As we continue to track the Snowbirds mid January 2025 vehicle transport prices to Melbourne, FL and elsewhere in the sunshine state, we notice that the volume of orders on any given day has decreased 10%.

In the beginning of January, there were on average daily about five thousand single vehicles in running condition listed as preferring OPEN Car Transport. That number has decreased in mid January to 4,500 vehicles available at any given time. Still a hefty amount.

That is not to say there are 4,500 new orders every day. There most certainly is not. Many of those vehicles have been waiting for a carrier for anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. Why so long?

In some cases the laggard orders are those located in a remote location, or have been affected by harsh winter storms such as Blair.  But most of the orders waiting weeks and weeks, have simply been under-priced and carriers have rejected them in favor of higher paying fees on other vehicles.

Rule #1 – the highest paying vehicles on the board, comparing apples to apples, always ship first. And it does not matter how long a vehicle order has been waiting.

A fresh car shipping order entered today, paying a higher carrier fee than one entered weeks ago, will land a spot on an auto transport trailer first. The vehicle shipping industry is not first come – first served.

Our Study: What percentage of Snowbird vehicle shipments are too cheap?

Our answer is borne of experience. It is not scientific, though it does have a nice scientific pool of orders to evaluate.

Here is our test case scenario: At the present time, car shipping from New Jersey to Florida, there are 99 vehicles on the board waiting for a carrier assignment, all sedans, in running condition, and shipping OPEN car transport. In our opinion, in general, a vehicle priced at $825 or less (including broker fee) has little chance of securing a spot on a trailer until all the higher paying vehicles have shipped. And that will take awhile.

Here’s our analysis of the New Jersey to Florida scenario in mid January 2025:

The same percentages of under priced and cheap car shipping costs play out in nearly every market or region.

The above table is probably a good representation of the current Snowbird vehicle shipping cost market to Florida. As you can see, there are approximately 28% of customer orders that have little to no chance of shipping to Florida in the next few weeks. Many have been waiting for weeks, and are likely to continue to do so.

If you add the 14% of customers who are close, but nevertheless, still getting soundly beat and simply hoping to get lucky, that 28% swells to 42% of customers who are basically on the outside looking in. Their car shipping price is too cheap.

Why does that happen? Sometimes customers book their January car shipments in November or December when pricing is low. It worked then, but not during the high Snowbird season. Sometimes it is the fault of the broker, and that’s a whole other conversation. Don’t get us started.

Fortunately, 58% of customers are priced sufficiently well enough to ship a car within 7 days. Those at the top of the carrier fee pool are likely to get super fast, expedited auto transport service to Florida.

Melbourne in particular, is a popular destination for car transport companies in the winter. So are the surrounding communities such as Cocoa Beach, Vero Beach, Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie, and more.

Key Takeaways: 

• Vehicle transport prices to Melbourne, FL stay elevated through mid January
• The western states do not participate nearly as much in the winter season during auto transport migration to Melbourne, Florida
• About 58% of all vehicle shipping orders are priced high enough to land a spot on trailer within 7 days of availability
• About 42% of all car transport orders are priced too cheap during Snowbird season in mid January 2025
• The highest paying auto transport orders to Melbourne, FL ship first
• The car shipping quotes calculator greatly reduces the price on the reverse direction backhauls from Melbourne, FL during snowbird seasonal fluctuations

Direct Express Auto Transport, with over 20 years of experience in calculating vehicle transport prices to Melbourne, FL, provides the following mid January 2025 market pricing guide to help you make the best decision on when to ship your car.

In mid January 2025, vehicle transport prices to Melbourne, FL have stayed elevated in the New England, Eastern Seaboard, Midwest and Southeastern states. Snowbird season continues into mid January.

In most of the other regions, basically west of Florida, auto transport costs remain relatively stable to Melbourne, FL. Those regions barely participate in Snowbird vehicle shipments to Florida.

Scroll down to see vehicle transport prices in your region to Melbourne, FL during the mid January 2025 snowbird season.

We include the average temperatures in mid January for each starting city. Use the Direct Express Auto Transport car shipping costs calculator for a precise quote for your vehicle shipment order.

The New England states account for approximately 12%, or 541 vehicles out of 4,500 of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in mid January 2025. The number of vehicles available to ship has fallen 36% since ten days ago, but the vehicle transport prices are down only 10%.

Here are the mid January 2025 market vehicle transport prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Melbourne, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Vehicle Transport Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Brockton, MA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,339 miles.
• Car Shipping Cost: $937
• Best Trucking Route: From Brockton, take I-95 S through Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and into Florida, continuing south to Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 38°F, lows around 20°F.

Portland, ME to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,400 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $980
• Best Trucking Route: From Portland, take I-95 S through Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and follow the same route as above to Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 31°F, lows around 13°F.

Manchester, NH to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,350 miles.
• Auto Shipping Quote: $945
• Best Trucking Route: From Manchester, take I-93 S to merge onto I-95 S in Massachusetts, then follow the same route as above to Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 32°F, lows around 14°F.

Hartford, CT to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,200 miles.
• Car Transport Price: $840
• Best Trucking Route: From Hartford, take I-91 S to merge onto I-95 S in New Haven, then follow the same route as above to Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 35°F, lows around 18°F.

Montpelier, VT to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,450 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $1,015
• Best Trucking Route: From Montpelier, take I-89 S to merge onto I-93 S in New Hampshire, then connect to I-95 S in Massachusetts, following the same route as above to Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 27°F, lows around 7°F.

Providence, RI to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,250 miles.
• Vehicle Transport Cost: $875
• Best Trucking Route: From Providence, take I-95 S through Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and continue following the same route as above to Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 37°F, lows around 20°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Melbourne, FL for a minimum of three days, and more likely four or five days.

The Eastern Seaboard states account for approximately 22%, or 985 vehicles out of 4,500 of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in mid January 2025. The number of cars available to ship has fallen 10% since ten days ago, and the vehicle transport prices are down as well about the same.

Here are the mid January 2025 market vehicle transport prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Melbourne, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city:

Vehicle Transport Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

New York City, NY to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,107 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $852
• Best Trucking Route: From New York City, take I-95 S through New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and into Florida, continuing south to Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 40°F, lows around 28°F.

New Rochelle, NY to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,100 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $847
• Best Trucking Route: From New Rochelle, take I-95 S and follow the same route as from New York City to Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 40°F, lows around 28°F.

Upper Darby, PA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,050 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $809
• Best Trucking Route: From Upper Darby, take I-95 S through Delaware, Maryland, and follow the same route as above to Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 40°F, lows around 28°F.

Lakewood, NJ to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,080 miles.
• Auto Shipping Quote: $832
• Best Trucking Route: From Lakewood, take I-95 S through New Jersey, Delaware, and follow the same route as above to Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 40°F, lows around 28°F.

Buffalo, NY to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,200 miles.
• Car Transport Price: $924
• Best Trucking Route: From Buffalo, take I-90 E to I-79 S through Pennsylvania, then merge onto I-77 S through West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. Connect to I-95 S in South Carolina, continuing south to Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 32°F, lows around 19°F.

Columbia, MD to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 950 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $732
• Best Trucking Route: From Columbia, take I-95 S through Virginia, North Carolina, and follow the same route as above to Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 40°F, lows around 28°F.

Alexandria, VA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 900 miles.
• Vehicle Transport Quote: $693
• Best Trucking Route: From Alexandria, take I-95 S through Virginia, North Carolina, and follow the same route as above to Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 40°F, lows around 28°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Melbourne, FL for a minimum of two days, and more likely three or four days.

The Carolina states and Virginia are still busy with auto transport shipments to Florida in mid January 2025. The number of cars available to ship has fallen since ten days ago and the vehicle transport prices are down about 20% too.

Here are the mid January 2025 market vehicle transport prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Melbourne, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Vehicle Transport Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Newport News, VA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 750 miles.
• Car Shipping Cost: $833
• Best Trucking Route: From Newport News, take I-64 W to connect with I-95 S near Richmond, VA. Continue on I-95 S through North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and into Florida, then take exit 180 for US-192 toward West Melbourne/Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 49°F, lows around 33°F.

Charlotte, NC to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 600 miles.
• Auto Transport Quote: $666
• Best Trucking Route: From Charlotte, take I-77 S to Columbia, SC, then merge onto I-26 E toward Charleston. Take exit 169A to merge onto I-95 S toward Savannah, continuing through Georgia and into Florida. Take exit 180 for US-192 toward West Melbourne/Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 52°F, lows around 34°F.

Durham, NC to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 675 miles.
• Car Transport Price: $749
• Best Trucking Route: From Durham, take I-85 S to merge onto I-40 W toward Chapel Hill. Take exit 276 to merge onto NC-147 S toward Durham Freeway, then merge onto I-540 E. Take exit 1A to merge onto I-40 E toward Wilmington, then take exit 328A to merge onto I-95 S toward Benson/Fayetteville. Continue on I-95 S through South Carolina, Georgia, and into Florida. Take exit 180 for US-192 toward West Melbourne/Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 50°F, lows around 30°F.

Summerville, SC to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 400 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $444
• Best Trucking Route: From Summerville, take I-26 E toward Charleston, then merge onto I-95 S via exit 169A toward Savannah. Continue on I-95 S through Georgia and into Florida. Take exit 180 for US-192 toward West Melbourne/Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 60°F, lows around 38°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Melbourne, FL for a minimum of two days, and more likely three or four days.

The Midwest states account for approximately 22%, or 980 vehicles out of 4,500 of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in mid January 2025. The number of cars available to ship has fallen 20% since ten days ago, and the vehicle transport prices are down about 12%.

Here are the mid January 2025 market vehicle transport prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Melbourne, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Vehicle Transport Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Kenosha, WI to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,130 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $859
• Best Trucking Route: From Kenosha, take I-94 E to merge onto I-90 E toward Chicago. Continue on I-90 E/I-94 E, then take I-65 S through Indiana and into Kentucky. Merge onto I-24 E in Tennessee, then take I-75 S through Georgia and into Florida. Finally, take exit 176 for US-192 toward West Melbourne/Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 30°F, lows around 16°F.

Naperville, IL to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,200 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $912
• Best Trucking Route: From Naperville, take I-88 E to merge onto I-294 S toward Indiana. Continue on I-294 S to merge onto I-65 S through Indiana and into Kentucky. Merge onto I-24 E in Tennessee, then take I-75 S through Georgia and into Florida. Finally, take exit 176 for US-192 toward West Melbourne/Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 31°F, lows around 16°F.

Madison Heights, MI to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,150 miles.
• Car Transport Price: $874
• Best Trucking Route: From Madison Heights, take I-75 S through Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia into Florida. Continue on I-75 S, then take exit 176 for US-192 toward West Melbourne/Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 32°F, lows around 19°F.

Toledo, OH to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,050 miles.
• Auto Shipping Cost: $798
• Best Trucking Route: From Toledo, take I-75 S through Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia into Florida. Continue on I-75 S, then take exit 176 for US-192 toward West Melbourne/Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 33°F, lows around 19°F.

Evansville, IN to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 950 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $722
• Best Trucking Route: From Evansville, take I-69 S to merge onto I-64 E toward Louisville. Merge onto I-65 S through Kentucky and Tennessee. In Nashville, take I-24 E, then merge onto I-75 S through Georgia into Florida. Finally, take exit 176 for US-192 toward West Melbourne/Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 43°F, lows around 25°F.

Dayton, OH to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 950 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $722
• Best Trucking Route: From Dayton, take I-75 S through Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia into Florida. Continue on I-75 S, then take exit 176 for US-192 toward West Melbourne/Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 36°F, lows around 20°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Melbourne, FL for a minimum of three days, and more likely four or five days.

The Central Plains are on the outer edge of the Midwest, and with a much lower population, auto transport shipments to Melbourne, FL are negligible. There has been very little change in the past ten days.

Here are the mid January 2025 market vehicle transport prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Melbourne, Florida with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Vehicle Transport Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Grand Island, NE to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,500 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $1,125
• Best Trucking Route: From Grand Island, take I-80 E through Nebraska and Iowa. Merge onto I-74 E in Illinois, then connect to I-75 S through Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and into Florida. Continue on I-75 S, then take exit 176 for US-192 toward West Melbourne/Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 36°F, lows around 14°F.

Olathe, KS to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,300 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $975
• Best Trucking Route: From Olathe, take I-35 S through Kansas and Oklahoma. Merge onto I-44 E in Oklahoma, then connect to I-55 S through Arkansas and Mississippi. In Louisiana, take I-10 E through Alabama and into Florida. Continue on I-10 E, then take I-75 S toward Tampa. Finally, take exit 176 for US-192 toward West Melbourne/Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 39°F, lows around 17°F.

Broken Arrow, OK to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,200 miles.
• Car Transport Price: $900
• Best Trucking Route: From Broken Arrow, take US-64 E to I-40 E through Arkansas. Merge onto I-55 S in Tennessee, then connect to I-22 E through Mississippi and Alabama. In Birmingham, take I-65 S to Montgomery, then merge onto I-85 S toward Georgia. In Georgia, take I-75 S into Florida. Continue on I-75 S, then take exit 176 for US-192 toward West Melbourne/Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 50°F, lows around 30°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Melbourne, FL for a minimum of four days, and more likely five or six days.

The Big Sky state, Montana, and the Dakotas, are so spread out that it sometimes takes car transport services a while to put together full loads to Melbourne, FL. Auto transport shipments to Melbourne, FL are a drop in the bucket. There has been very little change in the past ten days.

