Price ranges for shipping a car to and from Seattle, WA, 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
784,777
Metro
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
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 Seattle. Sedan or compact car.
Route
Open transport
Enclosed transport
Phoenix, AZ
$810–$1,234
$1,215–$1,851
Tucson, AZ
$849–$1,293
$1,273–$1,940
Los Angeles, CA
$678–$1,034
$1,017–$1,551
Riverside, CA
$684–$1,043
$1,026–$1,564
Sacramento, CA
$557–$849
$835–$1,273
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.
Washington Administrative Code 204-24-050 says that from November 1 to April 1, vehicles over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating must carry enough tire chains on I-90 between North Bend (milepost 32) and Ellensburg (milepost 101). When a chains-required sign is posted, the truck has to mount the chains the sign calls for before it enters the controlled area. Local deliveries that do not cross the pass are exempt if they stay outside a chain-required area. A Seattle-to-Spokane or Seattle-to-the-east load uses this pass. Check the sign the day the truck rolls.
Which campus is confirmed?
College Navigator lists the University of Washington-Seattle Campus with a Fall 2024 student population of 56,997. An out-of-state share was not on the residence fields used for the plan, and it is not restated here. Campus garages are a poor fit for a car carrier. Set a street the driver can pull through.
When do you register?
The Washington registration page says you have 30 days after moving to get a driver license and to register. The license comes first, and the two errands are in different offices. Steps are on the Washington 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.
