Car Shipping Transit Times from New York City
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New York City at a glance
- Typical price
- $255 – $3,215
- Open transport
- $0.35–$1.89 per mile
- Transit time
- 1–4 days
- Trips within New York
- $280 – $770
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1–2 days
Under 500 miles
Nearby states
2–7 days
500–2,000 miles
Regional and mid-distance
6–12 days
2,000+ miles
Cross-country
11 hours a day
Driving limit
Federal hours-of-service rule
Transit times from New York City to major cities
Estimated days on the road after pickup, from nearest to farthest.
| Destination | Distance | Standard transit | Open transport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport, CT | 60 mi | 1–2 days | $240 – $660 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 100 mi | 1–2 days | $240 – $660 |
| Burlington, VT | 320 mi | 1–2 days | $255 – $705 |
| Charlotte, NC | 640 mi | 2–3 days | $465 – $1,210 |
| Chicago, IL | 850 mi | 2–4 days | $620 – $1,605 |
| Atlanta, GA | 890 mi | 2–4 days | $650 – $1,680 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1,000 mi | 2–4 days | $700 – $1,890 |
| Houston, TX | 1,700 mi | 4–7 days | $680 – $3,215 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 2,570 mi | 6–11 days | $900 – $4,855 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2,930 mi | 6–12 days | $1,025 – $5,540 |
Pickup window vs. transit time
- Day 0
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- Before pickup
Carrier assigned
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- A range of days
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 New York City
- Parkways are closed to trucks, by lawNew York City DOT states that trucks and commercial vehicles cannot travel on most parkways in the city. The low stone overpasses on the Belt, the Henry Hudson and the Grand Central are the reason. A carrier therefore cannot take the route you would drive, and its arrival time reflects the route it can take.
- Nearly a thousand miles of designated truck routesNYC DOT maintains a truck route network that commercial vehicles are required to use, with a maximum gross weight of 80,000 pounds. Your street is very unlikely to be on it. Meeting the driver at a point that is on it is the normal, legal way this works.
- Manhattan is a meeting point, not a pickup addressBetween the truck routes, the parking rules and the garages, essentially no carrier will load a car on a Manhattan side street. Handovers are commonly arranged in Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx or just across the river in New Jersey, and the difference in cost is usually nothing.
- The I-95 corridor works in your favorBoston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Florida all sit on one road through here, so the Northeast has more trucks per lane than anywhere else. Short Northeast moves are often quoted at rates that look low against the mileage, and that is why.
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: New York City to Los Angeles.
Standard shipping
6–12 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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