Here are the mid January 2025 market vehicle transport prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Melbourne, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Vehicle Transport Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Missoula, MT to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,700 miles.
• Car Shipping Cost: $1,890
• Best Trucking Route: From Missoula, take I-90 E through Montana and South Dakota. Merge onto I-29 S in Sioux Falls, SD, and continue through Iowa to Kansas City, MO. Take I-70 E to St. Louis, merge onto I-64 E through Illinois, then I-57 S to I-24 E through Kentucky and Tennessee. In Chattanooga, merge onto I-75 S through Georgia and into Florida. Take exit 180 from I-95 S for US-192 toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 33°F, lows around 19°F.

Billings, MT to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,500 miles.
• Auto Transport Quote: $1,750
• Best Trucking Route: From Billings, take I-90 E through Montana and South Dakota. Merge onto I-29 S in Sioux Falls, SD, and continue through Iowa to Kansas City, MO. Take I-70 E to St. Louis, then I-64 E through Illinois. Merge onto I-57 S to I-24 E through Kentucky and Tennessee. In Chattanooga, merge onto I-75 S through Georgia and into Florida. Take exit 180 from I-95 S for US-192 toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 38°F, lows around 21°F.

Fargo, ND to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,800 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Price: $1,260
• Best Trucking Route: From Fargo, take I-94 E through Minnesota and merge onto I-90 E in Wisconsin. Continue through Indiana and Ohio, taking I-75 S through Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia into Florida. Take exit 180 from I-95 S for US-192 toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 19°F, lows around 2°F.

Rapid City, SD to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,900 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $1,330
• Best Trucking Route: From Rapid City, take I-90 E through South Dakota. Merge onto I-29 S in Sioux Falls, SD, and continue through Iowa to Kansas City, MO. Take I-70 E to St. Louis, then I-64 E through Illinois. Merge onto I-57 S to I-24 E through Kentucky and Tennessee. In Chattanooga, merge onto I-75 S through Georgia and into Florida. Take exit 180 from I-95 S for US-192 toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 41°F, lows around 18°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Melbourne, FL for a minimum of six days, and more likely seven or eight days.

Fortunately, the Pacific Northwest has three major cities, Seattle, Portland, and Boise, that make it somewhat easier to amalgamate a full load to Melbourne, FL. Even still, it may take time for a car shipping service to do that. Auto transport shipments to Melbourne, FL are very little. There has been almost no change in vehicle transport prices in the past ten days.

Here are the mid January 2025 market vehicle transport prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Melbourne, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Vehicle Transport Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Bellevue, WA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 3,100 miles.
• Car Shipping Cost: $1,891
• Best Trucking Route: From Bellevue, travel through Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 44°F, lows around 35°F.

Eugene, OR to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 3,000 miles.
• Auto Transport Quote: $1,830
• Best Trucking Route: From Eugene, travel through Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 50°F, lows around 34°F.

Caldwell, ID to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,800 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $1,708
• Best Trucking Route: From Caldwell, travel through Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 38°F, lows around 22°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Melbourne, FL for a minimum of seven days, and more likely eight to ten days.

The Rocky Mountain states are difficult for auto transport services to Melbourne, FL because of the rugged terrain and huge land area. Vehicle shipping from Denver, Colorado is the safest bet to secure a carrier for the long haul to Melbourne. Auto transport shipments to Melbourne, FL are small by comparison. There has been almost no change in vehicle transport prices in the past ten days.

Here are the mid January 2025 market vehicle transport prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Melbourne, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Vehicle Transport Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Fort Collins, CO to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,956 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $1,115
• Best Trucking Route: From Fort Collins, travel through Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 37.9°F, lows around 20.3°F.

Commerce City, CO to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,950 miles.
• Auto Transport Quote: $1,112
• Best Trucking Route: From Commerce City, travel through Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 45°F, lows around 18°F.

Layton, UT to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,300 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $1,311
• Best Trucking Route: From Layton, travel through Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 37°F, lows around 22°F.

Cheyenne, WY to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,900 miles.
• Auto Shipping Cost: $1,083
• Best Trucking Route: From Cheyenne, travel through Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 37°F, lows around 18°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Melbourne, FL for a minimum of four days, and more likely five or six days.

The Southwest states make it easier for car transport services to move cars to Melbourne, FL because the weather is less of an issue in the Southwest region. Auto transport shipments to Melbourne, FL are not much, especially compared to California. There has been almost no change in vehicle transport prices in the past ten days.

Here are the mid January 2025 market vehicle transport prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Melbourne, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Vehicle Transport Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Chandler, AZ to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,344 miles.
• Car Shipping Cost: $1,243
• Best Trucking Route: From Chandler, travel east through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, then south into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 72°F, lows around 45°F.

Queen Creek, AZ to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,350 miles.
• Auto Transport Quote: $1,246
• Best Trucking Route: From Queen Creek, travel east through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, then south into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 70°F, lows around 40°F.

North Las Vegas, NV to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,500 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $1,325
• Best Trucking Route: From North Las Vegas, travel southeast through Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, then south into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 61°F, lows around 43°F.

Albuquerque, NM to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,900 miles.
• Auto Shipping Cost: $1,007
• Best Trucking Route: From Albuquerque, travel east through New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, then south into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 49°F, lows around 27°F.

Your car is likely to be on a car transport carrier for a minimum of five days, and probably six or seven days.

California accounts for roughly 6%, or 259 vehicles out of 4,500 of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in mid January 2025. But the change in car shipping costs has been next to nothing.

Our hearts are with the people of Los Angeles during the still ongoing fires in Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Malibu, and more.

Here are the mid January 2025 market vehicle transport prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Melbourne, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Vehicle Transport Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Los Angeles, CA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,570 miles.
  
• Car Shipping Cost: $1,285
• Best Trucking Route: From Los Angeles, travel east through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, then southeast into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 68°F, lows around 49°F.
  

Upland, CA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,550 miles.
• Auto Transport Quote: $1,275
• Best Trucking Route: From Upland, travel east through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, then southeast into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 68°F, lows around 42°F.

Vacaville, CA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,850 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $1,425
• Best Trucking Route: From Vacaville, travel southeast through California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, then southeast into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 55°F, lows around 37°F.

Tracy, CA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,800 miles.
• Auto Shipping Quote: $1,400
• Best Trucking Route: From Tracy, travel southeast through California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, then southeast into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 55°F, lows around 37°F.

Tustin, CA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,560 miles.
• Vehicle Transport Cost: $1,280
• Best Trucking Route: From Tustin, travel east through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, then southeast into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 68°F, lows around 48°F.

Salinas, CA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,750 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $1,375
• Best Trucking Route: From Salinas, travel southeast through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, then southeast into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 63°F, lows around 42°F.

San Bernardino, CA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,550 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $1,275
• Best Trucking Route: From San Bernardino, travel east through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, then southeast into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 68°F, lows around 42°F.

Oakland, CA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,850 miles.
• Car Transport Rate: $1,425
• Best Trucking Route: From Oakland, travel southeast through California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, then southeast into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 58°F, lows around 43°F.

Oceanside, CA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,550 miles.
• Auto Shipping Cost: $1,275
• Best Trucking Route: From Oceanside, travel east through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, then southeast into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 65°F, lows around 45°F.

Gilroy, CA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,800 miles.
• Vehicle Transport Quote: $1,400
• Best Trucking Route: From Gilroy, travel southeast through California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, then southeast into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 60°F, lows around 40°F.

Elk Grove, CA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,850 miles.
• Auto Transport Quote: $1,425
• Best Trucking Route: From Elk Grove, travel southeast through California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, then southeast into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 55°F, lows around 38°F.

Encinitas, CA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,550 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Price: $1,275
• Best Trucking Route: From Encinitas, travel east through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, then southeast into Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 65°F, lows around 45°F.

Your vehicle is likely to be on a car shipping carrier for a minimum of six days, and probably seven to nine days.

Eastern Texas, in what is called the Lone Star State, is heavily populated and bristling with large metropolitan areas, and many mid-size and smaller towns too. Texas accounts for roughly 4%, or 188 vehicles out of 4,500 of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in mid January 2025. The change in vehicle transport prices has been minimal.

Here are the mid January 2025 market vehicle transport prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Melbourne, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Vehicle Transport Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Houston, TX to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 960 miles.
• Car Shipping Cost: $557
• Best Trucking Route: From Houston, take Interstate 10 (I-10) east through Louisiana and Mississippi. Continue on I-10 through Alabama to Florida. In Florida, connect to Interstate 75 (I-75) southbound, then transition to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 64°F, lows around 46°F.

Arlington, TX to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,100 miles.
• Auto Transport Quote: $638
• Best Trucking Route: From Arlington, take Interstate 20 (I-20) east through Louisiana to Jackson, Mississippi. Merge onto Interstate 55 (I-55) southbound toward New Orleans, Louisiana. From New Orleans, take Interstate 10 (I-10) east through Mississippi and Alabama into Florida. In Florida, connect to Interstate 75 (I-75) southbound, then transition to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 55°F, lows around 35°F.

Pasadena, TX to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 970 miles.
• Car Transport Price: $562
• Best Trucking Route: From Pasadena, take Interstate 10 (I-10) east through Louisiana and Mississippi. Continue on I-10 through Alabama to Florida. In Florida, connect to Interstate 75 (I-75) southbound, then transition to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 64°F, lows around 46°F.

Denton, TX to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,100 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $638
• Best Trucking Route: From Denton, take Interstate 35E (I-35E) south to Dallas, Texas. Merge onto Interstate 20 (I-20) east through Louisiana to Jackson, Mississippi. Merge onto Interstate 55 (I-55) southbound toward New Orleans, Louisiana. From New Orleans, take Interstate 10 (I-10) east through Mississippi and Alabama into Florida. In Florida, connect to Interstate 75 (I-75) southbound, then transition to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 55°F, lows around 32°F.

Pearland, TX to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 960 miles.
• Auto Shipping Quote: $557
• Best Trucking Route: From Pearland, take Interstate 10 (I-10) east through Louisiana and Mississippi. Continue on I-10 through Alabama to Florida. In Florida, connect to Interstate 75 (I-75) southbound, then transition to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 64°F, lows around 46°F.

Missouri City, TX to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 960 miles.
• Vehicle Transport Cost: $557
• Best Trucking Route: From Missouri City, take Interstate 10 (I-10) east through Louisiana and Mississippi. Continue on I-10 through Alabama to Florida. In Florida, connect to Interstate 75 (I-75) southbound, then transition to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 64°F, lows around 46°F.

Port Arthur, TX to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 900 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $522
• Best Trucking Route: From Port Arthur, take Interstate 10 (I-10) east through Louisiana and Mississippi. Continue on I-10 through Alabama to Florida. In Florida, connect to Interstate 75 (I-75) southbound, then transition to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 64°F, lows around 47°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle shipping carrier for a minimum of three days, and probably four or five days to Melbourne, FL.

Most of the Southern states are relatively close to Melbourne, FL which makes it far easier for an auto transport service. The Southern states account for roughly 6%, or 288 vehicles out of 4,500 of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in mid January 2025. The change in vehicle transport prices has gone down about 10% in the past ten days.

Here are the mid January 2025 market vehicle transport prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Melbourne, FL with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Vehicle Transport Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Atlanta, GA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 450 miles.
• Car Shipping Cost: $486
• Best Trucking Route: From Atlanta, take Interstate 75 (I-75) south through Georgia into Florida, then connect to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 53°F, lows around 36°F.
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Savannah, GA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 300 miles.
• Auto Transport Quote: $324
• Best Trucking Route: From Savannah, take Interstate 95 (I-95) south through Georgia into Florida, continuing directly to Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 66°F, lows around 45°F.
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Memphis, TN to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 850 miles.
• Car Transport Price: $918
• Best Trucking Route: From Memphis, take Interstate 55 (I-55) south through Mississippi to Jackson. Then, take Interstate 20 (I-20) east through Alabama to Atlanta, Georgia. From Atlanta, take Interstate 75 (I-75) south into Florida, then connect to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 50°F, lows around 32°F.

Clarksville, TN to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 750 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $810
• Best Trucking Route: From Clarksville, take Interstate 24 (I-24) southeast to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Then, take Interstate 75 (I-75) south through Georgia into Florida, and connect to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 45°F, lows around 27°F.

Birmingham, AL to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 600 miles.
• Auto Shipping Quote: $648
• Best Trucking Route: From Birmingham, take Interstate 65 (I-65) south to Montgomery, Alabama. Then, take Interstate 85 (I-85) east to Atlanta, Georgia. From Atlanta, take Interstate 75 (I-75) south into Florida, and connect to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 54°F, lows around 34°F.

Metairie, LA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 700 miles.
• Vehicle Transport Cost: $756
• Best Trucking Route: From Metairie, take Interstate 10 (I-10) east through Mississippi and Alabama to Jacksonville, Florida. Then, take Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 63°F, lows around 45°F.

Lexington, KY to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 800 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $864
• Best Trucking Route: From Lexington, take Interstate 75 (I-75) south through Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia into Florida, then connect to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 41°F, lows around 24°F.

Little Rock, AR to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 850 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $918
• Best Trucking Route: From Little Rock, take Interstate 40 (I-40) east to Memphis, Tennessee. From Memphis, take Interstate 55 (I-55) south through Mississippi to Jackson. Then, take Interstate 20 (I-20) east through Alabama to Atlanta, Georgia. From Atlanta, take Interstate 75 (I-75) south into Florida, then connect to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 50°F, lows around 31°F.

Jackson, MS to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 600 miles.
• Car Transport Rate: $648
• Best Trucking Route: From Jackson, take Interstate 20 (I-20) east through Alabama to Atlanta, Georgia. From Atlanta, take Interstate 75 (I-75) south into Florida, then connect to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 57°F, lows around 37°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Melbourne, FL for a minimum of two days, and more likely three or four days.

