We Ship Personal Cars from San Jose to Austin starting from $1,270

We pickup cars from cities near San Jose

San Francisco, Concord, Oakland, Antioch, Fremont, Salinas, Santa Cruz, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Berkeley, San Mateo, Daly City, Tracy, San Leandro, Redwood City, Mountain View, Alameda, Dublin, Walnut Creek, Palo Alto, South San Francisco, Campbell, San Bruno, Pleasant Hill, Menlo Park, San Carlos, Monterey, San Lorenzo, Belmont.

Shipping my Car from California

• Notify the California DMV

  • Complete a Notice of Transfer and Release of Liability (NRL) online or via mail. This ensures you are no longer held liable for the vehicle's registration fees or any incidents involving the car after you leave California.
  • The NRL form can be completed on the California DMV website.

• Register Your Vehicle in the New State

  Once you move, you’ll need to register your vehicle in your new state and obtain new license plates. The exact process and timeline vary by state, but most require you to complete registration within 30-90 days of establishing residency.

• Keep or Dispose of Your California Plates

  • If the new state requires you to surrender your old plates when registering your vehicle, you can hand them over at the new state's DMV.
  • If not, you can keep your California plates as a souvenir.

About San Jose

• Unicorn Traffic Problems: The tech boom brought unicorn startups-and enough traffic to make your morning commute feel like you're starring in your own personal slow-motion disaster movie.
• High-Tech Traffic Lights: San Jose experimented with "smart" traffic lights that are supposed to reduce traffic jams. Let's just say the lights are smart, but the drivers? That's debatable!
• Tech Capital, Not Great Wi-Fi: Despite being the heart of Silicon Valley, San Jose's public Wi-Fi isn't exactly what you'd expect from the tech capital of the world.
• First High-Rise Debate: Residents have argued over building tall skyscrapers for years, fearing they might block the view of planes landing at the airport - or the mountains in the distance. Priorities!
• It's Always "Chill": San Jose has an average of 300 sunny days a year, but locals still complain when it drops below 60℉-it's their version of "freezing."
• World's Largest Monopoly Board: San Jose has a massive, playable Monopoly board in Guadalupe River Park. You can actually rent oversized dice and hats to play the game. No pressure if you land on Boardwalk!
• It's the Biggest Small City: San Jose is the 10th-largest city in the U.S., but somehow still feels like a collection of neighborhoods with small-town vibes.
• Garlic Rules Nearby: Just down the road in Gilroy, the "Garlic Capital of the World", San Jose residents can smell the Garlic Festival from miles away. It's their version of aromatherapy!

San Jose is a quirky, sunny, tech-filled city that embraces its unique charm and eccentricities. If you're in town, there's always something to laugh about!

Cars delivered to counties around Austin

Guadalupe, Llano, Comal, Caldwell, Gonzales, Lee, Fayette, Hays, Milam, Williamson, Travis, Burnet, Bell, Blanco, Bastrop.

Car Registration and Driver's License When Moving to Texas

If you are moving to Texas, you will need to register your vehicle and get a Texas driver's license soon after you arrive. Below are the steps to follow.

1. Car Registration

A. Registering Your Vehicle

• Timeframe: New residents must register their vehicle in Texas within 30 days of moving to the state.
• Requirements: At your county tax assessor-collector's office you will typically need:
  • Your out-of-state title (or the lienholder's information if the car is financed).
  • A completed Application for Texas Title and/or Registration (Form 130-U).
  • Proof of Texas auto insurance.
  • A passed vehicle inspection, if required for your vehicle and county.
  • Payment for title, registration and new-resident fees.
• Emissions Testing: Emissions testing applies in the larger metro counties, including the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and El Paso areas. Check the Texas DMV for the current inspection rules for your county.

Shipping a car to or from Austin, TX

Austin keeps growing, and a lot of people arrive with a car on a truck behind them - new hires at the tech campuses up north, UT students every August, families moving from California. Carriers come through the city all the time on I-35 and US-290, so finding a truck is rarely the hard part.

Getting the truck to your door can be. A full car carrier is about 75 feet long, and a lot of Austin apartment complexes, West Campus streets and newer subdivisions with tight cul-de-sacs simply can’t fit one. In that case the driver will call ahead and ask to meet nearby - a grocery store or big-box parking lot off a main road works well and only takes a few minutes.

Try to avoid scheduling pickup during rush hour on I-35 if you can; drivers plan around it too. And in the summer, when afternoons stay above 100°F for weeks, leave your car with a sunshade in and no loose electronics on the dash.