Most shipments from California to Florida take 4 to 8 days and cost $1,550 to $2,250 for open transport.
Reference pricing by specific origin and destination. Your price holds for 28 days.
| Route | Distance | Open price | Enclosed price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles to Miami | 2,738 mi | $1,550 to $1,850 | $2,650 to $3,150 |
| San Francisco to Miami | 3,077 mi | $1,900 to $2,250 | $3,200 to $3,850 |
| Los Angeles to Tampa | 2,527 mi | $1,900 to $2,250 | $3,200 to $3,850 |
| Los Angeles to Jacksonville | 2,417 mi | $1,850 to $2,250 | $3,200 to $3,800 |
| Los Angeles to Orlando | 2,510 mi | $1,700 to $2,000 | $2,850 to $3,450 |
| San Diego to Miami | 2,658 mi | $1,750 to $2,100 | $2,950 to $3,550 |
| San Francisco to Tampa | 2,834 mi | $1,800 to $2,150 | $3,050 to $3,650 |
| San Francisco to Orlando | 2,893 mi | $1,900 to $2,250 | $3,200 to $3,850 |
All 8 priced routes from California to Florida are in the full price list, open and enclosed.
Pricing refreshed monthly based on current carrier rates.
Quotes well below the typical range are almost always bait-and-switch. You are quoted a low price to pay the deposit, and then the price is bumped at the last minute.
Insured under federal cargo liability requirements. Coverage is part of the quote, not an add-on.
Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
Most shipments run door to door. If access is tight (narrow streets, low clearance), we will arrange a nearby meeting point.
One percent of every booking funds Clean Air Task Force, a nonprofit working on transport and energy emissions.
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Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
The drive across is the simple part of this move, even though it spans the whole width of the country. For most of its four to eight days on the truck the car follows I-10 along the southern edge, through Phoenix, El Paso, Houston and New Orleans, and what needs thought is Florida’s clock for registering it, which starts with your new job rather than with the car’s arrival. Between June and November a hurricane near the coast can also hold a delivery for a few days.
Ideally before you do. Florida counts its 10 days to register a car from your first day at work there, or from the day your children start at a Florida public school, and a car loaded the week you start can spend most of those days on I-10. If it can’t leave earlier, the registration doesn’t have to wait for it, because Florida’s VIN check form can be signed by a notary in California. With the form signed before we pick the car up, you can take it and the title to the county tax collector while the car is still on the road. Back in California, the DMV only needs to be told where the car is registered now, and if you’d paid the California registration before it was due, you can ask for a refund.
If the move makes you a Florida resident, these are the state's rules for the car.
Checked September 2026 against Florida Statutes 320 and 627, U.S. EPA, Pinellas County Tax Collector. Rules change; the state's own site has the final word.
One percent of every booking goes to Clean Air Task Force, a nonprofit working on policy and technology to clean up transport and energy emissions.
Our giving is independently verified each year.
Shipping a car from California to Florida costs between $1,550 and $2,250 for open transport. Enclosed transport costs about 40 to 70% more, rising with distance. Your quote depends on where the car starts.
Shipping a car from California to Florida takes an estimated 4 to 8 days, depending on the two cities. The route is roughly 2,400 to 3,000 miles, most of it on I-10, which runs from Santa Monica to Jacksonville.
Every shipment is insured by the carrier under federal cargo liability requirements.
You can cancel for free up to 7 days before pickup. After that, the deposit is non-refundable.
Wash the car so its condition is easy to record, photograph it from each corner, and leave about a quarter tank of fuel. Take out anything above the 100 pound personal item allowance, and take your toll transponder such as FasTrak, E-ZPass or SunPass off the windshield, because toll gantries can read it while the car rides the truck. Have a working key ready for the driver.
To ship a car, request a quote with your origin, destination, and vehicle details. Sequoia matches you with a driver according to your pickup window, the driver picks up your vehicle, and delivers it at your destination.
The truck waits until the road is safe to drive, and your pickup or delivery date moves with it. We'll confirm the driver's new window with you as soon as the road reopens. Snow on the mountain passes and in the northern states, and hurricanes along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, are the usual causes.
The deposit is charged 7 days before your pickup window opens; for a pickup inside 7 days it is held on your card at booking and charged when your driver is confirmed. The remaining balance is paid to the driver at delivery.
Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
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