How much does it cost to ship a car from Minneapolis to Phoenix?

$1,300 – $1,500 on an open carrier or $1,750 – $2,100 enclosed, for a running standard vehicle over roughly 1,700 miles.

How long does it take to ship a car from Minneapolis to Phoenix?

4–5 days once the car is loaded, for about 1,700 miles via I-35 / I-44 / I-40.

Do you also ship cars from Phoenix to Minneapolis?

Yes. Going Phoenix to Minneapolis costs $1,550 – $1,800 open or $2,700 – $3,000 enclosed.

Do you pick up in Minneapolis and deliver to Phoenix?

Yes. Other pickups here include St. Paul, Bloomington and Rochester; other drop-offs, Scottsdale, Mesa and Sun City.

Minneapolis → Phoenix

Car shipping from Minneapolis to Phoenix

The Twin Cities to the Valley is about as seasonal as auto transport gets. The lane is busy for roughly ten weeks of the year in each direction and quiet for the rest, and the price tracks that almost exactly.

Distance~1,700 miles

Transit time4–5 days

InterstatesI-35 / I-44 / I-40

Typical dispatch1–3 business days

Who ships Minneapolis to Phoenix

Winter residents escaping a Minnesota winter, retirees relocating permanently, families with a second home in Scottsdale or Mesa, and students heading to Arizona universities.

Sedans and comfortable SUVs. The demographic skews retired, so enclosed requests run higher than on comparable lanes, and a large share of these are second vehicles that stay in Arizona year-round.

1,700 miles via I-35 / I-44 / I-40

I-35 south to Des Moines and Kansas City, then I-44 to Oklahoma City and I-40 west through Amarillo, Albuquerque and Flagstaff before dropping down I-17. Some carriers run west on I-90 and south through Denver instead when the plains weather is against them. Flagstaff sits at 7,000 feet and takes real snow, which is the one elevation problem on an otherwise flat routing.

Southbound peaks in October and November; northbound in March and April. Outside those windows this lane goes genuinely quiet and prices soften. The thing to plan around is a January pickup: heavy snow across the Twin Cities can push a collection by a day or more, and unlike a delivery delay there is nothing the carrier can do to make it up.

Shipping Phoenix to Minneapolis

Phoenix to Minneapolis is the March and April run home, and it is the tighter of the two to book — the return window is narrower than the autumn departure window, so more people compete for the same trucks inside fewer weeks. The compensation is reliability: a Phoenix pickup in spring is never weather-delayed, whereas a Minneapolis pickup in January frequently is. For a date that cannot move, northbound in spring is the safer leg, as long as you book it early enough to secure a carrier at all.

From Minneapolis and St. Paul to Phoenix and Scottsdale

MinneapolisSt. PaulBloomingtonRochesterPhoenixScottsdaleMesaSun City

Not listed? Pickup is anywhere in the Minneapolis metro and delivery anywhere in the Phoenix metro, door to door.

Typical rate

Minneapolis to Phoenix

Minneapolis → Phoenix

Open$1,300 – $1,500

Enclosed$1,750 – $2,100

Phoenix → Minneapolis

Open$1,550 – $1,800

Enclosed$2,700 – $3,000

Minneapolis to Phoenix is the cheaper direction on an open carrier.

Running standard vehicle; oversized, non-running or peak-season moves cost more. Rates as of September 2026.

Minneapolis → Phoenix

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On the road

Minneapolis to Phoenix, by carrier

1,700 miles, 4–5 days once loaded.

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Common questions

Shipping Minneapolis to Phoenix

How much does it cost to ship a car from Minneapolis to Phoenix?: $1,300 – $1,500 on an open carrier or $1,750 – $2,100 enclosed, for a running standard vehicle over roughly 1,700 miles.
How long does it take to ship a car from Minneapolis to Phoenix?: 4–5 days once the car is loaded, for about 1,700 miles via I-35 / I-44 / I-40.
Do you also ship cars from Phoenix to Minneapolis?: Yes. Going Phoenix to Minneapolis costs $1,550 – $1,800 open or $2,700 – $3,000 enclosed.
Do you pick up in Minneapolis and deliver to Phoenix?: Yes. Other pickups here include St. Paul, Bloomington and Rochester; other drop-offs, Scottsdale, Mesa and Sun City.