Philadelphia, PA
Car shipping in Philadelphia, PA
Carriers run the corridors through Philadelphia on their way to and from the rest of the lower 48. Send the route and the vehicle; licensed carriers quote you and contract with you directly.
1,573,916 residents · Philadelphia metro area
The short answer
Car shipping in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania puts a vehicle on a multi-car carrier running I-76 and the corridors around it, usually door to door. Price follows the lane, the distance, the vehicle and the season. 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.
Send a route out of Philadelphia
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.
On the ground in Philadelphia
What decides where a carrier can load and unload here.
Highways through Philadelphia
The corridors a carrier runs when a vehicle leaves or arrives here.
- I-76 · Schuylkill Expressway
- I-95 · Delaware Expressway
- I-676 · Vine Street Expressway
- US-1 · Roosevelt Boulevard
Neighborhoods and districts
Center City, Fishtown, South Philadelphia, University City, Manayunk, Northern Liberties, Germantown, and Kensington
Landmarks and major destinations
Independence Hall, Liberty Bell Center, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Reading Terminal Market, and Lincoln Financial Field
Airports
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport
Seasonal weather here
Freezing rain and ice are as common as heavy snow, and the mix is worse for driving than either alone. Cold snaps expose weak batteries, and the region's older streets hold potholes that finish off tires already past their best.
Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (vintage 2024)
Upfront pricing
What a move from Philadelphia costs
Published market ranges rather than a Philadelphia rate card — the price follows the lane, and nothing in our data prices a lane by its city end. Distance, vehicle size, open or enclosed and the direction of the lane move them. We do not quote transport: the carrier sets the price and confirms it with you before pickup.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.
Questions about Car shipping in Philadelphia
Can a carrier pick up or deliver in Philadelphia?
Carriers run loads through Philadelphia in both directions, and whether one has a slot for your dates depends on the lane and the week. Send your route and vehicle details and we pass them to the carriers running that corridor; they quote you and contract with you directly.
How much does Car shipping cost from Philadelphia?
It follows the lane rather than the city. The per-mile rate falls as the trip gets longer, so a move from Philadelphia to the next state costs more per mile and far less in total than a cross-country one. Vehicle size, open or enclosed, whether it runs and how far each address sits off the corridor 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.
Which routes do carriers run through Philadelphia?
The corridors that carry the freight: I-76, I-95, I-676, and US-1. A carrier builds its route around them, so a pickup or delivery near one is easier to fit into a load than an address well off them. Give the ZIP code at both ends, and say if the street is narrow, gated, has low branches or bans commercial vehicles, so a meeting point is planned rather than discovered on the day.
Can a carrier collect a vehicle at the airport in Philadelphia?
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) sit in this area, and a driver can usually meet you near one. A full car carrier is about the length of a semi with a low ramp, so it cannot use most terminal decks or garages; the meeting point is normally a nearby lot with room to load. Say which terminal or lot you will be at when you send the route.
What does the weather in Philadelphia do to vehicles?
Freezing rain and ice are as common as heavy snow, and the mix is worse for driving than either alone. Cold snaps expose weak batteries, and the region's older streets hold potholes that finish off tires already past their best.
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.
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Nearby places we cover
Other cities on the same corridors, in case the pickup or the delivery sits closer to one of them.
Moving a vehicle to or from Philadelphia?
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.