Orlando Auto Transport: Car Shipping Rates and Quotes

Looking for auto transport in Orlando? What car shipping in Orlando costs depends on the route, the vehicle and whether it runs. We ran real quotes from our platform for thirty-six Orlando lanes, both leaving and arriving, from an 84-mile hop between Orlando and Tampa to a 2,514-mile haul between Los Angeles and Orlando, and an open-trailer sedan ranged from $154 to $1,362. Here is what Orlando car transport costs by vehicle type and route, including car shipping from Orlando to Miami, 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 Orlando

Whether you need an auto transport service in Orlando 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 7, 2026, and prices move from week to week, so treat them as a snapshot. The same prices apply to Kissimmee, Winter Park, Lake Nona, Winter Garden, Sanford and the rest of the Orlando metro, 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 Orlando or leaving it. Orlando sits at the junction of I-4 and Florida’s Turnpike, and a lot of cars move through it between the Northeast, the Southeast and the rest of Florida, but 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 $1.87 a mile on Tampa → Orlando (85 mi) to $0.48 on Dallas → Orlando (1,087 mi). Pickups cost a median of 45% more than a sedan on these lanes and vans a median of 51% more, while an SUV was priced below the sedan on 13 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 $0.85–$1.87 per mile under 450 miles and $0.48–$1.03 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 84 miles or 1,000. Orlando to Tampa is 84 miles and cost $154, or $1.83 a mile, while Los Angeles to Orlando is about 30 times as far but only 9 times the price.

Pickups and vans cost more than sedans

A pickup cost a median of 45% more than a sedan on the same lane, ranging from 2% less to 168% more, and a van a median of 51% more. An SUV was priced within a median of 1% of the sedan and was cheaper on 13 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 Orlando car shipping routes

Orlando to Tampa, Jacksonville, Miami and Fort Myers

The in-state runs follow I-4 to Tampa, I-95 to Jacksonville, Florida’s Turnpike to Miami and I-4 and I-75 to Fort Myers, and they are the shortest lanes in and out of the metro. Tampa: a sedan was $154 leaving Orlando (84 mi) and $159 into Orlando; Jacksonville: a sedan was $200 leaving Orlando (141 mi) and $259 into Orlando; Miami: a sedan was $200 leaving Orlando (235 mi) and $222 into Orlando; Fort Myers: a sedan was $215 leaving Orlando (153 mi) and $207 into Orlando.

Orlando to Atlanta, Charlotte and Nashville

North on I-75 and I-95 into the Southeast, the mid-range runs. Atlanta: a sedan was $402 leaving Orlando (439 mi) and $440 into Orlando; Charlotte: a sedan was $500 leaving Orlando (524 mi) and $574 into Orlando; Nashville: a sedan was $587 leaving Orlando (688 mi) and $632 into Orlando.

Orlando to Washington, Philadelphia, New York and Boston

The I-95 corridor to the Northeast is one of the longest regular runs in and out of Orlando, and it is the one that follows the seasons. Washington, DC: a sedan was $655 leaving Orlando (852 mi) and $904 into Orlando; Philadelphia: a sedan was $712 leaving Orlando (993 mi) and $998 into Orlando; New York: a sedan was $628 leaving Orlando (1,082 mi) and $1,119 into Orlando; Boston: a sedan was $783 leaving Orlando (1,294 mi) and $1,214 into Orlando.

Orlando to Pittsburgh, Detroit and Chicago

Up I-75 or I-95 into the Midwest, the other long run that follows snowbird traffic. Pittsburgh: a sedan was $940 leaving Orlando (972 mi) and $957 into Orlando; Detroit: a sedan was $927 leaving Orlando (1,164 mi) and $1,041 into Orlando; Chicago: a sedan was $816 leaving Orlando (1,128 mi) and $870 into Orlando.

Orlando to Dallas and Houston

West along I-10 and I-20 to Texas, long runs that cost more per trip than per mile. Dallas: a sedan was $800 leaving Orlando (1,088 mi) and $520 into Orlando; Houston: a sedan was $700 leaving Orlando (964 mi) and $520 into Orlando.

Orlando 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 $1,020 leaving Orlando (1,845 mi) and $1,040 into Orlando; Los Angeles: a sedan was $1,362 leaving Orlando (2,514 mi) and $1,313 into Orlando.

Each lane shows what we were quoted in November 2026 for a sedan on an open trailer. Prices are the same for Kissimmee, Winter Park, Lake Nona, Winter Garden, Sanford, Oviedo and the rest of the Orlando metro, because carriers treat Orlando as one pickup area. If you are further out, in Clermont, Davenport or Deltona, expect a little more for the extra distance. For the whole state, see our Florida auto transport guide.

Does direction change the price?

We quoted eighteen corridors both ways from Orlando:

A sedan arriving in Orlando cost more than the same trip leaving on 12 of the 18 corridors: New York to Orlando 78% higher ($1,119 vs. $628), Boston to Orlando 55% higher ($1,214 vs. $783), Philadelphia to Orlando 40% higher ($998 vs. $712), Washington, DC to Orlando 38% higher ($904 vs. $655). Leaving Orlando cost more on 4: Orlando to Dallas 54% higher ($800 vs. $520), Orlando to Houston 35% higher ($700 vs. $520), Orlando to Fort Myers 4% higher ($215 vs. $207). About the same both ways: Orlando and Pittsburgh, Orlando and Denver. 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 Orlando lanes and 6 recent jobs

1. +78% more into Orlando

   New York to Orlando cost 78% more than Orlando to New York

   A sedan was $1,119 into Orlando against $628 going the other way on about 1,082 miles.

