Car shipping 2026

Cost to ship a car from Rhode Island

Shipping a sedan out of Rhode Island on an open carrier ranges from about $580 (to Connecticut) to $3,900 (to Alaska).

Car shipping: $1,210–$1,770

Shipping a sedan from Rhode Island to Texas on an open carrier costs about $1,210–$1,770, typically 5–10 days in transit over about 1,890 miles.

Modeled from 32 published 2026 route prices (SGT Auto Transport 'Ship a Car to Another State' sample routes, SGT Auto Transport cost calculator sample routes) plus published Hawaii and Alaska rates. SUVs cost about 25% more and enclosed carriers about 35% more. Not a quote.

Car shipping from Rhode Island to every state

DestinationMilesSedanSUVTransit
Connecticut90$580–$890$720–$1,1101–4 days
Massachusetts40$580–$890$720–$1,1101–4 days
New Hampshire110$580–$890$720–$1,1101–4 days
New Jersey210$580–$890$730–$1,1201–4 days
New York190$580–$890$720–$1,1101–4 days
Vermont210$580–$890$730–$1,1201–4 days
Maine230$590–$900$740–$1,1301–4 days
Delaware320$620–$950$780–$1,1901–4 days
Pennsylvania350$640–$970$790–$1,2101–4 days
Maryland390$650–$990$810–$1,2301–4 days
Washington, DC410$660–$1,000$820–$1,2501–4 days
Virginia500$690–$1,040$860–$1,3103–7 days
West Virginia620$740–$1,110$920–$1,3803–7 days
North Carolina720$770–$1,160$970–$1,4503–7 days
Ohio700$770–$1,150$960–$1,4403–7 days
Michigan770$790–$1,180$990–$1,4803–7 days
South Carolina870$830–$1,240$1,040–$1,5503–7 days
Indiana910$850–$1,260$1,060–$1,5703–7 days
Kentucky910$850–$1,260$1,060–$1,5703–7 days
Georgia1,040$890–$1,320$1,120–$1,6603–7 days
Illinois1,020$890–$1,310$1,110–$1,6403–7 days
Tennessee1,050$900–$1,330$1,120–$1,6603–7 days
Wisconsin1,050$900–$1,330$1,120–$1,6603–7 days
Alabama1,210$960–$1,410$1,200–$1,7703–7 days
Iowa1,300$990–$1,460$1,240–$1,8203–7 days
Florida1,310$1,000–$1,460$1,240–$1,8303–7 days
Minnesota1,320$1,000–$1,470$1,250–$1,8403–7 days
Missouri1,310$1,000–$1,460$1,240–$1,8303–7 days
Mississippi1,380$1,020–$1,500$1,280–$1,8803–7 days
Arkansas1,440$1,040–$1,530$1,310–$1,9203–7 days
Kansas1,560$1,090–$1,590$1,360–$1,9905–10 days
Nebraska1,560$1,090–$1,590$1,360–$1,9905–10 days
Louisiana1,580$1,100–$1,610$1,370–$2,0105–10 days
South Dakota1,630$1,120–$1,630$1,390–$2,0405–10 days
North Dakota1,660$1,130–$1,650$1,410–$2,0605–10 days
Oklahoma1,670$1,130–$1,650$1,410–$2,0605–10 days
Texas1,890$1,210–$1,770$1,520–$2,2105–10 days
Colorado2,060$1,280–$1,850$1,600–$2,3205–10 days
Wyoming2,110$1,300–$1,880$1,620–$2,3505–10 days
New Mexico2,270$1,360–$1,960$1,690–$2,4505–10 days
Montana2,320$1,370–$1,990$1,720–$2,4905–10 days
Utah2,450$1,420–$2,060$1,780–$2,5705–10 days
Idaho2,570$1,470–$2,120$1,830–$2,6505–10 days
Arizona2,650$1,500–$2,160$1,870–$2,7005–10 days
Nevada2,790$1,550–$2,230$1,940–$2,7905–10 days
Washington2,880$1,580–$2,280$1,980–$2,8505–10 days
Oregon2,970$1,620–$2,330$2,020–$2,9105–10 days
California3,030$1,640–$2,360$2,050–$2,9505–10 days
Hawaiiby sea$2,500–$3,200$3,130–$4,0002–5 weeks
Alaskaby sea$3,650–$3,900$4,560–$4,8802–5 weeks

Open carrier, door to door where available (ocean routes are usually port to port). Enclosed transport adds about 35%. Prices rise in peak season (summer, and Florida snowbird months).

Before you book, read our guide to shipping a car to another state: how to vet a carrier or broker, how long transport takes, how to prepare the car, and when driving it yourself is cheaper.