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When you need to ship a car to or from Orange, count on an auto transport company that gets cars where they need to be safely and on time. RoadRunner Auto Transport has over 30 years of experience delivering cars cross country, with door-to-door vehicle transport anywhere in Orange, CA. Our transport coordinators handle every step, from pricing and carrier assignment to dispatch and delivery.

Whether you need a car transported in or out of the city, RoadRunner sets you up with convenient Orange auto shipping at a fair price, with enclosed transport available for added protection. Call (888) 777-2123 or use our car shipping calculator to get an instant quote.

Every carrier in the network is vetted before it hauls for RoadRunner and carries its own cargo insurance, and the coordinator who prices your Orange move stays your point of contact until the car is delivered. Quotes are built from what carriers are charging to run the California lanes right now, not from a national average.

Whether the car is a daily driver, a classic headed for storage, or a student's first car going to campus, the same coordinator handles open and enclosed bookings, expedited pickups, and vehicles that do not run under their own power.

The result is a 4.7-star average across more than 39,000 verified customer reviews, and one phone number, (888) 777-2123, for the quote, the booking and the day of pickup.

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Any residential or business address in Orange or Old Towne and the Plaza and West Orange and the medical district; the exact spot is agreed with the driver.
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What California customers say about shipping with RoadRunner

"I recently relocated from Los Angeles, CA to Dallas, TX. I found RoadRunner from Google and received excellent services from the quote to the service of picking my car and transporting across country."

Dominique L.

California to Texas

May 2026

5 stars
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"Tried to have my car shipped from California to Oregon with another service, for 1 month! ridicules, called roadrunner and they pick up the car one day and it was delivered the next day. Driver was great, courteous and professional. Very reasonable pricing."

Craig

California to Oregon

May 2026

5 stars
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"Fast pickup. Faster delivery. Schedule for Wednesday pickup on Monday, car delivered enclosed following Monday from CA to NY. Great communication throughout. Car in perfect shape."

KosH K.

California to New York

October 2025

5 stars
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"RoadRunner was a no nonsense company. Quoted the job. Communication before pick up, day of pick, day of drop off was great. Car was picked up in Massachusetts 1/9/25 & delivered to California 1/13/25 Driver was professional & polite. I would definitely recommend & use them again."

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Massachusetts to California

January 2025

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About Orange car shipping

Reliable car shipping to and from Orange, California

Orange sits beside the meeting point of I-5, SR-22 and SR-57, with SR-55 along its east side. Car shipping in Orange is simplest on the flat, gridded west side, where the carrier loads at your driveway. East of the grid, the land climbs toward Orange Park Acres and Santiago Canyon. Hill streets, horse properties and Old Towne's narrow blocks leave little room for a carrier. In those places, you meet the driver on a wide paved road or in a nearby lot.

An open auto carrier unloading on a residential street

Carriers reach Orange from every direction on those freeways. Students at Chapman University and Santiago Canyon College ship cars in late August and May. The hospitals in west Orange bring in residents, fellows and travel staff on fixed start dates, and their cars often need to arrive first. Collector cars from Old Towne are usually shipped on smaller enclosed trailers. Lifted trucks and duallies from Orange Park Acres take extra deck space and are quoted by the exact truck.

Questions about a Orange pickup? Call (888) 777-2123.

134,475
Population (2023 est.)
26 sq mi
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Population density
-1.4%
Growth since 2010
Source: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates (2023).
Pricing

What factors affect the cost to ship a car?

Several factors can affect your car shipping cost to or from Orange, CA — the six below are the ones that move it most, and they pull in different directions at once: a longer lane costs more in total but less per mile, an enclosed carrier adds protection and price, and a pickup date with some give in it can cancel out a busy-season premium. The quote you get is for your exact vehicle, dates and addresses, and it covers pickup, transport and delivery with no fees added afterwards.

Prices on the busiest California corridors are on the California car shipping page. For a price on your exact vehicle transport, use the calculator or call (888) 777-2123.

