Price ranges by vehicle class for the main lanes into District of Columbia. The carrier sets the price.
Key facts
Who sets the price
The carrier
How distance is measured
Approximate road distance: the straight line plus 20%
As of 2026-11-10. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 state population centers; approximate road distance is straight-line distance increased by 20%
Routes into Washington, DC, using the largest city in each origin state. Distances are approximate.
Route
Vehicle
Open transport
Enclosed transport
Virginia
Sedan or compact car
$376–$573
$564–$859
Virginia
SUV or crossover
$398–$606
$597–$909
Virginia
Pickup or large SUV
$451–$687
$676–$1,031
Virginia
Van or minivan
$402–$612
$603–$919
Virginia
Heavy-duty or oversized vehicle
$420–$640
$630–$960
Virginia
Motorcycle
$356–$542
$534–$814
Maryland
Sedan or compact car
$376–$573
$564–$859
Maryland
SUV or crossover
$398–$606
$597–$909
Maryland
Pickup or large SUV
$451–$687
$676–$1,031
Maryland
Van or minivan
$402–$612
$603–$919
Maryland
Heavy-duty or oversized vehicle
$420–$640
$630–$960
Maryland
Motorcycle
$356–$542
$534–$814
California
Sedan or compact car
$1,015–$1,546
$1,522–$2,319
California
SUV or crossover
$1,074–$1,636
$1,611–$2,454
California
Pickup or large SUV
$1,217–$1,855
$1,826–$2,782
California
Van or minivan
$1,085–$1,653
$1,627–$2,480
California
Heavy-duty or oversized vehicle
$1,134–$1,729
$1,701–$2,593
California
Motorcycle
$961–$1,464
$1,441–$2,196
Pennsylvania
Sedan or compact car
$376–$573
$564–$859
Pennsylvania
SUV or crossover
$398–$606
$597–$909
Pennsylvania
Pickup or large SUV
$451–$687
$676–$1,031
Pennsylvania
Van or minivan
$402–$612
$603–$919
Pennsylvania
Heavy-duty or oversized vehicle
$420–$640
$630–$960
Pennsylvania
Motorcycle
$356–$542
$534–$814
New York
Sedan or compact car
$376–$573
$564–$859
New York
SUV or crossover
$398–$606
$597–$909
New York
Pickup or large SUV
$451–$687
$676–$1,031
New York
Van or minivan
$402–$612
$603–$919
New York
Heavy-duty or oversized vehicle
$420–$640
$630–$960
New York
Motorcycle
$356–$542
$534–$814
As of 2026-11-09. RideShipper estimate, updated 2026-11-09, based on 3,588 prices that customers reported paying in MoveAdvisor reviews, adjusted for U.S. diesel at $6.13 a gallon for that week (U.S. Energy Information Administration). In testing, the typical difference between an estimate and a reported price was about 20% of the estimate. This is an estimate, not a quote: the carrier sets the price. No pickup date was supplied, so this estimate uses November 2026. There is no seasonal direction adjustment for this route and month.
According to Census ACS 2024, the largest estimates of people now in the District who lived in another state a year earlier are Virginia, 7,200 (margin of error 2,204); Maryland, 6,926 (margin of error 1,523); and California, 4,559 (margin of error 1,174). The largest outflow is to Maryland, 16,780 (margin of error 3,634), then Virginia. The route list marks the Virginia and Maryland pairs as truck lanes. Virginia to the District of Columbia is the busiest inbound pair. District of Columbia to Maryland is the busiest outbound pair. California is a long truck lane, not a ship.
Pickup on dense streets
DDOT's site has a freight section. This note does not restate a block-by-block truck map, because that page did not print a citywide rule in the text opened here. Common practice is to meet the driver at a point a multi-car truck can legally reach, not on a narrow residential street. Agree that point with the carrier before the truck is nearby. Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall is the installation filed on the District list. Confirm which gate, if any, will accept a commercial auto transporter. 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.
Campuses and registration
George Washington University and Georgetown University are the campuses in the list. Both draw students from other states. A campus garage is rarely a place a car carrier can enter. Ask the school for an allowed stop. DC DMV says you have 60 calendar days from the date you begin to live in the District to register. Convert the out-of-state driver license to a DC license or non-driver ID first. The vehicle must pass DC inspection. Brand-new passenger-class vehicles do not require inspection. The inspection item list is not on that registration page. Steps are on the registration page.