In the Upper Midwest states, there are fortunately some big cities to make it easier for car shipping services. It shouldn’t take too long to amalgamate full loads to Melbourne, FL. Auto transport shipments to Melbourne, FL are small by comparison. Vehicle transport prices in the past ten days have gone down roughly 12%.

Here are the mid January 2025 market vehicle transport prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Melbourne, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Vehicle Transport Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Minneapolis, MN to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,600 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $1,232
• Best Trucking Route: From Minneapolis, take Interstate 35 (I-35) south through Iowa to Kansas City, Missouri. Then, take Interstate 70 (I-70) east to St. Louis, Missouri. From St. Louis, take Interstate 64 (I-64) east to Louisville, Kentucky. Then, take Interstate 65 (I-65) south through Nashville, Tennessee, to Birmingham, Alabama. From Birmingham, take Interstate 20 (I-20) east to Atlanta, Georgia. From Atlanta, take Interstate 75 (I-75) south into Florida, then connect to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 24°F, lows around 8°F.

Lakeville, MN to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,600 miles.
• Auto Transport Quote: $1,232
• Best Trucking Route: From Lakeville, take Interstate 35 (I-35) south through Iowa to Kansas City, Missouri. Then, take Interstate 70 (I-70) east to St. Louis, Missouri. From St. Louis, take Interstate 64 (I-64) east to Louisville, Kentucky. Then, take Interstate 65 (I-65) south through Nashville, Tennessee, to Birmingham, Alabama. From Birmingham, take Interstate 20 (I-20) east to Atlanta, Georgia. From Atlanta, take Interstate 75 (I-75) south into Florida, then connect to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 24°F, lows around 7°F.
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Iowa City, IA to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,300 miles.
• Car Transport Price: $1,001
• Best Trucking Route: From Iowa City, take Interstate 80 (I-80) east to Interstate 74 (I-74) in Illinois. Continue on I-74 southeast to Indianapolis, Indiana. From Indianapolis, take Interstate 65 (I-65) south through Louisville, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, to Birmingham, Alabama. From Birmingham, take Interstate 20 (I-20) east to Atlanta, Georgia. From Atlanta, take Interstate 75 (I-75) south into Florida, then connect to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 31°F, lows around 14°F.

Chesterfield, MO to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,100 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $847
• Best Trucking Route: From Chesterfield, take Interstate 64 (I-64) east to Interstate 57 (I-57) in Illinois. Continue south on I-57 to Interstate 24 (I-24) in southern Illinois. Take I-24 southeast through Kentucky to Nashville, Tennessee. From Nashville, take Interstate 65 (I-65) south to Birmingham, Alabama. From Birmingham, take Interstate 20 (I-20) east to Atlanta, Georgia. From Atlanta, take Interstate 75 (I-75) south into Florida, then connect to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 41°F, lows around 23°F.

Kansas City, MO to Melbourne, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,200 miles.
• Auto Shipping Quote: $924
• Best Trucking Route: From Kansas City, take Interstate 70 (I-70) east to St. Louis, Missouri. From St. Louis, take Interstate 64 (I-64) east to Louisville, Kentucky. Then, take Interstate 65 (I-65) south through Nashville, Tennessee, to Birmingham, Alabama. From Birmingham, take Interstate 20 (I-20) east to Atlanta, Georgia. From Atlanta, take Interstate 75 (I-75) south into Florida, then connect to Interstate 95 (I-95) southbound toward Melbourne.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 39°F, lows around 20°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Melbourne, FL for a minimum of four days, and more likely five or six days.

It is a good thing that 58% Snowbird vehicle transport prices to Melbourne, FL are priced sufficiently well enough to ship a car within 7 days. Those vehicles at the top of the carrier fee pool are likely to get super fast, expedited auto transport service to anywhere in Florida. Unfortunately, 42% of Snowbird customers are priced too cheap and will likely wait longer than necessary.

An auto transport service will likely ship your car promptly and securely for the right carrier fee. We provide three options, which depend on the size, route, timeframe, and season.

As a consumer, it is important to understand the services involved in vehicle shipping from your region of the country to Melbourne, FL.

Direct Express Auto Transport originated the instant car shipping costs calculator in 2004. It is still the best, most sophisticated, reliable tool available online. We offer three options that we call tiers of car shipping quote estimates to Melbourne, Florida.

The Standard rate is the cheapest car shipping quote. Use the Standard rate if you can be patient.

The Expedited rate, or tier as we call them, is the most recommended and best auto transport quote. We have countless satisfied Expedited rate customers because the vehicle shipping process tends to go quicker.

The Rush rate is our highest level of car transport quotes and service, and many customers are glad they went with that method too. If in a hurry, go Rush rate.

Here are just some of the major Florida destination hubs during the auto transport snowbird season that we service:

Miami
Fort Lauderdale
Boca Raton
Melbourne
Orlando
Jacksonville
Tampa
Sarasota
Fort Myers
Naples

As we continue to track the Snowbirds mid January 2025 auto shipping costs to Boca Raton, FL and elsewhere in the sunshine state, we notice that the volume of orders on any given day has decreased 10%.

In the beginning of January, there were on average daily about five thousand single vehicles in running condition listed as preferring OPEN Car Transport. That number has decreased in mid January to 4,500 vehicles available at any given time. Still a hefty amount.

That is not to say there are 4,500 new orders every day. There most certainly is not. Many of those vehicles have been waiting for a carrier for anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. Why so long?

In some cases the laggard orders are those located in a remote location, or have been affected by harsh winter storms such as Blair.  But most of the orders waiting weeks and weeks, have simply been under-priced and carriers have rejected them in favor of higher paying fees on other vehicles.

Rule #1 – the highest paying vehicles on the board, comparing apples to apples, always ship first. And it does not matter how long a vehicle order has been waiting.

A fresh car shipping order entered today, paying a higher carrier fee than one entered weeks ago, will land a spot on an auto transport trailer first. The vehicle shipping industry is not first come – first served.

Our Study: What percentage of Snowbird vehicle shipments are too cheap?

Our answer is borne of experience. It is not scientific, though it does have a nice scientific pool of orders to evaluate.

Here is our test case scenario: At the present time, car shipping from New Jersey to Florida, there are 99 vehicles on the board waiting for a carrier assignment, all sedans, in running condition, and shipping OPEN car transport. In our opinion, in general, a vehicle priced at $825 or less (including broker fee) has little chance of securing a spot on a trailer until all the higher paying vehicles have shipped. And that will take awhile.

Here’s our analysis of the New Jersey to Florida scenario in mid January 2025:

The same percentages of under priced and cheap car shipping costs play out in nearly every market or region.

The above table is probably a good representation of the current Snowbird vehicle shipping cost market to Florida. As you can see, there are approximately 28% of customer orders that have little to no chance of shipping to Florida in the next few weeks. Many have been waiting for weeks, and are likely to continue to do so.

If you add the 14% of customers who are close, but nevertheless, still getting soundly beat and simply hoping to get lucky, that 28% swells to 42% of customers who are basically on the outside looking in. Their car shipping price is too cheap.

Why does that happen? Sometimes customers book their January car shipments in November or December when pricing is low. It worked then, but not during the high Snowbird season. Sometimes it is the fault of the broker, and that’s a whole other conversation. Don’t get us started.

Fortunately, 58% of customers are priced sufficiently well enough to ship a car within 7 days. Those at the top of the carrier fee pool are likely to get super fast, expedited auto transport service to Florida.

Boca Raton in particular, is a popular destination for car transport companies in the winter. So are the surrounding communities such as Delray Beach, Highland Beach, Deerfield Beach, Hillsboro Beach, Kings Point, and more.

Key Takeaways: 

• Auto shipping costs to Boca Raton, FL stay elevated through mid January
• The western states do not participate nearly as much in the winter season during auto transport migration to Boca Raton, Florida
• About 58% of all vehicle shipping orders are priced high enough to land a spot on trailer within 7 days of availability
• About 42% of all car transport orders are priced too cheap during Snowbird season in mid January 2025
• The highest paying auto transport orders to Boca Raton, FL ship first
• The car shipping quotes calculator greatly reduces the price on the reverse direction backhauls from Boca Raton, FL during snowbird seasonal fluctuations

Direct Express Auto Transport, with over 20 years of experience in calculating auto shipping costs to Boca Raton, FL, provides the following mid January 2025 market pricing guide to help you make the best decision on when to ship your car.

In mid January 2025, auto shipping costs to Boca Raton, FL have stayed elevated in the New England, Eastern Seaboard, Midwest and Southeastern states. Snowbird season continues into mid January.

In most of the other regions, basically west of Florida, auto transport costs remain relatively stable to Boca Raton, FL. Those regions barely participate in Snowbird vehicle shipments to Florida.

Scroll down to see auto shipping costs in your region to Boca Raton, FL during the mid January 2025 snowbird season. We include the average temperatures in mid January for each starting city. Use the Direct Express Auto Transport car shipping costs calculator for a precise quote for your vehicle shipment order.

The New England states account for approximately 12%, or 541 vehicles out of 4,500 of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in mid January 2025. The number of vehicles available to ship has fallen 36% since ten days ago, but the auto shipping costs are down only 10%.

Here are the mid January 2025 market auto shipping costs and best trucking routes from each starting city to Boca Raton, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Costs are based on a regular-size sedan.

Boston, MA to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,453 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $1,017
• Best Trucking Route: From Boston, take I-90 West to I-84 South through Connecticut. Merge onto I-91 South, then connect to I-95 South, which leads directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 37°F (3°C), lows around 23°F (-5°C).

Quincy, MA to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,450 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $1,015
• Best Trucking Route: From Quincy, take I-93 South to I-95 South through Massachusetts and Connecticut. Continue on I-95 South along the East Coast to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 37°F (3°C), lows around 23°F (-5°C).

Manchester, NH to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,480 miles.
• Auto Shipping Cost: $1,036
• Best Trucking Route: From Manchester, take I-293 South to I-93 South into Massachusetts. Merge onto I-95 South and continue along the East Coast to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 29°F (-2°C), lows around 12°F (-11°C).

Portland, ME to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,550 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $1,085
• Best Trucking Route: From Portland, take I-95 South through New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Continue on I-95 South along the East Coast to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 29°F (-2°C), lows around 14°F (-10°C).

Providence, RI to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,430 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $1,001
• Best Trucking Route: From Providence, take I-95 South through Connecticut and continue along the East Coast to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 32°F (0°C), lows around 15°F (-10°C).

New Haven, CT to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,300 miles.
• Car Transport Price: $910
• Best Trucking Route: From New Haven, take I-95 South through New York and continue along the East Coast to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 34°F (1°C), lows around 22°F (-6°C).

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Boca Raton, FL for a minimum of three days, and more likely four or five days.

The Eastern Seaboard states account for approximately 22%, or 985 vehicles out of 4,500 of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in mid January 2025. The number of cars available to ship has fallen 10% since ten days ago, and the auto shipping costs are down as well about the same.

Here are the mid January 2025 market auto shipping costs and best trucking routes from each starting city to Boca Raton, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city:

Auto Shipping Costs are based on a regular-size sedan.

Brooklyn, NY to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,240 miles.
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• Auto Transport Cost: $954
• Best Trucking Route: From Brooklyn, take I-278 W to I-95 S, passing through New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, and into Florida, leading directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 40°F (4°C), lows around 28°F (-2°C).
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Mount Vernon, NY to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,240 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $954
• Best Trucking Route: From Mount Vernon, take I-95 S through New York, New Jersey, and continue southward through multiple states into Florida, leading directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 38°F (3°C), lows around 25°F (-4°C).

Lakewood, NJ to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,200 miles.
• Auto Shipping Cost: $924
• Best Trucking Route: From Lakewood, take I-195 W to I-95 S, continuing south through multiple states into Florida, leading directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 40°F (4°C), lows around 24°F (-4°C).

West Chester, PA to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,150 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $886
• Best Trucking Route: From West Chester, take US-202 S to I-95 S, continuing south through multiple states into Florida, leading directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 39°F (4°C), lows around 22°F (-6°C).

Chevy Chase, MD to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,050 miles.
• Car Transport Price: $809
• Best Trucking Route: From Chevy Chase, take I-495 S to I-95 S, continuing south through multiple states into Florida, leading directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 43°F (6°C), lows around 27°F (-3°C).

Dover, DE to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,100 miles.
• Auto Shipping Quote: $847
• Best Trucking Route: From Dover, take DE-1 S to US-13 S, then merge onto I-95 S, continuing south through multiple states into Florida, leading directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 43°F (6°C), lows around 26°F (-3°C).

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Boca Raton, FL for a minimum of two days, and more likely three or four days.

The Carolina states and Virginia are still busy with auto transport shipments to Florida in mid January 2025. The number of cars available to ship has fallen since ten days ago and the auto shipping costs are down about 20% too.

Here are the mid January 2025 market auto shipping costs and best trucking routes from each starting city to Boca Raton, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Costs are based on a regular-size sedan.

Greensboro, NC to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 750 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $833
• Best Trucking Route: From Greensboro, take I-85 S through Charlotte, then merge onto I-77 S toward Columbia, SC. From Columbia, take I-26 E to connect with I-95 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 48°F (9°C), lows around 29°F (-2°C).
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Charlotte, NC to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 700 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $777
• Best Trucking Route: From Charlotte, take I-77 S to Columbia, SC. From Columbia, take I-26 E to connect with I-95 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 52°F (11°C), lows around 32°F (0°C).

Wilmington, NC to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 625 miles.
• Auto Shipping Cost: $694
• Best Trucking Route: From Wilmington, take I-40 W to I-95 S, continuing south through South Carolina, Georgia, and into Florida, leading directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 57°F (14°C), lows around 36°F (2°C).

