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San Diego is a strong and active auto transport market with some unique advantages. I-5 runs straight through the city connecting it to Los Angeles 120 miles north and to the Mexican border at San Ysidro. I-15 heads inland and north toward Riverside and Las Vegas. Carriers running the LA to San Diego corridor are constant because there is always demand in both directions. Auction activity is real here. Manheim San Diego operates out of Oceanside at the north end of the county. ADESA San Diego is located near the border in Otay Ranch. Copart and IAA both have San Diego locations as well. Add in the military presence from Camp Pendleton, MCAS Miramar, and NAS Coronado and you have a steady drumbeat of military relocation shipments year round. This is a solid, dependable market.
Most pickups in San Diego happen within 2 to 4 days. The city is spread out and the county covers a lot of ground, from Chula Vista in the south to Oceanside in the north. Carriers prefer to pick up from accessible areas like Mission Valley, Kearny Mesa, El Cajon, and Chula Vista rather than beach neighborhoods with tight parking. If you are near the coast in areas like La Jolla or Pacific Beach, a quick meetup at a nearby lot usually makes things faster. Military personnel should know that getting on-base pickup is not always possible, so plan to meet your carrier at the gate or a nearby commercial area. Give us your zip and we will tell you exactly what to expect.
El Paso is a tough market for auto transport. We ship cars to and from here, but it takes some patience. Even though it is a decent sized city with about 870,000 people, it is very isolated. The nearest major metro is San Antonio and that is 550 miles east on I-10. Phoenix is 430 miles west. That is a lot of empty road with not much in between. There are no major auto auctions like Manheim or ADESA in El Paso, and the dealership count is lower than you would expect for a city this size. Less dealer activity means fewer carriers have a reason to be in the area.
Delivering to El Paso has the same challenges as picking up. Carriers need a reason to stop here, and with limited auction and dealer activity there is not always another load waiting for them after they drop yours off. That means we sometimes need to offer a little more to convince a driver to take the route. If you are shipping from somewhere on the I-10 corridor like LA, Phoenix, or Houston, it is easier because the carrier is already passing through. Coming from a city that is off that corridor adds more time and usually more cost.
Shipping a standard sedan from San Diego to El Paso on open carrier currently estimates between $500 and $800. That is based on the 765-mile distance and current market conditions.
San Diego runs close to the national average on most routes. The LA to San Diego lane is one of the most competitive short hauls in the country because carriers are constantly running it. Longer routes like San Diego to Phoenix, Las Vegas, or the Pacific Northwest are very active and priced well. Routes to the Midwest or East Coast price similarly to LA because carriers use I-5 or I-40 to get there and San Diego is a natural first or last stop. Military PCS season in the spring and summer can push prices up slightly as demand spikes. Get a quote to see your exact price.
El Paso almost always runs above the national average. Expect to pay a 15 to 30 percent premium compared to a similar distance from a major hub. The reason is simple. Carriers have to drive through a long stretch of empty highway to get here and there might not be a load waiting for them on the other end. That dead head mileage has to get paid for somehow. There is not much seasonal variation though. It is pretty consistently a premium market year round. If you want the best shot at a fair price, be flexible on your dates and give us as much lead time as you can. Get a quote to see exactly where your route falls.
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