$825 to $1,150 for an operable mid-size car on an open trailer, depending on where in Florida the car starts. Kissimmee or Orlando to Long Island is $875 to $1,025 over about 1,140 miles. Jacksonville is $825 to $975, and Miami or Fort Lauderdale is $950 to $1,100.

3 to 5 days on the road from Central Florida, and 4 to 5 from South Florida. Road days start when your pickup window closes, so add the collection window to get your full timeline.

It is the cheapest long lane we publish, and it is also the one we have the best numbers for. Five loads we dispatched from Kissimmee to Brooklyn all came in within $100 of each other, which is the tightest set on our whole rate card.

Because the Florida to Northeast corridor is one of the busiest roads in the country and it runs full in both directions. A driver is rarely empty either way, so there are no empty miles to price in. That is the whole reason.

A good one, from our own loads. Brooklyn and Dallas are both about 1,097 miles from Kissimmee. Dallas runs $975 to $1,125 and Brooklyn runs $825 to $975, so the same distance costs about $150 more to Texas. Florida to Texas is a quieter road.

Because leaving New York costs more in every direction. Southbound runs $1,275 to $1,475 while northbound runs $875 to $1,025 from Central Florida. Demand out of the New York area is heavy, and a driver loading there works around bridges, tunnels and curb space.

The Florida-origin leg, comfortably. If you are moving a car between two homes and either end could be the pickup, starting in Florida saves about $400. Same road, same days, same trailer.

$825 to $975 over about 980 miles in 3 to 4 days. It is the best value in the table, because Jacksonville sits at the top of the state where Interstate 95 runs through rather than inside the peninsula.

$900 to $1,050 over about 1,220 miles in 3 to 5 days. St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Brandon and Sarasota price the same.

$950 to $1,100 over about 1,320 miles in 4 to 5 days. Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach come in at the same figure.

$975 to $1,150 over about 1,400 miles in 4 to 6 days. The southwest Gulf coast is the longest run on this page, since the truck crosses the state before it starts north.

About $150 across the state, which is worth knowing but not worth moving house over. Jacksonville to Naples is roughly 420 miles of Florida, and the peninsula is a dead end, so a truck leaving Naples covers a lot of ground before it is going anywhere.

No, and this is the single most useful thing to know about a Long Island delivery. New York parkways use low decorative stone-arch overpasses that would trap a truck, so commercial vehicles, trucks and tractor trailers are banned from them. That covers the Northern State, the Southern State, Wantagh, Meadowbrook, Sagtikos and the rest.

On the Long Island Expressway and the truck-legal routes off it, and then we agree the last part with you. Many Long Island neighborhoods are most naturally reached from a parkway exit a carrier cannot use, so the driver picks a wide lot or a commercial road nearby instead.

Not at all, and it costs nothing extra. It is usually faster for everyone: a large lot off a truck route means the driver unloads once, safely, in daylight, rather than working down a residential street he should not be on. Plenty of our Long Island handovers happen that way by choice.

All of it. Huntington Station, Huntington, Melville, Dix Hills, Commack, Smithtown and the rest of Suffolk County, plus Hempstead, Garden City, Levittown and Nassau County, out to Riverhead and the East End.

Huntington Station is one of our six service areas rather than a staffed office, so it has no walk-in address. It means Long Island is covered by carriers who run it regularly rather than by someone routing in specially, and your car goes door to door to your own address.

Yes. Our Central Florida office is at 2095 E Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee, FL 34744, and the direct line is 407-377-6073. It is a staffed operations base that coordinates pickups across Central Florida rather than a place to drop a car off.

Yes. The office sits 18 miles south of downtown Orlando in the same market, and a car going to either prices identically. Winter Park, Altamonte Springs, Sanford, Celebration, St. Cloud and Davenport are all the same figure.

One of the busiest in the country. Northbound fills up from March through May as seasonal residents head home, and southbound from October through December. June through September is the calm stretch and the easiest time to get the window you want.

Two to three weeks ahead for March through May. That is the peak northbound window on this lane, and a little notice is the difference between picking your date and taking what is left.

Often, and it makes the booking easier. Tell us you are a returning seasonal customer and we work from the route we ran last time rather than starting from a blank form.

Yes, and on a seasonal move it is usually the better value. Two cars to the same address share the trip and we quote the pair together rather than doubling one price.

Better than most, and we have numbers for it. On a recent set of twelve loads between the Northeast and Florida, eight dispatched the same day they were listed and eight went at exactly the price asked. A lane that clears same day at the asking price is what lets our price promise hold.

