Most shipments from California to Texas take 3 to 6 days and cost $1,150 to $1,850 for open transport.
Reference pricing by specific origin and destination. Your price holds for 28 days.
| Route | Distance | Open price | Enclosed price |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco to Houston | 1,929 mi | $1,500 to $1,850 | $2,550 to $3,150 |
| San Francisco to Dallas | 1,732 mi | $1,250 to $1,550 | $2,100 to $2,600 |
| Los Angeles to Houston | 1,548 mi | $1,300 to $1,550 | $2,150 to $2,650 |
| San Diego to Houston | 1,470 mi | $1,250 to $1,550 | $2,100 to $2,600 |
| Los Angeles to Dallas | 1,437 mi | $1,150 to $1,400 | $1,850 to $2,300 |
| Los Angeles to Austin | 1,378 mi | $1,450 to $1,800 | $2,500 to $3,000 |
| Los Angeles to San Antonio | 1,353 mi | $1,400 to $1,700 | $2,350 to $2,900 |
All 10 priced routes from California to Texas 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.
More people moved from California to Texas in 2024 than made any other move between two states, about 77,000 of them, and a car shipped along with that move spends most of the trip on I-10. The truck runs east through Phoenix, Tucson and El Paso straight into San Antonio and Houston, and a car bound for Dallas turns off onto I-20 in west Texas.
At one spot it does, a few miles inside New Mexico. West of Lordsburg the interstate crosses a dry lakebed, and when a strong wind lifts the dust off it, visibility drops so fast that the state shuts the road until the air clears, which it did close to 40 times in the ten years to 2022. Spring is the windiest time there, but February gales and July storms have closed it too, so no month is clear of it. A truck caught at a closure waits for the road to reopen or takes a long detour, and either way the delivery can come in later than its estimate.
If the move makes you a Texas resident, these are the state's rules for the car.
Checked September 2026 against Texas DMV, Texas DPS, TCEQ, Texas Comptroller. 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 Texas costs between $1,150 and $1,850 for open transport. Enclosed transport costs about 40 to 70% more, rising with distance. Where a quote lands depends on the two cities.
Shipping a car from California to Texas takes an estimated 3 to 6 days, depending on the two cities. The route runs roughly 1,350 to 1,930 miles, most of it on I-10, where blowing dust off a dry lakebed in southwest New Mexico sometimes closes the road until the air clears.
Texas adds a $200 electric vehicle fee when it first registers a fully electric car from another state, and the same $200 every year at renewal. The fee has applied since September 1, 2023, on top of the normal registration fees, and hybrids and plug-in hybrids don't pay it. An electric car also skips the emissions test some Texas counties require before registration.
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.
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.
Every shipment is insured by the carrier under federal cargo liability requirements.
If you find damage at delivery, note it on the bill of lading before signing. We will manage the claim with the carrier from there.
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.
Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
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