740-830
MILES, DEPENDING ON CITY PAIR
2-4
DAYS IN TRANSIT, TYPICAL
$600-$900
OPEN TRANSPORT, BY SEASON
Shipping a car from Colorado to Texas costs $600-$900 for open transport and takes 2-4 days once your vehicle is loaded, over roughly 740 to 830 miles. Carriers leave the Front Range on I-25 and pick up US-287 across the high plains into the Dallas and Fort Worth metroplex. Use the instant quote calculator on this page for an exact price on your dates.
Key Takeaways
Typical cost: Open transport from Colorado to Texas runs $600-$900 for a standard sedan, with the 830 mile Denver to Dallas pairing usually landing mid band.
Transit time: Plan on 2-4 days on the truck, with pickup typically scheduled within 1-3 days of booking in Denver, Aurora, and Colorado Springs.
Seasonality: May through September is the industry peak, when quotes typically climb toward $800-$900. October through February is the softest window.
Savings tip: A flexible pickup window and a meeting spot near I-25 or I-70 typically keeps quotes toward the $600-$700 end of the range.
Simple process: Your vehicle travels covered by $2M cargo insurance, with a joint condition report completed at pickup and again at delivery.
The I-25 and US-287 Corridor
This lane leaves the Front Range on I-25, running south from Denver through Colorado Springs and Pueblo to Raton Pass, a 7,834 foot crossing on the New Mexico line that closes after heavy snow. From there carriers follow US-87 and US-64 across the northeast New Mexico plains to US-287 at Clayton.
US-287 then runs through Amarillo and angles southeast straight into Fort Worth. Some carriers instead stay on I-25 to Albuquerque and take I-40 east to Amarillo before joining US-287 south. The main chokepoints are I-25 congestion between Denver and Colorado Springs, high plains crosswinds on US-287, and Amarillo blizzards that can shut the corridor for a day at a time in winter.
Seasonality on the Colorado to Texas Corridor
May through September is the industry peak on this lane. Military PCS cycles out of Fort Carson, Peterson Space Force Base, and the Air Force Academy stack against family relocations timed between school years, and summer quotes typically climb toward $800-$900.
October through February is typically the cheapest window, with quotes commonly landing at $600-$700, though Front Range snow and closures at Raton Pass can add a day to transit between November and March. March and April usually price near the middle of the band before summer demand builds.
Shipping South: Colorado to Texas
Southbound volume is heavy with military families moving from Colorado Springs posts to Fort Cavazos and other Texas installations, plus household relocations from the Front Range into the Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin job markets.
In Denver, carriers stage near the I-25 and I-70 interchange. Colorado Springs pickups cluster along the I-25 corridor, and Aurora loads meet near I-225 and I-70. Metro pickup is typically scheduled within 1-3 days of booking, with mountain towns west of the Front Range adding 1-2 days.
Shipping North: Texas to Colorado
Northbound volume includes movers drawn to the Front Range, students heading to Colorado campuses, military rotations back to Colorado Springs, and vehicles bought at Dallas and Fort Worth auctions, which typically include 3-5 free storage days while your carrier is dispatched.
Dallas and Fort Worth pickups stage along I-35E and I-35W, and Austin loads meet near I-35. Northbound pricing mirrors southbound pricing, typically $600-$700 off peak and $800-$900 through the summer.
Popular City Pairs on This Lane
- Denver, CO to Dallas, TX: 830 miles, 2-4 days
- Denver, CO to Fort Worth, TX: 810 miles, 2-4 days
- Colorado Springs, CO to Dallas, TX: 770 miles, 2-4 days
- Colorado Springs, CO to Fort Worth, TX: 740 miles, 2-4 days
- Aurora, CO to Plano, TX: 810 miles, 2-4 days
