Illinois to Texas Car Shipping

For Illinois to Texas, our estimated range is $630 to $1,070 across about 694 to 1,523 miles. North Texas is the shortest drive from Illinois, while far West Texas such as El Paso is the longest. Your quote also depends on the vehicle, its condition and your pickup date.

Route examples:

• Peoria to Wichita Falls (803 miles): $573–$819
• Naperville to Plano (885 miles): $632–$903
• Joliet to Frisco (875 miles): $625–$893
• Chicago to Dallas (926 miles): $642–$917
• Elgin to Wichita Falls (942 miles): $653–$933
• Chicago to Houston (1,083 miles): $743–$1,061
• Chicago to El Paso (1,513 miles): $943–$1,347

Pickups anywhere in the Chicago suburbs usually price the same. Rural Illinois addresses can be harder to reach, and the driver may ask to meet you in a nearby large lot. Pickup trucks and three-row SUVs take more room on the trailer, so they cost more than a sedan, and a car that does not run needs a winch.

A flexible pickup window helps too. If you can hand over the keys on any of several days, the dispatcher can fit your car to a truck already heading to Texas, which usually produces a better quote than a single fixed day.

Allow 2–3 days in transit for most cars leaving Illinois for Texas. El Paso is farther and can take 3–5 days. Pickup follows in 1–3 business days after you book.

What affects the schedule on this lane:

• Winter. January and February storms around Chicago, Rockford and Peoria can delay loading by a day, so leave a buffer for a fixed move-out date.
• Spring storms. Severe weather across Oklahoma and North Texas can pause a delivery for a few hours.
• Number of stops. A truck serving Dallas and Houston may drop several cars before yours.

From the Chicago area, trucks run southwest on I-55 through Joliet, Bloomington and Springfield to St. Louis. There carriers either take I-44 toward Oklahoma and then I-35 south to Dallas, or go south toward Memphis and cross Arkansas to reach East and Central Texas. Peoria cars connect to I-55 or take I-74 first.

This lane is busy in late summer, when college students and families head to Texas, and in January, when winter drives owners south. Cold snaps at pickup are more of a concern than road conditions in Texas, and ice at a loading site is the usual reason for a one-day delay. Cars bound for Houston or the Gulf Coast are best booked early in hurricane season, from June through November, because storms can interrupt deliveries there.

Cars from the Midwest to Texas ride on an open carrier in the vast majority of cases. Pick enclosed transport for a luxury, antique or very low car, particularly if it will be loaded in a Chicago snowstorm or unloaded under Texas hail risk. It costs more, so confirm before booking.