FL → MN · 1,750 miles
Florida to Minnesota Car Shipping
Door-to-door auto transport from Florida to Minnesota on professional semi-truck carriers — open, enclosed and expedited.
We move vehicles between Florida and Minnesota every week. Pickups concentrate around Naples, Fort Myers, Tampa and Orlando, with delivery into Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Edina and Rochester and the surrounding towns. One of the heaviest snowbird corridors in the country. Southbound capacity tightens from October through December; northbound tightens from March through May.
Distance
1,750 mi
Transit
3–5 days
Open range
$1,300–$1,925
What Florida to Minnesota transport costs
Open transport on this lane typically runs $1,300–$1,925 for a standard sedan or small SUV. Enclosed transport typically runs $1,900–$2,800. Large trucks, lifted vehicles, oversized SUVs and inoperable cars price above those ranges because they take more deck space or require winch-equipped equipment.
Price on any lane is set by what a driver will accept to run it that week — not by a per-mile chart. Fuel, seasonal direction of travel, how far the pickup sits off the interstate and how tight your dates are all move the number.
The FL → MN corridor
There is no single interstate joining Florida and Minnesota, so carriers typically stage on I-75 and I-95 out of Orlando, cut across the middle of the country, then finish on I-35 and I-94 into Minneapolis. That handoff between the Florida peninsula and the Upper Midwest is the part of the trip that moves pickup dates the most.
Florida weather rarely stops this lane; the bigger factor on the pickup end is summer afternoon storms and hurricane-season routing between June and November. Minnesota winters genuinely affect this lane — ice, lake-effect snow and closed passes can push a delivery by a day, and drivers will not load or unload on an untreated incline.
Timing this route
Plan on roughly 500 miles per day once your vehicle is loaded, which puts this route at 3–5 days in transit.
Because this is a 1,750-mile haul, give us three to six weeks in peak season and one to two weeks off-peak. Long lanes depend on a driver already heading that direction, and waiting for the right truck is what keeps the price honest.
Pickup and delivery access
Pickups cluster around Naples, Fort Myers, Tampa and Orlando; deliveries concentrate in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Edina and Rochester. A full carrier is about 75 feet long, so narrow streets, HOA restrictions and low clearance are handled by meeting a few minutes away at a wide lot. On the Florida end, gated communities, guard-gate approvals and low-hanging banyan branches are the usual obstacles — we clear the entry ahead of time or set a meeting point at a nearby plaza.
Included on every FL → MN move
- Door-to-door pickup and delivery
- Professional semi-truck carriers only
- $250,000 cargo coverage on open carriers
- up to $2,000,000 cargo coverage on enclosed carriers
- Owner Operated
- Direct driver contact throughout transit
Not sure which type of carrier you need?
Don't worry. You don't have to know whether your vehicle belongs on an open carrier, an enclosed trailer, a winch-equipped truck or specialized equipment. Just tell us what you're shipping, its condition, where it's going and when you need it moved. We'll review the shipment and determine what type of transportation is appropriate.
Please note: Anything that rolls on its own wheels must be roadworthy before pickup. The customer is responsible for repairs — tires, bearings, brakes, lights — and for towing and repair costs if the unit becomes disabled in transit.
- $250,000 cargo coverage on open carriers
- up to $2,000,000 cargo coverage on enclosed carriers
- Licensed & bonded · USDOT #2273104 · MC #774106
- Owner Operated
- BBB Accredited Business | A+ Rating
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Open and enclosed semi-truck carriers, door-to-door delivery and a coordinator who answers the phone.