The cost to ship a car to or from Allentown, Pennsylvania is typically $450 to $2,150 on an open trailer, and takes between 1 to 10 days in transit time. Philadelphia starts at $450 to $600 over about 60 miles. The Bay Area reaches $1,850 to $2,150 over about 2,830. Every row in the table on this page is a real destination priced from Allentown.

Yes, and by a useful amount. Allentown is only about 90 miles from Manhattan, but it sits outside the New York metro pricing. Our own published figures show it. Allentown to Chicago is about 760 miles from $975. The Bronx to Chicago is about 790 miles from $1,050, and that one is measured from real dispatch history. Thirty miles apart in distance, about $75 apart in price. Allentown is the cheaper end.

Because leaving New York is expensive, and Allentown is not New York. The New York metro is one of the most expensive places in the country to ship a car out of, and the gap holds on long runs. Allentown sits just outside it, on Interstate 78. That is the main truck route between the New York and New Jersey ports and the interior. So you get metro-level truck supply without metro-level pricing.

It does, and the gap widens. Allentown to Los Angeles is about 2,660 miles at $1,800 to $2,100. The Bronx to Los Angeles is about 2,790 miles at $1,900 to $2,300. About $100 to $200 apart at both ends of the range, on a trip only 130 miles shorter. The further the run, the more the origin market matters.

Philadelphia, at $450 to $600 over about 60 miles in a single day. After that it is Newark or Iselin at $450 to $625 and New York City at $450 to $650. Allentown is close to a remarkable number of big cities, which is the real advantage of shipping from here.

Because Seattle is the easier delivery market of the two, even though it is further. Allentown to Seattle is about 2,750 miles at $1,750 to $1,950. Allentown to Los Angeles is about 2,660 miles at $1,800 to $2,100. Past about 2,500 miles the destination's own market depth sets the rate rather than the odometer. Southern California is in heavy demand year round.

Four things. How far the car is going, which is why the table is sorted by distance. What the vehicle is: a mid-size SUV adds about $150, a full-size pickup or three-row SUV about $300. Whether you choose open or enclosed. And the season, because summer is the busiest stretch. Your quote is one price for the whole trip, worked out for its distance and the route it takes.

A mid-size SUV or crossover adds about $150 to the figure in the table. A full-size pickup or a three-row SUV adds about $300. Those are the steps we publish across our long-haul pages and they hold here too. It comes down to deck space and weight, nothing else.

They are careful estimates, reviewed against the market. Fuel is the largest single cost in hauling a car, and it moves. So we review these rows against it rather than letting them go stale. Once you accept a quote, the Smart Price Promise holds it. That holds as long as the vehicle, the route, the condition and the shipping details stay the same.

Door to door pickup and delivery, loading and unloading, the road miles, and Carrier Cargo Insurance for the whole trip. There is no terminal fee. There is no fuel surcharge added later. Enclosed transport and a vehicle that will not start are priced up front, not at the curb.

Enclosed costs about 80 percent more than open on the same route. It is the right call for a classic, a collector car, an exotic, a fresh restoration or anything low to the ground. Road salt through a Pennsylvania winter is the other reason people choose it here.

A vehicle that will not start needs a winch truck. That adds $200 or more, depending on what the driver has to do to get it aboard. There is no flat fee. A car that rolls and steers is a very different job from one that does neither. Tell us the true condition when you request a quote and the figure is in your price from the start.

Give us the widest pickup window you can live with. That is the single best lever you have. A driver filling the last space on a trailer will often take a nearby car rather than travel further for a better paying one. Interstate 78 carries a lot of those trucks, so there are plenty to catch. Also ask about the student, military and senior discounts.

Yes. Student, military and senior discounts apply in either direction. Ask before your price is confirmed and the discount is built into the figure you agree to, rather than adjusted afterwards.

Between 1 and 10 days on the road, depending on distance. Philadelphia, Newark and New York are a single day. Baltimore, Washington, Pittsburgh, Boston, Richmond, Norfolk and Cleveland are 1 to 2. Charlotte, Chicago and Atlanta are 2 to 3. Jacksonville and Orlando are 3 to 4. Miami is 4 to 5. Dallas and Houston are 4 to 6, Denver 5 to 6, Phoenix 6 to 8, and the West Coast 7 to 10.

When your car is loaded, not when you book. The pickup window comes first and the road days follow it. That is why the two numbers are quoted separately on every route in the table. Plan your dates around both.

The standard pickup window is 6 days. Expedited narrows it to 3 days, which is 72 hours. The Lehigh Valley is one of the busiest freight corridors on the East Coast. So there is usually a truck within reach, and we often place a car near the early end of that window.

Yes. Expedited scheduling narrows the pickup window from 6 days to 3, which is 72 hours. The road days stay the same. Federal driving-hour limits apply to every driver on the interstate, and no service moves them. What you are buying is a faster start, not a faster truck.

Federal rules cap how long a driver may be behind the wheel each day. There are also eight or nine other cars on the trailer, each with its own pickup and delivery point. The route is built around all of them. That is why a 2,660-mile run to Los Angeles is 7 to 10 days rather than four.

