New Jersey Auto Transport: Rates by Vehicle and Route

Looking for auto transport in New Jersey? What car shipping in New Jersey costs depends on the route, the vehicle and whether it runs. We ran real quotes from our platform for thirty-two New Jersey lanes around Newark, Edison and Cherry Hill, from a 35-mile hop between New York and Edison to a 2,785-mile haul between Los Angeles and Newark, and an open-trailer sedan ranged from $98 to $1,509. Here is what New Jersey auto transport costs by vehicle type and route, including car shipping from Newark to Atlanta, Orlando, Chicago and Los Angeles, how the price changes by direction, how snowbirds, shore season and the Port of Newark change the picture, and the registration, inspection 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 New Jersey

Whether you need an auto transport service in New Jersey for a move, a purchase or a dealer transfer, 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 October 25, 2026. Newark stands in for northern New Jersey and the New York metro side of the state, Edison for central New Jersey and Cherry Hill for the South Jersey and Philadelphia side, 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 New Jersey or leaving it. New Jersey is small and dense, so a pickup near Newark, Edison or Cherry Hill is the easy case for a carrier, and the Jersey Shore, the Skylands and the rest of the state are served from the same lanes.

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 $2.80 a mile on New York → Edison to $0.54 on Los Angeles → Newark. Pickups cost a median of 44% more than a sedan on these lanes and vans a median of 41% more, while an SUV was priced below the sedan on 9 of 32 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 $1.14–$2.80 per mile under 450 miles and $0.54–$1.01 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 35 miles or 1,000. New York to Edison is 35 miles and cost $98, or $2.80 a mile, while Los Angeles to Newark is about 80 times as far but only 15 times the price.

Pickups and vans cost more than sedans

A pickup cost a median of 44% more than a sedan on the same lane, from 6% less to 178% more, and a van a median of 41% more. An SUV was priced within a median of 3% of the sedan and was cheaper on 9 of 32. New Jersey ships plenty of pickups, heavy-duty trucks and work vans, as the Ford F-350, Ram 2500 and Transit jobs below show, so if you are shipping one, check the pickup and van columns for your route, and dually trucks, lifted vehicles and box trucks need a quote of their own. Our pickup truck shipping guide has the details.

Popular New Jersey car shipping routes

Newark to Boston and Philadelphia

Northern New Jersey sits in the middle of the Northeast corridor, and the New Jersey Turnpike and I-95 make Boston and Philadelphia two of the busiest lanes. Boston: a sedan was $477 leaving Newark (224 mi) and $443 into Newark; Philadelphia: a sedan was $210 leaving Newark (86 mi) and $199 into Newark.

Newark to Washington, DC and Charlotte

Trucks head south on the Turnpike and I-95 through Delaware and Maryland to Washington, DC, and on to the Carolinas. Our Maryland and Delaware guides cover the states in between. Washington, DC: a sedan was $483 leaving Newark (220 mi) and $341 into Newark; Charlotte: a sedan was $640 leaving Newark (635 mi) and $609 into Newark.

Newark to Atlanta, Orlando and Miami

The Southeast is a major destination for cars leaving New Jersey, and “New Jersey to Georgia” is one of the most searched car shipping routes in the state. Our Georgia and Florida guides cover the other end of these lanes. Atlanta: a sedan was $970 leaving Newark (871 mi) and $524 into Newark; Orlando: a sedan was $1,080 leaving Newark (1,073 mi) and $713 into Newark; Miami: a sedan was $1,176 leaving Newark (1,278 mi) and $795 into Newark.

Cherry Hill to Tampa and Columbus

Cherry Hill stands in for South Jersey and the Philadelphia suburbs, and its lanes run south to Florida and west to Ohio. Tampa: a sedan was $1,038 leaving Cherry Hill (1,058 mi) and $920 into Cherry Hill; Columbus: a sedan was $510 leaving Cherry Hill (477 mi) and $523 into Cherry Hill.

