{"id":3007,"date":"2015-07-20T10:58:13","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T05:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.servicesutra.com\/blog\/?p=3007"},"modified":"2024-01-24T22:55:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T17:25:20","slug":"interstate-car-transport-services-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.servicesutra.com\/blog\/interstate-car-transport-services-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Interstate Car Transport Services in India: Everything you wanted to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Interstate car transport services can be used for shipping cars from one city to another city, in same state or to a different state within India. So, when you are moving from Delhi to Kochi in Kerala, and you want to move your car along with all the other\u00a0household goods, then you can avail interstate car transport services<\/a> \u00a0to get your car\u00a0shifted safely. Most of the movers packers companies in India offer shifting services for both household goods and vehicle. Household shifting is done using normal cargo trucks but car and other vehicles are shipped using car carrier trucks.<\/p>\n

Interstate car transport services can be of great help, especially when the distance between the source and the destination where you are moving to, is way more than a normal driving distance. When the driving distance between the source and the destination is around 200-300 kilo meters, then you can easily consider driving the car yourself or hire a driver.<\/p>\n

But what if you wish to move from Delhi to Kerala? The distance between Delhi and Kerela is nearly 2700 kilo meters, and it\u2019s practically impossible to drive the car yourself. It will be too risky, and will take\u00a0a lot of time and energy. This is when you actually\u00a0need car transport services to get your car shipped without any hassles. And if\u00a0you have the\u00a0privileged to get your car shipping costs paid by your company, then they will pay only when you avail car transport services. They won\u2019t pay if you drive the car yourself, all the way.<\/p>\n

Ways to do interstate car transport in India<\/h2>\n

There are many ways to transport your car<\/a> from one city to another, within India. You can always\u00a0avail a car carrier truck, and drive it all the way to your desired destination with the help of a professional car driver. Or get it shipped through the Indian railways. Using Indian railways may be cheaper in terms of costs, but hard to keep track after\u00a0you have handed over the\u00a0car to the officials. Driving it all the way may not be a wise\u00a0choice, so hire a car transportation service.<\/p>\n

We receive so many calls from people questioning that,\u00a0which car carrier company is reliable? How to ensure that the actual car carrier company we hired is not driving the car all the way and sending it through car carrier truck? Hence, through this post, we’ll\u00a0discuss about all the options one has, which is better one, and how to avail such transportation services in India.<\/p>\n

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Interstate car transport services by\u00a0trains<\/h3>\n

But there are options available to ship a car through Indian railways. Indian railways uses flat wagon which has been designed to ship car in various routes such as Mumbai to Delhi, and Shalimar terminal to Chennai.<\/p>\n

Interstate car transport services of Indian railways are not very popular though, because it costs way more than what a normal car carrier service would cost you. According to this report in the Indian Express<\/a>, there are no takers for car shipping services of Indian railways. According to this report, if the distance between source and the destination is more than 600 Kms, the total cost to ship your car may exceed a few lakhs easily.<\/p>\n

But, if you want to avail the car shipping services of Indian railways, then you should contact the railways parcel office to know whether the services are available at your place or not. And how much would it cost, and the rest of the processes.<\/p>\n

Interstate car transport services using car carrier truck<\/h3>\n

Shipping your car or SUVs through a car carrier is ideally the best, and the most popular way of car transportation. Even if you have the option of shipping through train or over the sea, shipping a vehicle through car carrier trucks is the most cost effective, and a hassle free mode of transportation.<\/p>\n

There are many car carrier companies in India that offers vehicle shipping services through special built carrier trucks. There have\u00a0covered containers and racks, which are usually\u00a0used by car manufacturing companies.<\/p>\n

Using car carrier trucks for car transport services is the most popular choice because, it\u2019s uncomplicated and usually it gives\u00a0a door to door option, which is of\u00a0great help. Also since you are hiring a specialised car mover<\/a>\u00a0company, you can reach out to them\u00a0and track the status of your car.<\/p>\n

Car carrier companies usually send many cars together in one big trailer vehicles, which is a cost effective way because, booking an entire trailer maybe way\u00a0expensive. But, if you are not concerned about costs, you can easily ask for a mini car carrying truck, which can be locked. This is better than a double decker open container.<\/p>\n

If you are considering the option of\u00a0booking a car carrier service for car transportation, then there are few basic things that you have to keep in mind, and we will be discussing that below.<\/p>\n

What you should\u00a0look for before\u00a0booking car carrier services<\/h3>\n

Using car carrier trailers for car shipping is probably the most convenient way to get a car shipped within India. If you have decided to book a car carrier service for interstate car transportation, then be smart enough to find a competent carrying company, which has a sound network and adequate resources to look after the entire shipping process, safely, and cost effectively. Here are some list of what else you should look for while booking a car carrier service or trailer, for shipping your car.<\/p>\n