Lakewood to Los Angeles car shipping is $900 to $1,200 for a mid-size car on an open trailer, covering 1,110 miles in about 3 days. The same price applies in the other direction. It sits below what that distance would normally cost because we have our own offices at both ends of this route, so your car goes on a trailer already running the corridor. Bigger vehicles, a single fixed pickup day, or a hillside address will push it higher.

About 3 days on the road once your car is collected, covering 1,110 miles straight down I-5. Pickup happens inside the date range you give us, so plan on a few extra days from booking to delivery. Timing holds well on this route because it is short enough to avoid most of what disrupts longer hauls.

Because we have staffed offices in both Lakewood and Los Angeles. Most auto transport runs on a load board, where a broker posts your car and waits for a carrier heading roughly the right way. On this route we already know what is moving in each direction, so your car goes on a trailer running the corridor anyway. That saving is why Lakewood to Los Angeles car shipping is $900 to $1,200 rather than where 1,110 miles would normally land.

Yes. Our Lakewood office is nine miles from downtown Tacoma and covers the whole area, including JBLM, DuPont, University Place, Steilacoom and Puyallup. The price is the same. South Tacoma, the Tacoma Mall area and anywhere near I-5 load at the curb easily. The North End, Stadium District and Proctor have steeper, narrower streets, so we normally meet at a nearby lot instead.

Yes, and they are a large part of this route. Joint Base Lewis-McChord is next door to our Lakewood office. Give us the earliest and latest date your orders allow rather than a single day and the car usually leaves sooner and for less. If your report date moves, one call rebooks it against the same price. You also do not need a California address at booking, since delivery can be updated while the car is on the road.

Usually, yes. The Valley, the South Bay, Orange County and the Inland Empire are straightforward. It gets harder on the hillside streets above Hollywood and Silver Lake, in older blocks around Santa Monica and Venice, and at buildings where parking is underground and a trailer cannot get in. In those cases we meet you a short distance away, at no extra charge.

No. Your car never sits anywhere. It goes from your address straight onto the carrier and stays covered under Carrier Cargo Insurance for the entire trip. Our offices are where dispatchers book your transport and call you with updates, not storage yards. Fewer people handle your vehicle and there is no gap in coverage between pickup and delivery.

Only in one place. Siskiyou Pass at the Oregon-California border is the highest point on I-5 anywhere and the single spot where Lakewood to Los Angeles car shipping meets winter. Chain controls go up a few times between November and March. Everything north and south of it is flat and low, so this route holds its timing better through winter than anything heading east out of Washington.

Open is what most cars travel on and what every price on this page is based on. It is the same kind of trailer that delivers new cars to dealerships. Enclosed puts your car inside, away from road spray and debris, and is usually chosen for luxury, classic, exotic or freshly painted cars. We price enclosed per vehicle rather than publishing a figure, because the difference varies by car and season.

Yes, as long as the carrier has a winch or the right equipment. Non-running cars are priced separately from the rates on this page. Tell us the true condition when you ask for a quote and the right truck turns up first time, with your price unchanged.

No. Asking for a Lakewood to Los Angeles car shipping quote does not put you on a call list. We only use what you give us to answer you directly, and we never sell it to anyone. You are welcome to call us, though — Lakewood on 253-200-5645 or Los Angeles on 213-766-0064.