Wichita Car Shipping

The cost to ship a car to or from Wichita is typically $450 on a short regional run and up to $2,100 coast to coast, on an open trailer, and takes between 1 to 7 days in transit time. Oklahoma City is about 160 miles away. Seattle is about 1,870 miles. Your quote gives the real figure for your dates.

We publish a route price once real Wichita loads stand behind it. Until then, each row shows our national range for that distance, and your quote gives the exact figure. An honest range beats a number we cannot stand behind.

Distance comes first. Then the size of the vehicle, whether it runs, open or enclosed, the time of year, and how easily a truck can reach your street. A wider pickup window helps the most, because it gives us more trucks to fit your car onto.

Most Wichita moves take 1 to 7 days on the road. Oklahoma, Kansas City and Tulsa are 1 day. Dallas, Denver and St. Louis are 1 to 3 days. The Southeast is 3 to 5 days. The West Coast is 4 to 7 days.

Pickup happens inside a window that starts on the date you ask for. Standard service is a 6-day window. Expedited service is a 3-day window. Wichita sits on I-35, so trucks heading north and south pass close by every day.

No. Any toll sits with the carrier and is already inside your quote. The turnpike carries I-35 north to Kansas City and south to the Oklahoma line, and carriers run it every week.

Interstate 35, south through Oklahoma City and on to Dallas and Fort Worth. It is about 360 miles and usually 1 to 2 days on the road. The same road carries Wichita cars north to Kansas City.

Drive it if the car runs and you have the time. Kansas City is about 200 miles and Oklahoma City about 160. Ship it when the car does not run, when you have two cars and one driver, or when nobody can make the trip.

Yes. Read your orders first, since some moves cover shipping a vehicle and some pay you to drive it. The base transportation office can tell you. If you ship with us, pickup happens at a lot outside the gate, which keeps the day simple.

Yes. Wichita is known as the Air Capital of the World, and new hires often arrive on a set start date. Book as soon as you have the date, and give us a pickup window so the car lands when you do.

Open is the right call for most cars. Plan on about 80 percent more than open for enclosed. A $1,000 open move is roughly $1,800 enclosed. A hard-sided trailer holds two to six cars where an open one holds ten, so each car carries more of the cost. Worth it for a classic, an exotic, fresh paint, or a car too low to clear a ramp. For a daily driver, open is the right call.

Yes. Your car is covered by the carrier's Carrier Cargo Insurance from pickup to delivery. Once your order is assigned to a truck and carrier, we can send you the certificate of insurance right away.

Smart Auto Move is. We place your car with a carrier we have vetted and worked with, and we stay with the move from pickup to delivery. We will get your car moved, or your money back.

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.

Yes, wherever a 75-foot carrier can safely reach. Most Wichita streets are wide and easy. Older neighborhoods with tight streets and low trees are where we meet at a nearby lot instead. A store lot a few minutes away works well, and it costs nothing extra.

Wash it so the inspection is clear. Take photos from every side. Leave about a quarter tank of fuel. Take out toll tags, garage openers and loose valuables. Tell us about any leaks or problems with starting. Then hand over one key.

One to two weeks is enough for most routes. Give a little more for the summer moving season and the weeks around a school start. Booking earlier does not cost more. It gives us more trucks to choose from.

We take a deposit when you book and the balance is due at delivery. Drivers usually take a cashier's check, money order or cash. You can also put the full amount on a credit card, but only at the time of booking, so the funds are ready for the carrier.

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.

Check its USDOT and MC numbers on the FMCSA site, and read its reviews on the BBB and Google. Smart Auto Move is USDOT 2887232 and MC 969368, with a BBB A+ rating. Be careful of a quote far below the others. Ask that company if the rate is confirmed, then look for complaints about the price going up later.

A deposit means we only work with committed customers, and it shows we are confident we can book a carrier at the price we quoted. A company that takes nothing up front is often not sure it can. Those are often the ones that come back later with a higher rate.

A car with a clean title from another state needs a vehicle inspection before Kansas will register it. In Wichita that is done at the Douglas Tag Office, 2525 W. Douglas. Bring proof of insurance too. Kansas has no emissions test.

Now and then, by a day. Spring brings strong storms, and winter brings the odd ice storm. Drivers wait out the worst of it rather than rushing. A pickup window of a few days absorbs it easily.

Yes. A non-running car needs a winch or a carrier with a lift, so it usually costs $200 or more above the same car running. Tell us when you book. We will talk it through and give you an accurate price.

You get the driver's phone number for calls or texts, plus email updates from us. GPS tracking is there when the carrier and the truck support it. We will tell you which applies once your carrier is assigned.

Our nearest service area is McKinney, Texas, north of Dallas, down I-35. Our national team handles Wichita moves by phone at 888-709-9078. Your car is picked up at your address or a nearby lot and goes straight onto the carrier.

All of them. Derby, Andover, Haysville, Park City, Maize, Goddard, Bel Aire, Newton, Hutchinson and El Dorado all ship the same way as Wichita, door to door.

The driver calls ahead with a time. You walk around the car together and compare it with the pickup report. You note anything new on the Bill of Lading, sign, and pay the balance. Then the car is yours.