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Car shipping in Texas
Price ranges for shipping a car to and from Texas, the largest cities, and the busiest lanes. The carrier sets the price.
Key facts
- Population
- 31,709,821
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| California | 77,161 | 9,059 |
| Florida | 52,219 | 8,571 |
| New York | 28,233 | 4,541 |
| Route | Open transport | Enclosed transport |
|---|---|---|
| California | $801–$1,220 | $1,201–$1,830 |
| Florida | $631–$961 | $946–$1,442 |
| Oklahoma | $459–$699 | $688–$1,049 |
| Colorado | $649–$989 | $973–$1,483 |
| Georgia | $586–$893 | $879–$1,340 |
| Louisiana | $413–$629 | $620–$944 |
| Illinois | $670–$1,021 | $1,005–$1,532 |
| North Carolina | $667–$1,016 | $1,000–$1,524 |
| New York | $811–$1,237 | $1,217–$1,855 |
| Washington | $926–$1,410 | $1,388–$2,116 |
| Route | Open transport | Enclosed transport |
|---|---|---|
| California | $801–$1,220 | $1,201–$1,830 |
| Florida | $631–$961 | $946–$1,442 |
| New York | $811–$1,237 | $1,217–$1,855 |
| Louisiana | $413–$629 | $620–$944 |
| Illinois | $670–$1,021 | $1,005–$1,532 |
| Colorado | $649–$989 | $973–$1,483 |
| Georgia | $586–$893 | $879–$1,340 |
| Oklahoma | $459–$699 | $688–$1,049 |
| Virginia | $755–$1,151 | $1,133–$1,727 |
| Washington | $926–$1,410 | $1,388–$2,116 |
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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Checked facts
Auctions and cities
Auction areas are listed for Houston, Grand Prairie in Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, El Paso, Corpus Christi, Abilene, Amarillo, Longview, Lubbock, and Odessa. Austin is not an auction row on the list. A purchase releases in the metro named on the yard's paperwork. Do not send a Houston truck to pick up an El Paso car. Houston's center and the barrier-island towns are poor default stops for a multi-car trailer. Common practice is a lot the driver can pull through.
Bases
Joint Base San Antonio covers the San Antonio cluster, including the Lackland and Randolph names on the list. Fort Hood is the Central Texas Army post. Fort Bliss is the El Paso post. Dyess, Goodfellow, Laughlin, and Sheppard are the other Air Force bases on the list, in different cities. Corpus Christi has the Army depot and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. Naval Air Station Kingsville and the Fort Worth joint reserve base are also listed. Military OneSource says a contiguous-states vehicle move is largely the member's expense, with exceptions. Confirm the gate. A San Antonio delivery is not a Fort Hood delivery.
When do you register?
TxDMV says you have 30 days from the move to register at the county tax assessor-collector. You need Texas liability insurance. You are not required to title the vehicle in Texas. In 18 named counties you need a passing emissions inspection first. Commercial vehicles still need a safety inspection. The county list is on the Texas registration page. Read that list before you assume Houston and a rural county follow the same emissions step.
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Questions
Is the price on this page a guaranteed quote?
No. A range on this page is RideShipper's estimate. The carrier sets the price.
Sources
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