Lane · VAN · Oct 2026

Ansonia, CT to Houston, TX freight rate

$3,792dry van

+5.3% from last month

Per mile: $2.17
Distance: 1,747 mi
Typical range: $3,375–$4,209
Transit: 4 days

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Dry van · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Ansonia to Houston price history

3 months: +14.2%
1 year: +24.7%
5 years: +33.1%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $2,186
Fuel: $1,606
All-in estimate: $3,792

Return trip

Houston → Ansonia$6,227

This direction runs 39% below the return trip. Leaving CT prices below the national average and arriving in TX prices below it.

Ansonia to Houston by truck type

Estimated cost from Ansonia, CT to Houston, TX by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,792	$2.17	$3,375 – $4,209
53' refrigerated	$4,517	$2.59	$3,930 – $5,105
48' flatbed	$4,557	$2.61	$3,919 – $5,195
Step deck	$4,960	$2.84	$4,167 – $5,754
Power only	$3,364	$1.93	$2,927 – $3,802
Hotshot	$2,540	$1.45	$2,108 – $2,972
26' box truck	$2,483	$1.42	$2,111 – $2,856
Sprinter van	$1,517	$0.87	$1,274 – $1,759

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More lanes from Ansonia

53' dry van lanes from Ansonia, CT
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	77 mi	$816	$10.60	$727 – $906	1 d
Los Angeles, CA	2,951 mi	$5,870	$1.99	$5,224 – $6,516	6 d
Chicago, IL	891 mi	$2,066	$2.32	$1,839 – $2,294	2 d
Phoenix, AZ	2,580 mi	$5,727	$2.22	$5,097 – $6,357	5 d
Philadelphia, PA	168 mi	$989	$5.89	$881 – $1,098	1 d
San Antonio, TX	1,939 mi	$4,156	$2.14	$3,698 – $4,613	4 d
San Diego, CA	2,916 mi	$5,806	$1.99	$5,167 – $6,445	6 d
Dallas, TX	1,685 mi	$3,675	$2.18	$3,270 – $4,079	4 d

More lanes into Houston

53' dry van lanes into Houston, TX
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,675 mi	$4,502	$2.69	$4,006 – $4,997	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,627 mi	$5,869	$3.61	$5,223 – $6,514	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,106 mi	$3,830	$3.46	$3,409 – $4,251	3 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,198 mi	$2,604	$2.17	$2,317 – $2,890	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,585 mi	$3,811	$2.40	$3,392 – $4,230	4 d
San Antonio, TX	224 mi	$1,053	$4.70	$937 – $1,168	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,532 mi	$5,572	$3.64	$4,959 – $6,185	3 d
Dallas, TX	263 mi	$1,138	$4.33	$1,013 – $1,263	1 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Ansonia, CT to Houston, TX?

A 53' dry van from Ansonia, CT to Houston, TX is estimated at $3,792 all-in in October 2026, or $2.17 a mile over about 1,747 mi. Quotes typically land between $3,375 and $4,209.

How far is Ansonia, CT from Houston, TX by truck?

About 1,747 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 4 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $1,606 of the $3,792 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $2,186 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Houston, TX to Ansonia, CT?

The reverse direction is estimated at $6,227, which makes Ansonia, CT to Houston, TX 39% cheaper. Direction matters because trucks are scarcer leaving some markets than others.

Lane history applies the current origin and destination adjustments to the national series back to December 2003. Methodology