Most shipments from Ohio to Texas take 3 to 5 days and cost $1,200 to $2,250 for open transport.
Reference pricing by specific origin and destination. Your price holds for 28 days.
| Route | Distance | Open price | Enclosed price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland to San Antonio | 1,457 mi | $1,850 to $2,250 | $3,150 to $3,800 |
| Cleveland to Austin | 1,378 mi | $1,300 to $1,550 | $2,150 to $2,650 |
| Columbus to San Antonio | 1,315 mi | $1,550 to $1,900 | $2,650 to $3,200 |
| Cleveland to Houston | 1,298 mi | $1,300 to $1,600 | $2,200 to $2,650 |
| Columbus to Austin | 1,236 mi | $1,700 to $2,050 | $2,850 to $3,500 |
| Cincinnati to San Antonio | 1,208 mi | $1,200 to $1,450 | $1,900 to $2,300 |
All 8 priced routes from Ohio 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.
Most of Ohio never tests a car’s emissions, while Houston, Dallas, Austin and now San Antonio all sit in Texas counties that do. Bexar County, around San Antonio, joined them on November 1, 2026. So a lot of Ohio cars take their first emissions test in Texas.
A gas car 2 to 24 years old is emissions tested in 18 Texas counties, including those around Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio.
The age rule is where the two states part ways. Ohio’s E-Check runs only in the seven counties around Cleveland and Akron, and even there it leaves a car alone for its first six model years. Texas starts in a car’s second year. So a three-year-old car has had no E-Check, whether it comes from Columbus or from Cleveland, and the test after delivery will be its first.
A car going anywhere else in Texas needs no test, whatever its age. Abilene, Lubbock and Corpus Christi are all outside the program.
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 Ohio to Texas runs $1,200 to $2,250. Cincinnati to San Antonio costs least, at $1,200 to $1,450, while Cleveland to San Antonio, about 1,460 miles, runs $1,850 to $2,250.
Shipping a car from Ohio to Texas usually takes 3 to 5 days from pickup. Cincinnati is the nearest of these Ohio cities to San Antonio, at about 1,210 miles, and Cleveland the furthest, at about 1,460.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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