Open, enclosed, and expedited car shipping across Mississippi, planned around the corridors, the coast, and the game days.
Fast, secure pricing in 30 seconds.
Mississippi
Mississippi auto transport works on four interstates that cross at Jackson. The coast runs on bases, shipyards, and hurricane season.
Ship Guy is a licensed auto transport broker. We book vetted carriers across Mississippi, and we do not own the trucks.
Interstate 55 runs from Memphis through Jackson to New Orleans. Interstate 20 crosses from Vicksburg through Jackson to Meridian. Interstate 10 carries the Gulf Coast. Interstate 59 links Meridian to Hattiesburg and the coast, and Interstate 22 reaches Tupelo.
This page covers the corridors, Jackson and the plants, and the Gulf Coast and its bases. It also covers the campuses and their game days, the Delta, the Memphis suburbs, and the storms.
Most pickups happen within 1 to 3 days in Jackson, on the coast, and along the interstates. The Delta and the rural counties run 2 to 5 days.
Memphis, New Orleans, Birmingham, and Mobile are same-day lanes from Jackson. Atlanta, Nashville, Dallas, and Houston take a day. Florida and Chicago run two to three days.
Mississippi has no city page yet. This page carries the detail for Jackson, Gulfport, Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Tupelo, Oxford, and the rest.
The Corridors
Jackson sits where the two main interstates cross, and the coast has one of its own.
Interstate 55 carries the Memphis-to-New Orleans lane through Grenada, Jackson, and McComb. Interstate 20 crosses from Vicksburg through Jackson to Meridian and Alabama.
Interstate 10 runs the coast from Bay St. Louis through Gulfport and Biloxi to Pascagoula. Interstate 59 links Meridian to Hattiesburg and New Orleans. Interstate 22 runs from Memphis through Tupelo toward Birmingham.
US 49 links Jackson to Hattiesburg and the coast. US 45 and 82 cross the east and the middle. The Natchez Trace Parkway bans commercial vehicles, so carriers never use it.
Towns on the interstates schedule fast, usually within days. The Delta, the piney woods, and the river towns take an extra day or two.
Jackson
Jackson ships on the state, medical, and plant calendars.
The medical center moves residents and physicians every June, and state government adds relocations on its own schedule. The campuses in Jackson send cars in each August and home each May.
The Japanese plant in Canton north of the city loads new vehicles onto carriers every day. Those carriers take private cars back the other way. Madison, Ridgeland, and Flowood are wide suburbs where the truck reaches the curb.
Jackson’s older neighborhoods have narrow streets and low oaks, and the driver meets you on a main road. If your employer reimburses a relocation, we produce the paperwork.
The state-to-state page explains the interstate side of it.
Lanes & Costs
Common lanes out of Jackson, with estimated open-transport ranges. The coast sits closer to New Orleans and Mobile, and Tupelo and Southaven closer to Memphis. Price your exact route above.
| Route | Corridor · distance | Est. transit | Est. open rate* |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans, LA | I-55/I-10 · ~185 mi | Same day | $220–$340 |
| Memphis, TN | I-55 · ~210 mi | Same day | $230–$350 |
| Mobile, AL | US-49/I-10 · ~200 mi | Same day | $230–$350 |
| Birmingham, AL | I-20 · ~240 mi | Same day | $250–$380 |
| Little Rock, AR | US-65/I-530 · ~270 mi | 1 day | $260–$390 |
| Atlanta, GA | I-20 · ~380 mi | 1 day | $340–$490 |
| Dallas, TX | I-20 · ~400 mi | 1 day | $360–$520 |
| Nashville, TN | I-55/I-40 · ~420 mi | 1 day | $370–$540 |
| Houston, TX | I-20/I-49/I-10 · ~440 mi | 1 day | $400–$570 |
| Orlando, FL | I-10/I-75 · ~700 mi | 2 days | $500–$730 |
*2026 estimates for a running sedan on an open trailer, priced from Jackson. SUVs and pickups add about 10 to 25 percent, and enclosed more still. Storm season and carrier availability on your dates decide the real quote.
Memphis, New Orleans, Birmingham, and Mobile are the cheapest lanes. Carriers run Interstate 55, 20, and 10 daily. Texas and Atlanta are the busiest long lanes.
The Delta and the rural counties cost more per mile because the carrier detours. The cost guide walks through everything else that moves the price.
The Gulf Coast
The three coastal counties ship more military and shipyard households than the rest of the state combined.
Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi trains airmen on class cycles year round. The Seabee base in Gulfport deploys and returns battalions. The shipyard in Pascagoula builds warships and relocates engineers on program schedules.
Hurricane season runs June through November, and the coast remembers what a big one does. When a storm enters the Gulf, carriers move off the coast days before landfall. Interstate 10 and 59 run contraflow.
To get a car out ahead of a storm, call once the track firms up. After a storm, demand climbs as people replace flooded cars.