Orange car shipping factors
DistanceThe distance of your move from origin to destination. Longer lanes cost more in total while costing less per mile.Learn more Vehicle type and sizeLarger and heavier vehicles take more deck space and weight allowance on the carrier.Learn more Open, enclosed, or top-loadedOpen transport is the standard choice; an enclosed carrier costs more and shields the vehicle from weather and road debris.Learn more Pickup and delivery accessRural or hard-to-reach addresses can add to the price; a wide, legal curb keeps it simple.Learn more Season and timingDepending on your route, the time of year adds a seasonality factor; flexible dates help.Learn more Speed of deliveryExpedited pickup windows and direct routes are available for faster delivery at a higher rate.Learn more
Our Orange car shipping specialists can walk you through which factors matter most for your shipment. Calculate your Orange car shipping cost
Door-to-door in Orange

Door-to-Door Car Shipping in Orange: Neighborhoods and ZIP Codes We Serve

Orange is two cities for a car carrier. West of Tustin Street it is flat and gridded, minutes from the interchange where I-5, SR-22, and SR-57 come together, so pickups are ordinary driveway work. East of it the ground climbs into Orange Park Acres, the hill tracts, and Santiago Canyon, and Old Towne runs on narrow historic streets around a traffic circle no 75-foot rig will attempt.

Old Towne and the Plaza

Old Towne Orange · the Plaza · Chapman University · Glassell Street · Chapman Avenue

The circle at Chapman and Glassell and the historic blocks around it are narrow; the driver works from a wider street or a lot.

West Orange and the medical district

West Orange · The City Drive · UCI Medical Center · CHOC · St. Joseph Hospital · The Outlets at Orange · Olive

Hospital garages and ambulance lanes are not carrier space, so handoffs happen on a surface street or a nearby lot.

East Orange and the hills

El Modena · Santiago Hills · Orange Park Acres · Orange Hills · Villa Park

Equestrian lots with unpaved shoulders and curving hill streets: the meet moves to the nearest wide, paved road.

The canyons

Santiago Canyon · Silverado · Modjeska Canyon · Irvine Regional Park

Santiago Canyon Road is two lanes with tight turns; the driver meets you at a legal turnout or the canyon mouth.

Orange ZIP codes we serve

Carriers pick up and deliver across 288 ZIP codes in the Orange area, grouped here by postal district.

  • 900xx3 ZIPs
  • 902xx14 ZIPs
  • 906xx32 ZIPs
  • 907xx23 ZIPs
  • 908xx28 ZIPs
  • 910xx1 ZIP
  • 917xx50 ZIPs
  • 925xx2 ZIPs
  • 926xx58 ZIPs
  • 927xx16 ZIPs
  • 928xx61 ZIPs
All 288 Orange-area ZIP codes

900xx: 90022, 90040, 90091

902xx: 90201, 90202, 90220, 90221, 90222, 90223, 90224, 90239, 90240, 90241, 90242, 90262, 90270, 90280

906xx: 90601, 90602, 90603, 90604, 90605, 90606, 90607, 90608, 90609, 90610, 90620, 90621, 90622, 90623, 90624, 90630, 90631, 90632, 90633, 90637, 90638, 90639, 90640, 90650, 90651, 90652, 90660, 90661, 90662, 90670, 90671, 90680

907xx: 90701, 90702, 90703, 90706, 90707, 90711, 90712, 90713, 90714, 90715, 90716, 90720, 90721, 90723, 90740, 90742, 90743, 90744, 90745, 90746, 90747, 90748, 90755

908xx: 90801, 90802, 90803, 90804, 90805, 90806, 90807, 90808, 90809, 90810, 90813, 90814, 90815, 90822, 90831, 90832, 90833, 90834, 90835, 90840, 90842, 90844, 90846, 90847, 90848, 90853, 90895, 90899

910xx: 91010

917xx: 91702, 91706, 91708, 91709, 91710, 91711, 91722, 91723, 91724, 91731, 91732, 91733, 91734, 91735, 91740, 91741, 91743, 91744, 91745, 91746, 91747, 91748, 91749, 91750, 91752, 91755, 91756, 91758, 91761, 91762, 91763, 91764, 91765, 91766, 91767, 91768, 91769, 91770, 91771, 91772, 91773, 91780, 91785, 91786, 91788, 91789, 91790, 91791, 91792, 91793

925xx: 92503, 92505

926xx: 92602, 92603, 92604, 92605, 92606, 92607, 92609, 92610, 92612, 92614, 92615, 92616, 92617, 92618, 92619, 92620, 92623, 92625, 92626, 92627, 92628, 92629, 92630, 92637, 92646, 92647, 92648, 92649, 92650, 92651, 92652, 92653, 92654, 92655, 92656, 92657, 92658, 92659, 92660, 92661, 92662, 92663, 92675, 92676, 92677, 92678, 92679, 92683, 92684, 92685, 92688, 92690, 92691, 92692, 92693, 92694, 92697, 92698

