Transit Times for Shipping a Car
From British Columbia to Newfoundland

1st Stage – Vancouver to Toronto

Wait Time: 2-6 days
Transit Time: 9-13 days

2nd Stage – Toronto to Dartmouth

Wait Time: 2-5 days
Transit Time: 2-3 days

3rd Stage – Dartmouth to Newfoundland

Wait Time: 2-5 days
Transit Time: 3-5 days

BC to Newfoundland Shipping Information

The main terminal in British Columbia is located in Delta, BC. We have secondary terminals in Newfoundland that your vehicle could be delivered to (storage fees may apply), but in most cases the truck driver will call you and arrange for you to meet him at a commercial location like a dealership or truck stop near the TransCanada Highway. The vehicle would be unloaded from the truck and given to you directly.

Your vehicle will be transported inside an enclosed rail car from the terminal in Delta to the rail terminal in Scarborough, ON. Once it offloads in Scarborough, it will be assigned to an open car carrier for delivery to the terminal in Dartmouth, NS and will be assigned to another open car carrier for delivery to Newfoundland.

If your vehicle is being picked up from another city outside of the Lower Mainland/Vancouver area, it would be picked up by a truck and taken to the Delta terminal to wait to be loaded on rail. This will add a few days to the Wait/Transit Times.

For example, if you’re shipping from Vancouver to Goobies your vehicle will be shipped like this:

Vancouver, BC → Scarborough, ON → Dartmouth, NS → Goobies, NL

The wait times and transit times are approximates, and not guaranteed for the standard method of shipping. Pickup and deliveries in remote locations can take longer.

*Please note – we are not currently offering transport to Labrador*

How long does it take to ship my car?

The information above shows the approximate wait times and transit times for shipping a car from British Columbia to Newfoundland. Departures are usually not on fixed days as they can depend on volume of vehicles already booked and ones already at the terminals assigned to a load. It is recommended to book at least 1-2 weeks in advance. Booking in advance can help decrease transit times but normally your vehicle will be placed in queue to ship once it is at the terminal.  If you are shipping by enclosed transport trailer these transit times may not apply.

What is “Wait Time” and “Transit Time”?

  • The wait time is how long your vehicle will wait before it is picked up or how long it will wait to depart on the truck/train once it is dropped off at a terminal.
  • The transit time is how long your vehicle will take to arrive to the next terminal once it has departed.

Will my car be shipped by multiple trucks?

For shorter moves it may be shipped on only one truck, but for longer shipments it will be on multiple trucks/trains before it’s delivered. Canada is the second largest country in the world and to ship a car directly in one shipment across the entire country would be very expensive. It is the most economical/inexpensive way to ship your vehicle when it’s transferred between multiple trucks/trains between major cities.

I will recommend MVS for your car transport.

The experience with MVS was good. My car arrived in good condition, though a bit dusty.

Yuli Siao

MVS Canada
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2016-11-24T17:52:42-04:00

Yuli Siao

The experience with MVS was good. My car arrived in good condition, though a bit dusty.

The customer service was fantastic

If I ever need to ship another vehicle either for work or personally – I would only look to one company

Michael Kristolaitis
Aviva Insurance

MVS Canada
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2016-07-18T12:25:04-03:00

Michael Kristolaitis
Aviva Insurance

If I ever need to ship another vehicle either for work or personally – I would only look to one company

MVS was very accommodating

They were very good for communicating where my vehicle was and answering any questions I had.
Would recommend using them to ship your vehicle.

Jesse Deboer

MVS Canada
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2016-05-17T06:31:26-03:00

Jesse Deboer

They were very good for communicating where my vehicle was and answering any questions I had. Would recommend using them to ship your vehicle.
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