It comes down to where the car is going, and Charleston has a genuine advantage here: three interstates meet in this city, so most destinations have a truck already running toward them. Distance puts you in a national price band, and we publish those bands across the site. For the exact figure, put both zip codes and the vehicle into the calculator and you will have it in about a minute, or call and we will price it with you.

Because a carrier prices the trip he can actually make, not the straight line on a map. I-64 runs east to Richmond and west to Lexington and Louisville. I-77 runs south to Charlotte and the Carolinas and north toward Ohio. I-79 starts in Charleston and runs north through Morgantown to Pittsburgh and Erie. That is four useful directions from one city, which is more than most state capitals have and a lot more than a city this size usually gets.

It adds a little time and the drivers plan for it as a matter of course. The Turnpike is the 88-mile stretch of I-77 between Charleston and Princeton, and it climbs and drops through real mountains the whole way. A loaded car hauler takes those grades steadily rather than quickly, so a southbound run to Charlotte or Atlanta is worth a little more time than the mileage suggests. It is a toll road, and the toll is the carrier's to handle, not something added to your quote.

One to three days to Lexington, Columbus, Pittsburgh or Charlotte, two to three to Richmond, two to four to Washington, Atlanta or Chicago, three to five to New York or Orlando, and six to nine to the West Coast. Those days start the moment the car goes on the trailer. Your collection window sits in front of them, which is usually the part people forget to count.

No, and it is worth checking which one you meant, because a lot of people land on the wrong page. This page covers Charleston, West Virginia, the state capital on the Kanawha River where I-64, I-77 and I-79 meet. Charleston, South Carolina is the coastal city about 480 miles southeast. We ship to and from both, and if you want the other one it has its own page.

Usually right at the address. Kanawha City, South Hills, the streets off Corridor G, and the towns along the river at Dunbar, St. Albans, Nitro and Cross Lanes all take a full-size carrier comfortably. Two places take a little thought: the older blocks downtown on the East End, and the steep, narrow hill streets where a 75-foot truck simply has no room to turn. In both we agree a flat, open meeting point a few minutes away, and it costs you nothing extra.

Yes, statewide. Huntington, Morgantown, Parkersburg, Wheeling, Beckley, Clarksburg, Fairmont, Martinsburg, Princeton and Bluefield are all routine, along with the towns on the I-64, I-77, I-79 and I-81 lines. The mountain communities away from the interstates take a bit more notice and we will tell you honestly how much when you call. Nothing in this state is out of reach.

It runs all winter and asks mainly for a pickup window. Snow and ice arrive earlier and stay longer at elevation than they do down in the valley, and the Turnpike and the I-79 climb north are the two stretches that slow first. Drivers who work this state read it well and route around it. Add a week to your notice for a January move, keep the loading spot cleared, and it goes quietly.

It is the spread of days inside which your car will be collected, counted forward from the date you name. Six days on standard, three on expedited. Widening it is the cheapest thing you can do to improve your price, since it lets us put you on a truck already running your direction instead of asking one to build a week around a single morning.

Open, for a daily driver, and it is what most West Virginia shipments use. Plan on about 80 percent more than open for enclosed. A $1,000 open move is roughly $1,800 enclosed. A hard-sided trailer takes two to six cars against ten on an open one, so fewer vehicles share the cost of the run. It earns that on a classic, an exotic, fresh paint, a car too low to clear a ramp, or a winter run through the road treatment on the mountain grades.

Yes. The carrier hauling your vehicle holds Carrier Cargo Insurance and it applies for every mile of the trip. Once a truck is assigned to your order we hold that carrier's certificate of insurance, and a copy comes over as soon as you ask for one. The car also travels straight from your address onto the trailer and off again at the far end, with no holding lot along the way.

Yes. 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. That is why we ask careful questions at booking about the vehicle and both addresses. Should something genuinely change before the truck moves, we tell you what it does to the number first.