Many families ship a second vehicle through us, because orders may cover one. Housing is gated, so the driver meets you at the gate. Ship Guy is a private broker with no military affiliation, and PCS timing is on our military page.
Campuses & Game Days
Mississippi has three big campuses in three small towns. Each one closes its streets on Saturdays in the fall.
Oxford, Starkville, and Hattiesburg send cars in each August and home each May. Home football Saturdays fill the highways into each town for hours, and we schedule around the games.
Campus streets are tight, so the handoff takes place at a lot nearby. An adult signs the paperwork for a student’s car. Oxford’s square and Hattiesburg’s older neighborhoods have narrow streets year round.
Camp Shelby south of Hattiesburg is one of the largest training sites in the country. Columbus Air Force Base and the naval air station in Meridian train pilots on class schedules.
The Delta & the North
The rest of Mississippi ships by region, and the regions differ.
The Delta from Greenville to Clarksdale is flat farmland on two-lane highways with long gravel drives. The driver meets you on the US highway or in town, and pickups run 2 to 5 days.
Tupelo sits on Interstate 22 with the Japanese plant at Blue Springs. It ships on the Memphis and Birmingham lanes. Southaven and Olive Branch are Memphis suburbs with the distribution centers to prove it. They ship through the Memphis carrier pool.
Vicksburg and Natchez sit on the river with historic districts a trailer avoids. Meridian ships on Interstate 20 and 59 toward Birmingham and the coast.
Tornado season runs March through May, with a second season in December. When a warning goes out, the driver pulls over and waits for it to pass. The Pearl River and the Delta flood in wet springs.
Your Options
Open transport is the everyday choice, and the Texas and Florida lanes run on it.
Enclosed transport keeps a car covered against salt air, storm debris, and pollen. Madison and the coast keep enclosed carriers busy with collector cars.
A commuter car rides open and does fine. Our open and enclosed pages describe each.
The Basics
A price, a loading on the corridor, and a delivery, with the Gulf setting the calendar in summer.
After the price is approved, a carrier on Interstate 55, 20, or 10 takes the booking. The driver records the car’s condition on a Bill of Lading, which you sign before it loads. That record is your guide at delivery.
Our how it works and preparation guides cover each step.
Why Ship Guy
We use the traffic that already crosses at Jackson and plan around the Gulf and the game days.
Ship Guy holds active FMCSA brokerage authority and a $75,000 surety bond, both listed with federal records.
One coordinator handles the shipment from quote to delivery and can arrange open, enclosed, or expedited service. The services page lists what we arrange in Mississippi.
Mississippi FAQ
Dallas from Jackson usually runs three hundred sixty to five hundred twenty dollars for a sedan. It is about four hundred miles on Interstate 20. Houston runs four hundred to five hundred seventy dollars. From the coast, Houston is closer on Interstate 10. Larger vehicles add 10 to 25 percent above those figures.
Yes, all of Mississippi's installations are steady sources of moves. Keesler and Columbus train on class cycles, and the Seabee base deploys and returns battalions. Many families ship a second vehicle through us, because orders may cover one. Housing is gated, so the driver meets you at the gate. Ship Guy is a private broker with no connection to the bases.
Carriers clear the coast days before landfall, and pickups pause. Interstate 10 and 59 run contraflow for evacuation, and no truck moves against it. To move the car out beforehand, call once the track firms up. After a storm, demand rises for a week or two as people replace flooded cars.
Yes, student cars move in August and out again in May. Home football Saturdays fill the highways into Oxford, Starkville, and Hattiesburg for hours. We schedule around the games. The handoff happens at a lot near campus, and an adult signs for the car.
Yes, on the US highway or in town. Delta farms sit on long gravel drives a seventy-five-foot trailer cannot use. The driver meets you on the pavement. Pickups run 2 to 5 days, and a flexible date range keeps the price steady.
Yes, DeSoto County ships through the Memphis carrier pool, with Interstate 55 and 22 right there. Pricing and timing follow Memphis lanes. The distribution centers keep carriers coming through daily.
Because four interstates cross there and the plant in Canton keeps car carriers based nearby. Trucks that deliver new vehicles carry private cars on the return trip. Memphis, New Orleans, Birmingham, and Mobile are all same-day lanes.
Sometimes, by a day. Warnings come from March through May and again in December. When one is issued, the driver pulls over until it passes. We build cushion into spring windows and tell you the moment the schedule shifts.
Yes, cars that do not run ship from every part of Mississippi. A winch-equipped carrier loads it, and the extra time is a charge. Let us know whether the car can still roll, steer, and brake.
Both addresses, with the county for a Delta or rural pickup. The year, make, and model. Whether it runs and rolls. Open or enclosed, and the dates you can work with. That is a complete Mississippi quote request.
Get Started
A quote takes about two minutes, coast or Delta. Then tell us your county and the dates you have. We will match you with a carrier already crossing Mississippi.