Edison to New York and Pittsburgh

Central New Jersey is the short hop to New York City and the long drive west on I-78 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Pittsburgh. New York: a sedan was $100 leaving Edison (37 mi) and $98 into Edison; Pittsburgh: a sedan was $464 leaving Edison (351 mi) and $400 into Edison.

Newark to Chicago and Detroit

Going west means I-80 and I-78 across Pennsylvania and Ohio to the Midwest. Our Illinois and Michigan guides cover the other end. Chicago: a sedan was $720 leaving Newark (782 mi) and $500 into Newark; Detroit: a sedan was $611 leaving Newark (605 mi) and $505 into Newark.

Newark to Dallas, Phoenix and Los Angeles

These are the longest lanes in our data and the cheapest per mile, which suits the retirees, college students and military families who move cars across the country. Our cross country car shipping guide covers the long hauls. Dallas: a sedan was $1,504 leaving Newark (1,539 mi) and $890 into Newark; Phoenix: a sedan was $1,354 leaving Newark (2,399 mi) and $1,353 into Newark; Los Angeles: a sedan was $1,509 leaving Newark (2,785 mi) and $1,502 into Newark.

Inside New Jersey and across the border

New Jersey is only about 170 miles from High Point in the north to Cape May in the south, so trips inside the state are short and are served from the same lanes: Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, Trenton, New Brunswick, Princeton, Toms River, Atlantic City and the Jersey Shore towns from Newark, Edison and Cherry Hill. Our Maryland, Delaware and Connecticut guides cover neighboring lanes.

Does direction change the price?

We quoted sixteen corridors both ways from Newark, Edison and Cherry Hill:

A sedan leaving Newark, Edison or Cherry Hill cost more than the same trip arriving on 12 of the 16 corridors: Newark to Atlanta 85% higher ($970 vs. $524), Newark to Dallas 69% higher ($1,504 vs. $890), Newark to Orlando 51% higher ($1,080 vs. $713), Newark to Miami 48% higher ($1,176 vs. $795). About the same both ways: Newark and Phoenix, Newark and Los Angeles, Edison and New York, Cherry Hill and Columbus. 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. We measured this across our whole dataset in our study of 287 lanes priced both ways.

Did you know?From 32 real New Jersey lanes and ten delivered jobs

1. +85% more out of a New Jersey hub

   Newark to Atlanta cost 85% more than Atlanta to Newark

   A sedan was $970 leaving Newark against $524 coming in on about 871 miles.

2. $2.80 a mile, on a short lane

   A short lane cost the most per mile: $2.80 vs. $0.54

   A sedan from New York to Edison (35 miles) was $98. Los Angeles to Newark (2,785 miles) was $1,502.

3. 9 of 32 lanes where the SUV beat the sedan

   On 9 of 32 lanes the SUV was priced below the sedan

   Size does not always cost more. Pickups, on the other hand, were a median of 44% above the sedan.

4. 32 real lanes, 4 vehicle types

   32 real New Jersey lanes, priced for four vehicle types

   From a 35-mile hop to New York to a 2,785-mile haul.

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Recent jobs out of New Jersey

These are jobs that started in New Jersey, taken from the signed bills of lading and the pickup and delivery photos the driver filed. Customer names, street addresses, VINs and plates are left out, and the photos are blurred where needed. Dates are the signature dates on the bills of lading and miles are our approximation. All ten orders are from September and October 2026. Treat these as examples, not promises.

Ten cars on ten orders. Three were short or regional moves (a dealer swap to Pennsylvania, a trip to a mechanic in the Bronx and a Sequoia to West Virginia), six were Southeast or Midwest runs, and the Lotus went all the way to Arizona in five days. The Mercedes CLA is in the table only because its delivery photos were taken in the dark. Notice how many are trucks and SUVs: pickups and heavy-duty trucks are a large share of what leaves New Jersey, so check the pickup column above. The Lotus is the kind of car many owners ship enclosed, which adds about 75% on our platform, and the Transit shows that vans and Copart pickups ship like any other car. The Ram and F-350 came from one Manville address and went to one Lincoln address, a week apart.