927xx: 92701, 92702, 92703, 92704, 92705, 92706, 92707, 92708, 92711, 92712, 92728, 92735, 92780, 92781, 92782, 92799

928xx: 92801, 92802, 92803, 92804, 92805, 92806, 92807, 92808, 92809, 92811, 92812, 92814, 92815, 92816, 92817, 92821, 92822, 92823, 92825, 92831, 92832, 92833, 92834, 92835, 92836, 92837, 92838, 92840, 92841, 92842, 92843, 92844, 92845, 92846, 92850, 92856, 92857, 92859, 92860, 92861, 92862, 92863, 92864, 92865, 92866, 92867, 92868, 92869, 92870, 92871, 92877, 92878, 92879, 92880, 92881, 92882, 92883, 92885, 92886, 92887, 92899

Nearby city pages

Local resources: Orange County · California DMV
On-the-Ground Logistics

What Orange Pickups Actually Look Like

Most handoffs are straightforward door-to-door pickups. These are the exceptions, and how the driver handles them.

Old Towne and the Plaza circle

Old Towne is a square mile of historic streets built around the traffic circle where Chapman Avenue meets Glassell Street, with angled parking and mature trees on the blocks around it. A 75-foot carrier does not attempt the circle. The driver stages on a wider street such as Katella or Tustin, or in a lot, and confirms it with you.

The Orange Crush and the arterials

The interchange where I-5, SR-22, and SR-57 come together sits just west of the city, and SR-55 runs up the east side, so a carrier reaches Orange from four directions. Chapman, Katella, Tustin, and Main are wide and level, which makes the flat western half of the city ordinary driveway pickup territory.

The hills, the acres, and the canyons

East of Cannon Street the ground rises. Orange Park Acres is equestrian, with large lots, unpaved shoulders, and riding trails instead of sidewalks, and Santiago Canyon Road climbs from there to Silverado and Modjeska Canyon on two lanes with tight turns. The handoff moves to a wide paved turnout or the canyon mouth.

The hospital district

UCI Medical Center, CHOC, and St. Joseph Hospital cluster around The City Drive and La Veta Avenue, and their garages, ambulance lanes, and valet loops are no place for a car carrier. Staff and patients ship from a nearby surface street or a lot instead, arranged before the driver arrives.

How it works

How does vehicle transport to and from Orange work?

how does vehicle transport to and from Orange work
  1. 1

    Get your car shipping quote

    Enter your pickup and delivery details and your Orange vehicle transport price appears on screen in seconds. Choose open-carrier shipping, the most popular and cost-effective option, or an enclosed carrier for additional protection.

  2. 2

    Vehicle pickup

    Book online or with a transport coordinator and pick a date. On pickup day your vehicle is inspected, carefully loaded onto the carrier, and you can track the status of your shipment online at any time.

  3. 3

    Vehicle delivery

    On delivery day your vehicle is safely offloaded and a final inspection confirms it arrived in the same condition as when it was picked up.

Read the full guide to how auto transport works
Getting Ready

Before the carrier arrives in Orange

Three things to handle between booking and pickup day. They take an hour in total and make both handoffs smooth.

1

Schedule in advance

Book 7–14 days ahead for the best rates, and 2–3 weeks during peak season, when carrier space is tightest.

2

Prep and empty the vehicle

Wash the car, leave about a quarter tank of fuel, and remove personal items. Anything left inside is not protected against loss or damage in transit.

3

Inspect at pickup and delivery

Walk around the vehicle with the driver at both ends, photograph its condition, and note anything new on the Bill of Lading before signing.

The Orange Story

Who Ships Cars in Orange, and Why

The shipments Orange generates most, and the service built for each.

