Boston Car Shipping

Door-to-door Boston car shipping planned around the old streets, truck-free parkways and September 1, with Dorchester and Revere lot hand-offs.

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Boston Car Shipping Around the Streets That Predate the Car

Ship A Car, Inc. arranges door-to-door vehicle transport for Boston, the city on the harbor where I-93 runs under downtown, the Mass Pike passes the Seaport and enters the Ted Williams Tunnel, Route 1 comes in over the Tobin, Logan sits across the harbor in East Boston, the Longwood hospitals and dozens of colleges fill the west side, and the North End, Beacon Hill, Back Bay, the South End, and Charlestown keep the streets laid out before anyone imagined a car, let alone a truck carrying nine of them. A licensed and insured carrier moves your car, and it has to clear our vetting before we give it the order.

The city is easy for a car hauler to reach and hard to drive through, and the plan accounts for both. The lots off I-93 in Dorchester and off Route 1 in Revere let a 75-foot rig load a minute from the highway. The old downtown neighborhoods cannot take the truck at all, Storrow Drive and the river parkways are closed to trucks, and the tunnels restrict them, so cars on those streets meet the driver at a Dorchester or Revere lot fixed when you book; in West Roxbury, Hyde Park and Roslindale the truck can usually reach the driveway. We handle lease-day moves, students’ cars and hospital transfers, and the September 1 turnover and the university and hospital calendars call for about three weeks of notice.

Speak with a coordinator now at (866) 821-4555 for pickup at any address in Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, or Quincy, or request an estimate by email through the quote calculator.

Beyond Route 128 and out to the Berkshires, our Massachusetts car shipping guide explains routes, seasons and costs across the state.

Other Massachusetts Cities We Serve

Planning a bigger move? See our complete Massachusetts car shipping guide for statewide routes, pricing, and seasonal advice.

Why Boston Movers Choose Ship A Car

Old Streets Planned as Old Streets

We tell you on the first call whether the truck reaches your block, and fix a Dorchester or Revere meeting point when you book if it does not.

September 1 Booked Early

Lease-turnover and semester pickups get set three weeks out, with a hand-off minutes from any campus or hospital.

Estimate by Email, Confirmed by Phone

Boston quotes begin in the quote calculator, which turns your route, car and dates into an emailed estimate, and a specialist then calls to confirm the final price. From that first call to the inspection at the meeting point, the same coordinator handles your file.

Boston Car Shipping: Frequently Asked Questions

1. What does it cost to ship a car to or from Boston?

2. How long does it take?

3. Can the truck come to Back Bay, Beacon Hill, or the North End?

4. Can the truck deliver to campus or to the Longwood hospitals?

5. Will the truck come to my house?

6. I am moving for a September 1 lease. How early should I book?

7. Do you deliver to Boston proper or just the suburbs?

What Sets Your Boston Car Shipping Price

Red car hauler semi truck making a turn at a residential street intersection

I-93 and the Mass Pike meet just south of downtown, with Route 1 coming in over the Tobin. Five things decide what you pay:

1. The Lane

2. Where the Car Loads

3. Vehicle Size, Weight, and Condition

4. Season

5. Open or Enclosed

Boston prices below are for a sedan on an open trailer, loaded at a Dorchester or Revere lot or at a driveway in the outer neighborhoods. Miami and San Francisco are our own lanes, priced only for cars coming this way: Miami is the middle half of our Florida to Massachusetts open-carrier orders since 2023, and San Francisco the middle half of our California to Massachusetts open-carrier orders over the same years. For Norfolk, Houston and Los Angeles the table shows what customers paid for moves of similar length in our bookings between September 2025 and August 2026.

Sample Boston Car Shipping Estimates (Open Transport):

Route

Est. Cost

Transit

Norfolk, VA to Boston, MA

$550-$850

1-2 days

Miami, FL to Boston, MA

$1,200-$1,400

3-4 days

Boston, MA to Houston, TX

$1,200-$1,550

3-5 days

Boston, MA to Los Angeles, CA

$1,450-$1,800

6-8 days

San Francisco, CA to Boston, MA

$1,600-$1,850

6-8 days

The figures assume a sedan on an open trailer. An SUV, a pickup or a non-running car costs more, and enclosed transport about a third more. To price your own Boston move, open the quote calculator or call (866) 821-4555. No deposit is taken until a carrier is assigned to your move.

Living in Boston: What Movers Should Know

A City of Campuses

The campuses across Greater Boston fill again every September, and the student moves come with them.

Storrowed

The low bridges on Storrow Drive peel the roof off a truck every moving day.

Longwood

The hospital district brings new residents every July.

The Big Dig

I-93 runs under downtown where the elevated highway once stood.

Please note: The Miami and San Francisco rows cover cars arriving in Massachusetts only, drawn from our own open-carrier orders in those directions since 2023; Norfolk, Houston and Los Angeles reflect moves of similar distance booked with us from September 2025 to August 2026. A Boston price can shift with fuel, season and vehicle, which is why the calculator only emails an estimate and a specialist calls with the final price.

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