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When you need to ship a car to or from Vallejo, 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 Vallejo, 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 Vallejo 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 Vallejo 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 Vallejo or Downtown & the waterfront and Mare Island & the south end; the exact spot is agreed with the driver.
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About Vallejo car shipping

Reliable car shipping to and from Vallejo, California

Vallejo sits on the water at the Carquinez Bridge, on I-80, with Benicia and American Canyon nearby. Across the flats and the newer tracts, the carrier loads at your driveway, so auto transport in Vallejo is door to door for most addresses. Downtown's narrow Victorian-era blocks rise from the ferry terminal, so pickups there happen on a wider street nearby. On Mare Island's historic streets and at Hiddenbrooke's staffed entrance, the driver meets you near the causeway or at the gate.

An open auto carrier unloading on a residential street

Carriers pass Vallejo daily on I-80, between Sacramento and the East Bay. For Marin and Sonoma, carriers take SR-37, and when a wet winter floods that road, they reroute over I-80 and SR-12. Travis Air Force Base families ship cars on PCS orders. Cadets at the maritime academy on the waterfront ship on a calendar set by training-ship sea terms. Imports through the Port of Benicia are collected at a bonded lot or forwarder's yard outside the gate.

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Pricing

What factors affect the cost to ship a car?

Several factors can affect your car shipping cost to or from Vallejo, 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.

Vallejo 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 Vallejo car shipping specialists can walk you through which factors matter most for your shipment. Calculate your Vallejo car shipping cost
Door-to-door in Vallejo

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

Vallejo sits where I-80 meets the water, and that shapes the pickups. The flats along Sonoma Boulevard, Tennessee Street, and Redwood Street are ordinary door-to-door territory on a corridor carriers already run between the Bay Area and Sacramento. The exceptions are the Victorian-era downtown grid and the hill streets above it, Mare Island across the causeway, and SR-37 west, which floods in a wet winter.

Downtown & the waterfront

Downtown Vallejo · Heritage District · Vallejo Heights · Carquinez Heights

Narrow Victorian-era blocks that climb from the water; the driver loads on Sonoma Boulevard, Tennessee Street, or near the ferry terminal.

Mare Island & the south end

Mare Island · Glen Cove · South Vallejo · Benicia

Mare Island is reached by the Tennessee Street causeway; Glen Cove's hill streets move loading to the collector road.

North & east Vallejo

Country Club Crest · Springstowne · Hiddenbrooke · Blue Rock Springs

Wide post-war tracts; Hiddenbrooke has a staffed entrance off I-80, so the truck is met at the gate.

Toward Napa & Fairfield

American Canyon · Napa · Cordelia · Green Valley · Fairfield · Suisun City

Served on the I-80 and SR-29 lanes; long gravel driveways up-valley mean loading at the paved road.

Vallejo ZIP codes we serve

Carriers pick up and deliver across 175 ZIP codes in the Vallejo area, grouped here by postal district.

  • 941xx36 ZIPs
  • 945xx45 ZIPs
  • 946xx26 ZIPs
  • 947xx12 ZIPs
  • 948xx10 ZIPs
  • 949xx37 ZIPs
  • 954xx6 ZIPs
  • 956xx3 ZIPs
All 175 Vallejo-area ZIP codes

941xx: 94102, 94103, 94104, 94105, 94108, 94109, 94111, 94115, 94119, 94120, 94123, 94125, 94126, 94129, 94130, 94133, 94137, 94139, 94140, 94141, 94142, 94143, 94144, 94145, 94146, 94147, 94151, 94158, 94159, 94160, 94161, 94163, 94164, 94172, 94177, 94188

945xx: 94501, 94503, 94507, 94510, 94512, 94516, 94518, 94519, 94520, 94521, 94522, 94523, 94524, 94525, 94527, 94528, 94529, 94530, 94533, 94534, 94535, 94547, 94549, 94553, 94556, 94559, 94562, 94563, 94564, 94565, 94569, 94570, 94572, 94575, 94581, 94585, 94589, 94590, 94591, 94592, 94595, 94596, 94597, 94598, 94599

946xx: 94601, 94602, 94604, 94606, 94607, 94608, 94609, 94610, 94611, 94612, 94613, 94614, 94615, 94617, 94618, 94619, 94620, 94622, 94623, 94624, 94649, 94659, 94660, 94661, 94662, 94666

947xx: 94701, 94702, 94703, 94704, 94705, 94706, 94707, 94708, 94709, 94710, 94712, 94720

