Texas to Colorado Car Shipping

Texas to Colorado car shipping costs least from Dallas: in recent months Dallas-Fort Worth to the Denver area ran about $700 to $850 for a car, against about $800 to $1,100 from Austin. In Neptune Auto Transport’s records, about half the cars went to Denver and its suburbs and three in ten to Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Fort Carson included. Pickups were spread across Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Central Texas, and the median trip took 2 days once the car was loaded. Moving from Texas to Colorado? Here is the cost, the timing and the VIN check.

Dallas to Denver costs the least: recent prices by city pair

Each row below comes from at least three separate recent shipments, dispatched from October 2025 to October 2026, for an operable vehicle on an open carrier, door to door.

Dallas-Fort Worth to Denver was the least expensive pairing for a car. Across every route, cars ran from $700 to $1,100 and most went for about $800 to $950, while SUVs to the Front Range ran from $700 to $1,200, most of them $800 to $1,050. Distance explains part of it: Google puts Dallas to Denver at about 793 miles and Houston to Denver at about 1,027. Mountain towns in southwest Colorado, such as Pagosa Springs and Durango, priced above the Front Range, so expect a higher quote off the I-25 corridor.

Rates shift through the year, so these are a reference rather than a price. Your quote depends on both addresses, the vehicle and your dates. Planning to ship a car from TX to CO? An agent calls you back with a free, all-inclusive figure.

Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo: the Front Range deliveries

The Denver metro took 55% of the cars: Denver itself five times, Aurora three times, and Castle Rock, Wheat Ridge and Centennial. Fort Collins, Greeley and Evans to the north took the rest of that row. Colorado Springs and Pueblo took three in ten, including Fort Carson addresses. Our Colorado car shipping page covers the mountain towns and the Western Slope.

Dallas, Houston and Central Texas: three starting points

Dallas-Fort Worth supplied 35% of pickups: Dallas three times, plus Fort Worth, McKinney, Wilmer and Frisco. Greater Houston supplied 30%, from Humble and Spring twice each, Houston and Conroe. The other 35% came from Central Texas and the west: Austin, Cedar Park, San Antonio and Boerne, Rockdale and Gatesville in the Killeen-Temple area, and El Paso.

Thirteen of 19 delivered within two days

From loading to delivery the median trip took 2 days. Thirteen of 19 cars arrived within 2 days and 16 within 3. Cars from Dallas-Fort Worth to the Denver area took 2 days at the median, deliveries anywhere in the Denver metro took 2, and Colorado Springs and Pueblo took about 2 to 3.

Google puts Dallas to Denver at about 793 miles, close to 12 hours of driving on US-287 and I-25, Austin to Denver at about 911 miles and Houston to Denver at about 1,027. San Antonio to Colorado Springs is about 852 miles and El Paso to Colorado Springs about 566, both on I-25. Pickup gets its own window, which depends on the Texas address and your flexibility; for a hard deadline, ask about expedited auto transport.

Colorado plates: 90 days, a VIN check, and emissions only around Denver

The Colorado DMV gives new residents 90 days to register the car, with Colorado insurance in place. A car coming from Texas needs a VIN verification on form DR 2698, done by Colorado law enforcement, a licensed Colorado dealer or a licensed emissions station.

An emissions test applies only to vehicles more than seven model years old registered in Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties and parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Larimer and Weld. Colorado Springs, in El Paso County, and Pueblo are outside that area, so a car delivered there skips the test.

Cars, SUVs and one Tundra: open or enclosed for the climb to Denver

Cars made up 60% of the loads, from a Corolla and a Ford Focus to a Lexus GS 450, a Hyundai Genesis and a 1992 Nissan 240SX. The SUVs included a Chevrolet Suburban, a Dodge Durango, a Toyota RAV4 and two Subaru Outbacks, and the pickup was a Toyota Tundra. The median model year was 2015.

Most went on an open carrier, which is what the price table describes. For a classic like the 240SX or a car you would rather keep covered, ask us to price an enclosed trailer too. If you are moving on orders to Fort Carson, our military vehicle transport includes a military discount.

Heading south: Denver to Dallas and Houston

Our Colorado to Texas guide covers the opposite direction, where three in four cars started in Denver and its suburbs, a third arrived the day after pickup and the median was also 2 days. For other routes out of Texas, see our Texas auto transport page.

How we measured it

For areas, transit and vehicles we used Neptune Auto Transport’s Texas to Colorado shipments picked up from October 2022 to May 2026, without voided orders or one camper. A ZIP code’s first three digits decide its area, transit runs from loading to delivery and leaves out one same-day record, and shares are rounded to 100. The price table is separate, built from recent comparable shipments on these routes dispatched October 2025 to October 2026; it is not our order data and not a quote. No customer or address is shown, and nothing promises a price or a date.