2. +54% more out of Orlando

   Orlando to Dallas cost 54% more than Dallas to Orlando

   A sedan was $800 leaving Orlando against $520 coming in on about 1,088 miles.

3. $1.87 a mile, on a short lane

   A short lane cost the most per mile: $1.87 vs. $0.48

   A sedan from Tampa to Orlando (85 miles) was $159. Dallas to Orlando (1,087 miles) was $520.

4. 13 of 36 lanes where the SUV beat the sedan

   On 13 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 45% above the sedan.

5. 36 real lanes, 4 vehicle types

   36 real Orlando lanes, priced for four vehicle types

   From an 84-mile hop inside the state to a 2,514-mile haul.

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Recent jobs to and from Orlando

These are recent shipments that started or ended in the Orlando area, taken from our delivered orders. 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 the route distance on the order. Treat these as examples, not promises. Prices are not shown, because every job was priced for its own vehicle, date and route.

Six jobs from the Orlando area, four leaving and two arriving, show how the metro moves: a work van to Jacksonville, pickups and an SUV on runs of 150 to 2,621 miles, and a classic Chevelle shipped enclosed (5 of the 6 went on open trailers). The longest, a 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle from Ocoee, FL to Garden City, ID (about 2,621 miles), took 5 days. Other delivered orders that started at auction and dealer addresses in Ocoee and Orlando are left out because the orders held several vehicles or the dates on the order were unclear. Four 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 $402 open from Orlando to Atlanta works out to about $704 enclosed, or about $879 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 Orlando 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. 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.
• Relocations. Orlando draws a steady flow of job-related and retirement moves, and many movers ship a second car instead of driving two.
• Students. Move-in in August and move-out in May matter around UCF, Rollins College, Valencia College and Full Sail University.
• Theme-park and holiday weeks. Roads around Disney, Universal and International Drive fill up on holiday weeks and weekends, so book early and plan the handoff away from the busiest streets.

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.

Auto Train or a car carrier?

If you are traveling between the Washington, DC area and Florida with your car, there is a rail option. Amtrak’s Auto Train runs between Lorton, Virginia and Sanford, Florida, which is near Orlando, and the car rides on the same train as you; Amtrak publishes it as an overnight trip, leaving in the afternoon and arriving the next morning. Fares change with the date and sales, so check Amtrak for the current price for you and the vehicle. It suits you if you want to travel with the car and your trip starts and ends near those two stations.

A car carrier is the better fit when the car travels without you, when you start or finish somewhere other than those two stations, or when you are coming from outside the Northeast corridor, because it picks up and delivers at the address you give it. In our quotes a sedan from Washington, DC to Orlando (851 miles) was $904 on an open trailer, door to door. For other routes, the table above has the price of a sedan on an open trailer.

Pickup and delivery around the Orlando metro

• Downtown, Thornton Park and the Lake Eola area. One-way streets, event traffic and tight garages make a full-size truck hard to park, so drivers often meet customers at a nearby lot.
• Winter Park, Maitland and College Park. Older neighborhoods with narrow streets and mature oak canopies, so plan a meeting point on a wider road.
• Lake Nona, Narcoossee and the UCF area. Newer communities in the southeast and east, with many gated subdivisions and HOA rules, near SR-417 and SR-528.
• Kissimmee, Celebration and Davenport. South along I-4 and US-192, with a lot of vacation homes and resort communities, often with gates.
• Windermere, Dr. Phillips, Winter Garden and Horizon West. Planned communities west and southwest of the city, mostly gated, along SR-429 and Turnpike exits.
• Altamonte Springs, Lake Mary, Sanford and Oviedo. North along I-4 and SR-417, mostly wide suburban streets and commercial lots that suit a full-size trailer.
• Apopka, Ocoee and Clermont. Northwest and west of the metro, priced a little higher the further out you go.
• International Drive and the theme-park corridor. Heavy traffic and many hotels and rental lots, so give the driver a clear meeting point.

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 Orlando-area communities are gated, so ask your HOA about gate access and delivery hours.

Distance, transit time and the main corridors

Orlando traffic runs on a few roads:

• I-4 is the main road through the metro, running from Tampa through Orlando to Daytona Beach, and it is the road most trucks use for the Tampa and east-coast lanes.
• Florida’s Turnpike runs south toward Miami and northwest to I-75, and I-75 and I-95 are the main long-distance roads north.
• SR-408, SR-417, SR-528 (the Beachline) and SR-429 are toll roads that connect the suburbs, the airport and the coast, which matters if a driver needs to bypass I-4, and 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 Orlando: registration and insurance

These are rules we found on Florida state and county pages, as search excerpts, so confirm each item with the Orange County 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 are generally told they have about 30 days to get a Florida driver license and register their vehicle, but some county pages cite a shorter window of 10 days for the vehicle, so check the current deadline with the county. Expect to show a Florida insurance policy and the out-of-state title.
• VIN verification. Out-of-state cars may need a VIN verification, done on a state form by a law enforcement officer, a licensed dealer or a notary, depending on the case, so ask the tax collector whether yours does.
• 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-Orlando tip: ship the car to arrive when you can get the 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 Orlando area

Dealers and auction yards are some of the most common pickup and delivery points for car carriers in the Orlando area, and they are commercial addresses where a full-size trailer can usually reach. There is no single official ranking of Orlando 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, IAA and Manheim — the main salvage and dealer auctions all list yards in the Orlando area, according to auction directories, including two Copart yards.
• 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, and several of the jobs above started or ended at dealer or auction addresses.

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 Orlando

Searches for auto transport companies in Orlando 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.

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