It can add a day between January and March, and it is easy to plan for. Lehigh Valley winters bring snow and salted roads. The Pocono and Appalachian climbs west of the city are the parts that slow a truck. Build one extra day into your plan, and give us the widest pickup window you can. Consider enclosed transport if the car is worth keeping off the salt.

May through August, driven by family moves and college dates. Capacity tightens and the best pickup dates go first. Spring and fall give you the widest choice, so if your dates are flexible aim for March to April or late September to November.

Because of Interstate 78. It runs 146 miles from Interstate 81 in Union Township, Pennsylvania to Canal Street in New York City. It ends at the Holland Tunnel entrance to Lower Manhattan. Its six-lane section bypasses Allentown to the south. That makes Allentown a stop on the main truck route between the New York and New Jersey ports and the interior of the country.

It depends on the direction, and Allentown gives a driver several good choices. Interstate 78 east for New York and northern New Jersey. Interstate 78 west to Interstate 81 for Harrisburg, the Shenandoah Valley and the South. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension for Scranton and the Poconos. US 22 and Interstate 476 run south toward Philadelphia and Interstate 95.

About that, yes, and it is the single most useful fact on this page. Allentown is the third-most populous city in Pennsylvania, with 125,845 people at the 2020 census. The Lehigh Valley metro holds about 861,899. Allentown is close enough to New York to share its truck supply, and far enough out to escape its pricing.

Yes, and they price with Allentown. Bethlehem, Easton, Whitehall, Emmaus, Macungie, Catasauqua, Nazareth and Quakertown are all the same job to us. So are Reading and Stroudsburg. One call covers the whole valley.

Yes. Philadelphia is about 60 miles from Allentown, and the cheapest row on this page. Pittsburgh is about 300 miles west across the state at $550 to $750. Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Harrisburg and Reading all sit between, and price inside those two rows.

Usually yes. A full-size carrier is about 75 feet long and needs room to turn. The suburbs and the newer developments around Allentown almost all have the space. On the older grid streets in central Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton, we arrange a meet-point a few minutes away. It costs nothing extra.

The tight row-house blocks in central Allentown and South Side Bethlehem, where streets are narrow and cars park on both sides. Also the older parts of Easton near the river. We know these blocks well. The meet-point is usually settled at booking rather than worked out on the day.

It is a nearby spot with room for the truck, and it costs nothing extra. Normally a wide road or a retail lot a few minutes from your address. We use one when a street cannot take a 75-foot carrier safely. The paperwork and the inspection are exactly the same there, and the car is loaded in the open where you can see it.

We meet you near it rather than inside it. Airport property is controlled and there is nowhere for a carrier to work. A meet-point close by works well, and plenty of our Lehigh Valley customers fly one way and meet the car at the other end.

Yes, and we hand the car over at street level or in an open part of the lot. Parking decks have clearances a carrier cannot enter. Tell us the complex at booking and the driver plans the handover spot, which often means the leasing-office lot.

Yes, and it is worth booking soon after your car arrives. Pennsylvania runs a safety inspection with a sticker on the windshield, and it applies statewide. It is a straightforward check at an approved station. Plan on it rather than leaving it to chance.

It depends on your county, so it is worth a two-minute check. Pennsylvania runs an emissions inspection program that covers some parts of the state and not others. It is grouped into regions rather than one statewide rule, so your county decides it. The PennDOT emissions page and Drive Clean PA will tell you for your exact address before your car arrives.

Through PennDOT, and the practical advice is to start it before your car lands rather than after. Check the current requirements, fees and timing on the PennDOT site so the paperwork is ready. Pennsylvania also wants proof of insurance in force, so keep your policy current while the car is on a trailer.

Usually with no trouble at all. The safety inspection is a condition check rather than an emissions-standard comparison. A car that was roadworthy where it came from is normally roadworthy here. Worn tires and wipers are the two things most often flagged, and both are cheap to sort before you go in.

Yes, and it is one of the most common jobs we do into the Lehigh Valley. We collect from a dealer, an auction, a private seller or a storage lot and deliver to your Allentown address. Have the seller ready with the keys and the paperwork. Tell us if the car has been sitting long enough that it may not start, so the right truck is assigned.

Yes. Lehigh University and Moravian in Bethlehem, Lafayette in Easton, Muhlenberg and Cedar Crest in Allentown. Also Kutztown, DeSales and Penn State's Lehigh Valley campus. Late August and mid-May are the tightest weeks. Book two to three weeks ahead and the student discount applies.

Yes. Your car travels under the assigned carrier's Carrier Cargo Insurance. Cover starts the moment it is loaded and ends when it is handed back to you. It goes from your address straight onto the trailer. No terminal, no holding lot, no gap in between. You can check any carrier's active authority and insurance on the FMCSA SAFER system before your car is loaded, and we will tell you who the carrier is.

No. It stays on the same carrier from pickup to delivery and is covered the whole way. There is no terminal and no holding lot in the middle. One trailer, one driver, and a handover at each end.

