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DAYS TO PICKUP, MANCHESTER & NASHUA
$250-$1,700
OPEN TRANSPORT, BY DESTINATION
I-93 · I-89 · I-95
PRIMARY CARRIER CORRIDORS
Key Takeaways
Typical cost: New Hampshire to Massachusetts runs $250-$300 on an open carrier, New Hampshire to New York $300-$500, New Hampshire to Illinois $700-$1,000, New Hampshire to Florida $950-$1,400, New Hampshire to Texas $1,050-$1,500, and cross country to California $1,300-$1,700. Enclosed transport typically costs 40 to 60 percent more than open.
Transit time: Massachusetts and New York take 1-2 days, Illinois 3-4 days, Florida and Texas 4-6 days, and California 8-11 days once the vehicle is picked up.
Boston corridor: Manchester sits about 55 miles north of Boston on I-93, so New Hampshire pickups draw on the same carrier pool that serves Greater Boston and rarely wait long for a truck.
Savings tip: Flexible pickup dates cut $75-$150 off a typical New Hampshire quote. There is no state sales tax on a vehicle purchase here, which is why so many of the cars we move out of New Hampshire are online buys headed south and west.
Process: You get a dedicated coordinator and a vetted, insured carrier. Nothing is due until a driver is assigned, and your vehicle is tracked by GPS throughout.
Popular Car Shipping Routes from New Hampshire
New Hampshire runs on three interstates. I-93 carries the bulk of the traffic north from Boston through Manchester and Concord into the White Mountains, I-95 clips the short seacoast at Portsmouth, and I-89 heads northwest toward Vermont. US-3 parallels I-93 through the Merrimack Valley. Pickup windows in Manchester and Nashua run 1-3 days. Open transport prices between $250 and $1,700 depending on destination, with the short run into Massachusetts at the low end and West Coast lanes at the top. These are the routes we book most often from New Hampshire.
- New Hampshire to Massachusetts: 50-70 miles, 1-2 days
- New Hampshire to New York: 250-300 miles, 1-2 days
- New Hampshire to Illinois: 950-1,000 miles, 3-4 days
- New Hampshire to Florida: 1,350-1,500 miles, 4-6 days
- New Hampshire to Texas: 1,750-1,950 miles, 4-6 days
- New Hampshire to California: 2,950-3,100 miles, 8-11 days
The Manchester and Nashua Carrier Base
Manchester and Nashua sit within 20 miles of each other along I-93 and US-3, and together they handle most of the state’s volume. Both are close enough to Boston that a carrier running the New England leg of an I-95 or I-90 route can add a New Hampshire stop without leaving its lane, which keeps pickup windows short and pricing competitive. Concord, 20 miles north of Manchester on I-93, prices off the same pool.
New Hampshire charges no sales tax on a vehicle purchase, so a steady share of the cars we move out of the state are online buys and dealer transfers heading south and west. That traffic runs heaviest in spring and early summer. University turnover at the state’s two big campuses adds demand in late August and again in May, so book 1-2 weeks ahead in those windows. Portsmouth and the seacoast sit directly on I-95 and are among the easiest addresses in the state to cover.
Pickup and Delivery Across New Hampshire
Metro pickups in Manchester, Nashua, Concord, and along the I-95 seacoast usually dispatch within 1-3 days of booking, with 1-2 extra days for the North Country and the mountain towns above Franconia Notch. Winter is the main variable: snow and ice can hold a carrier for a day at a time between December and March, and the notch roads are the first to close. Many residential streets and cul-de-sacs cannot take a 75 foot rig, so drivers commonly arrange to meet at a nearby shopping center or wide arterial road, and your coordinator confirms that spot before pickup day. Non-running vehicles need a winch and typically add $100-$200 to the quote.
New Hampshire Car Shipping FAQs
Most standard sedans and SUVs run $950-$1,400 on an open carrier over the 1,350-1,500 miles to Florida, with 4-6 days in transit. That band sits between the figures published on our Maine and Massachusetts guides, which bracket New Hampshire on the same I-95 corridor. Snowbird demand lifts southbound prices from October through December and northbound from March through May. Enclosed transport typically costs 40 to 60 percent more than open.
Cross country runs of 2,950-3,100 miles typically price at $1,300-$1,700 for open transport and take 8-11 days, in line with the bands on our Maine and Massachusetts guides. New England is the far corner of the national carrier map, so these lanes need the most lead time of anything we book out of the state. Enclosed transport typically costs 40 to 60 percent more than open.
Pickup in Manchester, Nashua, Concord, and on the seacoast usually happens within 1-3 days of booking, and the North Country adds 1-2 days. Once the car is loaded, count on 1-2 days to Massachusetts and New York, 3-4 days to Illinois, 4-6 days to Florida and Texas, and 8-11 days to California.
Manchester to Boston is the shortest lane we run out of New Hampshire at roughly 55 miles down I-93, and it prices at $250-$300 with 1-2 days in transit. Short hops like this one price off a floor rather than off mileage, because the carrier still has to load, secure, and unload the vehicle whatever the distance.
Not the shipping cost itself, but it shapes the traffic. New Hampshire charges no sales tax on a vehicle purchase, so a large share of the cars we move out of the state are online purchases and dealer transfers heading to buyers elsewhere. Tax is generally owed where the vehicle is registered rather than where it is bought, so confirm your own state’s rule before you buy.
Often not directly. Many neighborhood streets and cul-de-sacs are too tight for a 75 foot rig, so drivers arrange to meet at a nearby shopping center or wide arterial road. Your coordinator confirms the exact spot before pickup day, and it usually adds only minutes to the process.
Open transport is the right choice for most vehicles and prices at $250-$1,700 from New Hampshire depending on destination. Enclosed typically costs 40 to 60 percent more than open and makes sense for classics, exotics, and low clearance cars. Winter road salt on I-93 and I-95 is the reason some owners choose it between December and March.
Most carriers allow up to 100 lbs of personal items in the trunk or below the window line. Anything more can trigger extra charges or a refused pickup, and personal items are not covered by the carrier’s cargo insurance, so keep valuables out of the vehicle.
Yes. Every carrier we assign holds active cargo insurance, with coverage up to $2M available for high value vehicles, and we can send you the certificate of insurance on request before pickup. Nothing is due until a driver is assigned to your shipment.
New Hampshire Cities We Serve
- Manchester
- Nashua
- Concord
- Derry
- Dover
- Rochester
- Salem
- Merrimack
