Shipping a Car to Fort Lauderdale, Florida
A car shipped from New York to Fort Lauderdale, FL covers 1,257 road miles, falls in an open-transport reference range of $925–$1,250, and spends 3–4 days on the road once its 3–5 day regular pickup is done. Wave Auto Transport sets the real price in the form at the top of the page; the range is a reference.
How much does car shipping to or from Fort Lauderdale cost?
Open trailers to Fort Lauderdale run $850–$1,150 from New Jersey and $900–$1,225 from Illinois, and an enclosed trailer adds 40–50% to those open figures.
These ranges belong to the whole Florida lane, which Wave Auto Transport prices to Miami. The road miles and days in the table are measured to Fort Lauderdale itself. A New York car covers 1,257 miles to reach Fort Lauderdale and 1,279 to reach Miami, so the table records the distance this city really adds or saves.
| Route | Road miles to or from Fort Lauderdale | Open reference range | Enclosed reference range | Days on the road |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia to Fort LauderdaleGeorgia to Florida car shipping | 639 | $600–$950 | $875–$1,400 | 2–3 |
| Ohio to Fort LauderdaleOhio to Florida car shipping | 1,127 | $800–$1,100 | $1,175–$1,600 | 3–4 |
| New Jersey to Fort LauderdaleNew Jersey to Florida car shipping | 1,248 | $850–$1,150 | $1,250–$1,675 | 3–4 |
| Fort Lauderdale to New YorkFlorida to New York car shipping | 1,253 | $875–$1,175 | $1,275–$1,700 | 3–4 |
| New York to Fort LauderdaleNew York to Florida car shipping | 1,257 | $925–$1,250 | $1,350–$1,825 | 3–4 |
| Fort Lauderdale to TexasFlorida to Texas car shipping | 1,284 | $900–$1,200 | $1,300–$1,750 | 3–4 |
| Texas to Fort LauderdaleTexas to Florida car shipping | 1,286 | $900–$1,200 | $1,300–$1,750 | 3–4 |
| Fort Lauderdale to IllinoisFlorida to Illinois car shipping | 1,319 | $900–$1,225 | $1,300–$1,775 | 3–4 |
| Illinois to Fort LauderdaleIllinois to Florida car shipping | 1,322 | $900–$1,225 | $1,300–$1,775 | 3–4 |
| California to Fort LauderdaleCalifornia to Florida car shipping | 2,710 | $1,300–$1,750 | 6–8 |
Going the other way, Illinois-bound cars from Fort Lauderdale fall at $900–$1,225 on an open trailer, Texas-bound ones at $900–$1,200, and New York-bound ones at $875–$1,175; every row links to its lane page.
A 40–50% premium separates enclosed from open across the whole table. Only the form at the top of the page prices the actual car and addresses, and its figure replaces every range here.
How long does a car spend on the road to Fort Lauderdale?
A New York car reaches Fort Lauderdale after 3–4 days on the road, which is 6–9 days counted from booking when the pickup is regular.
Total time by service level is in the transit-time guide.
Wave Auto Transport assumes a carrier covers 550 miles in a driving day, and it divides the Fort Lauderdale mileage by that figure to get a range. The count leaves out weather, traffic and bridge openings.
The pickup wait is counted separately and starts at booking. Expedited pickup falls 1–2 days out, regular pickup 3–5 days out and flexible pickup 6–15 days out, and total time is that wait plus the road days.
Expedited pickup changes which carrier is sent, not how fast the truck drives, and some expedited carriers put two alternating drivers on one truck. For an extra premium a customer can add a guaranteed pickup window that fixes the loading day. The delivery date stays an estimate at every service level.
Can a car carrier reach downtown Fort Lauderdale and Las Olas Boulevard?
A car carrier reaches downtown Fort Lauderdale from I-95 Exit 27 (Broward Boulevard), and Las Olas Boulevard then runs over the Henry E. Kinney Tunnel, which carries US 1 under the New River.
The Kinney Tunnel is listed as 864 feet long and 24 feet wide, with four lanes and a clearance of 13.75 feet. Wave Auto Transport holds no height rating for any carrier and gives none here. The assigned driver judges whether a loaded trailer fits the route, and a driver who judges that it does not chooses another way into downtown.
Las Olas Boulevard runs from Southwest 1st Avenue in the central business district to State Road A1A at Fort Lauderdale Beach. East of downtown it crosses the Intracoastal Waterway and enters Seven Isles and the Hendricks and Venice Isles neighborhoods, on land dredged in the 1920s as the Las Olas Isles.
An address on one of those island streets sits at the end of a short residential street, and nothing on this page claims a city truck rule for them. When the driver judges that a full-size carrier cannot make the turn safely, the handoff moves to Las Olas Boulevard or a lot nearby, and the booking carries on.
How does a carrier deliver to Fort Lauderdale Beach?
A delivery to Fort Lauderdale Beach crosses one of the Intracoastal Waterway drawbridges, among them Oakland Park Boulevard, Sunrise Boulevard, Las Olas Boulevard and Southeast 17th Street (Brooks Memorial).
The federal schedule gives each draw its own rhythm. The Oakland Park Boulevard and Las Olas Boulevard bridges open on the quarter-hour and three-quarter hour, while the Sunrise Boulevard bridge opens on the hour and half-hour. Because the two schedules are offset, Sunrise and Las Olas are never set to open at the same moment.
The Brooks Memorial bridge also opens on the hour and half-hour, with a weekday change. From 6:50 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. and from 3:50 p.m. to 6:10 p.m., Monday through Friday except Federal holidays, it opens only at the top of the hour. Road traffic on that bridge therefore stops less often during commuter hours. The rules carry event exceptions, so a bridge can behave differently on a special day.
