Car shipping to and from New York
Moving to New York, leaving it, or shipping a car within the state? Post the trip once and verified carriers and brokers send written quotes to your private dashboard. No spam calls.
Shipping a car in New York
New York City to Florida is one of the busiest car-shipping lanes in North America, and moves between New York and California, Texas and the Carolinas are common too. Trucks are banned from New York City parkways and many streets are tight, so pickups are often set at a wide street or lot; upstate cities such as Buffalo get heavy lake-effect snow in winter.
Main routes: I-87, I-90 (the Thruway), I-95, I-81 and I-86.
Cities we serve include New York, Buffalo, Rochester, Albany and Syracuse, plus every other town in New York: if a truck can reach it, you can post it.
Distances and typical transit from New York, NY
Road distances are our estimate from city centres. Transit is the typical time on the truck after pickup; each company writes its own in its quote.
| To | Distance | Typical transit |
|---|---|---|
| Miami, FL | 1,300 miles (2,050 km) | 3–5 days |
| Chicago, IL | 850 miles (1,350 km) | 2–4 days |
| Dallas, TX | 1,600 miles (2,600 km) | 4–7 days |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2,850 miles (4,600 km) | 7–10 days |
| Seattle, WA | 2,800 miles (4,500 km) | 7–10 days |
| Toronto, ON | 410 miles (650 km) | 1–4 days |
| Calgary, AB | 2,350 miles (3,800 km) | 5–9 days |
Popular routes to and from New York
- New York, NY to Miami, FL
- New York, NY to Fort Lauderdale, FL
- New York, NY to Orlando, FL
- New York, NY to West Palm Beach, FL
- Miami, FL to New York, NY
- Los Angeles, CA to New York, NY
- New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA
- San Francisco, CA to New York, NY
- New York, NY to San Francisco, CA
- New York, NY to Atlanta, GA
- New York, NY to Charlotte, NC
- New York, NY to Dallas, TX
- New York, NY to Houston, TX
- Toronto, ON to New York, NY
- New York, NY to Toronto, ON
When to ship to and from New York
Winter weather
Winters in New York bring snow and road salt, roughly December to March. Carriers keep running, but a storm can push pickup or delivery by a day or two. A car on an open carrier will arrive salty, so plan a wash.
Peak moving season
June to August is the busiest moving season in North America: school-year moves, new jobs and military transfers all land in summer. Posting early gives you more quotes and more choice of dates.
Moving to New York?
Once the car arrives, register it with the New York DMV. Ask what it needs for a vehicle registered somewhere else (often a VIN check, an inspection or an emissions test) before your old plates or insurance run out.
Shipping across the Canadian border? Only companies that handle cross-border work will quote, and you'll need the ownership or title, ID and a signed authorization letter; permanent imports have extra steps. Each cross-border route page explains the paperwork.
How it works here
Same three steps on every route, and nobody gets your phone number unless you book them.
Post once
Vehicle, pickup and delivery cities, first available date, open or enclosed, and a few photos. About two minutes, free.
Verified companies quote in writing
Checked carriers and brokers (USDOT/MC or NSC/CVOR plus insurance) send a written price, pickup window and transit time to your private dashboard.
No spam calls
Message companies in-app. Your name, phone and street address go only to the company you book.
Questions about shipping to and from New York
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Get quotes to and from New York
Post once in about two minutes. Verified companies answer in writing; your phone stays private.