The cost to ship a car to or from Montgomery, Alabama is typically $450 to $1,900 on an open trailer, and takes between 1 to 9 days in transit time. Birmingham is about 90 miles away at $450 to $600. San Francisco is about 2,350 miles at $1,475 to $1,675. The table on this page prices twenty-two routes.

Two big interstates meet here. I-65 runs north and south. I-85 starts here and runs northeast. So trucks pass through Montgomery on the way almost anywhere. A carrier rarely has to leave its route to reach you.

Yes. Montgomery is the southern terminus of Interstate 85. From here the road runs northeast to Atlanta, then on to Charlotte and up the Atlantic seaboard. That one fact shapes every eastbound route on this page.

It helps with access. Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama builds cars in Montgomery, so new vehicles leave the city on car carriers every week. The roads around town are used to big trucks. That makes loading simpler than in a city that never sees one.

About 160 miles, straight up I-85. We price that run at $450 to $600 and deliver the same day. Marietta, Alpharetta, Sandy Springs and Decatur all price the same.

About 90 miles up I-65. It is the shortest route on this page at $450 to $600, same day. If the car runs and you have ninety minutes, driving it is the better call. And we will tell you so.

Mobile is about 170 miles south on I-65 and Pensacola is a similar distance southeast. Both are $450 to $600 and same day. New Orleans is about 320 miles at $525 to $675.

From 1 day on the short Alabama and Georgia runs up to 9 days to the West Coast. Birmingham and Atlanta are same day. Chicago is 2 to 3 days. Los Angeles is 6 to 8. Seattle is 7 to 9.

When the car goes on the trailer. Your pickup window comes first: 6 days as standard, or 3 days with expedited. Once it is loaded, the transit range on the table applies.

Yes, door to door. The driver comes to your address wherever the truck can legally and safely get in. If your street is narrow or the trees are low, we agree a wide spot nearby. We do that at booking, not at the curb.

Those older neighborhoods have narrow streets and a lot of big trees. We plan a meeting point a few minutes away on a wider road. Tell us the neighborhood when you book and it is sorted in advance.

Yes. Prattville, Millbrook, Wetumpka, Pike Road and Tallassee all price with Montgomery. Give us the ZIP code and the routing follows.

Yes. Your car travels under the assigned carrier's Carrier Cargo Insurance. Cover starts when the car is loaded and ends when it is handed back to you.

Yes. We give you the carrier's name and USDOT number. Look them up on the FMCSA SAFER system to see their active authority and insurance. Look us up too, under USDOT 2887232.

A vetted carrier from our network of more than 16,000 transport professionals nationwide. Smart Auto Move is a car shipping company. We arrange and manage the move. And we tell you exactly who has your car.

Carriers haul the car. We handle the price, the routing, the paperwork and the updates, and we stay with the job from booking to delivery. That is why you get one phone number for the whole trip.

Every carrier we assign holds active federal authority and current cargo insurance. We check both before the job goes out. You can verify the same records yourself on FMCSA SAFER in about a minute.

It is the condition report and the receipt in one. The driver walks the car with you at pickup and records how it looks. At delivery you compare the car against that record, note anything, and sign.

Wash it so the condition report is accurate. Leave about a quarter tank of fuel. Fold the mirrors, remove a toll tag, and take photos with a date on them. That is really all of it.

Usually yes, within reason. Keep it light. Keep it in the trunk or below the window line. Keep it to things you would not miss. Cargo insurance covers the vehicle rather than the contents, so anything valuable travels better with you.

Yes, as long as it rolls, steers and brakes. The carrier brings a winch and the extra starts at $200, rising with the work involved. Tell us the street too, since a winch job needs more room.

About 80 percent more than open. It is the right call for a classic, a collector car, an exotic or a fresh restoration. For most cars, SUVs and pickups, open is the sensible choice.

Most cars do not. Open carriers are what the factories use to deliver new vehicles, including the ones built here in Montgomery. Choose enclosed when the car is rare, low to the ground or freshly painted.

Expedited narrows the pickup window from 6 days to 3, which is 72 hours. The road days stay the same, because federal driving-hour limits apply to every truck on the interstate.

We give you a window and we keep you posted as the truck moves. Weather, traffic and the other cars on the trailer all move the clock. A window we can hold beats a date we cannot.

Usually up to nine on an open trailer. The route is built around all of them. That is why a loaded carrier covers under 400 miles in a driving day, not the 500 you sometimes see quoted.

Call or message us any time and we will tell you where it is and when it is due. You also have the driver's number once the car is loaded.

One to two weeks is comfortable for most Montgomery routes. Book earlier for enclosed. Book earlier for a set week in summer, or for a move built around a course date at Maxwell.

It does. Maxwell is home to Air University, which trains officers on set course dates. Gunter Annex adds to it. Those dates bunch up, so book as soon as you have orders.

Yes, and with the base and Gunter Annex here we handle military moves constantly. Tell us you are service-connected when you ask for the price. Read your orders first, since some moves are covered.

Yes. Alabama State, Auburn Montgomery, Huntingdon, Faulkner and Troy Montgomery all sit in or near the city. Auburn's main campus is under an hour away. Late August and mid-May are the busy weeks.