The city counts 7 miles of beaches, and Las Olas Boulevard meets State Road A1A at Fort Lauderdale Beach. A carrier bound for a beach address waits for a span to close when it arrives mid-opening. A driver who cannot reach the address arranges a handoff on the mainland side of the waterway.
Which I-95 exit puts a carrier closest to a Fort Lauderdale address?
I-95 Exit 27 (Broward Boulevard) is the exit for downtown Fort Lauderdale, Exit 29 (Sunrise Boulevard) leads toward the Sunrise bridge and the Galleria, and Exit 26 joins I-595.
Sunrise Boulevard is State Road 838, the same number the federal schedule gives the Sunrise Boulevard bridge. Oakland Park Boulevard, State Road 816, has its own interchange at Exit 31, north of the Sunrise Boulevard exit.
Exit 26 is I-595, the Port Everglades Expressway, which the exit list ties to Florida's Turnpike and I-75. Exit 23 is Griffin Road (State Road 818), listed with Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. A carrier arriving from the south or the west picks among these by the address, and the exit numbers shown here are the mile-based ones.
Can an enclosed carrier deliver a luxury car or motorcycle in Fort Lauderdale?
Yes. Wave Auto Transport arranges enclosed transport to Fort Lauderdale on single-car and multi-car trailers, and enclosed costs 40–50% more than open.
Fort Lauderdale has 165 miles of inland waterways, so many of its waterfront homes sit on canal-front streets. A car bound for one of those streets is a case for the meet-point rule: the enclosed carrier comes to the door when the driver judges the street safe for the truck, and if not, the driver and customer settle on a nearby lot with space to load.
An enclosed trailer suits an exotic, a classic or a low car, and open serves most other cars. A motorcycle goes through its own page and is its own vehicle type on the form. Wave Auto Transport publishes no reference range for motorcycles yet, so a bike is priced by the form at the top of the page.
Compare open and enclosed in the open vs. enclosed guide.
Is delivery to Weston or western Broward County any different?
Weston is a master-planned city in Broward County just west of Fort Lauderdale, and a carrier reaches it by leaving I-95 at Exit 26 for I-595, whose western end is at the Weston–Sunrise–Davie tripoint.
I-75 runs along Weston's eastern edge and, as Alligator Alley, along its northern edge. US 27, State Road 84 and Griffin Road (State Road 818) also serve the city.
Weston is a city of its own, not part of Fort Lauderdale, and a Weston address is priced by the form at the top of the page. Wave Auto Transport states no gate rule for any Weston community. Entry rules usually belong to each community's association, so the driver asks at the gate and, when the carrier cannot enter safely, agrees a nearby spot with room to load.
Which states' winter cars end up in Fort Lauderdale?
A winter car bound for Fort Lauderdale has a published reference range when it starts in one of the four origin states in this page's lane table.
A car from any other state is priced by the form at the top of the page.
The snowbird page lays out the whole pattern.
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Wave Auto Transport is the licensed property broker behind every Fort Lauderdale shipment it books. Before dispatch, Wave confirms that the chosen carrier's cargo coverage is active and its registrations and equipment are in order. The carrier's own driver does the hauling, and Wave stays on the file if damage is reported.
Fort Lauderdale car shipping FAQ
- What does a New York car pay to reach Fort Lauderdale?
The New York to Florida lane lists $925–$1,250 for open transport and $1,350–$1,825 for enclosed, both as reference ranges. Only the form at the top of the page returns the real price for the actual car and addresses.
- How long is a New York car on the road to Fort Lauderdale?
The road leg is 3–4 days, and 6–9 days pass between booking and delivery on a regular pickup. The pickup wait is 3–5 days for regular, 1–2 for expedited and 6–15 for flexible, and none of them shortens the road days.
- Which Fort Lauderdale drawbridges can delay a beach-side delivery?
The Oakland Park Boulevard, Sunrise Boulevard, Las Olas Boulevard and Southeast 17th Street (Brooks Memorial) bridges each follow their own opening schedule, and road traffic waits while a span is up. The Brooks Memorial bridge opens only once an hour during weekday commuter windows. A delivery on the mainland side crosses none of them.
- Can a car carrier drive through the Henry E. Kinney Tunnel in Fort Lauderdale?
Wave Auto Transport states no rule either way. The tunnel under the New River is listed with a clearance of 13.75 feet, the assigned driver judges whether a loaded trailer fits, and a driver who judges that it does not takes another route into downtown.
- Can a car carrier get into a gated community in Weston?
Sometimes. Each Weston community's association usually sets its own entry rules, and the driver learns them at the gate. If the carrier cannot enter safely, the driver and customer pick a lot nearby, and the booking continues.
- Can I ship a motorcycle or an enclosed luxury car to Fort Lauderdale?
Yes. Enclosed trailers come in single-car and multi-car units and cost 40–50% more than open. A motorcycle is its own vehicle type on the form, and Wave Auto Transport publishes no reference range for motorcycles yet.
- Can I ship my car from Fort Lauderdale back to New York?
Yes. On the way north the Florida to New York lane shows $875–$1,175 open and $1,275–$1,700 enclosed, both reference ranges. The form at the top of the page gives the real price.
- What happens if no carrier picks up my car in Fort Lauderdale?
Booking takes no deposit, and the deposit is charged only after a truck has been assigned and dispatched. When no carrier takes the job within 10 calendar days of the requested pickup date, a written request returns the whole deposit, and cancelling before brokerage and dispatch work starts costs nothing.
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