1,300 miles · 4 to 6 day transit
Car Shipping from
Detroit to Houston
Ship a car from Detroit to Houston: about 1,300 miles on I-57 and I-55, 4 to 6 days in transit, with your rate set on the call.
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Detroit to Houston
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Route overview
The truck heads southwest through Michigan and Indiana to Indianapolis, takes I-70 west to Effingham, Illinois, and turns south on I-57 to the Mississippi. A short stretch of I-55 through the Missouri Bootheel leads into Arkansas, and past Little Rock, I-30 heads southwest to Texarkana, where US-59 takes the car down through the East Texas pine country into Houston.
Michigan winter is the timing risk here, and it lands at the start. A snowstorm in the Detroit area can push the pickup back, and the drive across Michigan and Indiana is the stretch most likely to slow. By southern Illinois, winter weather is much less of a factor.
Wash the car before pickup if you can, especially in winter. A coat of road salt hides scratches and chips, and the condition report written at loading is what the car gets checked against when it arrives in Houston.
Distance
~1,300 miles via I-57, I-55, I-30, and US-59
Transit
4 to 6 days after pickup
Typical rate
$850 to $1,150 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 Detroit 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
Michigan to Texas: do winter pickups cost more?
Why does the route end on US-59 instead of an interstate?
What about hurricane season at the Houston end?
Ship Detroit to Houston
Have both ZIP codes and the vehicle details ready, and this run gets priced on the call.