Sumter, SC to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 550 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $612
• Best Trucking Route: From Sumter, take US-76 E to I-95 S, continuing south through Georgia and into Florida, leading directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 57°F (14°C), lows around 36°F (2°C).

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Boca Raton, FL for a minimum of two days, and more likely three or four days.

The Midwest states account for approximately 22%, or 980 vehicles out of 4,500 of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in mid January 2025. The number of cars available to ship has fallen 20% since ten days ago, and the auto shipping costs are down about 12%.

Here are the mid January 2025 market auto shipping costs and best trucking routes from each starting city to Boca Raton, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Costs are based on a regular-size sedan.

Green Bay, WI to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,500 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $1,140
• Best Trucking Route: From Green Bay, take I-43 S to I-39 S/I-90 E toward Chicago. Merge onto I-65 S through Indiana, then connect to I-75 S in Kentucky, which leads directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 25°F (-4°C), lows around 10°F (-12°C).

Joliet, IL to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,300 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $988
• Best Trucking Route: From Joliet, take I-80 E to I-65 S through Indiana. Merge onto I-75 S in Kentucky, continuing south through Georgia into Florida, leading directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 31°F (-1°C), lows around 20°F (-7°C).

Warren, MI to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,250 miles.
• Auto Shipping Cost: $950
• Best Trucking Route: From Warren, take I-75 S through Ohio and Kentucky. Continue on I-75 S through Tennessee and Georgia into Florida, leading directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 32°F (0°C), lows around 19°F (-7°C).

Cincinnati, OH to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,050 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $798
• Best Trucking Route: From Cincinnati, take I-75 S through Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia into Florida, leading directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 41°F (5°C), lows around 24°F (-4°C).

Fort Wayne, IN to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,150 miles.
• Car Transport Price: $874
• Best Trucking Route: From Fort Wayne, take I-69 S to Indianapolis, then merge onto I-65 S through Kentucky. Connect to I-75 S, continuing south through Tennessee and Georgia into Florida, leading directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 32°F (0°C), lows around 18°F (-8°C).

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Boca Raton, FL for a minimum of three days, and more likely four or five days.

The Central Plains are on the outer edge of the Midwest, and with a much lower population, auto transport shipments to Boca Raton, FL are negligible. There has been very little change in the past ten days.

Here are the mid January 2025 market auto shipping costs and best trucking routes from each starting city to Boca Raton, Florida with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Costs are based on a regular-size sedan.

Bellevue, NE to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,500 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $1,125
• Best Trucking Route: From Bellevue, take I-29 S through Missouri to Kansas City, then merge onto I-70 E toward St. Louis. From there, connect to I-55 S through Memphis, and then take I-22 E to Birmingham. Continue on I-65 S to Montgomery, then take I-85 S to connect with I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 37°F (3°C), lows around 27°F (-3°C).

Overland Park, KS to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,350 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $1,013
• Best Trucking Route: From Overland Park, take I-35 S through Kansas City to Oklahoma City. Merge onto I-44 E toward Tulsa, then connect to I-40 E through Arkansas. In Memphis, take I-55 S to Jackson, MS, then merge onto I-20 E toward Birmingham. From there, take I-65 S to Montgomery, then I-85 S to connect with I-75 S, leading directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 40°F (4°C), lows around 23°F (-5°C).

Norman, OK to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,400 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $1,050
• Best Trucking Route: From Norman, take I-35 S to Dallas, then merge onto I-20 E through Louisiana and Mississippi. In Birmingham, take I-65 S to Montgomery, then I-85 S to connect with I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 49°F (10°C), lows around 31°F (-1°C).

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Boca Raton, FL for a minimum of four days, and more likely five or six days.

The Big Sky state, Montana, and Dakotas, are so spread out that it sometimes takes car transport services a while to put together full loads to Boca Raton, FL. Auto transport shipments to Boca Raton, FL are a drop in the bucket. There has been very little change in the past ten days.

Here are the mid January 2025 market auto shipping costs and best trucking routes from each starting city to Boca Raton, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Costs are based on a regular-size sedan.

Great Falls, MT to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,600 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $1,820
• Best Trucking Route: From Great Falls, take I-15 S through Montana and Idaho to Utah. Merge onto I-70 E through Colorado, then connect to I-75 S in Ohio, which leads directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 35°F (2°C), lows around 15°F (-9°C).

Helena, MT to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,550 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $1,785
• Best Trucking Route: From Helena, take I-15 S through Montana and Idaho to Utah. Merge onto I-70 E through Colorado, then connect to I-75 S in Ohio, which leads directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 35°F (2°C), lows around 17°F (-8°C).

Bismarck, ND to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,100 miles.
• Auto Shipping Cost: $1,470
• Best Trucking Route: From Bismarck, take I-94 E through North Dakota and Minnesota to Wisconsin. Merge onto I-90 E, then connect to I-75 S in Ohio, which leads directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 24°F (-4°C), lows around 2°F (-17°C).

Sioux Falls, SD to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,700 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $1,190
• Best Trucking Route: From Sioux Falls, take I-29 S through Iowa to Kansas City. Merge onto I-70 E through Missouri, then connect to I-75 S in Ohio, which leads directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 27°F (-3°C), lows around 8°F (-13°C).

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Boca Raton, FL for a minimum of six days, and more likely seven or eight days.

Fortunately, the Pacific Northwest has three major cities, Seattle, Portland, and Boise, that make it somewhat easier to amalgamate a full load to Boca Raton, FL. Even still, it may take time for a car shipping service to do that. Auto transport shipments to Boca Raton, FL are very little. There has been almost no change in auto shipping costs in the past ten days.

Here are the mid January 2025 market auto shipping costs and best trucking routes from each starting city to Boca Raton, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Costs are based on a regular-size sedan.

Seattle, WA to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 3,274 miles.
• Auto Shipping Cost: $1,997
• Best Trucking Route: From Seattle, take I-90 E through Washington and Idaho. Merge onto I-94 E in Montana, continue through North Dakota, then connect to I-90 E again. In Chicago, transition to I-65 S through Indiana and Kentucky, then merge onto I-75 S in Tennessee, which leads directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 47°F (8°C), lows around 37°F (3°C).
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Spokane, WA to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,900 miles.
• Car Transport Price: $1,769
• Best Trucking Route: From Spokane, take I-90 E through Idaho and Montana. Merge onto I-94 E in Montana, continue through North Dakota, then connect to I-90 E again. In Chicago, transition to I-65 S through Indiana and Kentucky, then merge onto I-75 S in Tennessee, which leads directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 33°F (1°C), lows around 24°F (-4°C).

Oswego, OR to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 3,100 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $1,891
• Best Trucking Route: From Oswego, take I-5 S through Oregon to California. Merge onto I-10 E, continue through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and into Florida, leading directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 47°F (8°C), lows around 36°F (2°C).

Nampa, ID to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,800 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $1,708
• Best Trucking Route: From Nampa, take I-84 E through Idaho and Utah. Merge onto I-80 E in Wyoming, continue through Nebraska, then connect to I-29 S in Iowa. In Kansas City, transition to I-70 E through Missouri, then merge onto I-75 S in Ohio, which leads directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 38°F (3°C), lows around 23°F (-5°C).

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Boca Raton, FL for a minimum of seven days, and more likely eight to ten days.

The Rocky Mountain states are difficult for auto transport services to Boca Raton, FL because of the rugged terrain and huge land area. Vehicle shipping from Denver, Colorado is the safest bet to secure a carrier for the long haul to Boca Raton. Auto transport shipments to Boca Raton, FL are small by comparison. There has been almost no change in auto shipping costs in the past ten days.

Here are the mid January 2025 market auto shipping costs and best trucking routes from each starting city to Boca Raton, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Costs are based on a regular-size sedan.

Aurora, CO to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,030 miles.
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• Auto Shipping Cost: $1,157
• Best Trucking Route: From Aurora, take I-70 E through Kansas and Missouri. In St. Louis, merge onto I-64 E toward Louisville, KY. From Louisville, take I-65 S through Nashville, TN, to Birmingham, AL. In Birmingham, connect to I-20 E toward Atlanta, GA, then merge onto I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 44°F (6°C), lows around 22°F (-5°C).

Parker, CO to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,030 miles.
• Car Transport Price: $1,157
• Best Trucking Route: From Parker, take E-470 S to I-70 E through Kansas and Missouri. In St. Louis, merge onto I-64 E toward Louisville, KY. From Louisville, take I-65 S through Nashville, TN, to Birmingham, AL. In Birmingham, connect to I-20 E toward Atlanta, GA, then merge onto I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 44°F (6°C), lows around 22°F (-5°C).

Sandy, UT to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,400 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $1,368
• Best Trucking Route: From Sandy, take I-15 S through Utah and Arizona to Las Vegas, NV. Merge onto I-515 S/US-93 S/US-95 S, then continue on US-93 S toward Kingman, AZ. In Kingman, take I-40 E through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. In Oklahoma City, merge onto I-44 E toward Tulsa, then connect to I-49 S in Missouri. In Shreveport, LA, take I-20 E through Mississippi and Alabama. In Birmingham, connect to I-65 S to Montgomery, then take I-85 S to connect with I-75 S, leading directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 36°F (2°C), lows around 22°F (-6°C).

Laramie, WY to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,100 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $1,197
• Best Trucking Route: From Laramie, take I-80 E through Nebraska to Omaha. In Omaha, merge onto I-29 S through Missouri to Kansas City. From Kansas City, take I-70 E through Missouri and Illinois. In Indianapolis, merge onto I-65 S through Louisville, KY, and Nashville, TN, to Birmingham, AL. In Birmingham, connect to I-20 E toward Atlanta, GA, then merge onto I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 35°F (2°C), lows around 14°F (-10°C).

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Boca Raton, FL for a minimum of four days, and more likely five or six days.

The Southwest states make it easier for car transport services to move cars to Boca Raton, FL because the weather is less of an issue in the Southwest region. Auto transport shipments to Boca Raton, FL are not much, especially compared to California. There has been almost no change in auto shipping costs in the past ten days.

Here are the mid January 2025 market auto shipping costs and best trucking routes from each starting city to Boca Raton, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Costs are based on a regular-size sedan.

Mesa, AZ to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,400 miles.
• Auto Shipping Quote: $1,272
• Best Trucking Route: From Mesa, take US-60 E to connect with I-10 E. Continue on I-10 E through New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. In Florida, merge onto I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 65°F (18°C), lows around 43°F (6°C).

Maricopa, AZ to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,400 miles.
• Car Transport Price: $1,272
• Best Trucking Route: From Maricopa, take AZ-347 N to connect with I-10 E. Continue on I-10 E through New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. In Florida, merge onto I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 63.9°F (17.7°C), lows around 46.4°F (8°C).
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North Las Vegas, NV to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,600 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $1,378
• Best Trucking Route: From North Las Vegas, take I-515 S to connect with I-11 S/US-93 S. Continue on US-93 S to merge onto I-10 E in Arizona. Follow I-10 E through New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. In Florida, merge onto I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 61°F (16°C), lows around 34°F (1°C).

Reno, NV to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,900 miles.
• Auto Shipping Cost: $1,537
• Best Trucking Route: From Reno, take I-80 E through Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. In Cheyenne, merge onto I-25 S toward Denver, CO. From Denver, take I-70 E through Kansas and Missouri. In St. Louis, connect to I-64 E toward Louisville, KY. From Louisville, take I-65 S through Nashville, TN, to Birmingham, AL. In Birmingham, connect to I-20 E toward Atlanta, GA, then merge onto I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 50°F (10°C), lows around 21°F (-6°C).

Las Cruces, NM to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,900 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $1,007
• Best Trucking Route: From Las Cruces, take I-10 E through Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. In Florida, merge onto I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 55°F (13°C), lows around 28°F (-2°C).

Your car is likely to be on a car transport carrier for a minimum of five days, and probably six or seven days.

California accounts for roughly 6%, or 259 vehicles out of 4,500 of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in mid January 2025. But the change in car shipping costs has been next to nothing.

Our hearts are with the people of Los Angeles during the still ongoing fires in Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Malibu, and more.

Here are the mid January 2025 market auto shipping costs and best trucking routes from each starting city to Boca Raton, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Costs are based on a regular-size sedan.

San Francisco, CA to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 3,078 miles.
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• Auto Shipping Cost: $1,539
• Best Trucking Route: From San Francisco, take I-80 E through California and Nevada. Merge onto I-15 S in Utah, then connect to I-70 E through Colorado and Kansas. In Kansas City, transition to I-70 E through Missouri, then connect to I-64 E in Illinois. Merge onto I-75 S in Kentucky, which leads directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 56°F (13°C), lows around 46°F (8°C).
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Bakersfield, CA to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,600 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $1,300
• Best Trucking Route: From Bakersfield, take CA-58 E to I-40 E through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Arkansas. In Little Rock, merge onto I-30 E to Memphis, then connect to I-40 E through Tennessee. In Nashville, transition to I-65 S through Alabama, then merge onto I-75 S in Georgia, leading directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 58°F (14°C), lows around 38°F (3°C).

Concord, CA to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 3,050 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $1,525
• Best Trucking Route: From Concord, take I-680 S to I-580 E, merging onto I-5 S. Connect to CA-58 E toward Barstow, then merge onto I-40 E through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Arkansas. In Little Rock, transition to I-30 E to Memphis, then connect to I-40 E through Tennessee. In Nashville, merge onto I-65 S through Alabama, then connect to I-75 S in Georgia, leading directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 56°F (13°C), lows around 40°F (4°C).

