New Jersey
Car shipping in Newark, NJ
Price ranges for shipping a car to and from Newark, NJ, plus nearby terminals and common routes.
Key facts
- How vehicles move
- By truck; ports and islands may need a separate sea or rail service
- Population
- 323,808
- Metro
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
As of 1 July 2025. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 1 July 2025
Local notes
- A port or terminal in this city means part of the move may be by ship. That is separate from an interstate truck quote.
| Route | Open transport | Enclosed transport |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | $642–$978 | $963–$1,468 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $1,094–$1,667 | $1,641–$2,501 |
| Tucson, AZ | $1,089–$1,660 | $1,633–$2,489 |
| Fresno, CA | $1,043–$1,589 | $1,564–$2,383 |
| Irvine, CA | $1,038–$1,582 | $1,557–$2,373 |
Registering an out-of-state car. Check the state agency sources there for current requirements and fees.
Routes
Compare shipping estimates for common journeys.
Nearby places
Check access guidance for terminals, campuses, and other pickup spots.
Companies based in Newark
Checked facts
Ship versus truck
The plan's port page says this district is the New York and New Jersey vehicle port and that the page is not a steamship tariff. The Port Authority map of the complex names both Port Newark Marine Terminal and the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal, with separate truck gates. Elizabeth is the neighboring city. If your paperwork is a roll-on/roll-off booking, follow the terminal. If it is an open trailer between two U.S. cities, the driver is not loading a ship. Do not mix the two appointments.
A crossing the trailer cannot take
The Holland Tunnel bans combination vehicles and any vehicle with four or more axles. A tractor and car-hauler trailer fits that ban. The April 2026 truckers' guide allows only two- and three-axle single-unit trucks. The carrier has to pick an allowed crossing. That choice can move the meet point off a street you first named.
City pairs and migration
Newark's city routes in the plan are mostly pairs of large metros, and none carries an autocomplete signal. This note does not invent a busiest Newark lane from that list. Census ACS 2024 migration shows the largest flow into New Jersey from New York, then Pennsylvania and Florida. The largest outflow is to Pennsylvania, then New York. Registration is on the New Jersey page.
Sources
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