Price ranges for shipping a car to and from Virginia Beach, VA, 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
453,737
Metro
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
As of 1 July 2025. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 1 July 2025
Common routes from Virginia Beach. Sedan or compact car.
Route
Open transport
Enclosed transport
Miami, FL
$623–$949
$934–$1,424
Birmingham, AL
$566–$862
$849–$1,293
Phoenix, AZ
$958–$1,460
$1,438–$2,191
Tucson, AZ
$950–$1,448
$1,425–$2,172
Fresno, CA
$1,034–$1,575
$1,550–$2,363
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.
VDOT lists the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel on U.S. 13 at a maximum height of 13 feet, 6 inches. The I-264 Downtown Tunnel, the inland route toward Norfolk and Chesapeake, is also 13 feet, 6 inches high and 8 feet, 6 inches wide without a permit. A tall car carrier may need I-664 instead. Ask the driver which rig is assigned before you assume the oceanfront route works. The resort streets are a separate problem: common practice is a lot the trailer can pull through, set before the day.
What about storms?
The National Hurricane Center says the Atlantic season runs June 1 through November 30. The location list has no base or port row on the Virginia Beach city page. A Naval Station Norfolk pickup is a Norfolk appointment. Do not send that driver to an oceanfront hotel and call it the base.
When do you register?
Title within 30 days of moving, then register within 30 days. A safety inspection is required before you operate the car. Steps are on the Virginia registration page.
Confirm the holding address the morning of pickup, and tell the driver about gates, low wires, and any street the trailer cannot enter.
