Shipping a car to or from New Jersey costs roughly $630 to $1,815 on an open carrier for long-distance routes, and is quoted individually for regional moves under 650 miles. Vehicles are usually collected one to three days after dispatch. New Jersey sits on Interstate 95 between New York and Philadelphia, one of the busiest freight corridors in the country, so carriers pass through constantly rather than detouring.
Common Questions About Car Shipping in New Jersey
How much does it cost to ship a car to or from New Jersey?
Long-distance moves run about $630 to $1,815 on an open carrier — roughly $630 to Chicago, $695 to Atlanta, $825 to Miami and $1,815 to Los Angeles. Regional runs to New York, Philadelphia, Boston or Ohio are shorter than our published pricing table covers, so we quote those directly rather than estimate them.
How long does car shipping take from New Jersey?
Transit is measured from pickup, not from booking, and pickup typically happens one to three days after dispatch. Expect two to four days to Florida or the Midwest, three to five days to Texas and Colorado, and five to seven days to the West Coast.
Can a car carrier reach my address in New Jersey?
Often, but northern New Jersey is the hardest part of the state for a full-size trailer. A loaded carrier runs 75 to 80 feet, and the dense streets of Jersey City, Hoboken, Newark and Paterson frequently rule out a door pickup, as do low-clearance garages. Meeting the driver at a nearby lot or a wide arterial road is routine here and takes only a few minutes.
Do you ship cars between New Jersey and Florida?
Constantly — it is one of the busiest lanes we run. Expect roughly $650 to Orlando, $715 to Tampa and $825 to Miami on an open carrier, at two to four days in transit. Book three to four weeks ahead if you are moving between October and December or March and May, when snowbird demand tightens capacity in both directions.
Can you collect a vehicle from Port Newark or a New Jersey dealership?
Yes. The Port of New York and New Jersey is one of the largest vehicle gateways on the East Coast, and domestic road transport to and from the terminals is routine work — often the leg people need either side of an international shipment. For a port or dealer collection we need the terminal or business name, the booking, stock or container reference, the release contact, and the collection window.
Is open or enclosed transport better for New Jersey?
Open transport suits the large majority of vehicles and costs considerably less, because an open carrier moves seven to ten cars at once. Choose enclosed for a collector or classic car, a low-clearance vehicle needing a lift gate, or a winter move where road salt on arrival would not be acceptable — northern New Jersey salts heavily from December through March.
New Jersey Car Transport Routes & Highways
| Toll Roads: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Turnpike (I-95): A critical toll road running from the Delaware Memorial Bridge to the George Washington Bridge, facilitating long-distance travel. | |||
| Garden State Parkway: Extends from Cape May in the south to the New York state line, serving as a primary route along the Jersey Shore. | |||
| Atlantic City Expressway: Connects the Philadelphia metropolitan area to Atlantic City, providing a direct route to the shore. | |||
What Car Shipping Costs To and From New Jersey
These estimates apply AutoTransport.com’s published open-transport pricing — about $0.65 per mile on routes over 1,000 miles and about $0.80 per mile on shorter routes — to the destinations people actually ship between New Jersey and the rest of the country. Your quote moves with vehicle size, whether the car runs, open versus enclosed transport, and how busy the lane is that week.
| Route from New Jersey | Distance | Estimated open transport | Typical transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 15 miles | Quote required | 1 to 2 days |
| Philadelphia, PA | 90 miles | Quote required | 1 to 2 days |
| Boston, MA | 225 miles | Quote required | 1 to 2 days |
| Columbus, OH | 530 miles | Quote required | 1 to 2 days |
| Charlotte, NC | 630 miles | Quote required | 1 to 2 days |
| Chicago, IL | 790 miles | $630 | 2 to 4 days |
| Atlanta, GA | 870 miles | $695 | 2 to 4 days |
| Orlando, FL | 1,000 miles | $650 | 2 to 4 days |
| Tampa, FL | 1,100 miles | $715 | 2 to 4 days |
| Miami, FL | 1,270 miles | $825 | 3 to 5 days |
| Dallas, TX | 1,550 miles | $1,010 | 3 to 5 days |
| Denver, CO | 1,780 miles | $1,155 | 3 to 5 days |
| Phoenix, AZ | 2,400 miles | $1,560 | 4 to 6 days |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2,790 miles | $1,815 | 5 to 7 days |
Routes under 650 miles — New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Ohio and the Carolinas among them — fall below the shortest route in our published pricing table, so we quote those individually rather than estimate them. Short regional moves are still very much worth booking; they simply price on their own terms. See the full route pricing table and how these figures are calculated.
