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Pennsylvania

Car shipping in Philadelphia, PA

Price ranges for shipping a car to and from Philadelphia, PA, plus nearby terminals and common routes.

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Key facts

How vehicles move
By truck; ports and islands may need a separate sea or rail service
Population
1,574,281
Metro
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

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

Local notes

  • A campus in this city can limit where a car-carrier truck stops. The driver often meets you off campus.
Common routes from Philadelphia. Sedan or compact car.
RouteOpen transportEnclosed transport
Phoenix, AZ$1,082–$1,649$1,623–$2,473
Los Angeles, CA$1,033–$1,575$1,550–$2,362
Riverside, CA$1,023–$1,559$1,535–$2,339
San Diego, CA$1,026–$1,564$1,540–$2,346
San Francisco, CA$1,063–$1,620$1,594–$2,430
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. Reported prices on seasonal routes to and from Florida and Arizona support different prices in each direction this month.

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 Philadelphia

Checked facts

Park streets

Philadelphia Code section 12-1601 says no motor vehicle designed to carry freight, and no truck-tractor, shall pass through the parks except on Belmont Avenue, Roosevelt Boulevard, Broad Street from Oregon Avenue to the Navy Yard, the Gustine Interchange, and the Museum Plaza, or on park business at times the park director sets. Trailers have the same limit. A car carrier cutting through the park on any other drive is outside that list. Meet the driver on a street the code allows.

Campuses and the installation

IPEDS DRVEF2023 records the University of Pennsylvania at 28,711 students. Of 2,415 first-time students, 1,663 lived out of state. Temple University is at 30,205, and IPEDS did not report first-time residence, so this note gives no out-of-state share for Temple. Ask each school for the stop it allows. 31 CFR lists Naval Support Activity Philadelphia in Philadelphia. The plan has no military page for it. A city-street quote does not enter the activity. Use the visitor process if the car must go there.

Lanes and winter

The highest outbound signal is Los Angeles. Miami and Chicago are also listed. Census ACS 2024 migration into Pennsylvania is largest from New Jersey, then New York. The largest outflow is to Florida. PennDOT maintains more than 96,000 snow-lane miles each winter. That figure is statewide. Registration is on the Pennsylvania page.

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