Shipping Cost from Manila to Birmingham

Budget: The shorter the distance, the more cost-effective it is to drive instead of ship your car. Regardless of the total distance, look at your total moving budget and how much you can afford to spend on car shipping services compared to a cross-country drive.

For the absolute cheapest shipping from the Philippines to the USA, PhilPost (Philippine Postal Corporation) is the winner, especially for small, light items, but comes with slow speeds and risks like loss/damage; for reliable, slightly faster economy, use freight forwarders (like Haulx or ParcelABC ) for bigger packages or use sea cargo (LBC Express for Balikbayan), while faster options like DHL/FedEx are pricier but offer better tracking.

The cheapest way to ship a car is typically open transport (an open carrier truck), as it's the most common and moves multiple cars at once, saving costs over enclosed shipping. To get the best rates, book in advance, be flexible with dates, compare multiple quotes from different brokers, choose terminal-to-terminal, and ship with a near-empty gas tank.