Snowbird season, booked early.
Southbound fills up October through December. Northbound goes in April and May. The Keys tighten first, because there is only one road.
Why the Keys book out before the rest of Florida
Every seasonal lane into Florida gets busy in autumn. The difference down here is capacity. Naples and Sarasota have dozens of carriers who will run to them. The Keys have a handful, because one Keys run eats a day that could have been three mainland runs.
So when the season turns, the Keys leg is the first thing to become hard to book and the last thing to loosen up. People who book in September get the dates they wanted. People who call in late November take what is available.
Work backwards from your arrival
The mistake is booking the car and the flight independently. Tell us when you land and we will work backwards, because you want the car waiting rather than arriving four days after you do into a house with no groceries in it.
If you are coming from out of state, the long leg is a partner carrier and the Keys leg is ours. Here is how that split works.
Leaving the car down here instead
Plenty of seasonal residents ship once and then leave the vehicle in the Keys year-round. Whether that beats shipping twice comes down to storage cost, insurance, and whether a car sitting through a Keys summer is something you want to come back to. Salt air is not kind to a vehicle that sits.
We will give you an honest read on it rather than just quoting you two moves.
The seasonal lanes
Priced on Auto Shipping Near Me. Southbound now, northbound in spring.
Common questions
When should I book for a January arrival?
September or October. By December the Keys leg is the constraint, not the long haul.
Can you hold the car until my place is open?
Tell us at the quote and we will plan around it. Sprung on us at delivery it is a much harder problem.
Is it cheaper to leave the car in Florida year-round?
Sometimes. It depends on storage, insurance and how a vehicle handles a Keys summer sitting still. Ask and we will give you the real comparison.
Who hauls what, and where
In-N-Out Keys, LLC (USDOT 4120018), doing business as Florida Keys Auto Transport, is a veteran-owned Florida motor carrier holding Florida intrastate operating authority. We carry vehicles on our own truck within the state of Florida only.
Any move that begins or ends outside Florida is carried by a separate licensed and insured motor carrier we work with. In-N-Out Keys does not perform the interstate portion of those moves. We tell you which carrier is handling that leg before you book, and we stay your point of contact throughout.
