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Miami is a strong auto transport market with a unique personality. It is the end of the line for most carriers heading south on I-95 and the Florida Turnpike, which means it is always a destination but not always a through point. That is an important distinction. The Port of Miami handles some vehicle imports. Manheim Miami is active and keeps carrier traffic moving through the area. Dealer density across Miami, Coral Gables, Hialeah, and the surrounding areas is solid. The big driver here is the snowbird corridor, which is one of the most active auto transport lanes in the country from October through April.
Pickups from Miami usually happen within 2 to 4 days. Carriers love picking up here during snowbird season from October to April because they know they can run a full truck to the Northeast or Midwest and get good money for it. Outside of snowbird season it slows down a bit because carriers heading south need a load to take back north, and sometimes supply outpaces demand for the return trip. If you are shipping in the summer give yourself a little extra lead time. If you are shipping in winter you are in the sweet spot.
Let me be completely straight with you about Honolulu. Shipping a car to or from Hawaii is a fundamentally different process from mainland auto transport. There are no roads connecting Hawaii to the mainland. Your car has to go on a ship. This is called Roll-on Roll-off shipping, or RoRo for short, and it is how vehicles get moved across the ocean. The two primary carriers for this are Matson Navigation and Pasha Hawaii. Matson ships from Oakland, Los Angeles, and Tacoma. Pasha ships from Los Angeles, San Diego, and Oakland. There is no Manheim, no ADESA, no carrier on a multi-car hauler. It is ocean freight, and the pricing, timeline, and process are entirely different from what most people expect when they search for auto transport.
On the Hawaii end, your vehicle arrives at Honolulu Harbor and goes through a customs and inspection process before you can pick it up. Matson and Pasha have port facilities in Honolulu and will notify you when your car is ready for pickup. If you need your car delivered from the port to your address in Honolulu or elsewhere on Oahu, that is a separate local delivery that can usually be arranged. Plan for the port release process to take 1 to 3 days after the ship arrives. Inter-island shipping to Maui, Kauai, or the Big Island is also possible but adds additional cost and time.
Shipping a standard sedan from Miami to Honolulu on open carrier currently estimates between $3175 and $3475. That is based on the 5,926-mile distance and current market conditions.
Miami pricing is seasonal more than almost any other city. October through April is peak snowbird season and prices are competitive because carrier supply matches demand on that corridor. May through September flips the equation. Carriers heading south need incentive because they are not always finding a full load for the return north leg. Prices during the summer months can run 10 to 20 percent higher than the winter equivalent. If you are flexible on timing, spring or fall are usually the sweet spots for price. Get a quote to see current market rates.
Hawaii car shipping costs significantly more than any mainland route of comparable distance. You are paying for mainland transport to the departure port, ocean freight, port fees on both ends, and any delivery on the Hawaii side. Total costs for a standard sedan from the continental US to Honolulu typically range from $1,500 to $2,500 depending on your mainland origin, the carrier you choose, and whether you want door-to-door service or port-to-port. Matson and Pasha are generally competitive with each other on ocean freight. The mainland portion of the route is priced like standard auto transport. Get a quote to see your exact price.
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