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Car shipping in Maryland

Price ranges for shipping a car to and from Maryland, the largest cities, and the busiest lanes. The carrier sets the price.

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Key facts

Population
6,265,347
How vehicles move
By truck

As of 1 July 2025. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 1 July 2025.

Largest inflows into Maryland. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024, state-to-state migration.
Lived there one year earlierPeopleMargin of error
Virginia28,0045,694
District of Columbia16,7803,634
Pennsylvania12,6382,389
From Maryland to the busiest destinations. Sedan or compact car.
RouteOpen transportEnclosed transport
Virginia$376–$573$564–$859
Pennsylvania$376–$573$564–$859
Florida$579–$882$868–$1,323
Texas$766–$1,167$1,148–$1,750
California$1,018–$1,552$1,528–$2,328
North Carolina$435–$662$652–$994
New York$376–$573$564–$859
Delaware$376–$573$564–$859
District of Columbia$376–$573$564–$859
Georgia$537–$818$805–$1,227
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.
Into Maryland from the busiest origins. Sedan or compact car.
RouteOpen transportEnclosed transport
Virginia$376–$573$564–$859
Florida$579–$882$868–$1,323
District of Columbia$376–$573$564–$859
Pennsylvania$376–$573$564–$859
New York$376–$573$564–$859
California$1,018–$1,552$1,528–$2,328
Texas$766–$1,167$1,148–$1,750
North Carolina$435–$662$652–$994
Delaware$376–$573$564–$859
Georgia$537–$818$805–$1,227
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.

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Busiest lanes

According to Census ACS 2024, the largest inflows are from Virginia, 28,004 (margin of error 5,694); the District of Columbia, 16,780 (margin of error 3,634); and Pennsylvania, 12,638 (margin of error 2,389). The largest outflows go to Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Florida. The route list marks the Virginia and District pairs as truck lanes. Virginia to Maryland is the busiest inbound pair. Florida is a long truck lane, not a ship.

The Port of Baltimore

The Port of Baltimore is the vehicle port in this plan. The Maryland Port Administration says Baltimore handles more roll-on/roll-off farm and construction machinery, and more autos and light trucks, than any other U.S. port. Ro/Ro means the vehicle is driven on and off the ship. That is ocean cargo for new vehicles and equipment, not the open-trailer rate for a move from Virginia. Dundalk is one terminal the port describes for autos and Ro/Ro. A private car shipped coastwise is a different booking from a household move by truck. Do not mix the two prices.

Bases, the Naval Academy, and inspection

Installations include Fort Meade, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Andrews Air Force Base, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, and Naval Support Activity Bethesda. The Naval Academy is both a campus and an installation, in Annapolis. Inside the contiguous United States, a privately owned vehicle is largely the member's responsibility to move. Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland in College Park are the other large campuses. The Baltimore auction area is listed for cars bought at auction in that metro. Title and register within 60 days of moving. Missing that deadline disqualifies the credit for titling tax paid in another state. A Maryland safety inspection certificate is required first. VEIP emissions testing comes later, by notice about three months after registration. See the registration page.

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