| Interstate Highways: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| I-95: Extends from the Delaware River in the south to the George Washington Bridge in the north, serving as a major north-south corridor. | |||
| I-78: Runs east-west from the Pennsylvania border to Newark, connecting to the Holland Tunnel into New York City. | |||
| I-80: Spans from the Delaware Water Gap in the west to Teaneck in the east, providing a key route across northern New Jersey. | |||
| I-287: Forms a partial beltway around the New York City metropolitan area, linking the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) with the New York State Thruway. | |||
| I-295: Parallels the New Jersey Turnpike in the southern part of the state, running from the Delaware Memorial Bridge to Trenton. | |||
| U.S. Highways: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| US 1: Travels from the Delaware River at Trenton through New Brunswick and Newark, continuing into New York. | |||
| US 9: Runs parallel to the Garden State Parkway, extending from Cape May in the south to the George Washington Bridge in the north. | |||
| US 22: Connects Phillipsburg at the Pennsylvania border to Newark, serving as a vital east-west route. | |||
| US 30: Stretches from Atlantic City westward to Camden, known locally as the White Horse Pike. | |||
| US 46: Runs from the Delaware River at Columbia to the George Washington Bridge, serving northern New Jersey. | |||
| State Highways: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route 17: A major north-south highway in northeastern New Jersey, connecting the Meadowlands to the New York state line. | |||
| Route 18: Extends from the Jersey Shore at Wall Township through New Brunswick, ending in Piscataway. | |||
| Route 21: Runs from Newark northward to Belleville, serving as a key urban route. | |||
| Route 35: Parallels the Jersey Shore, providing access to numerous coastal communities. | |||
| Route 70: Connects Camden to the Jersey Shore at Wall Township, serving as a major east-west corridor. | |||
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Pickup and Delivery Across New Jersey
New Jersey packs three very different operating environments into one small state, and which one you are in decides how a collection goes.
The northern corridor — Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth, Paterson and Hoboken — is dense, old and tightly parked. The New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) and the Garden State Parkway run straight through it, so carrier availability is excellent, but the last hundred yards is the hard part. Expect to meet the driver at a lot rather than at the curb.
Central and western New Jersey is the easiest to serve. Interstate 78 and Interstate 80 run west toward Pennsylvania, Interstate 287 forms the outer beltway, and the suburban townships along them have the road width and turning room a full-size trailer needs.
The shore and the south — from Asbury Park down through Toms River, Atlantic City and Cape May — are straightforward outside summer. The Atlantic City Expressway and Route 195 carry most of that traffic. In July and August, shore-town congestion and seasonal parking restrictions make timing harder than access.
Whichever part of the state you are in, give us the exact street address when you request a quote rather than just the ZIP code. Whether a truck can reach the door is a question about that specific street, and it is far cheaper to answer before dispatch than on the day.
When New Jersey Ships the Most Vehicles
Snowbird season dominates the calendar. From October through December vehicles move south toward Florida, Arizona and Texas; from March through May they come back. Southbound capacity is scarce in the autumn and northbound capacity is scarce in the spring, and rates on those lanes climb accordingly. If your dates fall in either window, book three to four weeks ahead.
Winter weather is the main delay risk. Nor’easters and heavy snow can close or slow the I-95 corridor for a day or more, and carriers wait rather than drive into a storm. Treat any guaranteed delivery hour between December and March with scepticism.
Summer is the most predictable window, and outside the peak moving weeks it is often the cheapest time to ship out of New Jersey.