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 $1,080 open from Newark to Orlando works out to about $1,890 enclosed, or about $2,362 if it also does not run. Collector cars, exotics and high-value vehicles are usually shipped enclosed, which many owners choose for road salt, winter slush and hail. See our inoperable vehicle guide, our classic car transport guide and our exotic and luxury car shipping guide for details.

Snowbirds, the shore, the port and when to ship

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

• Snowbirds. Many New Jersey retirees spend the winter in Florida and ship a second car south in the fall, with the return trip in April and May. Our Orlando, Miami and Tampa lanes above are the ones to compare, and our Florida guide covers that end.
• The Southeast pull. Georgia, the Carolinas and Florida are the common destinations for families, retirees and young adults leaving the New York area, and “New Jersey to Georgia” is one of the most searched car shipping lanes in the state. Our Georgia guide covers the other end.
• The New York metro. New Jersey is part of the New York City region, and people who move between the two often ship a second car instead of paying for parking. A New York City delivery is usually arranged as a meeting point in New Jersey or at the edge of the city, because of tolls, tight streets and parking rules.
• Port Newark and Elizabeth. The Port of New York and New Jersey is a major gateway for imported and exported vehicles, so carriers move cars between the port, dealers and auction yards all year, and a car you ship to a port address follows the terminal’s own release rules.
• Jersey Shore season. The shore towns and Long Beach Island fill up from Memorial Day to Labor Day with second-home owners and seasonal workers, and owners ship cars in for the summer and out again afterwards.
• Winter storms and road salt. Nor’easters and ice can slow pickups from December through March, so keep your window flexible, and owners of newer, collector or electric vehicles often choose enclosed transport for the winter.
• Military and Guard moves. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Picatinny Arsenal and the Coast Guard training center at Cape May bring moves in and out through the year. Ask your carrier how gate access will work and consider meeting the driver outside the gate. Active-duty members can ask about our military discount.
• Students. Move-in in late August and move-out in May matter at Rutgers in New Brunswick, Princeton, Seton Hall, NJIT, Montclair State and the College of New Jersey, and many students ship a car one way rather than drive it.

A flexible pickup window of a few days usually gets a faster carrier match, and booking a few weeks ahead matters more in winter, over holidays and in snowbird season.

Distance, transit time and the main corridors

New Jersey’s traffic runs on a few roads:

• The New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) is the main north-south artery from the George Washington Bridge and Newark to the Delaware Memorial Bridge, and is how most carriers enter and leave the state. I-295 and I-195 link Trenton, Camden and the shore.
• I-78 and I-80 are the main routes west from Newark and Hudson County across Pennsylvania, and I-287 circles the northern suburbs and connects Edison, Morristown and the Tappan Zee area.
• US-1, US-9 and Routes 17, 46 and 3 are the busy commercial roads lined with dealerships in Bergen, Passaic and Middlesex counties, and the Atlantic City Expressway and Route 70 serve South Jersey and the shore.
• The Garden State Parkway carries most of the shore traffic, but trucks are restricted on large parts of it, so a car carrier will usually take the Turnpike or a state highway, and your pickup spot may need to be off the Parkway.
• Dense towns and narrow streets. In Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken and Paterson, a full-size carrier may not fit a narrow street or a tight garage, so be ready to meet the driver at a nearby lot or a wide road.

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, and a winter storm can add a day. 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 New Jersey: registration, inspection and insurance

If you are moving to New Jersey, the car arrives before the paperwork starts. These are the rules we found in news and insurance sources, as search excerpts, so confirm each item with the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) before you go:

