Car shipping from Houston, TX to Dallas, TX
Figures below are worked out for this specific corridor and dated.
We arrange in-state moves only, in the states whose rules we have checked. This state is not cleared yet. The figures below still hold for planning; for an interstate move, use a company with federal broker authority or a carrier that runs the lane (how to check one).
Want options for this route anyway? Send the details and we reply, free, with licensed carriers or brokers that run it. You book and pay them directly; PlainHaul takes no payment for this move.
Get licensed carrier options →Driving cost: 238 mi × 76¢/mi (IRS rate) = $181, a 1-day drive. See the full math.
What drives the price on this lane
Distance sets the floor; vehicle size, condition and pickup-window flexibility move it from there, and demand is not symmetric by direction or season. See how we build your price for the full breakdown.
Heading the other direction? See car shipping from Dallas, TX to Houston, TX.
Similar-length routes from Houston
- to Atlanta, GA 794 mi
- to Chattanooga, TN 814 mi
- to Savannah, GA 966 mi
- to Denver, CO 1,035 mi
- to Chicago, IL 1,087 mi
- to Pittsburgh, PA 1,341 mi
- to Los Angeles, CA 1,548 mi
- to New York, NY 1,628 mi
Sources: road miles and drive time from OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocoding and OSRM driving route (city centers), 2026-09-21, city center to city center (your addresses will change them a little). Drive cost: IRS standard mileage rate, irs.gov, read 2026-09-21. Transit band: typical open-carrier transit-day ranges by distance as published on public transit-time guides, read 2026-09-21. We don't publish a shipping price for this lane yet because an honest price depends on a current quote; see how our pricing works.