Illinois shipments typically run $850 to $2,250 for open transport and take 2 to 8 days, depending on origin and destination.
Shipping a sedan to or from Illinois takes 2 to 8 days and costs $850 to $2,250 on an open carrier in October 2026.
Reference pricing for common Illinois corridors. Your specific quote depends on origin city, destination city, and vehicle type.
Updated November 2026| Corridor | Distance | Transit | Open price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois to New York | 800 to 900 mi | 2 to 4 days | $900 to $1,500 |
| Illinois to Texas | 1,000 to 1,300 mi | 3 to 5 days | $850 to $1,600 |
| Illinois to Colorado | 1,000 to 1,100 mi | 3 to 5 days | $950 to $1,250 |
| Illinois to Florida | 1,200 to 1,400 mi | 3 to 5 days | $1,000 to $1,600 |
| Illinois to Arizona | 1,700 to 1,900 mi | 4 to 6 days | $1,200 to $1,900 |
| Illinois to California | 2,000 to 2,200 mi | 4 to 7 days | $1,250 to $2,250 |
| Illinois to Washington | 2,000 to 2,200 mi | 5 to 8 days | $1,450 to $1,900 |
All 37 priced routes from Illinois 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.
Past the Chicago suburbs Illinois is flat, open farmland, and for most of the year that makes it easy country for a car carrier, since I-55, I-57 and I-74 run straight across it. That openness cuts both ways in winter. The long moves out of the state go to Florida, Texas and California more than anywhere else, and a car starting in Chicago itself has the city’s street rules to think about before the weather.
Most winter days it won’t. What closes roads in central Illinois is the wind more than the snow, since nothing on the open farmland between Peoria, Bloomington and Champaign stops it, and in midwinter a strong northwest wind can turn two or three inches of snow into whiteouts and drifts that cover the road again as soon as the plows clear it. Then the state closes the interstate until it’s passable, which has happened on most of the interstates across the middle of the state, usually for some hours and at worst into the night. A truck behind a closure waits it out, so a downstate pickup or delivery in midwinter can slip into the next day.
If the move makes you a Illinois resident, these are the state's rules for the car.
Checked October 2026 against Illinois Secretary of State, Illinois EPA. 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.
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Shipping a car to or from Illinois typically costs $850 to $2,250 for open transport, depending mostly on how far it's going. Lanes to New York, Florida, Texas and Colorado start around $900, and the West Coast runs $1,250 to $2,250.
Most Illinois shipments take 2 to 8 days door to door. New York runs 2 to 4 days, Florida, Texas and Colorado 3 to 5, and California and Washington 4 to 8. The arrival day is an estimate, and a winter closure downstate can add a day to it.
If you're moving to Illinois, yes, within 30 days of establishing residence, at a Secretary of State facility. A car you titled and registered in your old state at least three months before the move owes no Illinois tax, while one bought more recently owes it when you register. In the Chicago area and the Metro East, most gasoline cars are also tested for emissions once they're four years old, in the month their plates expire.
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.
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 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.
Every shipment is insured by the carrier under federal cargo liability requirements.
Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
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