Most shipments from Detroit run $0.60 to $1.85 per mile and take 2 to 7 days.
Shipping a sedan from Detroit costs $0.60 to $1.85 per mile on an open carrier in October 2026, depending on distance and destination.
Updated November 2026| Destination | Distance | Transit | Open price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville, TN | 535 mi | 2 to 4 days | $900 to $1,100 |
| Charlotte, NC | 626 mi | 2 to 4 days | $1,050 to $1,300 |
| Orlando, FL | 1,163 mi | 3 to 5 days | $1,150 to $1,400 |
| Houston, TX | 1,302 mi | 3 to 5 days | $1,200 to $1,450 |
| Naples, FL | 1,337 mi | 3 to 5 days | $1,400 to $1,700 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,987 mi | 4 to 6 days | $1,500 to $1,850 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2,284 mi | 4 to 7 days | $1,300 to $1,550 |
All 23 priced routes from Detroit 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.
From Detroit a loaded car carrier has two main ways out, I-75 south through Toledo, which is the road to Florida, and I-94 west toward Chicago and everything beyond it. What’s worth knowing before booking is closer in, because a summer storm can shut the freeways through the city for a day, and in part of southwest Detroit trucks are no longer allowed on the side streets.
For most of the year the freeways out of Detroit give a shipment nothing to plan around. Summer is different, because they rely on pump houses to keep the water off, and when a cloudburst knocks out the power to the pumps the road closes until it drains. That’s what kept I-94 through Detroit and Dearborn shut into the Monday morning rush in June 2021, after two days of rain, so a pickup set for the day after a big storm can slip with the road.
Those storms are also worth remembering if you’re buying a used car from a Detroit-area seller. In August 2014 up to six inches of rain fell in four hours, the costliest weather event Michigan has recorded, and the 2021 floods left Detroiters with waterlogged cars that couldn’t be driven. A flooded car that never went through an insurer can still carry a clean title, which is why the VIN’s history is worth checking before you agree the sale, and since Michigan salts its roads all winter, ask the seller for photos of the underside too.
Usually not on your own street. Since October 6, 2025, Detroit has kept trucks off every residential street in southwest Detroit and off long stretches of Livernois, Dragoon, Clark, Scotten and West Grand Boulevard, while routes like Fort Street and Michigan Avenue stay open to them. A full car carrier is a tractor pulling a long trailer, so if you live in Mexicantown, Delray or nearby, expect to bring the car out to one of those roads to meet the driver.
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 Detroit costs about $0.60 to $1.85 a mile on an open carrier, with the higher rates on the shorter runs. That comes to $900 to $1,100 for Nashville, $1,400 to $1,700 for Naples.
A car shipped out of Detroit usually spends 2 to 7 days on the truck. Nashville and Charlotte take 2 to 4 days, Orlando, Houston and Naples 3 to 5, Phoenix 4 to 6 and Los Angeles 4 to 7. These are estimates, since the driver is picking up and dropping off other cars on the way.
Shipping a car from Detroit to Florida costs $1,150 to $1,400 to Orlando and $1,400 to $1,700 to Naples on an open carrier. Both are I-75 most of the way, about 1,150 and 1,340 miles, and take an estimated 3 to 5 days on the truck.
Every shipment is insured by the carrier under federal cargo liability requirements.
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.
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.
You can leave up to 100 pounds of personal items in one piece of luggage, placed in the trunk or cargo area. Some carriers will accept additional weight for an added fee; we can arrange this for you after booking.
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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