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Car shipping price index

Compare monthly estimates by distance and route. Where enough customers reported a price that month, the table uses those reported prices and shows the count.

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Key facts

Price basis
Estimated shipping costs
Historical prices used
3588
Typical difference in testing
20.4%
Vehicle
Sedan

As of 2026-11-09. Source: Model v1. Based on prices reported in MoveAdvisor reviews.

How to read these estimates

Version v1. The distance adjustment was calculated from 3588 prices reported in MoveAdvisor reviews from 2009-03-26 to 2026-11-06. We tested the estimate on 717 prices that were set aside during fitting. The typical difference, as a percentage of the estimate, was 20.4%.

Longer trips cost less per mile. The calculation starts at $499 before other adjustments. The published low and high are 81% and 123% of the estimated midpoint. The historical diesel comparison price is $3.67 a gallon, from the sample whose middle date is 2021-09-23. The latest U.S. diesel price is $6.13 a gallon for the week of 2026-11-09. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly diesel U.S., release 2026-11-10.

The national figures estimate the cost of shipping a sedan approximately 1000 miles. The national count includes all prices reported that month; it does not describe an average shipping price. Each distance group or route uses reported prices only when it has at least 30 sedan reports that month. Otherwise it shows an estimate and the available count. Enclosed transport always uses an estimate because the reviews do not identify trailer type. Route distances are approximate, based on state centers rather than pickup addresses.

Assumptions

  • Enclosed transport is estimated at 1.50 times open transport because these reviews do not identify the trailer type. This is a planning assumption.
  • A vehicle that does not run adds $150 for loading. The reviews do not identify running condition, so this is a planning assumption.
  • Travel times assume a pickup window followed by daily driving. The reviews do not report transit times.
  • Road distances are approximate. State-level historical prices use the distance between state centers, which cannot describe local or same-state trips.

National sedan, November 2026

Estimated costs for a sedan over approximately 1000 miles, November 2026
TransportLow estimateMiddle estimateHigh estimateReports this monthEstimate version
Enclosed transport$953$1,182$1,4522Estimate v1
Open transport$635$788$9682Estimate v1

Distance bands, open sedan, November 2026

Open sedan by distance, November 2026
Approximate distanceLowMiddleHighReported pricesPrice basis
Under 250 miles$376$466$5730Estimate v1
250–499 miles$404$502$6160Estimate v1
500–999 miles$556$690$8480Estimate v1
1,000–1,499 miles$704$873$1,0720Estimate v1
1,500–1,999 miles$822$1,019$1,2520Estimate v1
2,000–2,499 miles$923$1,145$1,4060Estimate v1
2,500 miles and over$1,053$1,307$1,6050Estimate v1

Routes, open sedan, November 2026

Open sedan routes, November 2026
RouteLowMiddleHighReported pricesPrice basis
AZ to IL$691$857$1,0530Estimate v1
CA to NY$1,027$1,275$1,5660Estimate v1
CA to TX$760$943$1,1590Estimate v1
CO to TX$561$696$8550Estimate v1
FL to NY$631$782$9610Estimate v1
GA to NY$639$793$9740Estimate v1
IL to AZ$877$1,088$1,3360Estimate v1
IL to FL$733$909$1,1170Estimate v1
MA to FL$818$1,015$1,2470Estimate v1
MI to FL$813$1,008$1,2390Estimate v1
NC to TX$751$932$1,1450Estimate v1
NJ to FL$746$926$1,1370Estimate v1
NY to CA$1,027$1,275$1,5660Estimate v1
NY to FL$800$993$1,2190Estimate v1
OH to FL$705$874$1,0740Estimate v1
PA to FL$736$913$1,1220Estimate v1
TX to CA$760$943$1,1590Estimate v1
TX to FL$705$874$1,0740Estimate v1
WA to AZ$783$972$1,1940Estimate v1
WA to CA$593$736$9040Estimate v1

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