Miami Auto Transport: Car Shipping Rates and Quotes

Looking for auto transport in Miami? What car shipping in Miami costs depends on the route, the vehicle and whether it runs. We ran real quotes from our platform for thirty-six Miami lanes, both leaving and arriving, from a 156-mile hop between Miami and Fort Myers to a 2,738-mile haul between Miami and Los Angeles, and an open-trailer sedan ranged from $200 to $1,401. Here is what Miami car transport costs by vehicle type and route, including car shipping from Miami to Orlando, Atlanta, Chicago and New York, how the price changes by direction, how snowbird season and hurricane season change the picture, and the registration and insurance rules if you are moving here. Every price is door to door, and you can read how that works in our door-to-door auto transport guide.

What it costs to ship a car to or from Miami

Whether you need an auto transport service in Miami for a move, a purchase or a seasonal trip, every figure below is a real quote from our platform for one vehicle on an open trailer, running, priced separately for each vehicle type. All lanes were priced on November 9, 2026, and prices move from week to week, so treat them as a snapshot. The same prices apply to Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Doral, Hialeah, Kendall and the rest of Miami-Dade, and each lane is labeled by its actual cities. Most moves are quoted in both directions, so you can see what changes when the car is arriving in Miami or leaving it. Miami is at the southern end of I-95 and Florida’s Turnpike, so almost every long haul starts or ends at the end of the line, and the price still depends on how many carriers are heading the same way.

Distances are the road miles in each quote, and prices are in dollars. The price per mile falls fast as the trip gets longer, from $1.42 a mile on Miami → Fort Myers (156 mi) to $0.45 on Denver → Miami (2,067 mi). Pickups cost a median of 50% more than a sedan on these lanes and vans a median of 63% more, while an SUV was priced below the sedan on 8 of 36 lanes. Treat these as a guide, and get a live quote for your exact pickup and delivery points.

How the price per mile changes with distance

Distance is the biggest driver, but the price per mile falls as the trip gets longer. For a sedan it ran $0.82–$1.42 per mile under 450 miles and $0.45–$1.14 per mile at 1,000 miles or more. A short run costs more per mile because the driver still has to load, unload and reposition the truck whether the trip is 156 miles or 1,000. Miami to Fort Myers is 156 miles and cost $221, or $1.42 a mile, while Miami to Los Angeles is about 18 times as far but only 6 times the price.

Pickups and vans cost more than sedans

A pickup cost a median of 50% more than a sedan on the same lane, ranging from about the same price to 273% more, and a van a median of 63% more. An SUV was priced within a median of 3% of the sedan and was cheaper on 8 of 36. If you are shipping a pickup, check the pickup column for your route, and dually trucks, lifted vehicles and anything oversized need a quote of their own. Our pickup truck shipping guide has the details.

Popular Miami car shipping routes

Miami to Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville and Fort Myers

The in-state runs follow Florida’s Turnpike to Orlando, I-75 to Fort Myers and Tampa and I-95 to Jacksonville, and they are the shortest lanes in and out of the metro. Orlando: a sedan was $217 leaving Miami (235 mi) and $200 into Miami; Tampa: a sedan was $345 leaving Miami (280 mi) and $229 into Miami; Jacksonville: a sedan was $335 leaving Miami (345 mi) and $359 into Miami; Fort Myers: a sedan was $221 leaving Miami (156 mi) and $200 into Miami.

Miami to Atlanta and Charlotte

North on I-95 and I-75 into the Southeast, the mid-range runs. Atlanta: a sedan was $510 leaving Miami (663 mi) and $413 into Miami; Charlotte: a sedan was $700 leaving Miami (729 mi) and $779 into Miami.

Miami to Washington, Philadelphia, New York and Boston

The I-95 corridor to the Northeast is the longest regular run in and out of Miami, and it is the one that follows the seasons. Washington, DC: a sedan was $578 leaving Miami (1,056 mi) and $1,208 into Miami; Philadelphia: a sedan was $681 leaving Miami (1,197 mi) and $1,256 into Miami; New York: a sedan was $769 leaving Miami (1,286 mi) and $1,219 into Miami; Boston: a sedan was $713 leaving Miami (1,498 mi) and $1,147 into Miami.

Miami to Pittsburgh, Detroit, Columbus and Chicago

Up I-75 or I-95 into the Midwest, the other long run that follows snowbird traffic. Pittsburgh: a sedan was $1,000 leaving Miami (1,177 mi) and $1,222 into Miami; Detroit: a sedan was $800 leaving Miami (1,368 mi) and $1,011 into Miami; Columbus: a sedan was $868 leaving Miami (1,153 mi) and $1,075 into Miami; Chicago: a sedan was $779 leaving Miami (1,352 mi) and $1,021 into Miami.