Burbank, CA to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,700 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $1,350
• Best Trucking Route: From Burbank, take I-10 E through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. In Florida, merge onto I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 68°F (20°C), lows around 45°F (7°C).

Costa Mesa, CA to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,700 miles.
• Car Transport Price: $1,350
• Best Trucking Route: From Costa Mesa, take CA-55 N to I-5 N, then merge onto CA-57 N. Connect to I-10 E through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. In Florida, merge onto I-75 S, leading directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 67°F (19°C), lows around 45°F (7°C).

Cupertino, CA to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 3,000 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Price: $1,500
• Best Trucking Route: From Cupertino, take I-280 S to US-101 S, then merge onto CA-152 E toward I-5 S. Connect to CA-58 E toward Barstow, then merge onto I-40 E through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Arkansas. In Little Rock, transition to I-30 E to Memphis, then connect to I-40 E through Tennessee. In Nashville, merge onto I-65 S through Alabama, then connect to I-75 S in Georgia, leading directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 60°F (15°C), lows around 42°F (6°C).

Hayward, CA to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 3,050 miles.
• Auto Shipping Cost: $1,525
• Best Trucking Route: From Hayward, take I-880 S to US-101 S, then merge onto CA-152 E toward I-5 S. Connect to CA-58 E toward Barstow, then merge onto I-40 E through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Arkansas. In Little Rock, transition to I-30 E to Memphis, then connect to I-40 E through Tennessee. In Nashville, merge onto I-65 S through Alabama, then connect to I-75 S in Georgia, leading directly to Boca Raton, Florida.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 58°F (14°C), lows around 42°F (6°C).

Pasadena, CA to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 2,700 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $1,350
• Best Trucking Route: From Pasadena, take I-210 E to I-10 E through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. In Florida, merge onto I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton.

Your vehicle is likely to be on a car shipping carrier for a minimum of six days, and probably seven to nine days.

Eastern Texas, in what is called the Lone Star State, is heavily populated and bristling with large metropolitan areas, and many mid-size and smaller towns too. Texas accounts for roughly 4%, or 188 vehicles out of 4,500 of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in mid January 2025. The change in auto shipping costs has been minimal.

Here are the mid January 2025 market auto shipping costs and best trucking routes from each starting city to Boca Raton, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Costs are based on a regular-size sedan.

Dallas, TX to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,300 miles.
• Auto Shipping Quote: $754
• Best Trucking Route: From Dallas, take I-20 E through Louisiana and Mississippi. In Jackson, MS, merge onto I-55 S toward New Orleans. From New Orleans, take I-10 E through Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. In Lake City, FL, merge onto I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 56°F, lows around 36°F.

Plano, TX to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,320 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $766
• Best Trucking Route: From Plano, take US-75 S to connect with I-20 E in Dallas. Continue on I-20 E through Louisiana and Mississippi. In Jackson, MS, merge onto I-55 S toward New Orleans. From New Orleans, take I-10 E through Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. In Lake City, FL, merge onto I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 56°F, lows around 34°F.

McKinney, TX to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,340 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $777
• Best Trucking Route: From McKinney, take US-75 S to connect with I-20 E in Dallas. Continue on I-20 E through Louisiana and Mississippi. In Jackson, MS, merge onto I-55 S toward New Orleans. From New Orleans, take I-10 E through Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. In Lake City, FL, merge onto I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 56°F, lows around 34°F.

League City, TX to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,100 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $638
• Best Trucking Route: From League City, take I-45 N to connect with I-10 E in Houston. Continue on I-10 E through Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. In Florida, merge onto I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 63°F, lows around 45°F.

Harlingen, TX to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,400 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $812
• Best Trucking Route: From Harlingen, take US-77 N to connect with I-37 N toward San Antonio. In San Antonio, merge onto I-10 E through Houston, then continue through Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. In Florida, merge onto I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 71°F, lows around 51°F.

DeSoto, TX to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,300 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Price: $754
• Best Trucking Route: From DeSoto, take I-35E N to connect with I-20 E in Dallas. Continue on I-20 E through Louisiana and Mississippi. In Jackson, MS, merge onto I-55 S toward New Orleans. From New Orleans, take I-10 E through Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. In Lake City, FL, merge onto I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 56°F, lows around 36°F.

Georgetown, TX to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,200 miles.
• Auto Shipping Cost: $696
• Best Trucking Route: From Georgetown, take I-35 S to connect with TX-71 E toward Houston. In Houston, merge onto I-10 E through Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. In Florida, merge onto I-75 S, which leads directly to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 61°F, lows around 39°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle shipping carrier for a minimum of three days, and probably four or five days to Boca Raton, FL.

Most of the Southern states are relatively close to Boca Raton, FL which makes it far easier for an auto transport service. The Southern states account for roughly 6%, or 288 vehicles out of 4,500 of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in mid January 2025. The change in auto shipping costs has gone down about 10% in the past ten days.

Here are the mid January 2025 market auto shipping costs and best trucking routes from each starting city to Boca Raton, FL with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Costs are based on a regular-size sedan.

Atlanta, GA to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 600 miles.
• Auto Shipping Quote: $648
• Best Trucking Route: From Atlanta, take I-75 S through Georgia into Florida, continuing south to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 53°F, lows around 36°F.

Macon, GA to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 530 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $573
• Best Trucking Route: From Macon, take I-75 S through Georgia into Florida, continuing south to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 58°F, lows around 38°F.

Nashville, TN to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 850 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $918
• Best Trucking Route: From Nashville, take I-24 E to Chattanooga, then merge onto I-75 S through Georgia into Florida, continuing south to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 48°F, lows around 29°F.

Johnson City, TN to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 800 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $864
• Best Trucking Route: From Johnson City, take I-26 E to Asheville, then merge onto I-40 W to connect with I-75 S through Georgia into Florida, continuing south to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 45°F, lows around 26°F.

Birmingham, AL to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 700 miles.
• Car Transport Price: $756
• Best Trucking Route: From Birmingham, take I-65 S to Montgomery, then merge onto I-85 S to connect with I-75 S in Georgia, continuing south into Florida to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 54°F, lows around 34°F.

New Orleans, LA to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 800 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Price: $864
• Best Trucking Route: From New Orleans, take I-10 E through Mississippi and Alabama, then merge onto I-75 S in Florida, continuing south to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 63°F, lows around 45°F.

Louisville, KY to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 950 miles.
• Auto Shipping Cost: $1,026
• Best Trucking Route: From Louisville, take I-65 S through Nashville to Birmingham, then merge onto I-65 S to Montgomery, connect to I-85 S, and then to I-75 S in Georgia, continuing south into Florida to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 43°F, lows around 26°F.

Knoxville, TN to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 750 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $810
• Best Trucking Route: From Knoxville, take I-75 S through Tennessee and Georgia into Florida, continuing south to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 47°F, lows around 28°F.

Fayetteville, AR to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,100 miles.
• Auto Transport Cost: $1,188
• Best Trucking Route: From Fayetteville, take I-49 S to I-40 E through Arkansas and Tennessee, then merge onto I-75 S in Georgia, continuing south into Florida to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 47°F, lows around 26°F.

Oxford, MS to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 800 miles.
• Vehicle Transport Cost: $864
• Best Trucking Route: From Oxford, take MS-6 E to connect with I-55 S, then merge onto I-20 E through Alabama, connect to I-75 S in Georgia, continuing south into Florida to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 52°F, lows around 32°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Boca Raton, FL for a minimum of two days, and more likely three or four days.

In the Upper Midwest states, there are fortunately some big cities to make it easier for car shipping services. It shouldn’t take too long to amalgamate full loads to Boca Raton, FL. Auto transport shipments to Boca Raton, FL are small by comparison. Auto shipping costs in the past ten days have gone down roughly 12%.

Here are the mid January 2025 market auto shipping costs and best trucking routes from each starting city to Boca Raton, Florida, with average mid January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Costs are based on a regular-size sedan.

St. Paul, MN to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,746 miles.
• Auto Shipping Cost: $1,344
• Best Trucking Route: From St. Paul, take I-94 E to I-90 E, then merge onto I-39 S toward Bloomington. Continue on I-39 S to connect with I-74 E toward Indianapolis. From Indianapolis, take I-65 S through Louisville to Nashville. In Nashville, merge onto I-24 E to Chattanooga, then connect to I-75 S through Georgia into Florida, continuing south to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 24°F, lows around 9°F.

Bloomington, MN to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,740 miles.
• Car Shipping Quote: $1,340
• Best Trucking Route: From Bloomington, take I-35W S to I-35 S through Iowa. In Kansas City, merge onto I-70 E toward St. Louis. From St. Louis, take I-64 E to connect with I-57 S toward Memphis. In Memphis, merge onto I-55 S, then connect to I-22 E toward Birmingham. From Birmingham, take I-65 S to Montgomery, then merge onto I-85 S to connect with I-75 S in Georgia, continuing south into Florida to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 24°F, lows around 9°F.

Des Moines, IA to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,500 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Rate: $1,155
• Best Trucking Route: From Des Moines, take I-35 S through Kansas City. In Kansas City, merge onto I-70 E toward St. Louis. From St. Louis, take I-64 E to connect with I-57 S toward Memphis. In Memphis, merge onto I-55 S, then connect to I-22 E toward Birmingham. From Birmingham, take I-65 S to Montgomery, then merge onto I-85 S to connect with I-75 S in Georgia, continuing south into Florida to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 31°F, lows around 14°F.

St. Louis, MO to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,200 miles.
• Auto Transport Quote: $924
• Best Trucking Route: From St. Louis, take I-64 E to connect with I-57 S toward Memphis. In Memphis, merge onto I-55 S, then connect to I-22 E toward Birmingham. From Birmingham, take I-65 S to Montgomery, then merge onto I-85 S to connect with I-75 S in Georgia, continuing south into Florida to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 41°F, lows around 23°F.

Columbia, MO to Boca Raton, FL

• Driving Distance: Approximately 1,250 miles.
• Vehicle Shipping Price: $963
• Best Trucking Route: From Columbia, take I-70 E toward St. Louis. From St. Louis, take I-64 E to connect with I-57 S toward Memphis. In Memphis, merge onto I-55 S, then connect to I-22 E toward Birmingham. From Birmingham, take I-65 S to Montgomery, then merge onto I-85 S to connect with I-75 S in Georgia, continuing south into Florida to Boca Raton.
• Average Temperature in Mid-January: Highs around 39°F, lows around 20°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Boca Raton, FL for a minimum of four days, and more likely five or six days.

It is a good thing that 58% Snowbird auto shipping costs to Boca Raton, FL are priced sufficiently well enough to ship a car within 7 days. Those vehicles at the top of the carrier fee pool are likely to get super fast, expedited auto transport service to anywhere in Florida. Unfortunately, 42% of Snowbird customers are priced too cheap and will likely wait longer than necessary.

An auto transport service will likely ship your car promptly and securely for the right carrier fee. We provide three options, which depend on the size, route, timeframe, and season.

As a consumer, it is important to understand the services involved in vehicle shipping from your region of the country to Boca Raton, FL.

Direct Express Auto Transport originated the instant car shipping costs calculator in 2004. It is still the best, most sophisticated, reliable tool available online. We offer three options that we call tiers of car shipping quote estimates to Boca Raton, Florida.

The Standard rate is the cheapest car shipping quote. Use the Standard rate if you can be patient.

The Expedited rate, or tier as we call them, is the most recommended and best auto transport quote. We have countless satisfied Expedited rate customers because the vehicle shipping process tends to go quicker.

The Rush rate is our highest level of car transport quotes and service, and many customers are glad they went with that method too. If you are in a hurry, go Rush rate.

Here are just some of the major Florida destination hubs during the auto transport snowbird season that we service:

Miami
Fort Lauderdale
Boca Raton
Melbourne
Orlando
Jacksonville
Tampa
Sarasota
Fort Myers
Naples

Just as New Year 2025 has gotten going, here comes Winter Storm Blair to throw a monkey wrench into Snowbird vehicle shipments to Jacksonville, FL. and elsewhere in the sunshine state. From the Rockies, to the Plains, to the Midwest, Texas and East Coast, Blair has walloped blizzard conditions with lots of snow, black ice, and frigid temperatures. All of that has stymied car shipments and delayed both customers and carriers alike.

Blair is messing with our Snowbird vehicle orders statistics! Folks, we’ve been tracking auto shipping costs to Jacksonville, FL from numerous regional cities throughout the country leading up to Christmas and into early January 2025.

Starting just after Thanksgiving, we tracked how there was very little significant movement in a slow market with cheap auto transport pricing. A customer could book a car shipment to Jacksonville, FL and have it timely delivered on the cheap if they did it before December 20th. If they booked their order early and scheduled it for shipping after Christmas, they are very likely to have trouble getting it shipped at that price.

Our Study: Why Car Shipping Costs To Jacksonville, FL Skyrocket After New Year’s

As we moved closer to the week before Christmas, auto shipping costs to Jacksonville, FL rose about 10% and timely car transport service started to wane. But all hell broke loose the day after Christmas. Both the number of vehicles available to ship and the car shipping cost rose about 33%.

There are two reasons for that. After Christmas, the northern snowbirds are ready to flock to Jacksonville, FL and elsewhere in the tropical paradise. But the auto transport carriers are not yet ready to get back to work. Seems they have families too and want to be home for the holidays.

They returned to work in earnest after January 1, 2025. So now with Winter Storm Blair causing havoc, the orders will continue to pile up, with over 10,000 vehicles to Florida waiting to ship. There are more vehicle shipments waiting than the supply of trucks can quickly handle.

As the car transport carriers get back on the road after Blair subsides, which orders will ship first? You guessed it. The highest paying freight is first on the trailer as the vehicle shipping orders poor in. And that serves to push the carrier fees higher still, as those coming into the auto transport system and those who have been waiting become impatient.

