Seattle Car Shipping
Door to door car shipping in and out of Seattle. Open or enclosed, $99 deposit locks the rate, balance on delivery.
About Car Shipping in Seattle
Seattle, WA is one of our busiest pickup and drop-off cities in the Pacific. We move cars in and out of Seattle every week, with door to door service on open carriers and enclosed trailers.
Whether you are moving across the country, buying a car online, sending a vehicle to a college student, or shipping a classic to a show, Whipshipper handles the Seattle route end to end. You get the same broker who answers the phone the whole way through.
We pick up at your address in Seattle and drop off wherever your car is going. No terminal runs, no surprise fees, no auction-house mystery pricing. $99 locks your rate, the balance is paid to the carrier on delivery.
Car Shipping Rates
Real numbers, no surprises. Final quote depends on lane, season, and vehicle size.
| Distance | Open Transport | Enclosed Transport | Transit Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 500 mi | $450 to $700 | $700 to $1,100 | 2 to 4 days |
| 500 to 1,000 mi | $700 to $1,000 | $1,100 to $1,500 | 3 to 5 days |
| 1,000 to 2,000 mi | $900 to $1,400 | $1,500 to $2,200 | 5 to 7 days |
| 2,000+ mi | $1,100 to $1,800 | $2,000 to $2,900 | 7 to 10 days |
Estimates only, your exact rate comes from the live carrier load board. Get an instant quote at the top of the page for real numbers.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to ship a car in or out of Seattle?
How long does Seattle car shipping take?
Is the $99 deposit refundable?
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Open carrier or enclosed trailer?
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Shipping a car to or from Seattle
Seattle sits on 242 priced lanes in our network, reaching 46 states directly. That number is the useful one when you are comparing quotes, because carrier depth on your corridor determines how long you wait between booking and a truck actually being assigned, and waiting is where most of the frustration in this industry lives.
The best value run out of Seattle right now is Seattle to Phoenix, AZ, 1,115 miles in 2-4 from $920, which works out near 83 cents a mile. Rates that low only exist where trucks already run the route.
Access and equipment around Seattle
Freight through Washington moves on I-5 north to south and I-90 east over the Cascades, and how close your address sits to those corridors affects your price more than the mileage does.
Seattle is the main market and also the mainland port for Alaska traffic. I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass is subject to winter closures, which separates the western and eastern halves of the state for days at a time.
Coastal cities present the same access problem as the northeast, with steep grades on top. San Francisco in particular defeats full size carriers in most residential neighbourhoods. Southern California is the opposite: wide roads, enormous carrier density, and the easiest loading conditions in the country.
Timing a Seattle shipment
The Pacific coast has the mildest transport calendar in the country, and for most of the year weather is simply not a factor. The exceptions are wildfire season, which can close interstates with no notice from midsummer into autumn, and winter rain in the Pacific Northwest, which slows things without stopping them.
Best window: Nearly year round. Watch wildfire advisories from July through October and give the Pacific Northwest an extra day in deep winter.
How much does it cost to ship a car from Seattle?
Worked against Seattle’s own lane mix rather than a national average, using the shortest, middle, and longest well supplied routes we currently run out of the city. Vehicle multipliers are the ones our quote engine applies.
| Vehicle | To Spokane, WA (228 mi) | To San Francisco, CA (679 mi) | To Phoenix, AZ (1,115 mi) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sedan | $425 | $775 | $925 |
 SUV | $500 | $900 | $1,050 |
 Pickup | $525 | $925 | $1,100 |
 Luxury | $900 | $1,625 | $1,925 |
 Motorcycle | $250 | $425 | $500 |
Open carrier starting rates. Enclosed adds about sixty percent, non running adds one to two hundred for the winch. An instant quote on your exact addresses will beat any table for accuracy.
