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Student Car Shipping · Cambridge, MA

MIT car shipping,
done by the actual carrier.

Moving a car between MIT and home — California, Arizona, Nevada, or anywhere on our lanes — door-to-door on our own trucks, with the driver assigned the day you book.

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Shipping a car to or from MIT

MIT's campus runs along the Charles between Kendall Square and Mass Ave, with dorms strung down Memorial Drive — a parkway a car-hauler is not allowed to drive on, the same as Storrow across the river. Add Cambridge's resident-permit streets and it's obvious why nobody backs a 75-foot rig up to a dorm. We don't pretend to: the driver stages at a safe, legal, wide spot nearby, texts you, and either Ubers over to your car or waits while you come out to the truck. Quick walk-around inspection, sign, loaded.

The heaviest MIT traffic for us is the West Coast lane. A sedan picked up in California, Arizona, or Nevada and delivered to Cambridge is $2,000 (SUV +$200, pickup truck +$600). End of the spring semester, the flow reverses: a pickup in Massachusetts starts at $2,500, because pricing follows where the truck loads the car. Winter break and IAP in January produce a smaller but steady round-trip crowd — some students send the car home for the month, some finally bring one up.

Booking is a text: $100 deposit that applies to the total, balance on delivery by Zelle, cash, or Venmo after you inspect the car. And because you book direct with the carrier, your number is never sold to ten brokers — no spam blowing up your phone.

How it works

Text us the pickup, the destination, and your dates — or grab an instant quote online. One honest number from the carrier itself.
We assign one of our own drivers at booking and coordinate the Cambridge meet-up by text.
Your car is delivered door-to-door and tracked live by GPS. Coast-to-coast averages about 4 days once picked up.

Getting an MIT student's car home?

Talk to the carrier directly — no broker, no runaround.

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Common questions

How much does it cost to ship a car from California to MIT?

A sedan picked up in California, Arizona, or Nevada and delivered to Cambridge, MA is $2,000 door-to-door (SUV +$200, pickup truck +$600). We are the carrier, so that is the whole price — no broker fee on top. Text (315) 999-1132 for an exact quote.

How much to get a car home from MIT after the semester?

Pricing follows the pickup location, and a Massachusetts pickup starts at $2,500 for a sedan (SUV +$200, pickup truck +$600). Text (315) 999-1132 with your dates for an exact number.

Where does the truck meet me near MIT?

A 75-foot car-hauler can't use Memorial Drive or Storrow Drive and won't fit on most Cambridge side streets, so the driver parks at a safe, legal, wide spot nearby and coordinates with you by text. He can Uber over to you, or you can come out to the truck if you'd rather nobody else drives your car.

How long does shipping take?

Coast-to-coast averages about 4 days once the car is picked up — the average across our 25,000+ transports. Closer runs are faster.

How does payment work?

A $100 deposit locks in your spot and applies to the total. The balance is due on delivery by Zelle, cash, or Venmo — after you inspect the car.

Nearby schools we also serve

HarvardSame city — often the same truck, same day Boston schoolsBU, BC, Northeastern, Tufts & more UMass AmherstPioneer Valley & the Five Colleges All Massachusetts collegesThe full MA student list