Thirty days from the date the vehicle enters the state, if it has valid registration from where you came from. That is the Alabama Department of Revenue's own answer, and it gives you room to settle in.

No. The Alabama Department of Revenue puts it plainly: Alabama law does not provide for emissions testing of motor vehicles. Nowhere in the state, for any vehicle.

There is no periodic safety inspection to pass. The licensing official checks the VIN and the ownership papers when ownership changes. That is a counter check, not a garage appointment.

An Alabama title application. Alabama liability insurance, in place before you register. Then the VIN and ownership check at the licensing office. No emissions test and no safety inspection to book.

It is one of the easiest in the country. No emissions testing anywhere. No safety inspection. Thirty days to register. And insurance you can set up before the car even lands.

Driving, most of the time. It is 160 miles and about two and a half hours. Shipping it makes sense if the car will not start. Or if two cars are moving with one driver. Or if nobody can make the trip.

Around the 600-mile mark, which from here is Houston, Dallas or Miami. Past that it is a full day of driving each way, plus fuel and a night somewhere. The trailer wins on cost and on wear.

Yes. A mid-size SUV or crossover adds about $150 to the table figure. A full-size pickup or a three-row SUV adds about $300. Lifted, dualie and oversized vehicles price on their own terms.

Yes, and they usually travel on a dedicated bike carrier or crated inside an enclosed trailer. Tell us the model and we will price it properly rather than treating it like a car.

Yes, and most go enclosed. Tell us the ground clearance, whether it runs, and whether it has a battery cut-off. Low cars need a lift gate or extended ramps, and it is better to arrange that at booking.

Yes. Dealer transfers and auction pickups run on their own timelines and paperwork, and we handle both across the Southeast regularly.

Factory output moves on the manufacturer's own contracts. We handle everything else: private sales, dealer transfers, employee relocations and personal vehicles moving in and out of the area.

Birmingham at about 90 miles, $450 to $600. Atlanta, Mobile and Pensacola follow at the same price. Everything inside about 500 miles sits in our cheapest national band.

Seattle, about 2,700 miles, $1,700 to $1,900 over 7 to 9 days. San Francisco is about 2,350 miles and Los Angeles about 2,020.

Houston is about 660 miles at $900 to $1,050 over 2 to 3 days. Dallas is about 745 miles at $900 to $1,075. Fort Worth, Plano and Frisco price with Dallas.

Jacksonville is about 340 miles at $525 to $700. Orlando is about 460 miles at $600 to $750. Miami is about 690 miles at $900 to $1,050.

Los Angeles is about 2,020 miles at $1,350 to $1,550 over 6 to 8 days. San Francisco is about 2,350 miles at $1,475 to $1,675.

New York is about 1,000 miles at $975 to $1,150 over 3 to 4 days. That covers all five boroughs plus Newark. Washington DC is about 800 miles at $925 to $1,100.

About 790 miles at $925 to $1,100 over 2 to 3 days. Our Chicago office is at 742 E 87th Pl and the number there is 312-300-7773.

They move with demand and with fuel. Summer and the weeks around the start of a school term are the busiest. December through March is usually the calmest stretch on this corridor.

It can, on the Gulf legs. Montgomery sits about 170 miles inland, so storms mostly show up as a slower day rather than a cancelled run. August through October is the stretch to build a little slack into.

Central Alabama winters are mild and the roads here stay open. Winter shows up at the far end of a long route. A January run to Chicago or Denver is the one worth booking early.

Downtown Montgomery sits on the southern bank, and the city has rolling terrain at about 220 feet above sea level. The practical effect is a few steep approaches downtown that a long trailer would rather avoid.

A wider window gives us more runs to fit you into, and that generally works in your favor. If your dates are fixed, tell us and we will plan around them instead.

Yes. That is the Smart Price Promise. The price we quote is the price you pay, as long as the vehicle, the route, the condition and the shipping details stay the same.

Only a change on your side. A different vehicle, a different address, a car that will not start, or a pickup outside the agreed window. Tell us early and we reprice it openly.

You pay when the car is delivered, at the price you were quoted. We will set out the payment methods the carrier accepts before pickup so there is no scrambling at the curb.

Note it on the Bill of Lading before you sign, and photograph it. Then call us. The claim goes to the assigned carrier's cargo insurance and we help you through it rather than handing you a number.

Yes. Give us their name and number and they can sign the Bill of Lading at either end. Make sure they know to check the car properly before signing.

Not at present. Service covers the lower 48 states.

Not a staffed one. Our four staffed offices are Lakewood WA, Los Angeles CA, Chicago IL and Kissimmee FL. Montgomery is served by our carrier network. The national line is 888-709-9078.

Registered business address: 4208 Six Forks Rd Ste 1000, Raleigh, NC 27609. Our four staffed offices are in Lakewood, Los Angeles, Chicago and Kissimmee, and we serve Montgomery through our carrier network.

No. It goes from your address onto the carrier and stays covered under Carrier Cargo Insurance until it is handed back. There is no terminal and no holding lot in between.

Yes. USDOT 2887232 and MC 969368, and Smart Auto Move is BBB A+ accredited. You can check the federal records on FMCSA SAFER whenever you like.

Give us both ZIP codes. Then the year, make and model, whether the car runs, your first date, and open or enclosed. Use the form on this page or call 888-709-9078.