Jacksonville in particular, is a popular destination for car transport companies in the winter. So are the surrounding communities such as St. Augustine, Palm Coast, Daytona Beach, Gainesville, and more.

Key Takeaways: 

• Car Shipping Prices to Jacksonville, FL gradually rise moderately higher up until Christmas, and then explode during Snowbird Season after Christmas and into early January
• The western states do not participate nearly as much in the winter season auto transport migration to Jacksonville, Florida
• The New England, Eastern Seaboard, Midwest and Southeastern states make up over 80% of snowbird car transport service to Florida in early January
• The highest paying car transport orders during the busy snowbird season to Jacksonville, FL always ship first
• The car shipping quotes calculator greatly reduces the price on the reverse direction backhauls from Jacksonville, FL during snowbird seasonal fluctuations

Direct Express Auto Transport, with over 20 years of experience in calculating car shipping prices to Jacksonville, FL, provides the following early January 2025 market pricing guide to help you make the best decision on when to ship your car.

In early January 2025, car shipping prices to Jacksonville, FL are increasing dramatically in the New England, Eastern Seaboard, Midwest and Southeastern states. It’s Snowbird season.

In most of the other regions, basically west of Florida, auto transport costs remain relatively stable to Jacksonville, FL. Those regions hardly participate in winter time car shipments to Florida.

Scroll down to see car shipping prices in your region to Jacksonville, FL during the early January 2025 snowbird season. We include the average temperatures in early January for each starting city. Use the Direct Express Auto Transport car shipping costs calculator for a precise quote for your vehicle shipment order.

The New England states account for approximately 17%, or 1690 vehicles out of ten thousand, of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in early January 2025. As a result of the high demand for car transport service, the corresponding costs also jump.

Here are the early January 2025 market car shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Jacksonville, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Car Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from Chestnut Hill, MA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,050 miles
Cost: $798
Best Trucking Route: Head south on I-95 through New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., continuing on I-95 South through Savannah, GA, into Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 38°F, lows around 24°F.

Auto Transport Quote from Worcester, MA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,040 miles
Cost: $790
Best Trucking Route: Take I-84 West to I-95 South through New York City, Washington, D.C., and Savannah, GA, directly to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 36°F, lows around 23°F.

Car Transport Price from Portland, ME to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,190 miles
Cost: $905
Best Trucking Route: Head south on I-95 through Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C., and continue on I-95 South through Savannah, GA, to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 33°F, lows around 17°F.

Vehicle Shipping Rate from West Hartford, CT to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,040 miles
Cost: $790
Best Trucking Route: Take I-84 West to I-95 South through New York City, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., continuing through Savannah, GA, into Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 37°F, lows around 21°F.

Auto Shipping Quote from Fall River, MA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,080 miles
Cost: $821
Best Trucking Route: Head west on I-195 to I-95 South, driving through New York City, Washington, D.C., and continuing on I-95 South through Savannah, GA, to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 39°F, lows around 25°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Jacksonville, FL for a minimum of three days, and more likely four or five days.

The Eastern Seaboard states account for roughly 21%, or 2,100 vehicles out of ten thousand, of all Snowbird vehicle transport shipments to Florida in early January 2025. As a result of the high demand for vehicle shipping service, the corresponding costs also jump.

Here are the early January 2025 market car shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Jacksonville, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city:

Car shipping prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from Manhattan, NY to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 940 miles
Cost: $837
Best Trucking Route: Take I-95 South through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., then continue on I-95 through Savannah, GA, to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 39°F, lows around 27°F.

Auto Transport Quote from Medford, NY to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 970 miles
Cost: $863
Best Trucking Route: Take I-495 West to I-95 South through New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., then continue south through Savannah, GA, to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 38°F, lows around 24°F.

Vehicle Shipping Rate from Philadelphia, PA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 840 miles
Cost: $748
Best Trucking Route: Head south on I-95 through Baltimore and Washington, D.C., then continue through Richmond, VA, and Savannah, GA, into Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 43°F, lows around 28°F.

Auto Shipping Quote from Atlantic City, NJ to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 860 miles
Cost: $765
Best Trucking Route: Take the Atlantic City Expressway to I-95 South through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., continuing through Savannah, GA, to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 44°F, lows around 27°F.

Vehicle Transport Cost from Buffalo, NY to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,020 miles
Cost: $908
Best Trucking Route: Head south on I-90 East to I-79 South through Pittsburgh, then take I-95 South through Washington, D.C., and Savannah, GA, to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 34°F, lows around 22°F.

Automobile Shipping Quote from Glen Burnie, MD to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 740 miles
Cost: $658
Best Trucking Route: Take I-95 South through Richmond, VA, and continue south through Savannah, GA, into Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 43°F, lows around 27°F.

Auto Transport Cost from Arlington, VA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 710 miles
Cost: $632
Best Trucking Route: Head south on I-95 through Richmond, VA, and continue south through Savannah, GA, into Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 44°F, lows around 29°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Jacksonville, FL for a minimum of two days, and more likely three or four days.

The Carolina states account for about 8%, or 800 vehicles out of ten thousand, of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in early January 2025. As a result of the high demand for car transport service, the corresponding costs also jump.

Here are the early January 2025 market car shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Jacksonville, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Car Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from Norfolk, VA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 630 miles
Cost: $838
Best Trucking Route: Take I-64 West to I-95 South through Richmond, VA, and continue on I-95 through Savannah, GA, to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 47°F, lows around 32°F.

Auto Transport Quote from Charlotte, NC to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 380 miles
Cost: $506
Best Trucking Route: Take I-77 South to I-26 East through Columbia, SC, then merge onto I-95 South to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 51°F, lows around 34°F.

Vehicle Shipping Rate from High Point, NC to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 430 miles
Cost: $573
Best Trucking Route: Head south on US-29 to I-85 South through Charlotte, then take I-26 East through Columbia, SC, and merge onto I-95 South to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 50°F, lows around 33°F.

Auto Shipping Quote from Columbia, SC to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 270 miles
Cost: $360
Best Trucking Route: Take I-26 East to I-95 South through Savannah, GA, and continue directly to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 55°F, lows around 36°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Jacksonville, FL for a minimum of two days, and more likely three or four days.

The Midwest states account for approximately 23%, or 2,300 vehicles out of ten thousand, of all Snowbird car transport shipments to Florida in early January 2025. As a result of the high demand for car shipping service, the corresponding costs also jump.

Here are the early January 2025 market car shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Jacksonville, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Car Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from Milwaukee, WI to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,170 miles
Cost: $1,006
Best Trucking Route: Take I-94 East to I-65 South through Indianapolis, then follow I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 31°F, lows around 19°F.

Auto Transport Quote from Glenview, IL to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,110 miles
Cost: $956
Best Trucking Route: Head south on I-294 to I-65 South through Louisville, then continue on I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 34°F, lows around 21°F.

Vehicle Shipping Rate from Grand Rapids, MI to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 990 miles
Cost: $851
Best Trucking Route: Take I-196 South to I-69 South through Indianapolis, then follow I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 31°F, lows around 18°F.

Automobile Shipping Quote from Montgomery, OH to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 730 miles
Cost: $628
Best Trucking Route: Take I-75 South through Knoxville and Atlanta, continuing on I-75 directly to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 38°F, lows around 23°F.

Auto Transport Cost from Noblesville, IN to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 810 miles
Cost: $697
Best Trucking Route: Head south on I-69 to I-75 South through Knoxville and Atlanta, then continue on I-75 directly to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 35°F, lows around 22°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Jacksonville, FL for a minimum of three days, and more likely four or five days.

The Central Plains are on the outer edge of the Midwest, and with a much lower population, auto transport shipments to Jacksonville, FL are negligible.

Here are the early January 2025 market car shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Jacksonville, Florida with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Car Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from Kearney, NE to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,430 miles
Cost: $1,044
Best Trucking Route: Take I-80 East to I-29 South through Kansas City, then head southeast on I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 40°F, lows around 18°F.

Auto Transport Quote from Kansas City, KS to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,140 miles
Cost: $832
Best Trucking Route: Head southeast on I-70 East to I-44 South through Springfield, then take I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 42°F, lows around 22°F.

Vehicle Shipping Rate from Norman, OK to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,080 miles
Cost: $788
Best Trucking Route: Take I-35 South to I-40 East through Little Rock and Memphis, then merge onto I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 48°F, lows around 27°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Jacksonville, FL for a minimum of four days, and more likely five or six days.

The Big Sky state, Montana, and Dakotas, are so spread out that it sometimes takes car transport services a while to put together full loads to Jacksonville, FL.

There has been almost no change in the car shipping cost from this region since our last survey ten days ago.

Here are the early January 2025 market car shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Jacksonville, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Car Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from Missoula, MT to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,540 miles
Cost: $1,905
Best Trucking Route: Take I-90 East through Billings, merge onto I-29 South in Fargo, then follow I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 30°F, lows around 18°F.

Auto Shipping Quote from Butte, MT to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,420 miles
Cost: $1,815
Best Trucking Route: Take I-90 East through Rapid City, merge onto I-29 South, then follow I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 29°F, lows around 17°F.

Vehicle Transport Quote from Fargo, ND to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,800 miles
Cost: $1,350
Best Trucking Route: Take I-29 South through Kansas City, then merge onto I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 22°F, lows around 4°F.

Auto Transport Cost from Rapid City, SD to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,740 miles
Cost: $1,305
Best Trucking Route: Head southeast on I-90 East to Sioux Falls, then take I-29 South to I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 36°F, lows around 15°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Jacksonville, FL for a minimum of six days, and more likely seven or eight days.

Fortunately, the Pacific Northwest has three major cities, Seattle, Portland, and Boise, that make it somewhat easier to amalgamate a full load to Jacksonville, FL. Even still, it may take time for a car shipping service to do that.

There has been almost no change in the car shipping cost from this region since our last survey ten days ago.

Here are the early January 2025 market car shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Jacksonville, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Car Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from Kirkland, WA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,960 miles
Cost: $1,776
Best Trucking Route: Take I-90 East through Spokane, then follow I-80 East to Salt Lake City, merge onto I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 45°F, lows around 36°F.

Auto Transport Quote from Portland, OR to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,870 miles
Cost: $1,722
Best Trucking Route: Head southeast on I-84 through Boise, take I-80 East through Salt Lake City, then follow I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 48°F, lows around 37°F.

Vehicle Shipping Rate from Corvallis, OR to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,850 miles
Cost: $1,710
Best Trucking Route: Take I-5 South through Medford, then follow I-80 East through Salt Lake City, merge onto I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 47°F, lows around 36°F.

Auto Transport Cost from Coeur d’Alene, ID to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,730 miles
Cost: $1,638
Best Trucking Route: Head east on I-90 through Montana, merge onto I-80 East through Salt Lake City, then follow I-75 South to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 34°F, lows around 24°F.

Vehicle Shipping Price from Pocatello, ID to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,450 miles
Cost: $1,470
Best Trucking Route: Take I-15 South through Salt Lake City, then follow I-80 East to Denver, merge onto I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 31°F, lows around 18°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Jacksonville, FL for a minimum of seven days, and more likely eight to ten days.

The Rocky Mountain states are difficult for auto transport services to Jacksonville, FL because of the rugged terrain and huge land area. Vehicle shipping from Denver, Colorado is the safest bet to secure a carrier for the long haul to Jacksonville.

There has been almost no change in the car shipping cost from this region since our last survey ten days ago.

Here are the early January 2025 market car shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Jacksonville, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Car Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from Pueblo, CO to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,730 miles
Cost: $1,003
Best Trucking Route: Take I-25 South to I-40 East through Albuquerque, then follow I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 47°F, lows around 20°F.

Auto Transport Quote from Boulder, CO to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,780 miles
Cost: $1,032
Best Trucking Route: Head southeast on I-70 through Kansas City, then take I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 44°F, lows around 22°F.

Vehicle Shipping Rate from Sandy, UT to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,160 miles
Cost: $1,253
Best Trucking Route: Take I-15 South to I-40 East through Albuquerque, then merge onto I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 37°F, lows around 23°F.

Auto Shipping Quote from Park City, UT to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,130 miles
Cost: $1,235
Best Trucking Route: Take I-80 East through Cheyenne, merge onto I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 35°F, lows around 20°F.

Vehicle Shipping Price from Cheyenne, WY to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,970 miles
Cost: $1,143
Best Trucking Route: Head southeast on I-80 East through Kansas City, then follow I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 37°F, lows around 17°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Jacksonville, FL for a minimum of four days, and more likely five or six days.

The Southwest states make it easier for car transport services to move cars to Jacksonville, FL because the weather is less of an issue in the Southwest region.

There has been almost no change in the car shipping cost from this region since our last survey ten days ago.

Here are the early January 2025 market car shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Jacksonville, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Car Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from Surprise, AZ to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,020 miles
Cost: $1,091
Best Trucking Route: Take I-10 East through New Mexico and Texas, then follow I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 68°F, lows around 41°F.

Auto Transport Quote from Goodyear, AZ to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,010 miles
Cost: $1,085
Best Trucking Route: Head east on I-10 through New Mexico and Texas, merge onto I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 68°F, lows around 42°F.

Vehicle Shipping Rate from Las Vegas, NV to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,230 miles
Cost: $1,204
Best Trucking Route: Take I-15 South to I-10 East through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, then follow I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 58°F, lows around 36°F.

Automobile Shipping Quote from Las Cruces, NM to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,770 miles
Cost: $956
Best Trucking Route: Take I-10 East through Texas and Louisiana, then merge onto I-75 South through Atlanta to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 58°F, lows around 34°F.

