The cost to ship a car from Texas to Washington is typically $1,400 to $2,000 on an open trailer, and takes between five to seven days in transit time. El Paso to Seattle starts at $1,400 to $1,650 over about 1,760 miles, and Houston to Seattle runs $1,700 to $2,000 over about 2,350 miles.

Five to seven days of driving. El Paso and Dallas reach Puget Sound in five to six days. Austin, San Antonio and Houston take six to seven. The pickup window comes first: six days on Standard, three on Expedited.

Geography. El Paso already sits 600 miles west of the other Texas metros, and the run north through Albuquerque, Salt Lake City and Boise is the most direct line to Washington. On the eastbound lanes El Paso is the most expensive, so this route turns the usual order around.

No. Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Olympia and the rest of Puget Sound share one figure. A truck coming up I-5 serves them on the same run.

Slightly, because the truck reaches it first. Spokane, Yakima, Kennewick and the inland cities all sit a little below the Puget Sound rows.

It does. Our Seattle to Dallas and Tacoma to Dallas pages publish the same $1,600 to $1,900 for that pair, which is where the Dallas row here comes from.

The vehicle leads. A sedan sits at the bottom of its row and a full-size pickup, a lifted truck or a three-row SUV sits at the top. Date flexibility and access at both ends do the rest.

Two moves. Widen the pickup dates, and keep the vehicle standard and running. Those put your car on a truck that is already pointed northwest, which is the best saving on offer here.

One of two. The western line runs I-10 and I-25 through El Paso, Albuquerque and Denver, then I-80 and I-84 by Salt Lake City and Boise. The plains line runs I-35 and I-70 north through Oklahoma City and Denver, or further north through Kansas City, before joining the same westbound interstates.

It can add a day. The climbs that matter are in Wyoming and Utah on I-80, and the Blue Mountains on I-84 above Pendleton. They clear quickly, and a driver waits rather than pushing through a closure, so a spare day on a January booking covers it.

Across the suburbs, almost always. Lakewood, Puyallup, Federal Way, Kent, Renton, Bellevue, Redmond, Lynnwood, Everett and Olympia all have the room a full carrier needs.

Capitol Hill, Queen Anne, Ballard and similar grids meet close by instead. The streets climb and park tight, so the driver picks a wider spot minutes away and the handover runs about ten minutes.

Yes, a staffed office in Lakewood at 5607 Boston Ave SW, about fifteen minutes from downtown Tacoma and right on the I-5 corridor your car arrives on. The number is 253-200-5645.

Yes, at the Puget Sound figure. It sits on the Portland corridor at the southern end of the state, and a driver running I-5 covers it on the same trip.

Suburbs are no problem at all. Downtown, the driver switches to a lot or a wider street a block or two over. Tell us which suburb at booking and the schedule accounts for it.

Both are Smart Auto Move service areas, and a pickup in either runs through 888-709-9078. The Houston car shipping page goes into more detail on that end.

All year. Joint Base Lewis-McChord sits next to our Lakewood office, and Fort Cavazos, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Bliss, Dyess and Sheppard are all near our Texas pickup metros.

Yes. We can change the delivery details while the car is on the road, provided somebody can sign for it at the far end.

Open, for the great majority, and the table is priced that way. Enclosed pays off on a classic, an exotic, fresh paint or a low front end, and through winter it keeps road treatment away from the underside. It costs about 80 percent more, so a $1,700 open move comes out near $3,060.

The carrier's own Carrier Cargo Insurance, covering the car from the Texas load to the Washington unload. Once the truck is set, ask and the certificate goes out by email.

Usually yes, within reason. Most drivers will take a few things as a courtesy. Keep it under about 100 pounds, pack it neatly, and keep it out of sight from outside the car. Think a few boxes in the trunk rather than a carload. The one thing to know is that you are paying to move the vehicle, so the carrier's insurance covers the car itself. Keep anything you would hate to lose with you.

A wash, then photos of all four corners and the odometer. Fuel down to about a quarter. Toll tags, roof boxes and bike racks come off, and the driver should hear about any alarm or starting quirk.

Someone, yes, at both the load and the unload, to release the car and sign the report. A relative, friend or neighbor can stand in for you. Their phone number at booking is all we need.

Thirty days from moving, for both the driver license and the vehicle registration, according to the state Department of Licensing.

Your current title, and the odometer reading written down before you go in. The state asks for the mileage, so noting it in the parking lot saves a trip back out.

No. Washington's emission check program ended on January 1, 2020, and owners no longer have emissions tested before renewing a registration. If you are coming from a Texas county that tests, this is one step you can forget.

No. Registration fees and any use tax on a vehicle new to the state are handled at the licensing office when you register.

Two weeks is plenty for most of the year. Allow three weeks through summer PCS season and at the turn of a month. Expedited shortens the pickup window to three days.

A deposit when you book, then the driver takes the rest at delivery by cashier's check, money order or cash. One payment simpler? A card settles the full amount at booking.

Cancel any time before we assign a carrier and your deposit comes back to you. Once we assign one and send you the driver's details, that money is spoken for. It is not gone, though. You can push the move back and use it on a later shipment.

It can. A winch brings it aboard, adding $200 or more to the running price, and a note at quote time gets the equipment lined up.

Yes. The driver's number is yours for a call or a text, our email updates follow the trip, and GPS tracking is there when the carrier's truck has it.