Dallas to San Diego Car Shipping

$1,150 to $1,300 for a running mid-size car on an open trailer. A mid-size SUV runs $1,300 to $1,450 and a full-size pickup $1,400 to $1,600.

Three to five days on the road once the car is loaded, counted from the end of your pickup window rather than the day you book.

About 1,360 miles by the road a carrier uses: I-20 west to El Paso, I-10 across Arizona, then I-8 down through Yuma.

Yes, slightly. San Diego is $1,150 to $1,300 and Los Angeles is $1,175 to $1,325, and San Diego is also about 80 miles closer. On this corridor the mileage and the price move together.

Very little, and that is the best thing about it. There is no mountain pass between Dallas and San Diego, so January timing looks much like June's. The northern routes are the ones that lose a day to snow.

Drivers on the Yuma stretch often run at night through July and August. That is a scheduling choice rather than a delay, and the delivery window stays the same.

Inside a six day window that opens on the first date you give us. If a date is fixed, expedited service brings that window down to three days.

Yes, in most of the Metroplex. The grid is wide and the suburbs are newer, so a nine-car trailer reaches the door. Downtown high-rises, Uptown, Deep Ellum and gated entrances with a height bar are handed over at a nearby lot, about ten minutes.

Yes. Chula Vista, El Cajon, Santee, La Mesa, Poway, Escondido, San Marcos, Vista, Oceanside, Carlsbad and Encinitas are door deliveries. La Jolla village, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Hillcrest, North Park and Coronado are met on a wider street close by.

The closest staffed office is in Los Angeles, at 5111 Harold Way, Suite 301, on 213-766-0064, about 120 miles up I-5. That team covers Southern California.

McKinney, about 30 miles north of downtown Dallas, is one of our six service areas. Scheduling is on the national line, 888-709-9078, and the car is collected at your own address.

No. Every shipment is door to door. The car goes from your Texas address to your San Diego County address, and nothing is stored in between.

Yes. San Diego to Dallas prices in the same ranges over the same distance, so a return move or a round trip plans on the same figures.

About 80 percent above the open price, so roughly $2,050 to $2,350 for a mid-size car. It suits a classic, an exotic or fresh paint, and the West Texas and Arizona stretches throw enough grit around to make it worth considering.

Yes. A winch does the loading, and that adds $200 or more to the running price. The car just needs to roll, steer and brake. Say so when you ask for a price.

Yes, on the right trailer. A lift kit, big tires, a roof rack or a long-bed dually all change how much room the truck needs. Tell us up front and the price comes back accurate.

Within 20 days of moving to California or starting a job there. It is a shorter window than Texas allows, so it is worth putting in the calendar before the truck arrives.

Most gasoline cars do as part of registering. Electric vehicles are exempt, and so are a number of newer models. Nothing is needed on the Texas side, since Texas ended the annual safety inspection for most non-commercial vehicles at the start of 2025.

Often. Naval Base San Diego, Coronado, Miramar and Camp Pendleton sit at one end and Fort Cavazos, Joint Base San Antonio, Dyess and Sheppard at the other. The military car shipping page covers what to have ready while orders are still being cut.

Someone does. A friend, relative, neighbor or colleague works, as long as they are eighteen and can walk the car with the driver and sign the condition report.

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. Nothing is added on our side after you book.

No. We make no outbound sales calls at all. The only contact is about your own shipment, plus the driver on pickup and delivery day.

Carrier Cargo Insurance, held by the driver's own company. The policy gets checked before your car is assigned, and the certificate comes to you by email if you ask.

Keep it clear. The insurance covers the car itself, not what is packed inside, and a full trailer notices the extra weight. Anything that has to go should be light and out of sight.

Yes. A TollTag or TxTag left on the glass can read as the truck passes gantries on the way out, which leaves you with charges that take time to unwind.

A quarter tank does it. That covers loading, unloading and the drive away, and it keeps weight off the trailer.

The booking takes a deposit. The balance is paid when the car lands. Cash, certified checks and cards all work, and the driver says which one they have with them.

Write it on the delivery report while the driver is still there, and photograph it. The two reports together are what the carrier's insurance uses, and our Los Angeles team works the claim with you.

Yes, and this is a good route for one. Charge it to about half before pickup, leave the cable in the car, and remember an EV is exempt from the California smog check.

Yes, on bike-ready equipment. Every machine gets its own price instead of a car-table figure, so tell us the make and model.

Yes, and two vehicles from the same DFW address to the same San Diego address usually cost less per car than two separate bookings.

Yes. Send the lot address, the business name, a phone number and the hours it is open. The driver takes it from there.

One to two weeks covers most of the year on this lane, and because the road is reliable there is less need to build in a weather buffer than on a northern route. Summer and month ends run busier.

The pickup ZIP in DFW, the town in San Diego County, the car's year, make and model, whether it starts, and the first date it is free. Use the form on this page or call 888-709-9078.