Your car is likely to be on a car transport carrier for a minimum of five days, and probably six or seven days.

California accounts for roughly 6%, or 600 vehicles out of ten thousand, of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in early January 2025. But the change in car shipping costs has been negligible.

Here are the early January 2025 market car shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Jacksonville, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Car Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from Los Angeles, CA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,400 miles
Cost: $1,224
Best Trucking Route: Take I-10 East through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, then continue on I-75 South through Georgia to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 68°F, lows around 45°F.

Auto Transport Quote from Anaheim, CA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,395 miles
Cost: $1,221
Best Trucking Route: Head east on I-10 through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, then merge onto I-75 South through Georgia to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 66°F, lows around 44°F.

Vehicle Shipping Rate from Daly City, CA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,730 miles
Cost: $1,392
Best Trucking Route: Take I-5 South to I-10 East through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, then merge onto I-75 South through Georgia to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 58°F, lows around 44°F.

Auto Transport Cost from Irvine, CA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,400 miles
Cost: $1,224
Best Trucking Route: Head east on I-10 through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, then continue on I-75 South through Georgia to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 67°F, lows around 44°F.

Car Transport Price from La Mesa, CA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,390 miles
Cost: $1,219
Best Trucking Route: Take I-8 East to I-10 through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, then continue on I-75 South through Georgia to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 66°F, lows around 44°F.

Auto Shipping Quote from Ontario, CA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,385 miles
Cost: $1,217
Best Trucking Route: Take I-10 East through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, then continue on I-75 South through Georgia to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 67°F, lows around 45°F.

Car Shipping Quote from Palm Desert, CA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,335 miles
Cost: $1,191
Best Trucking Route: Take I-10 East through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, then merge onto I-75 South through Georgia to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 70°F, lows around 44°F.

Vehicle Transport Cost from Palo Alto, CA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,735 miles
Cost: $1,394
Best Trucking Route: Take I-5 South to I-10 East through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, then merge onto I-75 South through Georgia to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 60°F, lows around 43°F.

Car Transport Rate from Riverside, CA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,380 miles
Cost: $1,213
Best Trucking Route: Head east on I-10 through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, then continue on I-75 South through Georgia to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 68°F, lows around 44°F.

Vehicle Shipping Price from Long Beach, CA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,400 miles
Cost: $1,224
Best Trucking Route: Take I-10 East through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, then continue on I-75 South through Georgia to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 66°F, lows around 45°F.

Auto Shipping Cost from Santa Clara, CA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,735 miles
Cost: $1,394
Best Trucking Route: Take I-5 South to I-10 East through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, then merge onto I-75 South through Georgia to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 58°F, lows around 43°F.

Automobile Shipping Quote from Santa Clarita, CA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,400 miles
Cost: $1,224
Best Trucking Route: Take I-10 East through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, then continue on I-75 South through Georgia to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 67°F, lows around 44°F.

Your vehicle is likely to be on a car shipping carrier for a minimum of six days, and probably seven to nine days.

Eastern Texas, in what is called the Lone Star State, is heavily populated and bristling with large metropolitan areas, and many mid-size and smaller towns too. Texas accounts for about 5%, or 500 vehicles out of ten thousand, of all Snowbird vehicle transport shipments to Florida in early January 2025.

Here are the early January 2025 market car shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Jacksonville, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Car Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from Houston, TX to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 860 miles
Cost: $533
Best Trucking Route: Take I-10 East through Louisiana and Mississippi, then merge onto I-95 South to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 63°F, lows around 45°F.

Car Shipping Cost from Lubbock, TX to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1090 miles
Cost: $676
Best Trucking Route: Head east on US-84 to I-20 East through Dallas, then take I-10 East to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 56°F, lows around 32°F.

Car Shipping Cost from Killeen, TX to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 960 miles
Cost: $595
Best Trucking Route: Take I-35 South to I-10 East through Louisiana, then merge onto I-95 South to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 61°F, lows around 40°F.

Car Shipping Cost from Round Rock, TX to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 950 miles
Cost: $589
Best Trucking Route: Head south on I-35 to I-10 East through Louisiana, then merge onto I-95 South to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 60°F, lows around 41°F.

Car Shipping Cost from Sugar Land, TX to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 870 miles
Cost: $539
Best Trucking Route: Take I-10 East through Louisiana and Mississippi, then merge onto I-95 South to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 63°F, lows around 45°F.

Car Shipping Cost from North Richland Hills, TX to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1020 miles
Cost: $632
Best Trucking Route: Take I-30 East to I-20 East through Dallas, then merge onto I-10 East to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 58°F, lows around 38°F.

Car Shipping Cost from Galveston, TX to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 870 miles
Cost: $539
Best Trucking Route: Take I-45 North to I-10 East through Louisiana and Mississippi, then merge onto I-95 South to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 63°F, lows around 49°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle shipping carrier for a minimum of three days, and probably four or five days to Jacksonville, FL.

Most of the Southern states are relatively close to Jacksonville, FL which makes it far easier for an auto transport service. The Southern states account for approximately 7%, or 700 vehicles out of ten thousand, of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in early January 2025. As a result of the high demand for auto shipping service, the corresponding costs also jump.

Here are the early January 2025 market car shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Jacksonville, FL with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Car Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from Atlanta, GA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 345 miles
Cost: $403
Best Trucking Route: Take I-75 South through Macon and continue onto I-10 East directly to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 54°F, lows around 36°F.

Vehicle Transport Quote from Warner Robins, GA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 280 miles
Cost: $328
Best Trucking Route: Head south on I-75, merging onto I-10 East toward Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 57°F, lows around 38°F.

Auto Shipping Quote from Nashville, TN to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 570 miles
Cost: $667
Best Trucking Route: Take I-24 East toward Chattanooga, then merge onto I-75 South through Georgia into Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 48°F, lows around 30°F.

Vehicle Shipping Rate from Memphis, TN to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 650 miles
Cost: $761
Best Trucking Route: Take I-240 South to I-22 East, then I-75 South through Georgia into Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 50°F, lows around 31°F.

Automobile Shipping Quote from Birmingham, AL to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 385 miles
Cost: $451
Best Trucking Route: Take I-20 East to I-75 South and continue onto I-10 East to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 52°F, lows around 33°F.

Auto Transport Quote from Metairie, LA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 545 miles
Cost: $639
Best Trucking Route: Take I-10 East through Mobile and Tallahassee directly into Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 62°F, lows around 43°F.

Car Transport Price from Lexington, KY to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 600 miles
Cost: $702
Best Trucking Route: Take I-75 South through Knoxville and Atlanta, then continue on I-10 East to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 42°F, lows around 26°F.

Auto Transport Cost from Little Rock, AR to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 750 miles
Cost: $878
Best Trucking Route: Take I-40 East through Memphis, merge onto I-75 South, then I-10 East to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 49°F, lows around 30°F.

Vehicle Shipping Price from Jackson, MS to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 550 miles
Cost: $644
Best Trucking Route: Head east on I-20 through Birmingham, then merge onto I-75 South and continue onto I-10 East to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 56°F, lows around 36°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Jacksonville, FL for a minimum of two days, and more likely three or four days.

In the Upper Midwest states, there are fortunately some big cities to make it easier for car shipping services. It shouldn’t take too long to amalgamate full loads to Jacksonville, FL But there really isn’t much activity to Florida nor change in price.

Here are the early January 2025 market car shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Jacksonville, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Car Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from Minneapolis, MN to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,470 miles
Cost: $1,294
Best Trucking Route: Take I-94 East to I-90 East, then head south on I-75 through Georgia into Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 24°F, lows around 9°F.

Auto Transport Quote from Saint Cloud, MN to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,500 miles
Cost: $1,320
Best Trucking Route: Take I-94 East to I-90 East, then merge onto I-75 South through Georgia into Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 21°F, lows around 6°F.

Vehicle Transport Cost from Iowa City, IA to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,190 miles
Cost: $1,047
Best Trucking Route: Take I-80 East to I-75 South through Atlanta, then merge onto I-10 East into Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 32°F, lows around 16°F.

Auto Shipping Quote from O’Fallon, MO to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 935 miles
Cost: $823
Best Trucking Route: Take I-70 East to I-75 South through Atlanta, then continue on I-10 East to Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 38°F, lows around 21°F.

Vehicle Shipping Price from Kansas City, MO to Jacksonville, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,120 miles
Cost: $986
Best Trucking Route: Take I-70 East to I-75 South through Georgia, then merge onto I-10 East into Jacksonville.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 39°F, lows around 22°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Jacksonville, FL for a minimum of four days, and more likely five or six days.

As the car transport carriers get back on the road once again after Winter Storm Blair subsides in early January 2025, which orders will ship first to Jacksonville, FL? You guessed it. The highest paying freight is first on the trailer as the vehicle shipping orders poor in. And that serves to push the car shipping prices higher still, as those coming into the auto transport system and those who have been waiting become impatient.

An auto transport service will likely ship your car promptly and securely for the right carrier fee. We provide three options, which depend on the size, route, timeframe, and season.

As a consumer, it is important to understand the services involved in vehicle shipping from your region of the country to Jacksonville, FL.

Direct Express Auto Transport originated the instant car shipping costs calculator in 2004. It is still the best, most sophisticated, reliable tool available online. We offer three options that we call tiers of car shipping quote estimates to Jacksonville, Florida.

The Standard rate is the cheapest car shipping quote. Use the Standard rate if you can be patient.

The Expedited rate, or tier as we call them, is the most recommended and best auto transport quote. We have countless satisfied Expedited rate customers because the vehicle shipping process tends to go quicker.

The Rush rate is our highest level of car transport quotes and service, and many customers are glad they went with that method too. If in a hurry, go Rush rate.

Here are just some of the major Florida destination hubs during the auto transport snowbird season that we service:

Miami
Fort Lauderdale
Boca Raton
Melbourne
Orlando
Jacksonville
Tampa
Sarasota
Fort Myers
Naples

Just as New Year 2025 has gotten going, here comes Winter Storm Blair to throw a monkey wrench into Snowbird vehicle shipments to Sarasota, FL. and elsewhere in the sunshine state. From the Rockies, to the Plains, to the Midwest, Texas and East Coast, Blair has walloped blizzard conditions with lots of snow, black ice, and frigid temperatures. All of that has stymied car shipments and delayed both customers and carriers alike.

Blair is messing with our Snowbird vehicle orders statistics! Folks, we’ve been tracking auto shipping costs to Sarasota, FL from numerous regional cities throughout the country leading up to Christmas and into early January 2025.

Starting just after Thanksgiving, we tracked how there was very little significant movement in a slow market with cheap auto transport pricing. A customer could book a car shipment to Sarasota, FL and have it timely delivered on the cheap if they did it before December 20th. If they booked their order early and scheduled it for shipping after Christmas, they are very likely to have trouble getting it shipped at that price.

Our Study: Why Car Shipping Costs To Sarasota, FL Skyrocket After New Year’s

As we moved closer to the week before Christmas, auto shipping costs to Sarasota, FL rose about 10% and timely car transport service started to wane. But all hell broke loose the day after Christmas. Both the number of vehicles available to ship and the car shipping cost rose about 33%.

There are two reasons for that. After Christmas, the northern snowbirds are ready to flock to Sarasota, FL and elsewhere in the tropical paradise. But the auto transport carriers are not yet ready to get back to work. Seems they have families too and want to be home for the holidays.

They returned to work in earnest after January 1, 2025. So now with Winter Storm Blair causing havoc, the orders will continue to pile up, with over 10,000 vehicles to Florida waiting to ship. There are more vehicle shipments waiting than the supply of trucks can quickly handle.

As the car transport carriers get back on the road after Blair subsides, which orders will ship first? You guessed it. The highest paying freight is first on the trailer as the vehicle shipping orders poor in. And that serves to push the carrier fees higher still, as those coming into the auto transport system and those who have been waiting become impatient.

Sarasota in particular, is a popular destination for car transport companies in the Snowbird season. So are the surrounding communities such as Bradenton, Longboat Key, Siesta Key, Venice, and more.

Key Takeaways: 

• Auto Shipping Prices to Sarasota, FL gradually rise moderately higher up until Christmas, and then explode during Snowbird Season after Christmas and into early January
• The western states do not participate nearly as much in the winter season auto transport migration to Sarasota, Florida
• The New England, Eastern Seaboard, Midwest and Southeastern states make up over 80% of snowbird car transport service to Florida in early January
• The highest paying car transport orders during the busy snowbird season to Sarasota, FL always ship first
• The car shipping quotes calculator greatly reduces the price on the reverse direction backhauls from Sarasota, FL during snowbird seasonal fluctuations

Direct Express Auto Transport, with over 20 years of experience in calculating auto shipping prices to Sarasota, FL, provides the following early January 2025 market pricing guide to help you make the best decision on when to ship your car.

In early January 2025, auto shipping prices to Sarasota, FL are increasing dramatically in the New England, Eastern Seaboard, Midwest and Southeastern states. It’s Snowbird season.

In most of the other regions, basically west of Florida, auto transport costs remain relatively stable to Sarasota, FL. Those regions hardly participate in winter time car shipments to Florida.

Scroll down to see auto shipping prices in your region to Sarasota, FL during the early January 2025 snowbird season. We include the average temperatures in early January for each starting city. Use the Direct Express Auto Transport car shipping costs calculator for a precise quote for your vehicle shipment order.

The New England states account for approximately 17%, or 1690 vehicles out of ten thousand, of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in early January 2025. As a result of the high demand for car transport service, the corresponding costs also jump.