Miami to Dallas and Houston

West along I-10 to Texas, long runs that cost more per trip than per mile. Dallas: a sedan was $919 leaving Miami (1,312 mi) and $593 into Miami; Houston: a sedan was $897 leaving Miami (1,188 mi) and $558 into Miami.

Miami to Denver and Los Angeles

The longest hauls we priced, across the country to the Mountain West and the Pacific coast. Denver: a sedan was $1,223 leaving Miami (2,069 mi) and $928 into Miami; Los Angeles: a sedan was $1,290 leaving Miami (2,738 mi) and $1,401 into Miami.

Each lane shows what we were quoted in November 2026 for a sedan on an open trailer. Prices are the same for Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Doral, Hialeah, Kendall, Aventura and the rest of Miami-Dade, because carriers treat Miami as one pickup area. Fort Lauderdale and the rest of Broward County are close enough that the price is usually similar, and Homestead and Florida City are a little further south, so give the exact pickup address when you request a quote. For the whole state, see our Florida auto transport guide.

Does direction change the price?

We quoted eighteen corridors both ways from Miami:

A sedan arriving in Miami cost more than the same trip leaving on 11 of the 18 corridors: Washington, DC to Miami 109% higher ($1,208 vs. $578), Philadelphia to Miami 84% higher ($1,256 vs. $681), Boston to Miami 61% higher ($1,147 vs. $713), New York to Miami 59% higher ($1,219 vs. $769). Leaving Miami cost more on 7: Miami to Houston 61% higher ($897 vs. $558), Miami to Dallas 55% higher ($919 vs. $593), Miami to Tampa 51% higher ($345 vs. $229). The price follows how many cars are moving each way on that lane, so if you can ship in either direction, or can drive one way and ship the other, check both. The table above is a snapshot taken in November, so a quote in another season can look different. We measured direction across our whole dataset in our study of 287 lanes priced both ways, and for Florida in particular in our study of 43 routes between the Northeast and Florida, where a sedan going south cost more on 42 of the 43 routes, a median of 30% more.

Did you know?From 36 real Miami lanes and 4 recent jobs

1. +109% more into Miami

   Washington, DC to Miami cost 109% more than Miami to Washington, DC

   A sedan was $1,208 into Miami against $578 going the other way on about 1,056 miles.

2. +61% more out of Miami

   Miami to Houston cost 61% more than Houston to Miami

   A sedan was $897 leaving Miami against $558 coming in on about 1,188 miles.

3. $1.42 a mile, on a short lane

   A short lane cost the most per mile: $1.42 vs. $0.45

   A sedan from Miami to Fort Myers (156 miles) was $221. Denver to Miami (2,067 miles) was $928.

4. 8 of 36 lanes where the SUV beat the sedan

   On 8 of 36 lanes the SUV was priced below the sedan

   Size does not always cost more. Pickups, on the other hand, were a median of 50% above the sedan.

5. 36 real lanes, 4 vehicle types

   36 real Miami lanes, priced for four vehicle types

   From a 156-mile hop inside the state to a 2,738-mile haul.

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Recent jobs to and from Miami

These are recent shipments that started or ended in the Miami area, taken from our signed bills of lading and the pickup and delivery photos the drivers filed. Customer and dealer names, street addresses, VINs and plates are left out, and the photos are blurred where needed. Dates are the pickup and delivery dates on the order and miles are approximate road distances. Treat these as examples, not promises. Prices are not shown, because every job was priced for its own vehicle, date and route.

Four jobs from the Miami area, two leaving and two arriving, show how long the hauls out of South Florida run: 1,138 to 2,118 miles, taking 3 to 5 days, with a sedan and an SUV leaving for Texas and Ohio and an older SUV and a 1977 Corvette arriving from Texas and Colorado. The longest, a 1977 Chevrolet Corvette from Greeley, CO to Miami, FL (about 2,118 miles), took 4 days. Other delivered orders in the metro were left out because they were part of larger loads, the stops on the order did not match the route, or the photos were unclear, and trailer type is not on the bills of lading, so it is not listed. Three jobs have photos; the others are in the table only, because their orders have photos of several vehicles, unclear photos or no photos on file.

