Car Shipping from Illinois to Florida

The Illinois-to-Florida lane is a 1,200-mile route we run year-round, with typical door-to-door delivery in 4 to 6 days. Expect open-carrier pricing between $700 and $1,050; larger vehicles, inoperable cars, and tight pickup windows sit at the upper end of that range.

Popular pickup and delivery areas

On the Illinois side, most shipments start in the Chicago and Naperville metro areas, though our carrier network covers every county in the state. Deliveries in Florida concentrate around Miami, Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville. Door-to-door service means the driver gets as close to your address as the truck can safely and legally operate; on narrow residential streets, you'll typically meet at a nearby parking lot or wide cross-street.

How the route runs

Carriers on this lane primarily follow I-65 and I-75 through the Midwest and Southeast. This is a mid-length lane: long enough that federal hours-of-service rules require overnight stops, short enough that a single carrier usually handles it end to end in 4 to 6 days.

Pricing and timing tips

This is a classic snowbird lane: demand and prices spike from October through December as seasonal residents head south, and again in a smaller spring wave. Booking two to three weeks ahead in those windows locks in better rates. Open transport is the right choice for most vehicles. For exotics, classics, or anything with custom paint, enclosed transport typically adds 30-40% but shields the car from weather and road debris for all 1,200 miles. Either way, your shipment is covered by $100,000 cargo insurance, tracked by GPS, and you pay nothing up front.