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Text (315) 999-1132 Get an instant online quoteNew York's colleges are scattered across a state that takes seven hours to drive end to end, and we cover all of it from our home base in Clinton, in the middle of it. The rhythm is the same every year: cars head home in mid-May, arrive back in late August, and there's a smaller wave around winter break and graduation. Most long-haul student cars are on the California, Arizona, or Nevada lane — a run our trucks make constantly — and coast-to-coast averages about 4 days once the car is picked up, across our 25,000+ transports. Upstate campuses along I-90 and I-81 are the cheapest pickups in the state because our trucks are already there; the North Country, Southern Tier, and Hudson Valley cost a bit more; New York City and Long Island take extra coordination, and we're upfront about that below. We're FMCSA-verifiable: Google our MC number, USDOT number, or (315) 939-0186 — our phone on file with USDOT — and we come up on the federal SAFER registry.
Cornell's East Hill campus and the Collegetown apartment blocks generate more student car shipments for us than any other school in the state, and the California lane in May and August is the busiest of all. A sedan picked up in Ithaca starts at $1,499 heading west; bringing one in from California, Arizona, or Nevada is $2,000. Full details on the dedicated Cornell page.
Across the valley on South Hill, Ithaca College move-outs ride the same trucks on the same schedule as Cornell's. Same Ithaca pricing — from $1,499 for a sedan picked up at school. See the Ithaca College page.
Syracuse University and SUNY ESF share University Hill, so we treat them as one stop — a car from either campus rides the same truck down I-81 or west on I-90. Syracuse is squarely on our home corridor: from $1,499 for a sedan picked up at school, $2,000 to bring one in from California, Arizona, or Nevada. Details on the Syracuse page.
Le Moyne's campus on Syracuse's east side is minutes off I-481, which makes it one of the easiest college pickups we do. Same Syracuse-corridor pricing, from $1,499. See the Le Moyne page.
SUNY Oswego sits on Lake Ontario about a half hour north of Syracuse — and anyone who has dug a car out of Oswego lake-effect snow understands why December shipments home are popular here. Figure from $1,499–$1,800 depending on the exact pickup spot; text the address and we'll give you the exact number. Details on the Oswego page.
SUNY Cortland sits right on I-81 between Syracuse and Ithaca, so it's on pavement our trucks already drive every week. From $1,499 for a sedan picked up at school. See the Cortland page.
Hamilton College is in Clinton, NY — the same village our company calls home. When a Hamilton student needs a car moved, the truck is often starting from a few minutes away, which is about as direct as "direct carrier" gets. From $1,499; see the Hamilton College page.
Colgate, in the village of Hamilton, NY, is about half an hour south of our yard down Route 12B — we run the Chenango Valley constantly. From $1,499–$1,800 depending on the exact pickup; the Colgate page has the semester-timing details.
Utica University and SUNY Poly are both minutes from the Thruway at Utica, squarely in our from-$1,499 corridor. Because this is our home turf, Utica pickups often load soon after the truck leaves the yard. See the Utica page.
These four campuses sit within about twenty minutes of each other, making Rochester one of our densest pickup clusters — all in the from-$1,499 Rochester corridor. The River Campus, RIT's Henrietta campus, and the Pittsford-area schools all work the same way: the driver coordinates a safe nearby spot by text. Details on the Rochester page.
SUNY Brockport, west of Rochester along the Erie Canal, rides with our Rochester-area routing. From $1,499–$1,800 depending on the exact pickup spot — text the address for the exact number.
Geneseo sits in the Genesee Valley about forty minutes south of Rochester, and its pickups pair naturally with our Rochester stops. From $1,499–$1,800 depending on the exact pickup; see the Geneseo page.
HWS sits at the top of Seneca Lake in Geneva, an easy stop on Routes 5&20 between Syracuse and Rochester. From $1,499–$1,800 depending on the exact pickup spot; details on the Hobart & William Smith page.
UB's North Campus in Amherst, its South Campus on Main Street, Buffalo State, and Canisius all fall inside our Buffalo corridor pricing — from $1,499 for a sedan picked up at school. Buffalo is the western anchor of our I-90 route, so trucks pass through nearly every week. Details on the UB / Buffalo page.
Niagara University in Lewiston is just up the road from Buffalo. Figure from $1,499–$1,800 depending on the exact pickup spot — text us the address and we'll quote it exactly.