No. That is our 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. If something material changes we reprice openly and tell you why.

Door to door pickup and delivery, one carrier for the whole distance, the driver's Carrier Cargo Insurance, a written condition report at both ends, and the driver's direct number. No fuel surcharge and no fees added later.

Budget about 80 percent above the open figure, so Kissimmee to Long Island comes out around $1,575 to $1,850 enclosed. It is the right call for a collector car, an exotic, a low car or fresh paint.

It depends on the month. Southbound in summer there is nothing to guard against and a wash at the far end covers it. Northbound in winter, New York and New Jersey salt heavily, so a January delivery on an open trailer will arrive with road spray underneath. For a valuable finish, that is when enclosed earns its money.

It does nothing to a car on a trailer that a week in a Florida parking lot would not do. If the paint is the point, enclosed answers it. Sun alone is not a reason to upgrade.

Yes. A non-running car loads on a winch, which adds $200 or more to the running price. Tell us at quote time and the right truck is assigned from the start.

6 days standard, counted from the first date you give us. Expedited narrows it to 3 days. Both windows open on your earliest available date rather than the day you book.

It often is, because the drive is short. At 3 to 5 days on the road, the six day collection window is about half your timeline, so cutting it to three moves the whole plan forward. In the March to May rush it also improves your chances of the date you want.

Someone does, and it can be anyone you name. That person walks the car with the driver, signs the condition report and keeps a copy. At the Long Island end the same report is used to check the car before signing for it.

Usually yes, within reason. Keep it to personal effects in the trunk or back seat, under about 100 pounds, below the window line and clear of the driver's way. Tell us what is in there so the weight is accounted for, and leave out anything valuable or irreplaceable.

Wash it so the condition report is accurate, photograph it from every angle, leave about a quarter tank of fuel, turn off the alarm and fold the mirrors. Take the SunPass and E-ZPass transponders off the windshield, since either can read while the car rides on the trailer.

Both, if you have them. A Florida SunPass and a New York E-ZPass on the same windshield will read on a trailer that passes gantries in either state. Put them in the glovebox or your own bag and the problem goes away.

Usually, and where it cannot we plan around it. The gated and vacation-home loops around Kissimmee, Celebration and Davenport have turns a 75-foot trailer cannot make, so the driver picks a wide lot off a main road and gives the gate a heads-up.

Yes to all three. A full-size pickup or large SUV takes more deck space and adds roughly $100 to $200 on this distance. Electric vehicles ride on the same open trailers, and both ends of this lane are busy EV markets.

Yes, secured on their own cradles. Send the make and model and we will quote it with the right equipment.

Yes. Florida has Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Mayport, MacDill and Patrick Space Force Base, and the New York end has the Coast Guard presence and the bases around the metro. We handle gate handovers and orders-based timing as routine.

Yes, and it is the right way to plan it. Give us the report date rather than a pickup date and we work backward from it, allowing for the road days plus the collection window. If the orders move, tell us and we reschedule.

Yes. Give us the dealer or auction contact, the lot details and the release information and we deal with them directly. You do not need to be there, and we confirm the condition report with you either way.

One vetted carrier from our network of more than 16,000, for the whole distance. No transfer in the Carolinas and no night in a storage yard. Active FMCSA authority and a live insurance filing come first, and nothing moves without both.

The carrier's Carrier Cargo Insurance covers the vehicle from the Florida pickup to the Long Island delivery. Ask and we will send you the certificate before the truck arrives.

Smart Auto Move Inc holds USDOT 2887232 and MC 969368, and the record is public on the FMCSA SAFER system. We are also BBB accredited with an A plus rating going back to 2016.

They are honest estimates, and these are better grounded than most because real loads sit behind them. Fuel is the largest single cost in hauling a car and it moves, so the rows get reviewed against it. The live number for your car and your dates comes from the quote form or a phone call.

No. Information you share with Smart Auto Move for the purpose of receiving a quote is used for that purpose only. We do not sell your information and we do not chase you with outbound sales calls. You are welcome to call us whenever you like.

Over 1,140 miles it is a real choice. That is two long days, a night on the road, fuel and meals, plus the miles on the car. Shipping usually wins once you price the hotel and a one-way flight, and it always wins if you have two cars and one driver.

Send the Florida pickup ZIP, the Long Island delivery ZIP, the year, make and model, whether the car runs, and your earliest available date. That is everything we need to give you a number you can book on.