Car Shipping to Seattle, Washington
Seattle is a city in as well as the county seat of King County, in the U.S. state of Washington. Home to a population of over 668,000 residents, Seattle is the largest city in Washington State and the largest in the entire Pacific Northwest. A major coastal town and port city, Seattle grew primarily on the back of the lumber industry, though its port allowed economic growth on an unprecedented scale. By 1910, Seattle was one of the 25 largest cities in the United States, and attracted a lot of international cargo and shipping companies. Today, Seattle is a major metro area and a popular auto transport location in Washington State.
Seattle anchors its own metropolitan area, which is great news for you considering that auto transportation companies prefer to run routes into and out of major metropolitan areas that surround major cities. Seattle’s metro area is home to over 3.6 million residents, making it the largest in the Pacific Northwest and a popular vehicle shipping location throughout the year. There will likely be times when shipping to or from Seattle is cheaper than others, particularly during the spring and summer months when demand is higher across the industry. Because of its size, however, you should see competitive car shipping prices to and from Seattle throughout the year.
The main interstate that runs through Seattle is Interstate 5, which runs north-south from the Canadian border down to the border with Mexico in San Diego. This is one of the main routes that car shippers take into and out of Seattle, namely because I-5 services a lot of major cities across the west coast and connects to many major east-west interstates as well. Another one that auto transport carriers often use is I-90, an east-west route that runs across the northern United States. I-90 tends to see less traffic during the winter, however, due to heavy snows along portions of the route.
Seattle sees a lot of rain during the fall, winter and spring, and a bit in summer as well, but on the whole snow and ice don’t really affect the city all that much even during the depths of the winter shipping season. This makes it easier for carriers to get into and out of the region during the slow parts of the year, particularly if you’re shipping up and down the coast. Seattle is located in the northwestern part of the country, though, and while it is a major vehicle shipping area it is not the most popular of destinations among shipping companies, which tends to cause slightly higher per-mile prices.
If you’re interested in shipping a vehicle to or from Seattle, Washington, take a minute to fill out our free online auto transport quote request form. If you have questions about our services, or if you need some help getting your free quote, don’t hesitate to give us a call any time at 800-930-7417 to speak to one of our friendly auto transportation agents.
Since 2007 Dave has written all the content and blogs for American Auto Shipping and during this time added the duties of customer support and transport logistics.
He currently resides in Washington with his three kids and their mom and cat. A fan of Marvel movies and good stories, when not shipping cars Dave can be found working on his novel, enjoying a good book or playing some tournament HALO.
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