Chapman University and Santiago Canyon CollegeChapman University sits in the middle of Old Towne and Santiago Canyon College is out on Chapman Avenue toward the hills, so late August and May are the weeks that fill. Street parking around Old Towne is permit-restricted, so campus pickups happen on a nearby arterial rather than at a dorm curb.College car shipping Medical relocationsUCI Medical Center, CHOC, and St. Joseph Hospital bring residents, fellows, and travel staff into Orange on fixed start dates, and a car often has to arrive before the person does. Relocations get one coordinator, an agreed delivery window, and an enclosed option when the vehicle warrants it.Corporate relocation shipping Classics out of Old TowneThe antique district and the Craftsman blocks around the Plaza are exactly the streets a full-size open carrier struggles with. Smaller two- and three-car enclosed trailers work them, which is why a collector car leaving the historic district usually goes enclosed and meets the truck a block or two from the house.Classic car shipping Trucks out of Orange Park AcresOrange Park Acres and the canyon addresses east of it run on pickups: dually crew cabs, lifted trucks, and tow rigs that need deck space and a weight allowance rather than a standard car slot. Give us the exact truck, including a lift or a shell, and the quote holds.Truck shipping
Orange pickups and deliveries

Shipping a car to Orange

Inbound Orange auto transport ends at your door in Orange or in Old Towne and the Plaza, West Orange and the medical district, East Orange and the hills. The carrier comes in with a delivery window set once the truck is a day out, and the driver checks the vehicle with you against the condition recorded at pickup before you sign for it.

If you are moving in, the quote is the same whether the car rides ahead of you or after you; California registration comes afterwards, and the California DMV links in the pickup section above cover that paperwork.

An SUV being driven down the ramps off an open carrier at delivery

Shipping a car from Orange

Outbound, Orange auto transport starts with one quote for the exact vehicle and dates. A transport coordinator assigns the carrier, confirms the pickup date, and from then on the driver is your contact for timing.

Open transport is the standard choice for a daily driver leaving California; enclosed transport is there for a car that should arrive without weather or road debris on it. Either way the price you see is for your exact vehicle, not a class average.

An SUV being driven up the ramps onto an open carrier at the curb
The RoadRunner Advantage

The RoadRunner Advantage for Orange Auto Transport

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Nationwide Door-to-Door Service

Direct service to and from any residential or business location in the US.

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A licensed and bonded auto transport broker; every carrier in the network carries cargo insurance.

No up front deposit required

No Up-Front Deposit Required

You pay nothing until a carrier is confirmed and your pickup is scheduled.

Extended office hours

Extended Office Hours

Transport coordinators are available weekdays, 9 AM to 10 PM ET, and Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM ET.

Online shipment tracking

24/7 Online Shipment Tracking

Track the status of your shipment online anytime at your convenience.

Service Type

Open or Enclosed Transport for Orange?

Open car transport is the standard choice for most shipments and the most economical way to ship a daily driver, SUV, or truck. Your car rides with 8–10 others on a multi-vehicle trailer, driven on via built-in ramps and secured to the deck for the trip — the same way dealers move new inventory. See open auto transport for details.

Enclosed car shipping earns its premium of roughly 50% when the vehicle itself calls for it: luxury, classic, and exotic cars, a vehicle fresh off the dealer lot with no road miles, or anything you would not want exposed to weather and road debris. If you're weighing the two, our guide to the difference between enclosed and open auto transport covers it in detail.

Expedited shipping is also available when the calendar is not negotiable: guaranteed pickup windows and direct driver routes that get your vehicle there faster. It is the option time-sensitive moves lean on, from military relocations to students starting a new semester.

Sports car being loaded into an enclosed auto transport trailerShipping something special?White-glove protection for high-value vehiclesFully enclosed trailers shield luxury, classic, and exotic cars from weather, road salt, and debris the whole way.Explore Enclosed Car Shipping
Tips

Tips for shipping a car to or from Orange

1

Keep the pickup window flexible

A two- to three-day window lets the dispatcher place your car on the first carrier passing through; a fixed single day is the most expensive way to book.

2

Name a second contact for the handoff

Someone over 18 has to release and accept the vehicle, hand over the keys and sign the inspection reports. If you cannot be at the Orange address yourself, name a person you trust at booking.

3

Say so if the car does not run

Inoperable vehicles ship on a carrier with a winch, for an additional fee and usually a slightly longer wait for the right truck. Mention it at quote time so the assignment is right the first time.

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Yes, with one adjustment. The historic blocks around the Plaza are narrow, angle-parked, and tree-lined, and the circle where Chapman meets Glassell is not something a 75-foot carrier will drive through. The driver parks on a wider street nearby, or in a lot, and walks the car out; for a low or high-value vehicle a smaller enclosed trailer can get closer. Chapman University addresses work the same way, since parking around the campus is permit-restricted. The driver confirms the exact spot with you by phone before pickup.
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