San Francisco Car Shipping

For a sedan on an open carrier, figure $400 to $650 from Las Vegas, $950 to $1,300 to Seattle, $1,200 to $1,550 to or from Austin, $1,450 to $1,850 to Minneapolis, and $1,450 to $1,800 to or from Boston. A smaller truck to a San Francisco door adds a fee we quote before you book, and for your own car and dates the calculator emails an estimate that a specialist then confirms by phone.

Once the car is loaded, Las Vegas is 1-2 days out, Seattle 2-3, Austin and Minneapolis 3-5, and Boston 6-8. The San Francisco pickup usually happens 1-3 days after your first available date, even when the hand-off is at a lot on the edge of the city.

Usually not, and we say so up front. The hills, the tight blocks, and the towers leave a 75-foot carrier nowhere to stop, so the hand-off is at a lot on Bayshore Boulevard, the Third Street corridor, or in Daly City. A flat avenue in the Sunset or the Richmond can take a smaller truck for a fee.

The invoice goes to your relocation team itemized by vehicle, route, dates and carrier, which covers what a reimbursement claim typically needs. Delivery is planned to wrap up two or three days ahead of your first day at the new office, and if you will reach town after that, tell your coordinator early so the delivery can be planned around your arrival.

Enclosed earns its cost on a collector car, a high-end sports car or anything that sits low, since the liftgate loads it level and the walls keep off weather and road grit. An everyday sedan or SUV is better value on an open carrier, and our enclosed transport guide compares the two.

The whole Bay Area, with three pickup styles. Inside the city the hand-off is usually a short meet at a flat, open spot, because a 75-foot rig has no business on Nob Hill, while the Peninsula and the South Bay take driveway pickups on most streets and the East Bay works from lots near the 880 and the 580. Bridge tolls are the carrier’s cost, not a line on your quote.

Slightly, and the reason is weight. A battery pack makes most EVs heavier than a gas car of the same size, so a load with several EVs can reach the truck’s weight limit before its deck is full, and that can nudge the price. Before pickup, leave the charge at about half, put the charging cable in the car, and turn off sentry or camera modes so they do not drain the battery on the road.