Tech-to-energy relocations
Austin tech workers taking roles with Houston energy companies, medical centers, and engineering firms. The car ships while you fly in for onboarding — it is waiting when you land.
Austin → Houston · ~165 Miles · $250 Flat
Austin to Houston Car Transport
The return leg of Texas’s busiest short corridor: Austin to Houston, about 165 miles through Bastrop, La Grange, Columbus, and Sealy. Sedans ride for a flat $250 — the same locked rate as the westbound run, confirmed when you call.
Email: [email protected]
RouteTX-71 · I-10 · US-290
Miles~165
ScheduleSame-week typical
The route
Back east, just as easy.
Roughly 165 miles down TX-71 to I-10 — the reverse-corridor run we schedule around real Houston delivery windows.
Austin to Houston is the mirror image of the state’s most-traveled short lane, and it has its own rhythm. Tech workers relocate from Austin startups to Houston energy and medical jobs. UT graduates accept offers in the Houston metro and need their cars there before the first day of work. Families split time between the two cities and shuttle vehicles back and forth with the seasons.
The drive itself reverses the westbound path: out of Austin on TX-71 through Bastrop, La Grange, and Columbus, then east on I-10 through Sealy and Katy into Houston. About 165 miles, roughly two and a half to three hours on a loaded carrier — and because we run loaded in both directions, the $250 flat rate holds eastbound and westbound alike.
Towns we serve
Door-to-door along the corridor.
Pickup anywhere in the Austin metro and delivery anywhere in Greater Houston — plus every corridor town in between. Regular stops include:
Austin & Round RockPrimary pickup zone
BastropFirst stop east of Austin
La GrangeTX-71 corridor town
ColumbusMid-corridor load point
Sealy & KatyI-10 approach to Houston
Greater HoustonFinal delivery zone
Who uses this lane
The eastbound crowd.
Austin-to-Houston traffic has its own cast of characters. Here is who we move most.
UT graduates heading east
Diploma in hand, job offer in Houston. Grads ship the car ahead of the move so the first week of work starts with wheels, not rental-car receipts.
Dealership transfers
Austin metro dealers balance inventory with Houston stores, and single-unit trades move lot to lot with full documentation at pickup and delivery.
Auction & dealer pickups
Bought from an Austin-area dealer or online seller and need it in Houston? We collect from the lot or the seller and deliver to your Houston address.
Multi-car family moves
Two cars, one driver, one move. We take the second vehicle — or both — so the whole household arrives together.
Pickup & delivery
How the eastbound move works.
The same direct process, tuned for Austin pickups and Houston traffic.
01
Lock the rate
One call or text to (480) 565-0434: pickup address, delivery address, vehicle details. $250 flat for a sedan, locked on the spot — both directions, no fine print.
02
We call ahead
The driver calls before pickup and meets you where the truck fits — apartment complex, office lot, or dealership. Heading into Houston, we plan the delivery window around real traffic, not wishful thinking.
03
Documented both ends
Walkaround and signed bill of lading at pickup in Austin; the same walkaround and signature at delivery in Houston. Condition noted twice, disputes avoided entirely.
Flat-rate pricing
One price. No surprises.
Austin to Houston is flat-rated at the same $250 sedan rate as the westbound run. Reverse-corridor scheduling keeps our trucks full both ways — and keeps your price flat.
Sedan / small car
The flat rate for standard cars on this lane, locked before we roll. Same price in both directions.
SUV / crossover
Sedans ride at $250; SUVs and crossovers add $50 for the extra deck space they take.
Oversized truck / van
Full-size pickups, large vans and duallys add $100 on this lane.
Inoperable vehicle
Doesn't start or won't roll under its own power? We winch it on for a $150 add-on.
Open transport, per vehicle. The price we quote on the phone is the price you pay at delivery. No Call Centers. No Waiting. — just the driver who runs the lane.
On the road
Our trucks, our lane.
Our equipment on Texas roads. When you book Austin to Houston, this is the kind of carrier showing up — not a stranger’s truck.
Lane FAQs
Questions we hear on this lane
I work during the day. Can you pick up in the evening or on a weekend?
Usually, yes. Because this is a short lane we run often, we can usually offer evening or Saturday pickups around Austin. Tell us your constraints when you book and we will build the load around them.
How do you handle Houston traffic at delivery?
Honestly — we plan around it. Deliveries into the Houston metro are scheduled to avoid the worst of rush hour, and the driver calls ahead with a real arrival window. You will not get a “sometime Tuesday” and a dead phone.
Can you move two cars from Austin to Houston at once?
Absolutely. Two sedans from the same pickup run $250 each, and loading both on the same carrier keeps timing perfectly synced. SUVs and trucks follow the same modifier schedule per vehicle.
Why is the price the same as Houston to Austin?
Because we run loaded in both directions. Most carriers charge more one way to cover empty return miles; our schedule fills the truck eastbound and westbound, so the flat rate holds either way. That is the advantage of booking a carrier that actually lives on the lane.
More Texas lanes
Every lane, one flat rate.
Need the westbound run, or continuing south to San Antonio? All six core lanes carry the same $250 sedan flat rate. Back at Texas auto transport you can price any other Texas route — core lanes stay flat, and the same driver-owned standard applies statewide.
Houston to Austin car transport$250 flat rate · driver-owned
Houston to San Antonio car transport$250 flat rate · driver-owned
San Antonio to Houston car transport$250 flat rate · driver-owned
Austin to San Antonio car transport$250 flat rate · driver-owned
San Antonio to Austin car transport$250 flat rate · driver-owned
Ready when you are
Shipping a car Austin to Houston?
Call or text for your locked $250 flat rate — evenings and weekends available on this lane. One conversation, one price, one accountable driver. No Call Centers. No Waiting.
Email: [email protected]
Why book direct
MOV MY CAR LLC · Katy, Texas
You talk to the carrier that runs the lane — not a call center, not a quote farm. We lock your flat rate before dispatch, call ahead on pickup day across the Austin metro, and walk the vehicle with you on a signed bill of lading.
Open 24/7. One phone number: (480) 565-0434. One email: [email protected].