San Diego Car Shipping

Door-to-door San Diego car shipping where I-5, I-8 and I-15 meet, with gate-side lots for the Navy, Miramar and Pendleton, and canyon streets met at the top.

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San Diego Car Shipping From the Border to the Base Gates

Ship A Car, Inc. arranges door-to-door vehicle transport for San Diego, the city where I-5, I-8, and I-15 meet above the bay, the Navy fills the harbor from the 32nd Street gates to the island across the bridge, the Marines train at Miramar and up the coast at Pendleton, the university sits on the mesa above La Jolla, the canyons cut every neighborhood into fingers with a steep street down each one, and the border crossing is twenty minutes south. Your car is handed only to a carrier with a valid license and insurance that has already passed our vetting, the same check whether it loads by a base gate or on a canyon street.

A car headed for base housing meets the truck at a lot outside the gate, set when you book: Harbor Drive near the 32nd Street gate, Miramar Road by I-15, or the Oceanside exits of I-5 for Camp Pendleton. On the mesa grids the truck comes to the door, a canyon street with a steep drive meets it at the top, and a downtown or Little Italy tower meets it on a side street the building agrees to. We move cars for sailors and Marines reporting on orders, families sending the car no one is driving to the next duty station, students headed to the campuses, biotech and tech transfers, and households who live and work on both sides of the border, with delivery as far south as the last US address.

Speak with a coordinator now at (866) 821-4555 for pickup at any address in San Diego, Chula Vista, National City, La Mesa, or Oceanside, or request an estimate by email through the quote calculator.

For moves elsewhere in the state, from the border to the Oregon line, see our California car shipping guide for routes, seasons and prices.

Other California Cities We Serve

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

Why San Diego Movers Choose Ship A Car

Gate-Side Hand-Offs at Every Base

Our trucks stay off the installations, so the hand-off is set at a lot by the gate, Harbor Drive for 32nd Street, Miramar Road for the air station, the Oceanside exits for Pendleton, when you book.

Canyon Streets Met at the Top

The streets that drop into the canyons have grades and turns a loaded rig cannot make, so those addresses get a meeting point on the mesa fixed when you book, a minute from the door.

Estimate by Email, Confirmed by Phone

Give the online quote calculator your route, vehicle and dates, report date included, and an estimate comes back by email, followed by a specialist’s call that confirms the price. One coordinator handles the order from that quote through the delivery inspection, whether the car loads by a base gate or on the mesa.

San Diego Car Shipping: Frequently Asked Questions

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

2. How long does it take?

3. Will the truck come to my house?

4. I have PCS orders to a San Diego base. Can you ship the car I am not driving?

5. Can you ship a car across the border?

San Diego skyline at sunrise seen from Coronado through palm trees

What Sets Your San Diego Car Shipping Price

Individual, Business and Specialty Transport Services in the city of San Diego

San Diego stretches from the bay and the base gates up across the mesas, with I-5, I-8 and I-15 tying the canyon neighborhoods together. Five things decide what your move costs:

1. The Lane

2. Where the Car Loads

3. Vehicle Size, Weight, and Condition

4. Season

5. Open or Enclosed

Every row on the San Diego table is one of our own lanes, priced in one direction. Phoenix, Dallas and New York are the middle half of our own Arizona to California, Texas to California and New York to California open-carrier orders since 2023, cars arriving here, while Denver and Chicago are the middle half of our own California to Colorado and California to Illinois open-carrier orders since 2023, cars heading out.

Sample San Diego Car Shipping Estimates (Open Transport):

Route

Est. Cost

Transit

Phoenix, AZ to San Diego, CA

$450-$750

1-2 days

San Diego, CA to Denver, CO

$900-$1,500

2-3 days

Dallas, TX to San Diego, CA

$800-$1,100

3-4 days

San Diego, CA to Chicago, IL

$1,250-$1,550

4-6 days

New York, NY to San Diego, CA

$1,500-$1,850

5-7 days

Each band is for a sedan on an open trailer. A lifted pickup, a three-row SUV or a car that will not start costs more to ship from the bases or the mesa, and enclosed transport runs about a third above open. Get the San Diego price for your own car and date from the calculator or call (866) 821-4555. No deposit is taken until a carrier is assigned to your move.

Living in San Diego: What Movers Should Know

The Bases

The Navy fills the harbor and the Marines the mesa and the coast, and their cars meet the truck at the gates.

The Canyons

They cut every neighborhood into fingers, and the streets down them meet the truck at the top.

The Border

The crossing is twenty minutes south, and the truck goes as far as the last US address.

Three Interstates

I-5, I-8 and I-15 meet above the bay, and a carrier can load at lots near their ramps without threading the canyon streets.

Please note: The San Diego bands follow direction: Phoenix, Dallas and New York come from our open-carrier orders into California from Arizona, Texas and New York since 2023, Denver and Chicago from our open-carrier orders leaving California for Colorado and Illinois since 2023. The return trip on any of these lanes can price differently, and for your own car and date, the calculator emails an estimate and a specialist then confirms the final figure.

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