Most shipments from Portland run $0.85 to $1.45 per mile and take 2 to 9 days.
Shipping a sedan from Portland costs $0.85 to $1.45 per mile on an open carrier in October 2026, depending on distance and destination.
Updated November 2026| Destination | Distance | Transit | Open price |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 635 mi | 2 to 4 days | $850 to $1,050 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 766 mi | 2 to 4 days | $900 to $1,150 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 962 mi | 3 to 4 days | $900 to $1,150 |
| Denver, CO | 1,242 mi | 3 to 5 days | $1,200 to $1,500 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,335 mi | 3 to 5 days | $1,350 to $1,650 |
| Dallas, TX | 2,019 mi | 4 to 7 days | $1,700 to $2,000 |
| Boston, MA | 3,089 mi | 5 to 9 days | $2,450 to $2,950 |
All 9 priced routes from Portland 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.
Great experience! It was very personalized and attentive. I had an emergency move and they managed to pick up the car just the next day after booking.
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Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
A pickup in most of Portland is straightforward, because the city lets a car carrier stop on a residential street to load or unload for the house it’s beside, as long as it doesn’t park there and wait. The West Hills are the exception, since their streets are too steep and winding for a full carrier, so if you live up there, expect to bring the car down to a wider road to meet the truck. From Portland, cars for California and Arizona go south on I-5, and nearly everything else goes east on I-84.
It waits for the road, since I-84 through the Gorge, between Troutdale and Hood River, is how a car leaves Portland for the east. When freezing rain and east winds coat that stretch in ice, the state closes it in both directions until crews can make it safe, and that happened in February 2021, December 2022 and January 2024, with the road shut for a day or two each time. So a winter shipment heading for Utah, Colorado or further east can lose about as long as the closure lasts, while a car going south to California or Arizona never comes near the Gorge.
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 Portland costs about $0.85 to $1.45 a mile on an open carrier, with the higher rates on the shorter runs. That comes to $850 to $1,050 for San Francisco, $1,350 to $1,650 for Phoenix.
A car shipped out of Portland usually spends 2 to 9 days on the truck. San Francisco and Salt Lake City take 2 to 4 days, Los Angeles 3 to 4, Denver and Phoenix 3 to 5, Dallas 4 to 7 and Boston 5 to 9. All of these are estimates, because the same truck is collecting and delivering other cars on the way.
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 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.
Every shipment is insured by the carrier under federal cargo liability requirements.
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.
If you find damage at delivery, note it on the bill of lading before signing. We will manage the claim with the carrier from there.
Your price holds for 28 days. Cancel free until 7 days before pickup.
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