New Jersey to Arizona Car Shipping

New Jersey to Arizona car shipping covers about 2,400 miles, and Neptune Auto Transport moves cars both ways on it. Going west (NJ to AZ), our cars left Parsippany, Rockaway, Princeton and North Bergen for Phoenix, Tempe, Peoria and Sierra Vista, and took 5 days at the median once loaded. Coming back, Arizona to New Jersey car shipping started in Phoenix, Mesa, Gilbert and Tucson and took 4. Recent prices for a car ran $1,300 to $1,700 going west and $1,300 to $1,500 coming back.

What does it cost to ship a car from New Jersey to Arizona?

These are recent all-in prices for car transport from New Jersey to Arizona. Every row stands on at least three separate shipments dispatched from August to October 2026, for a vehicle that runs, on an open carrier, door to door.

Across the five car listings the range was $1,300 to $1,700, and three of the five landed at $1,550: Red Bank and Edison to Phoenix, and Paramus to Tempe. Monmouth Junction to Chandler sat at the low end and Hainesport to Green Valley, south of Tucson, at the top. SUVs ran $1,500 to $1,850, most of them $1,600 to $1,700, whether they left the North Jersey hills or the Shore. We have no recent pickup-truck figure going west, so a truck is priced on its own.

A quote follows your two addresses, the vehicle and your dates, so it can land outside these ranges. Read the table as recent history, not a price list. Our car shipping cost calculator shows what similar long moves have cost, and how much it costs to ship a car explains what moves the number.

Arizona to New Jersey car shipping: prices for the trip back

Coming east, the listings cover a longer stretch, from November 2025 to October 2026, under the same terms: a running vehicle, an open carrier, door to door, at least three separate shipments per row.

AZ to NJ car shipping cost $1,300 to $1,500 for a car, about $1,400 in the middle, on trips from Phoenix, Chandler, Scottsdale and Cottonwood, in northern Arizona, to Barnegat, Somerville, Brigantine, Rumson and Paterson. SUVs ran $1,250 to $1,700, most of them $1,400 to $1,550; the Tucson-area listings went to Newark and to Wrightstown in Burlington County. Pickup trucks cost the most, most of them $1,800 to $2,200, with one Phoenix to Passaic truck at $2,800.

The same caution applies: these are past prices, and a specialist prices your own move from both ZIP codes. If you are driving one car and shipping the other, shipping an SUV or truck covers why the bigger vehicle costs more.

Five days west, four days back: how long the transport takes

In our records, cars going west took 5 days at the median once loaded, and 6 of 7 timed trips took 4 to 6 days. Coming back from Arizona the median was 4 days, and 8 of 9 trips took 3 to 5. With seven and nine trips, treat both as a guide rather than a promise.

To ship a car from New Jersey to Arizona yourself means a long drive: Google puts Newark to Phoenix at 2,398 miles, almost 36 hours on I-40, and Newark to Tucson at 2,394 miles by way of I-70. Before loading comes the pickup window: on standard service a carrier is usually assigned 2 to 5 business days after you book, and expedited auto transport shortens that wait.

From Rockaway to Sierra Vista: where our New Jersey and Arizona cars went

Going west, we have picked up in Rockaway, Parsippany, North Bergen, Princeton, Rahway and Monroe Township, and delivered to Phoenix, Tempe, Peoria, Paradise Valley, Prescott Valley, Marana and Sierra Vista. Coming east, pickups were in Phoenix, Mesa, Gilbert, Tempe, Peoria, Cave Creek, Maricopa, Tucson and Mohave Valley, and deliveries went to Newark, Elizabeth, Lincoln Park, Hamilton, Hightstown, Belle Mead, Waterford Works and Hasbrouck Heights.

The cars were as mixed as the towns: a Jeep Wrangler, a Mazda CX-5, an Audi S5 and a Lexus convertible going west; a Toyota Prius, a Tesla Model 3, a Dodge Charger and full-size pickups such as a Chevrolet Silverado coming back.

Registering a New Jersey car in Arizona

New Jersey to Arizona auto transport ends at the MVD counter. Arizona asks you to register as soon as you become a resident, and the ADOT Motor Vehicle Division wants the New Jersey title, or your New Jersey registration if a lender holds the title, in which case Arizona issues a registration only. The New Jersey title and registration are surrendered when you apply.

In the Phoenix and Tucson areas most cars need an emissions test before registering; vehicles five model years old or newer are generally exempt, and the rest of Arizona has no test. Some out-of-state cars also need a Level I inspection, a free VIN check at an MVD office. The registration bill includes Arizona’s vehicle license tax, which follows the car’s original retail price and drops as the car ages. Our Arizona vehicle transport page covers the rest of the state.

Bringing an Arizona car to New Jersey: 60 days, insurance and tint

Arizona to New Jersey auto transport has its own paperwork at the far end. New Jersey gives new residents 60 days to transfer the title and registration, or less if the Arizona registration runs out first. At a Motor Vehicle Commission appointment you bring the original title, proof of insurance, the Universal Title Application (OS/SS-UTA) and the Vehicle Registration Application (BA-49); if a lender holds the title, it is released with form OS/SS-54.

Buy the New Jersey policy before that appointment: every registered car needs liability, personal injury protection and uninsured motorist coverage. You leave with plates, a registration and a temporary inspection card, and New Jersey inspects most cars every two years.

Window tint is where Arizona cars get caught. Arizona allows film on the front side windows at about 33% light, while New Jersey allows tint on the windshield and front side windows only with an MVC medical exemption; unapproved film is subject to removal, fines and a failed inspection. Check the front windows before the car leaves the Valley. Our New Jersey auto transport page covers delivery across the state.

Open or enclosed for 2,400 miles

The prices above are for open carriers, the usual way to move a car this far. For a high-value car or a classic, enclosed auto transport keeps it covered across the desert and the Midwest at a higher price, and luxury and exotic car transport adds single-car and soft-strap options. Either way the car goes door to door, as close to each address as a full-size truck can safely get.

Before pickup: E-ZPass, tight North Jersey streets and Arizona heat

• Leaving New Jersey. The E-ZPass New Jersey terms say a tag must come off a vehicle under tow, or the account may be charged, so take it off the windshield or seal it in its read-prevention bag before the carrier reaches the Turnpike.
• Older streets. In Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken and Paterson, cars parked on both sides often leave no room for a full-size carrier. The driver arranges a meeting point nearby at no extra charge.
• Arizona summers. Phoenix’s normal July high is 110°F, according to the National Weather Service, so have the battery and tires checked before a summer pickup there.
• Two homes. If you winter in Arizona and fly between the two, our snowbird auto transport page covers shipping the car out and back on your dates.
• The car itself. Leave about a quarter tank, take out valuables and loose items (what carriers accept), photograph every side, and check the car with the driver against the bill of lading at both ends.

How we measured it

Our figures on places, timing and vehicles come from Neptune Auto Transport’s shipments on this lane: 7 going west, picked up from July 2023 to August 2026, after leaving out one voided order, and 9 coming east, picked up from October 2022 to February 2026. Every trip is timed from loading to delivery. The price tables come from a different source, recent comparable shipments dispatched from August to October 2026 going west and from November 2025 to October 2026 coming east, and they are not a quote.