950-1,300
MILES, DEPENDING ON ENDPOINTS
3-5
DAYS IN TRANSIT, TYPICAL
$900-$1,400
OPEN TRANSPORT, BY SEASON
Key Takeaways
Typical cost: $900-$1,400 for open transport on a standard sedan, either direction. Enclosed typically adds 40-60 percent. Larger SUVs and pickups price toward the top of the range.
Transit time: 3-5 days door to door along I-95, with 950-1,300 miles between most Florida and New Jersey endpoints.
Seasonality follows the snowbird calendar: southbound prices peak October through December when New Jersey ships to Florida; northbound peaks March through May on the return. Ship against the flow and you can save $150-$300.
Savings tip: New Jersey pickups are simpler than New York City pickups, with driveways and wide suburban streets instead of Manhattan staging. Flexible dates plus a major Florida metro endpoint price lowest per mile.
Process: A dedicated coordinator assigns a vetted, insured carrier; you pay nothing until a driver is assigned, and GPS tracking covers the whole run.
The Garden State Snowbird Corridor
Florida to New Jersey runs the same I-95 spine as the New York lane and shares its biggest advantage: carriers pass through Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware every day, so pickup windows stay short at 1-3 days for most metro bookings on either end. The difference shows on the New Jersey side. A full-size carrier can reach most driveways from Bergen County down to Cherry Hill, so door to door usually means your actual door rather than a staging lot.
Each direction prices on its own calendar.
Shipping North: Florida to New Jersey
Northbound peaks March through May as winter residents return to Bergen, Monmouth, and Ocean County. Expect $1,100-$1,400 open transport at the peak and book 2-3 weeks ahead. June through February the same move typically runs $900-$1,100, and late-summer northbound trips are often the best value on the lane because carriers reposition toward the Northeast and discount to fill trucks.
Shipping South: New Jersey to Florida
Southbound stacks October through December as New Jersey’s large snowbird population heads for Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Naples, and Sarasota. Expect $1,100-$1,400 at the peak; January through August usually runs $900-$1,150. Northern and central New Jersey pickups dispatch fastest because carriers load the lane from the Turnpike and I-95 corridor before running south.
Popular City Pairs on This Lane
- Miami to Newark - 1,280 miles, 3-5 days
- Fort Lauderdale to Jersey City - 1,255 miles, 3-5 days
- Orlando to Trenton - 1,010 miles, 3-4 days
- Tampa to Cherry Hill - 1,065 miles, 3-4 days
- West Palm Beach to Toms River - 1,140 miles, 3-4 days
