Most shipments from Sacramento run $0.85 to $1.75 per mile and take 2 to 7 days.
Shipping a sedan from Sacramento costs $0.85 to $1.75 per mile on an open carrier in October 2026, depending on distance and destination.
Updated November 2026| Destination | Distance | Transit | Open price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas, NV | 563 mi | 2 to 4 days | $800 to $1,050 |
| Portland, OR | 579 mi | 2 to 4 days | $900 to $1,150 |
| Seattle, WA | 753 mi | 2 to 4 days | $1,000 to $1,250 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 757 mi | 2 to 4 days | $1,000 to $1,250 |
| Denver, CO | 1,166 mi | 3 to 5 days | $1,250 to $1,550 |
| Dallas, TX | 1,727 mi | 4 to 6 days | $1,300 to $1,600 |
| Chicago, IL | 2,046 mi | 4 to 7 days | $1,600 to $1,950 |
All 11 priced routes from Sacramento 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.
Sacramento is the last big city on I-80 before the Sierra, so where your car is going decides how much winter has to do with it. A car bound for Denver, Chicago or the East Coast starts climbing into the mountains soon after it leaves town, while one heading up I-5 toward Portland and Seattle, or south toward Los Angeles and Phoenix, spends most of its first day in the Central Valley, where the usual winter trouble is morning fog.
It can, from about November to April. I-80 crosses the Sierra at Donner Summit, around 7,000 feet up, and when Caltrans puts chain controls on, trucks have to chain at the first level while cars on snow tires keep going, which is why a carrier crosses more slowly than the traffic around it. In the worst storms the road closes altogether, as it did from Colfax to the Nevada line in March 2024 and twice in one week in February 2026, and trucks can be held for a while after cars are let back through.
So a winter pickup bound east waits on the same road report as everyone else on I-80. Chains only cost the driver some time, but a closure is what moves a date, sometimes by a day or more, since the truck can’t go on until Caltrans lets trucks back over the summit. The routes north and south have lower passes of their own, the Siskiyou near the Oregon line and the Grapevine above Los Angeles, and winter snow there tends to hold a truck for hours rather than days.
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 Sacramento costs about $0.85 to $1.75 a mile on an open carrier, with the shorter runs costing more per mile. That's $800 to $1,050 to Las Vegas, $1,000 to $1,250 to Seattle, $1,250 to $1,550 to Denver.
A car shipped from Sacramento usually spends 2 to 7 days on the truck. Las Vegas, Portland, Phoenix and Seattle take 2 to 4 days, Denver 3 to 5, Dallas 4 to 6 and Chicago 4 to 7. These are estimates, because the driver is collecting and delivering other cars on the same trip, and a winter storm on Donner Summit can add time to anything heading east.
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.
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.
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 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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