Colorado to Texas Car Shipping
Door-to-door auto transport from Denver, Aurora, the Denver suburbs and the rest of Colorado to Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, El Paso and the rest of Texas. In our records the median trip took 2 days once the car was loaded.
Colorado to Texas car shipping is quick in Neptune Auto Transport’s records. A third of the cars arrived the day after pickup, and 94 percent within 3 days. Three in four started in Denver and its suburbs. Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth took a third each, and Dallas-area cars arrived a day sooner at the median. If you are moving from Colorado to Texas in winter, those pickups kept the same 2-day median.
How long does it take to ship a car from Colorado to Texas?
The median was 2 days from loading to delivery. One car in three arrived the next day, and 94 percent within 1 to 3 days. Among the 18 busiest lanes into Texas in our records, only two had a higher share of next-day arrivals. Denver-area cars reached Dallas-Fort Worth in 2 days at the median and Greater Houston in 3.
By road, Denver to Dallas is about 790 miles and Denver to Houston about 1,030; Denver to San Antonio is about 930. The clock starts at loading. Before that, a standard booking usually waits 2 to 5 business days for pickup, and expedited auto transport can shorten the wait. These are records of finished trips, not a promised arrival.
From Denver and Aurora to Houston and Dallas
| Pickup area | Share of pickups |
|---|---|
| Denver and inner suburbs | 35% |
| North and east Denver suburbs (Aurora, Commerce City) | 26% |
| South Denver suburbs (Littleton, Centennial) | 12% |
| Northern Colorado | 9% |
| Foothills and mountain towns | 9% |
| Other areas | 9% |
Denver and its suburbs supplied three in four cars: Denver and Lakewood, Aurora and Commerce City to the east, and Littleton, Englewood and Centennial to the south. Fort Collins, Wellington and Evans supplied three more. Aspen, Fairplay and the foothills west of Denver supplied three, and Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Durango one each.
| Delivery area | Share of deliveries |
|---|---|
| Greater Houston | 35% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | 35% |
| San Antonio | 9% |
| El Paso | 6% |
| West Texas and the Panhandle | 6% |
| Other areas | 9% |
Greater Houston took 35 percent (Houston, Sugar Land, Humble, Conroe, Channelview, Manvel) and Dallas-Fort Worth 35 percent (Dallas, Frisco, Garland, Rockwall, Celina, Sanger). San Antonio took three cars and El Paso two, a larger El Paso share than on most Texas lanes we track. Amarillo, Lamesa, Tyler, Corpus Christi and Round Rock took one each. Going north, about half the cars on our Texas to Colorado route went to Denver and its suburbs, and Dallas-Fort Worth to Denver recently priced lowest.
Denver to Dallas, Denver to Houston and more
- Denver to Dallas. Denver-area cars delivered in Dallas-Fort Worth ran 2 days at the median, to Dallas, Frisco, Garland, Rockwall and Red Oak.
- Denver to Houston. Denver-area cars delivered in Greater Houston ran 3 days, to Houston, Sugar Land, Humble and Conroe.
- Denver to San Antonio. Two Denver cars and one from Aurora went to San Antonio.
- Denver to El Paso. Denver and Aurora cars went to El Paso.
- Durango to Round Rock. A Western Slope car went to Round Rock, north of Austin, in March.
To ship a car from CO to TX, Dallas-Fort Worth is the quicker drop, so a Houston delivery is worth an extra day in your plans.
Winter pickups and mountain towns
Winter did not slow the lane down: pickups from November to March ran the same 2-day median as the rest of the year.
A pickup in the mountains is different. Since 2025, Colorado requires commercial trucks to carry chains from September 1 to May 31 on more than 1,400 miles of mountain highway, including parts of I-70, US 285 and US 160, under its must-carry law. Carriers plan for it, but a storm can close a pass for a day. If your car is in Aspen, Fairplay, Durango or another mountain town in winter, give us a flexible date, or meet the carrier in Denver.
What Coloradans shipped to Texas
| Vehicle type | Share of shipments |
|---|---|
| Cars and sedans | 50% |
| SUVs and crossovers | 32% |
| Pickup trucks | 12% |
| Vans | 3% |
| Other | 3% |
Half were cars and a third SUVs. The vehicles ran older than on any other busy Texas lane: more than a third were model year 2010 or older, including a 1984 car and a 1987 pickup. One RV went from Evans to Sanger. If you ship an older or classic car, tell us whether it runs and drives, and consider enclosed transport.
Open or enclosed from the Front Range
An open carrier handles most Colorado to Texas auto transport at the lowest cost. Enclosed transport keeps a classic, a new car or a freshly detailed truck out of winter road grime and hail season, and it needs a few more days of notice. Our Denver auto transport page covers both options in the metro.
Before the carrier reaches your Colorado address
- Leave a few days of flexibility around your pickup date, so we can match the car with a carrier heading south.
- Tell us about a mountain address, a steep driveway or a gravel road, so we send a carrier that fits.
- Take out ski racks and loose gear if you can; light items below the window line are the most a carrier takes (our guide).
- Sign the Bill of Lading only after the walk-around, and photograph the car in daylight.
Heading west instead? Our Colorado to California page covers the trip over the Rockies.
How we measured it
These figures summarize Neptune Auto Transport’s Colorado to Texas orders from July 2022 to August 2026, not counting voided orders. The first three digits of a ZIP code set its area. Transit is the number of days from loading to delivery, leaving out one record that showed delivery on the day of pickup. Seasons use the month the car was picked up. Comparisons rank this lane among our 75 busiest interstate lanes and the 18 busiest into Texas, with shares rounded to 100. No customer is identifiable, and no number here is a price or a promise.
Transport options on this route
Whatever you drive and however you want it protected, there is a service built for it. These are the ones customers pick most often on this lane.
Open Carrier Transport
Our most popular and affordable way to ship: your vehicle travels on a professional open auto carrier.
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Enclosed Auto Transport
Fully covered protection from weather and road debris, ideal for luxury, exotic and classic cars.
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Door-to-Door Service
We pick up and deliver as close to your address as safely possible, on both ends of the move.
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Classic Car Transport
Careful loading and enclosed options for collector cars, restomods and older vehicles with low ground clearance.
Learn moreExpedited Auto Transport
Priority dispatch and rush pickups when your timeline is tight, typically assigned in 24–72 hours.
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Cross-Country Transport
Coast-to-coast moves handled by carriers who run long-haul routes every day.
Learn moreCities we cover at each end
We collect anywhere in Colorado and deliver anywhere in Texas. These are the city pages for the places this lane serves most.
Pickup in Colorado
Delivery in Texas
Auto transport at each end of your route
Other routes out of Colorado and into Texas
Colorado to Texas car shipping FAQs
Ship your car from Colorado to Texas
Tell us the Colorado pickup ZIP, in the Denver metro or up in the mountains, and the Texas delivery ZIP, and a specialist will call you back with an all-inclusive quote.