Shipping a car into Seattle
Inbound is not the outbound rate reversed. Corridors run heavier one way than the other and carriers price the light direction lower, so quote the exact direction you need. These are the origins with the most movement toward Seattle.
| From | Distance | Transit | Open, from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,115 mi | 2-4 | $920 |
| San Diego, CA | 1,064 mi | 2-4 | $887 |
| Denver, CO | 1,020 mi | 2-4 | $858 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 960 mi | 2-4 | $1,011 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 872 mi | 2-4 | $936 |
| Fresno, CA | 762 mi | 2-4 | $843 |
| San Jose, CA | 710 mi | 2-4 | $799 |
| San Francisco, CA | 679 mi | 1-3 | $772 |
| Stockton, CA | 669 mi | 1-3 | $764 |
| Sacramento, CA | 625 mi | 1-3 | $726 |
| Reno, NV | 572 mi | 1-3 | $681 |
| Boise, ID | 405 mi | 1-3 | $620 |
Comparing the wider picture? Washington car shipping carries the statewide lane table and the seasonal detail for this region.
Popular Seattle car shipping routes, with real distances and rates
Seattle sits on 242 priced lanes in our network, reaching 46 states directly. These are the routes with the most carrier movement out of Seattle, which in practice means the shortest wait between booking and a truck actually showing up.
Every route below is a live page with its own pricing and pickup window. The rate shown is the open transport starting point for a standard sedan.
| Route | Distance | Transit | Open, from | Enclosed, from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,115 mi | 2-4 | $920 | $1,470 |
| San Diego, CA | 1,064 mi | 2-4 | $887 | $1,420 |
| Denver, CO | 1,020 mi | 2-4 | $858 | $1,375 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 960 mi | 2-4 | $1,011 | $1,620 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 872 mi | 2-4 | $936 | $1,500 |
| Fresno, CA | 762 mi | 2-4 | $843 | $1,350 |
| San Jose, CA | 710 mi | 2-4 | $799 | $1,280 |
| San Francisco, CA | 679 mi | 1-3 | $772 | $1,235 |
| Stockton, CA | 669 mi | 1-3 | $764 | $1,220 |
| Sacramento, CA | 625 mi | 1-3 | $726 | $1,160 |
| Reno, NV | 572 mi | 1-3 | $681 | $1,090 |
| Boise, ID | 405 mi | 1-3 | $620 | $990 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 258 mi | 1-2 | $466 | $745 |
| Bend, OR | 250 mi | 1-2 | $458 | $735 |
| Eugene, OR | 248 mi | 1-2 | $455 | $730 |
| Spokane, WA | 228 mi | 1-2 | $434 | $695 |
Read those numbers as a starting point rather than a promise. Distance sets the floor on a rate, but it is not what moves the price week to week. Carrier supply on the specific corridor does, and you can see it in the table above: Phoenix, AZ prices at about 83 cents a mile while Spokane, WA runs closer to 190 cents. That is a 2.3x difference on the same trailer, and none of it is explained by mileage. It is explained by how many trucks are already running each route.
The 16 routes above average 652 miles at an average open rate of $727. Enclosed on the same lanes runs roughly sixty percent higher. Quotes built only on mileage are the ones that get renegotiated at pickup, because mileage is the one input that never changes and everything else does.
Shipping into Seattle rather than out of it? The rate is rarely identical in both directions. Corridors run heavier one way than the other depending on the season and the local economy, and the light direction is usually the cheaper one. Quote the exact direction you need rather than assuming a round trip average.
Seattle sits inside a bigger network
Most people shipping a car out of Seattle are not committed to Seattle specifically. They are moving to or from a region, and the pickup point is negotiable by an hour or two. That matters, because a neighbouring metro on a heavier corridor can be cheaper and faster than the closest one, and a driver already routed through the area costs less than one sent for you.
Start with Washington car shipping for the statewide picture, then compare the cities below.
Other Washington cities
Nearby metros across the Pacific
Auto transport services available to and from Seattle, WA
Every line below runs to and from Seattle, WA on the same network. Pick the one that matches what you are actually moving so the quote comes back against the right equipment.
By transport type
- Open Car Transport
- Enclosed Auto Transport
- Door to Door Transport
- Expedited Car Shipping
- Budget Car Shipping
- State to State Shipping
- Cross Country Shipping
- International Shipping
- Online Purchase Delivery
- Auto Train Alternative
- Inoperable Vehicle Transport
- Oversized Transport
By vehicle
By who is shipping
Auto transport coast to coast, state to state
We move vehicles in all fifty states, and the network is deepest where the freight already runs. Each state page below carries its own lane table, transit windows, and the local conditions that actually change a rate.
Northeast
Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
South
Midwest
Mountain
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$99 deposit holds the carrier, balance on delivery.