Lane · FLAT · Oct 2026

Austin, TX to Garden Grove, CA flatbed rate

$4,296flatbed

+3.4% from last month

Per mile: $3.02
Distance: 1,423 mi
Typical range: $3,695–$4,898
Transit: 3 days

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Flatbed · estimated all-in cost per load · monthly

Austin to Garden Grove price history

3 months: +8.6%
1 year: +18.9%
5 years: +24.8%

Cost breakdown

Linehaul: $2,906
Fuel: $1,390
All-in estimate: $4,296

Return trip

Garden Grove → Austin$6,310

This direction runs 32% below the return trip. Leaving TX prices below the national average and arriving in CA prices below it.

Austin to Garden Grove by truck type

Estimated cost from Austin, TX to Garden Grove, CA by truck type
Truck type	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range
53' dry van	$3,563	$2.50	$3,171 – $3,955
53' refrigerated	$4,245	$2.98	$3,693 – $4,797
48' flatbed	$4,296	$3.02	$3,695 – $4,898
Step deck	$4,680	$3.29	$3,931 – $5,428
Power only	$3,152	$2.22	$2,742 – $3,562
Hotshot	$2,379	$1.67	$1,975 – $2,784
26' box truck	$2,330	$1.64	$1,980 – $2,679
Sprinter van	$1,425	$1.00	$1,197 – $1,653

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More lanes from Austin

48' flatbed lanes from Austin, TX
To	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	1,785 mi	$6,980	$3.91	$6,003 – $7,958	4 d
Los Angeles, CA	1,455 mi	$4,376	$3.01	$3,764 – $4,989	4 d
Chicago, IL	1,149 mi	$3,554	$3.09	$3,057 – $4,052	3 d
Houston, TX	172 mi	$1,203	$6.99	$1,034 – $1,371	1 d
Phoenix, AZ	1,026 mi	$3,643	$3.55	$3,133 – $4,152	3 d
Philadelphia, PA	1,696 mi	$6,356	$3.75	$5,467 – $7,246	4 d
San Antonio, TX	87 mi	$982	$11.29	$845 – $1,120	1 d
San Diego, CA	1,360 mi	$4,138	$3.04	$3,559 – $4,718	3 d

More lanes into Garden Grove

48' flatbed lanes into Garden Grove, CA
From	Miles	Estimate	Per mile	Typical range	Transit
New York, NY	2,882 mi	$8,444	$2.93	$7,262 – $9,626	7 d
Chicago, IL	2,045 mi	$7,501	$3.67	$6,451 – $8,551	5 d
Houston, TX	1,594 mi	$4,725	$2.96	$4,063 – $5,386	4 d
Phoenix, AZ	399 mi	$1,413	$3.54	$1,215 – $1,610	1 d
Philadelphia, PA	2,811 mi	$7,331	$2.61	$6,304 – $8,357	6 d
San Antonio, TX	1,392 mi	$4,219	$3.03	$3,628 – $4,809	3 d
San Diego, CA	97 mi	$1,384	$14.27	$1,190 – $1,578	1 d
Dallas, TX	1,444 mi	$4,349	$3.01	$3,740 – $4,958	4 d

About this lane

How much does it cost to ship a truckload from Austin, TX to Garden Grove, CA?

A 48' flatbed from Austin, TX to Garden Grove, CA is estimated at $4,296 all-in in October 2026, or $3.02 a mile over about 1,423 mi. Quotes typically land between $3,695 and $4,898.

How far is Austin, TX from Garden Grove, CA by truck?

About 1,423 mi by road, estimated from the straight-line distance. A solo driver covers it in roughly 3 days of transit.

How much of the price is fuel?

About $1,390 of the $4,296 estimate is fuel at the current national diesel price; the remaining $2,906 is linehaul.

Is it cheaper to ship from Garden Grove, CA to Austin, TX?

The reverse direction is estimated at $6,310, which makes Austin, TX to Garden Grove, CA 32% 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