Most shipments from New York to Florida take 3 to 5 days and cost $1,200 to $1,700 for open transport.
Reference pricing by specific origin and destination. Your price holds for 28 days.
| Route | Distance | Open price | Enclosed price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany to Miami | 1,428 mi | $1,300 to $1,600 | $2,200 to $2,650 |
| Buffalo to Miami | 1,390 mi | $1,200 to $1,450 | $1,950 to $2,350 |
| New York to Naples | 1,287 mi | $1,350 to $1,650 | $2,300 to $2,800 |
| New York to Miami | 1,292 mi | $1,300 to $1,600 | $2,250 to $2,700 |
| Buffalo to Orlando | 1,180 mi | $1,250 to $1,550 | $2,100 to $2,600 |
| New York to Tampa | 1,130 mi | $1,350 to $1,700 | $2,350 to $2,850 |
| New York to Orlando | 1,082 mi | $1,350 to $1,650 | $2,300 to $2,800 |
All 7 priced routes from New York 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.
Florida is where New York loses more people than anywhere else, but not every car on this run is moving house. Plenty go down for the winter and come home in spring, and that changes more about the shipment than the trip itself does, which is three to five days on the truck, because a car that is only visiting Florida stays a New York car the whole time it’s there.
New York will mail you an extension. A Florida garage can’t renew a New York sticker, so the extension stands in for one and gives you 10 days from the car’s return to New York to get it inspected. It takes about two weeks to arrive, which is why it’s worth asking for before the car leaves rather than once the date has passed. Keep it in the car, not on the windshield, and since the DMV can’t promise it prevents a ticket elsewhere, check with Florida whether an expired New York sticker counts against you there.
Florida lets a visiting car keep its New York plates while the registration is current, until you take a job there or enroll a child in a Florida public school. Through the season the car also stays on its New York policy, because New York won’t accept any other insurance on a car it has registered.
A car moving down for good goes the other way round. Florida registers it first, and only then do the plates go back to the New York DMV and the New York policy end, since New York treats a gap in coverage on a car still registered there as a reason to suspend the registration.
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 New York to Florida costs between $1,200 and $1,700 for open transport. Enclosed transport costs about 40 to 70% more. Buffalo to Miami sits at the bottom of that range.
Shipping a car from New York to Florida takes an estimated 3 to 5 days. From the city it's a little over 1,000 miles to Orlando and nearly 1,300 to Miami, more from Albany or Buffalo, and the time on the truck depends on how many other cars the driver collects and drops along the way.
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.
Every shipment is insured by the carrier under federal cargo liability requirements.
Open transport is the standard choice for most vehicles. Enclosed transport costs 40 to 70% more and is appropriate for high-value vehicles, classics, low-clearance sports cars, and any car where weather exposure or road debris is a real concern.
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.
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.
Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
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