• Registration. Sources we found say New Jersey requires new residents to register an out-of-state vehicle with the MVC within 60 days of becoming a resident, with fines for not doing so. You usually need a signed title and registration application, the out-of-state title or registration, proof of insurance, and proof of identity and address. Official information is at nj.gov/mvc.
• Sales tax. New Jersey charges sales tax on vehicles, and a car bought out of state is generally taxed when you register it here, with credit for tax already paid elsewhere, so ask the MVC what you owe before you buy.
• Inspection. New Jersey inspects passenger vehicles for emissions rather than mechanical defects, after an exemption for newer cars, and the sources we found describe a two-year cycle. Bills introduced in 2026 would add safety inspections back, and we could not confirm their status, so check the MVC’s inspection information for what applies to your car and when.
• Insurance. Sources we found say New Jersey’s minimum liability limits went up on January 1, 2026, to $35,000 per person and $70,000 per accident for bodily injury and $25,000 for property damage, with $15,000 in personal injury protection, and that a cheaper basic policy with much lower limits also exists. Sources conflict on the details, so confirm with the NJ Department of Banking and Insurance or your insurer, and most lenders and leases require more.
• Buying here and shipping home. If you buy a car in New Jersey and register it in another state, that state decides what tax you owe, so ask your home DMV before you buy.

Rules and fees change, so confirm each item with the MVC before you go. Our moving-to-New-Jersey tip: ship the car to arrive when you can get to an MVC agency with your documents, so the 60-day clock does not run out while the car is on a truck.

Newark, Edison, Cherry Hill and the rest of New Jersey

• Newark and Hudson County. Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken and Elizabeth sit on the Turnpike next to the port and the airport, with dealer, import, relocation, student and New York metro moves. It is the hub for most of our lanes.
• Bergen and Passaic counties. Clifton, Paterson, Hackensack, Fair Lawn, Glen Rock and Moonachie are dense, dealer-heavy suburbs on Routes 3, 17 and 46, as several of the jobs above show.
• Edison and central New Jersey. Edison, New Brunswick, Princeton and Manville on the Turnpike and I-287 mix commuters, students from Rutgers and Princeton, and pharma and warehouse moves.
• Trenton, Cherry Hill and South Jersey. Cherry Hill, Camden, Glassboro and Mount Laurel face Philadelphia across the Delaware, and Glassboro is where the Copart yard in one of the jobs above sits.
• The Jersey Shore. Toms River, Asbury Park, Atlantic City and Cape May have second-home, seasonal-worker and retiree moves, with a summer peak.
• The Skylands and Allentown. Sussex and Warren counties and towns such as Allentown in the west have rural pickups on narrower roads, and car carriers often serve them from the Pennsylvania border.

Dealerships and auctions in New Jersey

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

Auction yards

• Glassboro — Copart lists yards in the Glassboro area, and the Transit job above was picked up at 781 Jacob Harris Avenue. Search results also list a second Glassboro yard on Grove Street.
• Somerville and Trenton — Copart pages and directories list yards on West Camplain Road near Somerville (Hillsborough) and on North Main Street near Trenton, though the town names differ between sources.
• Port Murray and Bordentown — IAA opened a New Jersey location in Port Murray in 2022, and Manheim New Jersey is listed at 730 Route 68 in Bordentown with sales on Wednesdays. A second Manheim listing in Fairfield may be older, so check.
• Verify first — these addresses come from a mix of official pages and directories, so confirm each on the company’s own location page before the driver arrives.
• After storms and collisions — Copart and other auctions sell salvage vehicles that often do not run, so price those as inoperable.

Each yard has its own release and gate-pass rules, so confirm them before the driver arrives. Auction locations change and some entries are years old, so check each company’s own location finder. Dealers shipping cars to out-of-state buyers, and buyers having a car delivered to their New Jersey home, are both common, and the same open, enclosed and inoperable pricing above applies.

How to choose a car shipping company in New Jersey

Searches for auto transport companies in New Jersey 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 broker or marketplace like Transportli matches your car with a vetted carrier on your lane and shows you the price up front.
• 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 E-ZPass or other toll transponder should come off before pickup so you are not charged for the truck’s tolls.
4. In winter, clear the ice and snow and check the road conditions for your route and keep the car where a truck can reach it, and tell the carrier if a storm may delay the pickup.
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 city street or a garage, 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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