948xx: 94801, 94802, 94803, 94804, 94805, 94806, 94807, 94808, 94820, 94850

949xx: 94901, 94903, 94904, 94912, 94913, 94914, 94915, 94920, 94925, 94930, 94933, 94939, 94941, 94942, 94945, 94946, 94947, 94948, 94949, 94953, 94954, 94955, 94957, 94960, 94963, 94964, 94965, 94966, 94973, 94974, 94975, 94976, 94977, 94978, 94979, 94998, 94999

954xx: 95416, 95431, 95433, 95442, 95476, 95487

956xx: 95687, 95688, 95696

Nearby city pages

Local resources: City of Vallejo · Solano County · California DMV Vehicle Registration
On-the-Ground Logistics

What Vallejo Pickups Actually Look Like

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

On the I-80 corridor

Vallejo sits on I-80 between the Carquinez Bridge and Fairfield, the main truck route between the Bay Area and Sacramento, so carriers pass the city daily rather than detouring to it. Sonoma Boulevard, Tennessee Street, Redwood Street, and Columbus Parkway are wide enough to load on, and most residential pickups are a driveway.

The downtown grid and the hills above it

Downtown Vallejo is a Victorian-era grid of narrow blocks that climbs from the ferry terminal, and the older streets above Georgia Street were laid out for one car per house. Pickups there move to Sonoma Boulevard, Tennessee Street, or a lot near the waterfront, which for most addresses is a block or two away.

Mare Island and the causeway

Mare Island is reached only by the causeway off Tennessee Street. The former shipyard side is industrial-width with room to load, but the historic officers' housing streets are narrow and heavily treed, so a handoff there moves to the wider roads near the causeway approach. The driver arranges the spot on the day.

SR-37 and winter flooding

SR-37 west from Vallejo to Sears Point narrows to two lanes across the San Pablo Bay marsh and sits barely above the tide; it has flooded and closed for weeks in wet winters. When it is down, runs to Marin and Sonoma reroute over I-80 and SR-12 or around by Richmond, which can move a pickup window by a day.

How it works

How does vehicle transport to and from Vallejo work?

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

    Get your car shipping quote

    Enter your pickup and delivery details and your Vallejo 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 Vallejo

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 Vallejo Story

Who Ships Cars in Vallejo, and Why

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

The Port of Benicia next doorBenicia is about six miles east on I-780, and its port is a vehicle terminal where finished cars come off ships and are processed for dealers. Imported and auction vehicles are released to a forwarder's yard or a bonded lot outside the gate, never to a carrier at the terminal, and the pickup happens there.Dealer and auction shipping Travis Air Force BaseTravis Air Force Base is about twenty miles up I-80 in Fairfield, and Vallejo is one of the towns its families live in. A PCS move ships from a home address or from outside the gate, with a pickup date that flexes around orders and a report date rather than a fixed day.Military car shipping The maritime academy on the waterfrontThe maritime academy on Vallejo's waterfront, now Cal Poly's Solano Campus, runs a calendar built around training-ship sea terms, so its cadets ship cars home on dates that do not match an ordinary semester. Solano Community College and UC Davis are also within an easy drive of the city.College car shipping Ferry commuters and Bay Area movesVallejo is a Bay Area commute town: San Francisco Bay Ferry runs from the downtown terminal to the Ferry Building, and I-80 carries the rest toward the East Bay. People arriving for a job in San Francisco or Oakland often land here first, and a relocation gets one coordinator and a date set against a start date.Corporate relocation shipping
Vallejo pickups and deliveries

Shipping a car to Vallejo

Inbound Vallejo auto transport ends at your door in Vallejo or in Downtown & the waterfront, Mare Island & the south end, North & east Vallejo. 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 Vallejo

Outbound, Vallejo 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 Vallejo Auto Transport

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Door-to-door car shipping

Nationwide Door-to-Door Service

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

Licensed and bonded, cargo insured

Licensed, Bonded & Cargo Insured

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 Vallejo?

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 Vallejo

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 Vallejo 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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Frequently Asked Questions

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Across the flats and the newer tracts, yes: Springstowne, Country Club Crest, Glen Cove, and the streets off Columbus Parkway and Redwood Street are driveway pickups. Downtown is different. The Heritage District grid is narrow and climbs from the water, so loading moves to Sonoma Boulevard, Tennessee Street, or a lot near the ferry terminal, usually a block or two out. Mare Island is reached by the causeway off Tennessee Street and is industrial-width on the shipyard side. Hiddenbrooke has a staffed entrance, so the truck is met there. The driver confirms the exact spot with you by phone before pickup.
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