Inoperable and enclosed vehicles: what they add

On our platform an inoperable vehicle adds about 25% to the open-trailer price (a median of about $190 for a sedan in our tests), because the driver needs a winch and extra loading time, and enclosed transport adds about 75%, because enclosed trailers carry fewer cars. For example, a sedan quoted at $510 open from Miami to Atlanta works out to about $892 enclosed, or about $1,116 if it also does not run. Collector cars, classics and high-value vehicles are usually shipped enclosed, and Florida’s sun, salt air and summer storms are one more reason owners of newer or collector cars choose it. See our inoperable vehicle guide and our classic car transport guide for details.

Snowbird season, hurricane season and when to ship

A few patterns recur in Miami car shipping. These are general industry experience and the region’s own calendar, not our quote data, so compare a live quote for your date:

• Snowbird season. Many owners from the Northeast and Midwest spend the winter in Florida and ship a car down in the fall and back in the spring, so southbound demand rises from about October and northbound demand from about March. Our quotes above are a November snapshot, and the Super Dispatch pricing tool we use has no date field, so we have not measured the seasonal swing; we plan to re-run the lanes in spring.
• Hurricane season. The Atlantic season runs from June 1 to November 30, and a storm can delay or reroute carriers across Florida for days. Miami-Dade is low and close to the water, so if a storm is forecast expect a shifted pickup window, and ask the carrier how it handles delays.
• Summer heat and storms. Afternoon thunderstorms are common in the summer, and heat is hard on batteries and tires, so many owners ask for a morning handoff.
• Exotic and collector cars. Miami has a lot of high-end, exotic and collector vehicles, and owners often choose enclosed transport for them. One of the recent jobs above is a 1977 Corvette shipped to Miami from Colorado.
• Relocations. Miami draws a steady flow of job-related moves, and many movers ship a second car instead of driving two.
• Students. Move-in in August and move-out in May matter around the University of Miami, Florida International University and Miami Dade College.

A flexible pickup window of a few days usually gets a faster carrier match, and booking a few weeks ahead matters more over the winter, over holidays and when a storm is in the forecast.

Exotic, luxury and collector cars in Miami

Exotic and high-value cars ship differently from an everyday sedan. Owners usually choose an enclosed trailer, which adds about 75% on our platform, and a carrier that handles low and wide vehicles and carries enough cargo insurance for the car. The open-trailer prices in the table above are for ordinary vehicles, so get a quote for yours. Our exotic car shipping guide and classic car transport guide cover insurance, enclosed options and how to prepare the car.

Shipping a car out of the country from Miami

Miami is a busy port for vehicles going to the Caribbean and Latin America, so searches for Miami auto export are common. A domestic shipper like ours moves the car by truck inside the United States, for example to a port or an exporter’s yard in Miami. The overseas leg is a separate service run by an international vehicle shipper, with its own paperwork, and you will usually be asked for the title and an ID. If you are shipping a car abroad, ask the exporter which documents and which delivery point they need, then order the truck leg to that address.

Pickup and delivery around the Miami metro

• Downtown, Brickell and Edgewater. High-rise buildings with garages and loading docks that limit large trucks, so drivers often meet customers at a nearby lot.
• Miami Beach and the islands. Reached by causeways, with narrow and one-way streets and little curb space, so plan a meeting point off the island or on a wide street.
• Coral Gables, Coconut Grove and Pinecrest. Older neighborhoods with narrow streets and mature tree canopies, so low branches can keep a full-size trailer out.
• Wynwood, Little Havana and Allapattah. Dense streets and commercial blocks close to downtown, so give the driver a clear meeting point.
• Doral, Medley and Miami Lakes. West and northwest of the city near the airport and the industrial areas, with many commercial and dealer addresses that suit a trailer.
• Hialeah and Miami Gardens. North and northwest of the city, a mix of residential streets and commercial lots.
• Kendall, Homestead and Cutler Bay. South and southwest, mostly wide suburban streets, priced a little higher the further south you go.
• Aventura, Sunny Isles and North Miami Beach. Northeast along the coast, with many high-rise condos and gated garages, so ask building management about loading rules.

A full-size car hauler is about 75 feet long. If your street is narrow, has low trees, a gate or a cul-de-sac, the driver will usually ask to meet you at a nearby lot, and that is normal in the metro. Many Miami-area buildings and communities are gated, so ask your HOA or building management about gate access and delivery hours.

Distance, transit time and the main corridors

Miami traffic runs on a few roads:

• I-95 runs along the coast from Miami to Jacksonville and on to the Northeast, and Florida’s Turnpike runs north toward Orlando, so these are the roads most trucks use for the long northbound lanes.
• I-75 starts in Hialeah and crosses the state toward Fort Myers and Tampa, and the Palmetto (SR-826), Dolphin (SR-836) and Don Shula (SR-874) expressways connect the suburbs, the airport and the port.
• Many of these roads are toll roads, and the metro also has express lanes, so a toll transponder such as a SunPass should come off the car before pickup.

