Most shipments from Colorado to California take 3 to 5 days and cost $1,000 to $1,350 for open transport.
Reference pricing by specific origin and destination. Your price holds for 28 days.
| Route | Distance | Open price | Enclosed price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs to San Francisco | 1,323 mi | $1,100 to $1,350 | $1,700 to $2,100 |
| Denver to San Jose | 1,273 mi | $1,100 to $1,300 | $1,650 to $2,000 |
| Aurora to San Francisco | 1,257 mi | $1,000 to $1,250 | $1,500 to $1,800 |
| Denver to San Francisco | 1,252 mi | $1,050 to $1,300 | $1,600 to $1,950 |
| Denver to San Diego | 1,079 mi | $1,100 to $1,300 | $1,650 to $2,000 |
| Denver to Los Angeles | 1,019 mi | $1,000 to $1,200 | $1,450 to $1,800 |
All 6 priced routes from Colorado to California 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.
There is no low road west from Colorado. A car leaving Denver for the coast either climbs over the Rockies or crosses the high plains of southern Wyoming, and which of the two it takes usually depends on where in California it’s going.
Vail Pass on I-70, the usual road from Denver to Los Angeles and San Diego, closes for hours at a time in winter.
Trucks on that stretch must carry chains from September 1 to May 31. A closure stops them all short of the pass until it reopens, so the delivery date moves with it.
Cars bound for San Francisco or San Jose usually go north instead and cross Wyoming on I-80, which wind and snow shut dozens of times between October and May. That’s a separate road with its own storms, so a Bay Area delivery can move for weather that never reaches Vail Pass.
If the move makes you a California resident, these are the state's rules for the car.
Checked September 2026 against California DMV, California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. 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.
Open transport from Colorado to California runs $1,000 to $1,350. Denver to Los Angeles, about 1,020 miles, is $1,000 to $1,200, and Colorado Springs to San Francisco, the longest of these runs at about 1,320, is $1,100 to $1,350.
Colorado to California is a 3 to 5 day trip on every one of these runs, whether the car is going to Los Angeles or to San Francisco.
Every shipment is insured by the carrier under federal cargo liability requirements.
Yes. Every toll, bridge and congestion charge the truck pays on the way is already in your quote, and nothing is added for them after you book.
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.
One to two weeks ahead is enough on most routes. Busy corridors handle shorter notice, and quieter lanes benefit from the full two weeks. Booking earlier does not lower the price; it settles your dates sooner, and the price holds for 28 days either way.
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.
Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
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