersey | 3,404 | 1,047 |
| Route | Open transport | Enclosed transport |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $376–$573 | $564–$859 |
| Maryland | $376–$573 | $564–$859 |
| New Jersey | $376–$573 | $564–$859 |
| Florida | $600–$914 | $899–$1,371 |
| Texas | $784–$1,194 | $1,176–$1,791 |
| California | $1,030–$1,569 | $1,544–$2,354 |
| Virginia | $376–$573 | $564–$859 |
| South Carolina | $519–$791 | $778–$1,186 |
| Illinois | $567–$864 | $851–$1,296 |
| South Dakota | $728–$1,110 | $1,093–$1,665 |
| Route | Open transport | Enclosed transport |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | $376–$573 | $564–$859 |
| Pennsylvania | $376–$573 | $564–$859 |
| New Jersey | $376–$573 | $564–$859 |
| New York | $376–$573 | $564–$859 |
| Florida | $600–$914 | $899–$1,371 |
| Virginia | $376–$573 | $564–$859 |
| Georgia | $563–$858 | $845–$1,287 |
| California | $1,030–$1,569 | $1,544–$2,354 |
| Texas | $784–$1,194 | $1,176–$1,791 |
| Tennessee | $570–$869 | $856–$1,304 |
Registering an out-of-state car. Check the state agency sources there for current requirements and fees.
Cities
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Routes
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Busiest lanes
According to Census ACS 2024, the largest estimates of people now in Delaware who lived in another state a year earlier are Maryland, 7,026 (margin of error 2,233); Pennsylvania, 6,673 (margin of error 1,661); and New Jersey, 3,404 (margin of error 1,047). Outbound, the largest flows go to Pennsylvania and Maryland. The route list marks these as truck lanes. Maryland to Delaware and Pennsylvania to Delaware are the two busiest inbound pairs. There is no ocean leg and no port in the Delaware location list.
Roads DelDOT actually names
The DelDOT home page includes a snow and ice maintenance program. It also describes I-95, Delaware Route 1, US 13, and US 113 as roads where the department suspends planned lane closures for a holiday period. Those four are the corridors the department itself groups for weather operations. A winter storm can pause a pickup on I-95 even though the state is small. Check DelDOT's live traffic page the day of the move. Common practice, not a published city ordinance in this note, is to meet the driver where a large truck is allowed, not on a narrow street in Wilmington.
Dover Air Force Base and registration
Dover Air Force Base is the installation in this list, in Dover. Inside the contiguous United States, Military OneSource says transporting a privately owned vehicle is largely the member's responsibility, with exceptions through the transportation office. Wilmington University in New Castle is the campus in the list. Title and register within 60 days after you become a Delaware resident. Report an address change to the DMV within 30 days. Inspection is at one of four DMV locations, at no charge for a Delaware resident. The manual also says vehicles seven model years old and newer no longer require inspection except a VIN inspection if the vehicle has never been titled in Delaware. Read the registration page for the current inspection rule.
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Questions
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