Typical open-trailer transit is about 1 to 2 days for trips under 450 miles, 2 to 4 days for 500 to 900 miles, 3 to 6 days for 1,000 to 1,500 miles and 6 to 9 days coast to coast. Those are industry-typical ranges rather than guarantees, and the clock starts when a driver picks the car up, not when you book.

Moving to Miami: registration and insurance

These are rules we found on Florida state and Miami-Dade pages, as search excerpts, so confirm each item with the Miami-Dade Tax Collector or the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles department before you go. The full list is on our Florida page:

• Registration. New residents generally have 30 days to title and register their vehicle, according to the Miami-Dade Tax Collector’s new-resident page, and the state gives the same 30 days for the driver license. Some third-party guides cite a shorter window for the vehicle, so confirm the current deadline with the Tax Collector. A first registration is done in person, and you should expect to show a Florida insurance policy and the out-of-state title.
• VIN verification. A vehicle titled out of state needs its VIN checked on the car itself, by a law enforcement officer, a licensed Florida dealer or, in Miami-Dade, a notary on the state form (HSMV 82042), and Tax Collector staff can also do the check at a service center. Ask which they accept before you go.
• Inspections. As far as we found, Florida does not require a routine safety inspection or an emissions test for passenger cars, but confirm this with the state.
• Insurance. Florida requires personal injury protection and property damage liability, commonly given as $10,000 of each at the minimum. Confirm the current limits with the Florida Department of Financial Services or your insurer.

Our moving-to-Miami tip: ship the car to arrive when you can get a Tax Collector appointment and a Florida insurance policy lined up, so the registration clock does not run out while the car is on a truck.

Dealerships and auctions in the Miami area

Dealers and auction yards are some of the most common pickup and delivery points for car carriers in the Miami area, and they are commercial addresses where a full-size trailer can usually reach. There is no single official ranking of Miami dealerships, so these are examples rather than a top-ten list. For the full picture of auction pickups, see our auction and dealer car shipping guide.

Auction yards

• Copart — its own location pages list Miami North, Miami Central and Miami South yards, and other dealer and salvage auctions list yards around South Florida, according to auction directories.
• Salvage cars — Copart and IAA sell salvage and damaged vehicles that often do not run, so price those as inoperable.
• Verify first — yard names and addresses change and directories disagree, so confirm each on the company’s own location page before the driver arrives.
• Dealers — the metro has many large dealer groups as well as independent and exotic-car dealers.

Each yard has its own release and gate-pass rules, so confirm them before the driver arrives. If you are moving several vehicles, we also have dealer and volume pricing on our Texas page.

How to choose a car shipping company in Miami

Searches for auto transport companies in Miami find long lists of names, but there is no official ranking, and the right company is the one that is licensed, insured and clear about price. Check these before you book with anyone:

• Look up the company’s federal registration. Every interstate auto transporter or broker needs a USDOT number and operating authority. You can check them on the FMCSA company snapshot and the FMCSA licensing and insurance search.
• Know whether you are dealing with a broker or a carrier. A carrier owns the trucks. A marketplace like Transportli sends your request to vetted carriers on your lane and shows you the quotes side by side.
• Ask what the quote includes. Our quotes are for one vehicle on an open trailer, and inoperable and enclosed are priced as adjustments, as shown above. Be wary of a price far below the others, because it may not find a driver.
• Understand the pickup window. Carriers give a window, not an exact time, and a flexible window of a few days usually gets a faster match.
• Document the car. The bill of lading is the condition report, so take dated photos at pickup and delivery and note any damage before you sign.

Preparing your car for pickup

1. Wash the car and photograph it from every side, inside and out, with the date on.
2. Leave about a quarter tank of fuel and check for leaks, since carriers may refuse a car that leaks fluid.
3. Remove personal items and toll tags. Carriers generally do not insure belongings left in the car, and any toll transponder, such as a SunPass, should come off before pickup so it does not bill you on the truck.
4. Protect the car from storms and heat. In hurricane season, tell the carrier if a storm may delay the pickup, and in summer check the battery and tire pressure and ask for a morning handoff.
5. Fold or secure mirrors, antennas and racks and tell the carrier about anything unusual: a lowered car, a lift kit, a roof rack or a car that does not run.
6. Plan the handoff. A large truck cannot always reach a narrow street or a gated community, so be ready to meet the driver at a nearby lot, and make sure someone can inspect and sign the bill of lading at both ends.

Our auto transport guide has the full checklist.

Miami auto transport: frequently asked questions

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