Car Shipping Transit Times from Savannah
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Savannah at a glance
- Typical price
- $240 – $1,945
- Open transport
- $0.35–$1.89 per mile
- Transit time
- 1–4 days
- Trips within Georgia
- $240 – $660
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1–2 days
Under 500 miles
Nearby states
2–5 days
500–2,000 miles
Regional and mid-distance
5–11 days
2,000+ miles
Cross-country
11 hours a day
Driving limit
Federal hours-of-service rule
Transit times from Savannah to major cities
Estimated days on the road after pickup, from nearest to farthest.
| Destination | Distance | Standard transit | Open transport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston, SC | 100 mi | 1–2 days | $240 – $660 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 150 mi | 1–2 days | $240 – $660 |
| Charlotte, NC | 260 mi | 1–2 days | $240 – $660 |
| Birmingham, AL | 420 mi | 1–2 days | $335 – $925 |
| Nashville, TN | 520 mi | 2–3 days | $380 – $985 |
| New York City, NY | 860 mi | 2–4 days | $630 – $1,625 |
| Chicago, IL | 920 mi | 2–4 days | $670 – $1,740 |
| Houston, TX | 1,030 mi | 3–5 days | $720 – $1,945 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 2,150 mi | 5–9 days | $795 – $4,065 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2,570 mi | 6–11 days | $900 – $4,855 |
Pickup window vs. transit time
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- Before pickup
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Pickup window
Pickup happens within an agreed window, not at an exact hour. Drivers usually call ahead to set a time.
In transit
Time on the road depends on distance, weather, other stops and drivers' required rest breaks.
- On arrival
Delivery
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What can slow a shipment from Savannah
- The squares are the reason for the meeting pointSavannah's historic grid routes traffic around twenty-odd squares, and an eighty-foot carrier cannot take those turns. The district is beautiful and completely unsuited to loading a car. Drivers use a lot on Victory Drive or out toward the islands instead.
- The port is why carriers are here at allSavannah handles an enormous volume of containers, and the truck traffic it generates keeps a deep pool of drivers in the area. For a city this size that means better carrier availability than you would expect, particularly northbound on I-95.
- I-16 is the way inlandNothing else runs west from here. A car going to Atlanta, Birmingham or beyond takes I-16 to Macon first, which adds distance the map does not suggest. Northbound and southbound on I-95 are the cheap directions.
Truck drivers may drive up to 11 hours after 10 consecutive hours off duty, which is why long routes are measured in days, not hours. Source: FMCSA hours of service
Standard vs. expedited shipping
Example: Savannah to Los Angeles.
Standard shipping
6–11 days in transit
- Most cost-effective
- Widest choice of carriers
- Good for flexible schedules
Expedited shipping
Sooner pickup; similar time on the road
- Priority carrier assignment
- Shorter wait for pickup
- Costs more
Delivery dates are estimates. Weather, freeway closures and other stops on the truck's route can add time, so plan a little buffer.
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