Most shipments from New York to Texas take 3 to 6 days and cost $1,450 to $2,000 for open transport.
Reference pricing by specific origin and destination. Your price holds for 28 days.
| Route | Distance | Open price | Enclosed price |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York to San Antonio | 1,821 mi | $1,550 to $1,900 | $2,600 to $3,200 |
| New York to Austin | 1,753 mi | $1,450 to $1,750 | $2,450 to $3,000 |
| New York to Houston | 1,629 mi | $1,600 to $1,950 | $2,700 to $3,350 |
| New York to Dallas | 1,548 mi | $1,650 to $2,000 | $2,800 to $3,450 |
| Buffalo to Houston | 1,481 mi | $1,500 to $1,850 | $2,550 to $3,100 |
All 5 priced routes from New York 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.
A New York car arrives in Texas with less to pass than it had at home. New York inspects a car every year, emissions included, while Texas stopped checking private cars for safety in 2025 and tests emissions only around its biggest metros. The New York end keeps its own order of business, because the plates go back to the DMV before the New York insurance is cancelled, never the other way round.
Texas dropped safety inspections for private cars on January 1, 2025, and tests emissions only in 17 counties, 18 from November 1, 2026. Those counties surround Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth, Austin and El Paso, and Bexar County, around San Antonio, is the one joining in November. Outside them, which is most of the state, there’s no test at all.
A car going to one of the big metros still gets tested, and the test comes before registration, so the car has to be in Texas and pass before the county tax office will register it. For a New York car that’s familiar ground. New York has put it through the same check engine light test every year, so the test itself is nothing new. Registration anywhere in Texas adds a $7.50 fee in place of the old inspection.
The tax is a flat $90 instead of sales tax, because the car is already registered in your name, and here the timing of the shipment matters. The $90 applies to a car brought into Texas within 30 days of becoming a resident. One that arrives later is treated as bought after the move and owes Texas use tax at 6.25% instead, unless it was documented as already in transit when the 30 days ran out. So if the car is going to follow you by a month or more, it helps to have it on its way, with the shipping paperwork kept, before the 30 days are up.
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.
Open transport from New York to Texas runs $1,450 to $2,000. New York City to Austin costs least, and New York City to Dallas sits at the top of the range.
A car shipped from New York to Texas is usually on the road 3 to 6 days. Buffalo to Houston is the shortest of the routes at about 1,490 miles, and the cities furthest southwest, Austin and San Antonio, take the longest.
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 cancel for free up to 7 days before pickup. After that, the deposit is non-refundable.
Every shipment is insured by the carrier under federal cargo liability requirements.
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.
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.
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.
Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
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