Appliances Shipping Cost from El Paso, Texas to Los Angeles, California

How Much Does It Cost To Ship Appliances? In general, for an appliance shipping service, you can expect to pay around $1.81 per mile for shorter trips and $0.59 per mile for longer journeys.

Shipping from California to Texas usually takes 1 to 5 business days, depending heavily on the carrier and service chosen, with faster options like USPS Priority Mail or FedEx Express taking 1-3 days, while slower, cheaper services (USPS Ground, FedEx Home) can take 2-5 days, and sometimes longer for standard mail. Expect 1-3 days for express/priority, 2-5 days for standard ground, and 2-8 days for economical choices like Media Mail or Retail Ground.

The cheapest way to ship large items involves using LTL (Less-Than-Truckload) freight or services like FedEx Freight for heavy pallets, or comparing UPS Ground/FedEx Ground for oversized boxes, often cheaper than USPS over long distances. Key cost-saving strategies include using smaller boxes, right-sizing packaging to minimize dimensional weight (DIM weight), and using third-party platforms like Pirate Ship or Parcel Monkey for discounted rates, notes Parcel Monkey and YouTube.