Illinois
Car shipping to and from Illinois
Vehicles leave and arrive in Illinois on multi-car carriers running the interstate corridors. Send the route and the vehicle; licensed carriers quote you and contract with you directly.
The short answer
Car shipping to and from Illinois moves a vehicle on a multi-car carrier between two points in the lower 48. Price follows the lane, the distance, the vehicle and the season, and it differs by direction. Licensed carriers quote and contract with you directly.
InterCar Group holds no FMCSA operating authority. We do not move vehicles, we do not book transport and we do not take payment for it. We pass your route and vehicle details to licensed carriers; they quote you, they contract with you and they are paid by you, directly.
- The condition report is your protectionWalk the car with the driver and read the Bill of Lading before you sign it, at pickup and again at delivery. That single document is what a damage claim stands or falls on.
- Licensed carriers, and you can checkWe check that a carrier holds active federal operating authority before your details reach it. Ask any of them for the USDOT number and the cargo coverage limit before you agree to anything, and verify it yourself.
- A window, not an appointmentCarriers run lanes, not timetables. Pickup and delivery are quoted as multi-day windows and the driver calls ahead. Plan around the window and the move goes quietly.
- The lane sets the price, not a price listThe same route costs different amounts in different months and in each direction, because truck supply moves with demand. Every range on this page is published market data, not an offer.
Send a route in or out of Illinois
Give the pickup and delivery ZIP codes, the vehicle, and whether it runs. You see the published market range for that move before we ask for a phone number. The carriers who contact you set their own price and confirm it with you before pickup.
Upfront pricing
What this typically costs
Published market ranges, national rather than a Illinois rate card. Distance, vehicle size, open or enclosed and which way the lane is running all move them. We do not quote transport: the carrier running your lane sets the price and confirms it with you before pickup.
| Service | Typical range | What is included |
|---|---|---|
| Open carrier, under 500 miles | $1.25 – $2per mile | Short hauls carry the highest rate per mile because loading, paperwork and the driver day cost the same whether the trip is 300 miles or 3,000. |
| Open carrier, 500 to 1,500 miles | $0.65 – $1.2per mile | The middle band, and where most one-off household moves land. |
| Open carrier, over 1,500 miles | $0.55 – $0.95per mile | Cross-country lanes are the cheapest per mile and the most expensive in total. |
| Enclosed carrier instead of open | $30 – $60percent added to the open rate | An enclosed trailer carries fewer cars, runs fewer lanes and takes longer to load, so each slot on it costs more. |
| Vehicle that does not run | $150 – $300flat, added to the quote | Covers winch loading and the constrained trailer position a non-running car has to occupy. It still has to roll, steer and brake. |
Estimates only. Final price confirmed by the local operator before dispatch.
The full rate structure, what moves it and the documents behind every figure are on the car shipping page.
Cities in Illinois
Cities in Illinois we have written up for shipping. A city without a link is one we have not published detail for yet — send the route either way and we will pass it to carriers running that lane.
- Chicago
- Aurora
- Naperville
- Joliet
- Rockford
- Elgin
- Springfield
- Peoria
- Champaign
- Waukegan
- Cicero
- Bloomington
- Schaumburg
- Evanston
- Arlington Heights
- Bolingbrook
- Decatur
- Palatine
- Skokie
- Des Plaines
- Orland Park
- Oak Lawn
- Mount Prospect
- Berwyn
- Tinley Park
- Wheaton
- Normal
- Oak Park
- Hoffman Estates
- Downers Grove
- Plainfield
- Glenview
- Elmhurst
- Lombard
- Buffalo Grove
- Moline
- Crystal Lake
- Romeoville
- Bartlett
- Belleville
- DeKalb
- Urbana
- Carol Stream
- Quincy
- Oswego
- Park Ridge
- Streamwood
- Wheeling
- Carpentersville
- Hanover Park
- Rock Island
- Addison
- Calumet City
- Northbrook
- Woodridge
- St. Charles
- Glendale Heights
- Mundelein
- O'Fallon
- Elk Grove Village
and 28 more places in Illinois
Do not see your city? Our network reaches beyond the cities listed here — send a request and we will tell you straight away whether we can cover you.
Population figures: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (vintage 2024).
Questions about Car shipping in Illinois
Can you help with Car shipping to and from Illinois?
Licensed carriers run lanes through Illinois in both directions. Send your route and vehicle details and we pass them to the carriers running that corridor; they quote you, they contract with you and they are paid by you. Whether a truck has a slot for your pickup and delivery points depends on the lane and the week, and the carrier is the one who can tell you that.
Which routes do carriers run in and out of Illinois?
A carrier builds a load around the interstate corridors and the population centers, so a move in or out of Illinois is usually quoted between Chicago and Aurora and a matching city at the other end. An address well off a corridor still works; it is a detour someone has to be paid for, and it shows up in the price. Give the pickup and delivery ZIP codes rather than the city names, because that is what a carrier prices.
How much does it cost to ship a vehicle to or from Illinois?
It follows the lane rather than the state. The per-mile rate falls as the trip gets longer, so a short move inside Illinois costs more per mile and far less in total than a cross-country one. Vehicle size, open or enclosed, whether it runs, how far each address sits off the corridor and which way the lane is running all move it. The ranges on this page are published market data rather than an offer: the carrier sets the price and confirms it with you before pickup.
Does it cost the same to ship a vehicle into Illinois as out of it?
Usually not. Carriers price the direction as well as the route, because trucks are scarce in the busy direction and cheap running back the other way. Northern-to-southern lanes tighten in the fall as cars head south for the winter, and the squeeze reverses in the spring when the same cars come north. If your dates can move, shipping against the flow is the cheaper half.
Do you book the transport or take payment for it?
No. InterCar Group holds no FMCSA operating authority, so we never quote a firm price, never take a deposit and never put a truck on your lane. We pass your route and vehicle details to licensed carriers. They quote you, they contract with you and they are paid by you, directly. Everything on this page is information about how carrier pricing and paperwork work, so that you can judge the quotes you receive.
What do you need from me to pass a Illinois route on?
Pickup and delivery ZIP codes rather than city names. Year, make and model. Whether it runs, and whether it rolls, steers and brakes. Any lift, wide body, roof rack or aftermarket bumper that changes the deck space it needs. The earliest date it can leave, and how many days either side of that you can move. Vague details produce vague quotes that get revised when the driver sees the vehicle.
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Moving a vehicle to or from Illinois?
Send the route, the vehicle and the earliest date it can leave. We pass the details to licensed carriers, and they quote you and contract with you directly.
Published market ranges, not an offer. The carrier running your lane sets the price and confirms it with you before pickup.