Appliances Shipping Cost from Murfreesboro, Tennessee to San Jose, 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 a 50 lb box generally costs $75 to over $120 for ground services, with carriers like FedEx Ground and UPS Ground often being cheaper than USPS Ground Advantage for heavy items, though prices vary significantly by distance, speed, and if you use discount platforms. For single boxes, services like FedEx Ground might be around $75-$80, while UPS Ground could be $80-$90, and USPS Ground Advantage might be higher, depending on the zone, but discounts can lower these significantly.

To calculate shipping costs, determine your total expenses (materials + carrier fees + labor/handling) and add them to the base postage, factoring in package weight, dimensions, origin, destination, and speed, often by using carrier calculators like USPS postcalc.usps.com or UPS for real-time quotes or by averaging costs for flat-rate options.