Virginia to Texas Car Shipping
Door-to-door auto transport from Northern Virginia, Fredericksburg, Hampton Roads and the Tri-Cities to every major Texas metro, including San Antonio and El Paso. In our records the median trip took 3 days once the car was loaded.
Virginia to Texas car shipping spreads out more than our other busy Texas lanes. In Neptune Auto Transport’s records, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston took only about half of the cars from Virginia. San Antonio, Austin and El Paso took most of the rest, with San Antonio and El Paso together receiving about a quarter. Both are military cities, and so is much of Virginia. The median trip took 3 days once the car was loaded. If you are moving from Virginia to Texas, the tables below show where in Virginia the cars started and where in Texas they went, and the military section covers moves on orders.
Where Virginia cars go in Texas, and where they start
| Delivery area | Share of deliveries |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth | 26% |
| Greater Houston | 26% |
| San Antonio | 13% |
| Austin | 11% |
| El Paso | 11% |
| Other areas | 13% |
From Virginia, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston took 52 percent of deliveries between them, split evenly. That is the lowest combined share of any of our busier lanes into Texas, where the two big metros usually take far more. San Antonio, including Converse and Hollywood Park, and El Paso each took more than one delivery in ten, well above their usual share, and Austin and Kyle about one in nine. The rest went to Killeen, Burton, Brownsville, East Texas and the Permian Basin.
| Pickup area | Share of pickups |
|---|---|
| Northern Virginia | 45% |
| Fredericksburg and Stafford | 13% |
| Hampton Roads | 13% |
| Richmond and the Tri-Cities | 11% |
| Shenandoah Valley and Culpeper | 9% |
| Southside and southwest Virginia | 9% |
Northern Virginia supplied close to half: Sterling, Chantilly, Manassas, Springfield, Alexandria, Fairfax and Arlington. Fredericksburg and Stafford, and Hampton Roads (Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Yorktown), each supplied about one car in eight. The Tri-Cities area south of Richmond (Chester, Fort Lee, Dinwiddie), the Shenandoah Valley and Lynchburg and Bedford made up the rest. Going the other way, cars on our Texas to Virginia route split between Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads and Fredericksburg, and Houston supplied four in ten pickups.
Military moves to Fort Bliss, Joint Base San Antonio and Fort Hood
The geography points at military moves. El Paso is home to Fort Bliss. San Antonio is home to Joint Base San Antonio, and several of our deliveries there went to Converse, next to its Randolph site. Killeen sits outside Fort Hood, which was called Fort Cavazos from 2023 to 2025. On the Virginia side, pickups came from Fort Lee, from Stafford next to Marine Corps Base Quantico, and from Virginia Beach and Norfolk around Naval Station Norfolk.
Our records do not say who moved on orders, and this lane has no single PCS rush: February and June were its busiest months and the rest of the year was fairly even. So we do not put a number on military moves. If you are moving on orders, we offer a military discount, schedule pickup and delivery around your report date, and meet you outside the gate when an installation will not admit a commercial carrier. Your installation’s transportation office decides what your orders cover; we arrange the transport itself. See military vehicle transport and our PCS car shipping guide.
How long does it take to ship a car from Virginia to Texas?
In our records the median was 3 days from loading to delivery, and more than nine in ten cars arrived within 2 to 4 days, an unusually tight spread for a trip this long. Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston deliveries ran to 3 days at the median, El Paso and Austin to 4, and cars from Northern Virginia into the Metroplex to just 2.
By road, Arlington to Dallas is about 1,330 miles, down I-81 and across on I-40, and Arlington to Houston about 1,410. Virginia Beach to San Antonio is about 1,570 miles by I-85 and I-10, and El Paso, close to 2,000 miles from Northern Virginia, is the long run. Pickup usually comes 2 to 5 business days after booking on standard service. These are past results, not a promised delivery date.
Popular city pairs from Virginia to Texas
- Northern Virginia to Dallas. Tied for the most common pairing, and the quickest: a 2-day median once loaded, to Dallas, Irving, Richardson, Little Elm and Fort Worth. See Dallas car shipping for the delivery end.
- Northern Virginia to Houston. Tied with Dallas, with deliveries to Houston, Katy, Spring and Pearland, and a 3-day median.
- Virginia Beach to San Antonio. San Antonio was the most common destination for Hampton Roads pickups, including Converse. The drive is about 1,570 miles.
- Virginia to El Paso. Cars came from across the state, from Springfield, the Shenandoah Valley, Chester, Bedford and Norfolk, for the longest run on this lane.
- Fredericksburg to Houston. Fredericksburg and Stafford sent most of their cars to Greater Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth.
Vehicles we ship from Virginia to Texas
| Vehicle type | Share of shipments |
|---|---|
| Cars and sedans | 54% |
| SUVs and crossovers | 35% |
| Other vehicles | 11% |
Cars and SUVs made up close to nine in ten vehicles; pickups, minivans and the occasional motorcycle made up the rest. About three in ten were model year 2010 or older, so tell us about anything that does not run. Moving two vehicles? Book them together, since one carrier can often take both on the same trip.
Open or enclosed from Virginia to Texas
Open carriers are the standard on this lane and the least expensive choice. Choose enclosed transport for a classic, a low sports car or anything with new paint, particularly in spring, when Texas has its hail season and a car on an open trailer is exposed for the whole trip. Enclosed trailers carry fewer cars, so give us a few more days of notice.
Getting ready for pickup in Virginia
- On base? Most installations will not admit a commercial carrier, so tell us the installation and we will set a meeting point outside the gate.
- Pull the E-ZPass transponder so it is not read on the drive south.
- Line up Texas insurance. If you ship a car from VA to Texas to live there, you will need proof of coverage that meets Texas minimums to register it.
- Photograph the car, note any damage and keep your copy of the Bill of Lading.
How the figures were produced
Every figure above comes from Neptune Auto Transport’s records of Virginia to Texas orders placed from October 2022 to July 2026, excluding voided orders. Areas are grouped by the first three digits of the ZIP code. Transit counts days from loading to delivery; every shipment on this lane had both dates. The comparison with other Texas lanes uses our lanes into Texas with enough volume to compare. Percentages are rounded to 100, and military locations come from ZIP codes and town names only. No individual order, customer or address is shown, and no figure here promises a price or a delivery date.
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.
Military Vehicle Transport
PCS-friendly scheduling and a military discount for service members moving between duty stations.
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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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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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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 Virginia and deliver anywhere in Texas. These are the city pages for the places this lane serves most.
Pickup in Virginia
Delivery in Texas
Auto transport at each end of your route
Other routes out of Virginia and into Texas
Virginia to Texas car shipping FAQs
Ship your car from Virginia to Texas
Tell us the Virginia pickup ZIP, the Texas city it is going to and your report date if you are moving on orders, and a specialist will call you back with an all-inclusive quote.