Here are the early January 2025 market auto shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Sarasota, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city:  Auto Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from Boston, MA to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,400 miles
Cost: $1,064
Best Trucking Route: Take I-95 South through New York City, Washington, D.C., and Jacksonville, FL, then follow I-75 South to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 36°F, lows around 22°F.

Auto Transport Quote from Portland, ME to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,440 miles
Cost: $1,094
Best Trucking Route: Take I-95 South through Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C., continuing on I-75 South through Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 31°F, lows around 15°F.

Vehicle Shipping Rate from Pawtucket, RI to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,370 miles
Cost: $1,041
Best Trucking Route: Head south on I-95 through New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., merging onto I-75 South in Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 37°F, lows around 23°F.

Auto Transport Cost from New Britain, CT to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,340 miles
Cost: $1,018
Best Trucking Route: Take I-91 South to I-95 through New York City and Washington, D.C., merging onto I-75 South in Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 37°F, lows around 24°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Sarasota, FL for a minimum of three days, and more likely four or five days.

The Eastern Seaboard states account for roughly 21%, or 2,100 vehicles out of ten thousand, of all Snowbird vehicle transport shipments to Florida in early January 2025. As a result of the high demand for vehicle shipping service, the corresponding costs also jump.

Here are the early January 2025 market auto shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Sarasota, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city:

Auto Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from New York City, NY to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,150 miles
Cost: $1,024
Best Trucking Route: Take I-95 South through Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Jacksonville, then continue on I-75 South to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 39°F, lows around 27°F.

Auto Transport Quote from Rochester, NY to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,320 miles
Cost: $1,175
Best Trucking Route: Take I-390 South to I-86 West, then merge onto I-95 South through Washington, D.C., and Jacksonville, continuing on I-75 South to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 32°F, lows around 19°F.

Vehicle Shipping Rate from Allentown, PA to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,080 miles
Cost: $961
Best Trucking Route: Head south on I-78 to I-95 through Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., then take I-75 South through Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 38°F, lows around 25°F.

Auto Shipping Quote from Trenton, NJ to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,070 miles
Cost: $952
Best Trucking Route: Take I-295 South to I-95 through Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., then follow I-75 South in Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 39°F, lows around 26°F.

Vehicle Transport Cost from Waldorf, MD to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 960 miles
Cost: $854
Best Trucking Route: Head south on US-301 to I-95, then take I-75 South through Jacksonville and into Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 45°F, lows around 29°F.

Auto Transport Cost from Alexandria, VA to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 930 miles
Cost: $828
Best Trucking Route: Take I-95 South through Richmond, Savannah, and Jacksonville, then merge onto I-75 South to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 43°F, lows around 27°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Sarasota, FL for a minimum of two days, and more likely three or four days.

The Carolina states account for about 8%, or 800 vehicles out of ten thousand, of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in early January 2025. As a result of the high demand for car transport service, the corresponding costs also jump.

Here are the early January 2025 market auto shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Sarasota, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Quote from Virginia Beach, VA to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 840 miles
Cost: $1,117
Best Trucking Route: Take I-64 West to I-95 South through Savannah, then merge onto I-75 South in Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 48°F, lows around 33°F.

Vehicle Transport Cost from Charlotte, NC to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 650 miles
Cost: $865
Best Trucking Route: Take I-77 South to I-26 East, then merge onto I-95 South and continue to I-75 South in Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 50°F, lows around 32°F.

Auto Shipping Quote from Fayetteville, NC to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 700 miles
Cost: $931
Best Trucking Route: Head south on I-95 through Savannah, then take I-75 South in Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 52°F, lows around 34°F.

Car Transport Rate from North Charleston, SC to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 500 miles
Cost: $665
Best Trucking Route: Take I-26 West to I-95 South through Jacksonville, then merge onto I-75 South to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 56°F, lows around 38°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Sarasota, FL for a minimum of two days, and more likely three or four days.

The Midwest states account for approximately 23%, or 2,300 vehicles out of ten thousand, of all Snowbird car transport shipments to Florida in early January 2025. As a result of the high demand for car shipping service, the corresponding costs also jump.

Here are the early January 2025 market auto shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Sarasota, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Quote from Eau Claire, WI to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,400 miles
Cost: $1,204
Best Trucking Route: Take I-94 East to I-90 East through Chicago, then merge onto I-75 South in Atlanta and continue through Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 23°F, lows around 9°F.

Vehicle Transport Cost from Evanston, IL to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,200 miles
Cost: $1,032
Best Trucking Route: Take I-90 East to I-65 South through Louisville, then merge onto I-75 South in Atlanta and continue through Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 33°F, lows around 19°F.

Auto Shipping Quote from Peoria, IL to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,150 miles
Cost: $989
Best Trucking Route: Head southeast on I-74 East through Indianapolis, then take I-75 South through Atlanta and into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 36°F, lows around 22°F.

Car Transport Price from Southfield, MI to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,150 miles
Cost: $989
Best Trucking Route: Take I-75 South through Ohio and Kentucky, then continue on I-75 South through Georgia and into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 32°F, lows around 20°F.

Auto Shipping Cost from Canton, OH to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,050 miles
Cost: $903
Best Trucking Route: Take I-77 South through Charleston, then merge onto I-75 South in Georgia and continue into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 36°F, lows around 22°F.

Vehicle Transport Cost from Loveland, OH to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 950 miles
Cost: $817
Best Trucking Route: Take I-75 South through Knoxville and Atlanta, then continue on I-75 South into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 38°F, lows around 25°F.

Automobile Shipping Quote from Bloomington, IN to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,000 miles
Cost: $860
Best Trucking Route: Take I-65 South to I-75 South through Atlanta and continue into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 38°F, lows around 25°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Sarasota, FL for a minimum of three days, and more likely four or five days.

The Central Plains are on the outer edge of the Midwest, and with a much lower population, auto transport shipments to Sarasota, FL are negligible.

Here are the early January 2025 market auto shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Sarasota, Florida with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from Bellevue, NE to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,350 miles
Cost: $986
Best Trucking Route: Head south on I-29 through Kansas City, then take I-70 East to I-75 South through Atlanta and continue into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 38°F, lows around 20°F.

Vehicle Shipping Rate from Lenexa, KS to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,290 miles
Cost: $942
Best Trucking Route: Head southeast on I-70 East through St. Louis, then take I-75 South through Atlanta and continue to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 41°F, lows around 22°F.

Auto Transport Quote from Oklahoma City, OK to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,180 miles
Cost: $861
Best Trucking Route: Take I-40 East to I-55 South through Memphis, then merge onto I-75 South through Atlanta and continue into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 48°F, lows around 28°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Sarasota, FL for a minimum of four days, and more likely five or six days.

The Big Sky state, Montana, and Dakotas, are so spread out that it sometimes takes car transport services a while to put together full loads to Sarasota, FL.

There has been almost no change in the car shipping cost from this region since our last survey ten days ago.

Here are the early January 2025 market auto shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Sarasota, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from Missoula, MT to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,640 miles
Cost: $1,980
Best Trucking Route: Head southeast on I-90 East through Billings, then take I-29 South through Kansas City and merge onto I-75 South through Atlanta into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 32°F, lows around 17°F.

Auto Transport Quote from Billings, MT to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,470 miles
Cost: $1,853
Best Trucking Route: Take I-90 East, then merge onto I-29 South through Kansas City, then take I-75 South through Atlanta and into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 35°F, lows around 20°F.

Vehicle Shipping Rate from Fargo, ND to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,970 miles
Cost: $1,478
Best Trucking Route: Head south on I-29 to Kansas City, then take I-75 South through Atlanta and into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 22°F, lows around 7°F.

Car Transport Price from Rapid City, SD to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,850 miles
Cost: $1,388
Best Trucking Route: Take I-90 East, then merge onto I-29 South through Kansas City and take I-75 South through Atlanta to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 37°F, lows around 18°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Sarasota, FL for a minimum of six days, and more likely seven or eight days.

Fortunately, the Pacific Northwest has three major cities, Seattle, Portland, and Boise, that make it somewhat easier to amalgamate a full load to Sarasota, FL. Even still, it may take time for a car shipping service to do that.

There has been almost no change in the car shipping cost from this region since our last survey ten days ago.

Here are the early January 2025 market auto shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Sarasota, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from Federal Way, WA to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 3,130 miles
Cost: $1,878
Best Trucking Route: Take I-5 South to I-10 East through California, Arizona, and Texas, then merge onto I-75 South through Georgia into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 45°F, lows around 36°F.

Auto Transport Quote from Portland, OR to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 3,120 miles
Cost: $1,872
Best Trucking Route: Head south on I-5 to I-10 East through California, then continue through Arizona and Texas, merging onto I-75 South through Georgia and into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 47°F, lows around 37°F.

Vehicle Transport Cost from Medford, OR to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,950 miles
Cost: $1,770
Best Trucking Route: Take I-5 South to I-10 East through California, Arizona, and Texas, then continue on I-75 South into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 50°F, lows around 35°F.

Auto Transport Cost from Pocatello, ID to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,500 miles
Cost: $1,500
Best Trucking Route: Take I-15 South to I-40 East through New Mexico and Texas, then merge onto I-75 South through Georgia into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 33°F, lows around 17°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Sarasota, FL for a minimum of seven days, and more likely eight to ten days.

The Rocky Mountain states are difficult for auto transport services to Sarasota, FL because of the rugged terrain and huge land area. Vehicle shipping from Denver, Colorado is the safest bet to secure a carrier for the long haul to Sarasota.

There has been almost no change in the car shipping cost from this region since our last survey ten days ago.

Here are the early January 2025 market auto shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Sarasota, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Cost from Westminster, CO to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,910 miles
Cost: $1,108
Best Trucking Route: Head southeast on I-70 East to I-75 South through Kansas City, Nashville, and Atlanta, then continue south to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 45°F, lows around 22°F.

Auto Transport Quote from Castle Rock, CO to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,900 miles
Cost: $1,102
Best Trucking Route: Take I-25 South to I-70 East, then continue on I-75 South through Nashville and Atlanta directly to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 43°F, lows around 20°F.

Vehicle Shipping Rate from West Jordan, UT to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,240 miles
Cost: $1,299
Best Trucking Route: Take I-15 South to I-40 East through New Mexico and Texas, then merge onto I-75 South through Atlanta into Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 37°F, lows around 20°F.

Auto Transport Cost from Casper, WY to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,180 miles
Cost: $1,264
Best Trucking Route: Head south on I-25 to I-70 East, then take I-75 South through Kansas City, Nashville, and Atlanta to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 35°F, lows around 18°F.

Your car is likely to be on a vehicle transport trailer to Sarasota, FL for a minimum of four days, and more likely five or six days.

The Southwest states make it easier for car transport services to move cars to Sarasota, FL because the weather is less of an issue in the Southwest region.

There has been almost no change in the car shipping cost from this region since our last survey ten days ago.

Here are the early January 2025 market auto shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Sarasota, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Quote from Peoria, AZ to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,170 miles
Cost: $1,172
Best Trucking Route: Take I-10 East through New Mexico and Texas, then merge onto I-75 South through Georgia to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 66°F, lows around 42°F.

Vehicle Shipping Rate from San Tan Valley, AZ to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,170 miles
Cost: $1,172
Best Trucking Route: Head southeast on I-10 East through Tucson, New Mexico, and Texas, then take I-75 South through Georgia into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 67°F, lows around 41°F.

Auto Transport Cost from Henderson, NV to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,370 miles
Cost: $1,280
Best Trucking Route: Take I-15 South to I-10 East through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, then head south on I-75 to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 60°F, lows around 41°F.

Vehicle Shipping Price from Albuquerque, NM to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 1,980 miles
Cost: $1,069
Best Trucking Route: Take I-40 East through Texas, then merge onto I-75 South through Georgia into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 50°F, lows around 30°F.

Your car is likely to be on a car transport carrier for a minimum of five days, and probably six or seven days.

California accounts for roughly 6%, or 600 vehicles out of ten thousand, of all Snowbird auto transport shipments to Florida in early January 2025. But the change in car shipping costs has been negligible.

Here are the early January 2025 market auto shipping prices and best trucking routes from each starting city to Sarasota, Florida, with average early January temperatures in each starting city: 

Auto Shipping Prices are based on a regular-size sedan.

Car Shipping Quote from San Diego, CA to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,512 miles
Cost: $1,282
Best Trucking Route: Take I-8 East to I-10 East through Arizona and Texas, then merge onto I-75 South through Georgia into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 65°F, lows around 45°F.

Car Transport Rate from Walnut Creek, CA to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,738 miles
Cost: $1,397
Best Trucking Route: Head south on I-5, then merge onto I-10 East through Arizona and Texas, continuing along I-75 South to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 56°F, lows around 40°F.

Auto Transport Quote from West Covina, CA to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,500 miles
Cost: $1,275
Best Trucking Route: Take I-10 East through Arizona and Texas, merging onto I-75 South through Georgia into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 64°F, lows around 46°F.

Vehicle Shipping Rate from San Ramon, CA to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,735 miles
Cost: $1,395
Best Trucking Route: Take I-580 East to I-40 East through New Mexico, then merge onto I-75 South through Georgia to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 58°F, lows around 41°F.

Auto Shipping Cost from Santa Ana, CA to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,502 miles
Cost: $1,277
Best Trucking Route: Head east on I-10 through Arizona and Texas, merging onto I-75 South into Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 65°F, lows around 46°F.

Vehicle Transport Quote from Rancho Cucamonga, CA to Sarasota, Florida:

Driving Distance: 2,510 miles
Cost: $1,281
Best Trucking Route: Take I-15 South to I-10 East through Arizona and Texas, continuing onto I-75 South through Florida to Sarasota.
Average Early January Temperature: Highs around 64°F, lows around 44°F.