Indiana to West Virginia Car Shipping (2025 Cost Guide)

Most companies will require that an adult of at least 18 years of age be present when picking up your car in Indiana and when dropping it off in West Virginia.

If you’re not driving the vehicle from Indiana to West Virginia, you aren't required to have typical car insurance. Your car hauler should have adequate insurance if an accident happened on the drive to West Virginia, which you should verify before loading your car in Indiana.

If you’re driving your car at all in either state, you should understand the requirements. Indiana's minimum auto insurance coverage is $25,000/$50,000/$10,000, providing $25,000 per person and a maximum of $50,000 per incident for bodily injury, along with $10,000 for property damage in the event of a covered accident. Liability coverage in Indiana includes property damage, protecting your assets in case you're legally responsible for damages to another party's property, and bodily injury, covering expenses related to harm sustained by others in a covered accident.

West Virginia's required minimum insurance standards, encompassing liability coverage at $25,000/$50,000 for bodily injury and $25,000 for property damage.

Car shipping companies can travel about 500 miles per day. The trip from Indiana to West Virginia is about 407 miles, and that’s as fast as about 1 day. However, most car transport companies will take one to four days to travel from Indiana to West Virginia.

Indiana does not mandate safety inspections for vehicles. However, the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles requires a VIN inspection for vehicles not previously registered in the state.

New residents are given 10 days from the date they title a vehicle to have a West Virginia safety inspection at any official inspection station licensed by the West Virginia State Police.

If you are moving to West Virginia and you have a valid, non-expired out-of-state license, you are eligible to transfer the license. If your out-of-state license has expired, you are required to take all tests and obtain a certified driving record, dated no more than 30 days from the date of the application, from the state in which you were previously licensed.

It’s important to understand any tax implications if you’re having a car shipped from Indiana to West Virginia after purchasing it.

New residents with a vehicle already titled in their name in another state do not need to pay sales taxes in West Virginia for it.

We recommend that you always check for updated tax information in both Indiana and West Virginia to avoid any hidden costs.

The cheapest way to ship a car from Indiana to West Virginia is to ship it on a train or choose an open trailer transport method, avoid expedited shipping, and be flexible with your pickup dates.

Shipping a car from Indiana to West Virginia costs $706 to $985.