St. Bonaventure in Olean, Alfred University and Alfred State up in the hills, and Elmira College are proper Southern Tier — beautiful country, but a good distance from the Thruway. Pickup from $1,800 for a sedan, and we'll be straight with you about pickup-day timing, since these are scheduled runs rather than drive-bys.
Binghamton University in Vestal is the biggest school in the Southern Tier and a steady lane for us via I-81 and Route 17. Pickup at school from $1,800; a car coming in from California, Arizona, or Nevada runs $2,000. Details on the Binghamton page.
SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick sit a few blocks apart on the hills above Oneonta, on the I-88 corridor between Binghamton and Albany. One truck can cover both campuses in the same stop — from $1,800 per sedan. See the Oneonta page.
Clarkson and SUNY Potsdam share the village of Potsdam, with St. Lawrence ten miles away in Canton — we treat the three as one North Country run and often load more than one car per trip. From $1,800 per sedan headed home; the winter-break wave here is real. Details on the Clarkson / St. Lawrence page.
SUNY Plattsburgh sits on Lake Champlain just off I-87, about as far north as New York goes. From $1,800 for a sedan picked up at school; $2,000 to bring a car in from California, Arizona, or Nevada.
If you're military at Fort Drum rather than a student, PCS car shipping works a little differently — we have a dedicated Fort Drum page for that.
UAlbany, RPI in Troy, Union in Schenectady, and Siena in Loudonville all sit inside the Capital Region at the eastern end of I-90 — from $1,499 for a sedan picked up at school. Four campuses, one corridor, and our trucks run it constantly. The Albany page covers the cluster.
Skidmore is up in Saratoga Springs, about forty minutes north of Albany off I-87. From $1,800 for a sedan picked up at school — and Saratoga's summer crowds are no joke, so August move-in slots are worth booking early. See the Skidmore / Saratoga page.
Vassar and Marist bracket Poughkeepsie, and we handle both off the same Route 9 corridor stop — from $1,800 for a sedan headed out, $2,000 for one coming in from the West Coast. The dedicated Poughkeepsie page covers both schools.
Bard is up in Annandale-on-Hudson, quiet river-road country north of Rhinebeck. From $1,800; campus roads are tight, so the driver coordinates a workable spot with you by text.
West Point is its own world — gate access, cadet schedules, and Army moves layered on top of the usual logistics. From $1,800 for a Hudson Valley pickup; the dedicated West Point page explains how pickups work around the Academy.
Columbia in Morningside Heights, NYU in the Village, Fordham at Rose Hill and Lincoln Center — we'll be honest: a 75-foot car hauler does not do Manhattan side streets. What actually happens is the driver coordinates a workable spot nearby with room to load safely, and you meet the truck there (or Uber over). It's routine; we do it every semester. Text us the address and we'll quote it exactly.
Sarah Lawrence in Bronxville is metro-NYC for routing purposes — same coordinated-pickup approach as the city schools. Text (315) 999-1132 with the address for an exact quote.
Stony Brook on the North Shore is the big one, with Hofstra in Hempstead and Adelphi in Garden City closer to the city line. Long Island pickups start at $3,000 for a sedan — that reflects what it genuinely takes to get a full-size hauler on and off the Island — and the driver coordinates a workable meeting spot by text. Details on the Stony Brook page.
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Text (315) 999-1132Pricing is set by the pickup location. From the I-90 corridor — Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Albany, and the Ithaca area — a sedan starts at $1,499. Elsewhere upstate it starts at $1,800, and Long Island starts at $3,000. SUVs add $200 and pickup trucks add $600. Text (315) 999-1132 for an exact number.
How much does it cost to ship a car to a New York college from California?A sedan picked up in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, or Ohio runs $2,000 to a New York campus. Coast-to-coast averages about 4 days once the car is picked up — the average across our 25,000+ transports.
Can you pick the car up right on campus?As close as we safely can. A full-size car hauler is about 75 feet long, so the driver parks somewhere safe nearby and coordinates the meet by text — or you can Uber out to the truck if you'd rather we not drive the car at all.
How do the deposit and payment work?A $100 deposit holds your spot and applies to the total — it's not a fee on top. The balance is due on delivery by Zelle, cash, or Venmo, after you've inspected the car.
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