Someone does, at both ends. The driver walks the car with you and records its condition on the Bill of Lading, and you both sign. It takes a few minutes, and it is what protects you. Better to be there than to leave the keys.

Yes. Any adult you nominate can hand the car over or take delivery, as long as we have their name and number at booking. A family member, a neighbor, a friend or a building manager all work fine. Plenty of our shipments are arranged by someone who is not standing next to the car.

Usually yes, within reason. Keep it light and keep it low. Use the trunk or the footwells rather than the seats or the parcel shelf, so the driver can see out and the weight stays sensible. Take anything valuable or irreplaceable with you. Tell us at booking if you are packing more than a suitcase or two, and the assigned carrier will be expecting it.

Yes, and it matters on this route. The Pennsylvania Turnpike, the New Jersey Turnpike and the Hudson River crossings are all tolled. Your transponder will read while the car rides on a trailer. Take it off, or seal it in its shielded bag, before the driver arrives.

About a quarter of a tank is ideal. That is enough to load, unload and drive away at the far end. It also avoids weight the trailer does not need. A full tank on nine cars adds up fast.

It helps. A clean car makes the condition report at pickup much easier to read, which makes the inspection at delivery easier too. Photograph it in daylight from all four corners once it is clean, and you have your own record alongside the Bill of Lading.

It is the condition report for your car, and the most useful piece of paper in the whole trip. The driver records the car's condition at pickup and you both sign. At delivery you compare the car against it before signing again. Keep your copy until the delivery is complete and you are satisfied.

Note it on the Bill of Lading at delivery, before you sign, and photograph it. That is the record that matters. Then call us. We handle the claim with the carrier from there rather than leaving it with you. It is rare, and it is why the two inspections are worth the few minutes they take.

Yes, and it is often the better deal. Both cars go on the same carrier and arrive together, which suits a household move. Tell us both vehicles when you request the quote and the price covers the pair.

Yes, every week. 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. Minivans and work vans ship on open trailers too. Oversized lifted trucks and dual-rear-wheel pickups get their own quote.

Yes, and tell us about it when you book. Low ground clearance, a front splitter, a wide body or oversized wheels all change which trailer and ramps the job needs. Given the details up front, we assign a carrier equipped for it. For anything very low that is usually enclosed transport with a lift gate.

Yes, and enclosed transport is what we recommend for one. It costs about 80 percent above the open price. It keeps the car away from weather and road debris for the entire trip. In a Pennsylvania winter it also keeps the car off salted roads, which is the reason most owners here choose it.

Yes. An EV ships like any other car and the battery does not need charging on the way. Tell us the model when you book, because some EVs are heavier than a comparable gas car and that affects where the driver places it on the deck. Leave it at a moderate state of charge rather than full.

Yes, on their own terms and timelines. We move vehicles for dealers and collect from auction lots across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Tell us the lot, the gate hours and the release paperwork at booking and the pickup goes smoothly.

Yes. Fort Indiantown Gap is about 75 miles west and the Tobyhanna Army Depot about 70 miles north. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is about 90 miles southeast in New Jersey. Orders move cars in and out all year, and the military discount applies in either direction.

The closest is Iselin, New Jersey, about 65 miles east. It is one of our six service areas, and it covers the Lehigh Valley along with northern New Jersey. Your shipment is arranged on the national line at 888-709-9078, by the team that books this corridor every week.

Four of them. Chicago at about 760 miles, Orlando or Kissimmee at about 1,020, Los Angeles at about 2,660, and Seattle or Lakewood at about 2,750. On those routes a Smart Auto Move team handles the far end as well as the booking.

Four staffed offices: Chicago at 742 E 87th Pl, Lakewood in Washington at 5607 Boston Ave SW, Los Angeles at 5111 Harold Way Suite 301, and Kissimmee in Florida at 2095 E Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy. Plus six service areas: Iselin in New Jersey, the Bronx and Huntington Station in New York, Portsmouth in Virginia, and McKinney and Houston in Texas.

Smart Auto Move is a car shipping company. We arrange and manage your transport end to end. The job goes to a vetted carrier from a network of more than 16,000 transport professionals nationwide. We stay with it until the car is delivered. You will know which carrier has your car, and you can check their authority and insurance yourself before it is loaded.

Look us up on the FMCSA SAFER system under USDOT 2887232 and MC 969368. Both numbers are on every page of this site for exactly that reason. We are also BBB A plus accredited. We will give you the assigned carrier's USDOT number so you can check them too.

No. We do not call or text quote-form leads. Your quote comes back to you, and the next move is yours. If you would rather talk it through, call 888-709-9078 and we will quote you on the phone.

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Smart Auto Move provides nationwide car shipping throughout the lower 48 states, backed by four strategically located staffed offices, six additional service areas, and a trusted carrier network of more than 16,000 transport professionals nationwide. Service is not currently available in Alaska, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico.

Start with the quote form on this page, or call 888-709-9078. We need both ZIP codes, plus the year, make and model. Then whether the car runs, your first available date, and open or enclosed. You will have a price to look at, and nothing is booked until you say so.