1,450 miles ยท 4 to 6 day transit
Car Shipping from
Dallas to Los Angeles
Ship a car from Texas to California: about 1,450 miles on I-20 and I-10, 4 to 6 days in transit, with your rate set on the call.
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Dallas to Los Angeles
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Route overview
This run is almost all desert. The truck leaves the Metroplex on I-20, which meets I-10 in far west Texas, then follows I-10 through El Paso, Las Cruces, Tucson and Phoenix before dropping into the LA basin.
Snow almost never stops a carrier on this road, so the calendar matters less than it does up north. Heat is the hard part: long summer days across west Texas and Arizona are rough on worn tires and tired batteries, and a car that will not start at delivery has to be winched off. Replace a weak battery before pickup.
Delivery in Los Angeles is where the time goes. Plenty of LA streets are too narrow or too packed with parked cars for a 75-foot carrier, and the driver may ask to meet at a store lot a few blocks away.
Distance
~1,450 miles via I-20 and I-10
Transit
4 to 6 days after pickup
Typical rate
$850 to $1,200 for a sedan on an open carrier*
*Price ranges are planning estimates for a sedan on an open carrier. The actual rate is set on the call, based on your dates, the vehicle and carrier availability on this route.
The Dallas pickup starts with a walk-around inspection, and the same check happens at delivery; the Bill of Lading guide explains what you sign at each end.
Planning this corridor
Guides for a move of this type
- What Car Shipping Across the Country Costs Typical coast-to-coast car shipping ranges, what a written quote should include, and the charges that move the price: winch loading, oversize and storage.
- How Car Shipping Works: Broker vs Carrier From your call to the delivery signature: who handles each step, and why pickup and delivery come as windows rather than appointments.
- What to Get in Writing Before Pickup Day The quote details, carrier and driver contact, pickup window and delivery plan to have in writing before your car is loaded, and what to keep after.
FAQs
Texas to California: what sets the price?
Will the heat in Arizona hurt my car on the trailer?
Can I ship it back from Los Angeles to Dallas later?
Ship Dallas to Los Angeles
Have both ZIP codes and the vehicle details ready, and this run gets priced on the call.