Florida to New Jersey Car Shipping

Estimated prices for Florida to New Jersey fall in the $760 to $1,210 range, depending on pickup city, delivery city, vehicle and season. On this lane distance runs from roughly 904 to 1,290 miles, and that gap explains most of the spread.

Sample routes from our pages:

• Gainesville to Lakewood (973 miles): $674 – $963
• Orlando to Newark (1,065 miles): $731 – $1044
• Tampa to Woodbridge (1,107 miles): $752 – $1074
• West Palm Beach to Jersey City (1,212 miles): $823 – $1176
• Miami to Newark (1,275 miles): $866 – $1237

Central and North Florida pickups sit lower than the Miami area because the truck has less driving before it reaches the Northeast corridor. The prices shown are the stated estimates for those particular routes; your own quote depends on the exact points and dates.

People searching for FL to NJ car shipping often ask whether the price is fixed once it is quoted. Treat any figure here as an estimate: season, fuel and the number of cars already on the truck all affect the final amount, and the calculator reflects your cities and vehicle.

Most trips take 2–4 days after loading. Orlando to Newark and Gainesville to Lakewood are listed at 2–3 days, while Miami and Fort Lauderdale to northern New Jersey run 2–4 days. Pickup itself usually happens 1–3 business days after you book.

What affects the timeline:

• Traffic through the Washington, D.C. to New York area, which is among the slowest stretches on the East Coast.
• Tropical storms from June to November, which can stall pickups in South Florida.
• Tight New Jersey streets: if the truck cannot fit, you meet the driver in a nearby lot.

If you are relocating, book the car as soon as your date is set. Dispatchers match cars to trucks going the same way, and a few extra days of notice let them place a Florida car on a truck that already has stops in the Northeast.

The backbone is I-95. From South Florida, carriers take Florida’s Turnpike or I-95 north to Jacksonville, then continue through Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware before crossing into New Jersey. Orlando and Tampa pickups join this line via I-4 and I-95 or I-75, and the New Jersey Turnpike carries the truck to Newark, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Edison and Woodbridge. Lakewood and Paterson are a short drive off the main turnpike.

Spring is the heavy northbound season for snowbirds returning home, so April and May bookings fill sooner. Winter storms in the Mid-Atlantic can add a day.

An open carrier is the standard way to move a car from Florida to New Jersey. If your vehicle is a classic, an exotic or a car you simply want protected from rain and winter road salt as it nears the Northeast, enclosed transport is available at a higher price and with fewer trucks on the route.