Auto Transport Services to St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg is a city located in Pinellas County, in the U.S. state of Florida. Currently home to a population of over 249,600 residents, St. Petersburg is the fourth-largest city in the state of Florida by population and is the largest city in the state that is also not a county seat, as Clearwater currently sits as the county seat of Pinellas County.
St. Petersburg is located in the Tampa, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area and is considered a co-anchor of the 2.8 million resident metro region. St. Petersburg, as the second-largest city in Metropolitan Tampa, is a popular vacation spot and is also a fairly popular auto transport location in the state as well.
As mentioned, St. Petersburg sits within the Tampa Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is home to over 2.8 million residents and is one of the most heavily-populated metro areas in the entire southeastern region.
Tampa is a popular auto transport location due to its size, large tourism industry and penchant for sunny days. People looking to move to Tampa tend to find great deals on both household moving and auto transport to the area on account of its high amount of vehicle transport traffic.
This tends to lead to lower prices for people looking to ship a vehicle into or out of St. Petersburg or the rest of the Tampa area, and it also results in slightly faster pickup windows, transport time and delivery schedules as well.
The main interstate that services the Tampa region is I-75, but that interstate highway, while popular with both customers and auto transport carriers, does not run through St. Petersburg directly. See, St. Petersburg and Tampa are kind of like San Francisco and Oakland in that they have a giant bay (in this case, Old Tampa Bay) separating the two cities.
This has helped with growth, tourism and promotion, but not so much with logistics such as auto transport and car shipping services. Since St. Petersburg sits across the bay from Tampa, you may end up finding better auto transport prices to or from Tampa instead of St. Petersburg, as I-4 (a major east-west interstate through central Florida) also runs east out of Tampa.
This allows carriers to quickly and easily get from one part of the state to another, and can quickly and easily move around the Tampa metro area. By moving your pickup or delivery location to Tampa, though, you may end up saving money and finding better services in the long run.
If you’re interested in shipping a vehicle to or from St. Petersburg, Florida, take a minute to fill out our free online auto transport quote request form. When you do, you’ll receive a free quote to ship your vehicle right away. We work with only top-rated carriers who are fully licensed and insured so you’ll be in good hands from booking to delivery. If you have questions about our services, or would like a free quote over the phone, don’t hesitate to give us a call any time at 800-930-7417 to speak to one of our representatives.
Since 2007 Dave has written all the content and blogs for American Auto Shipping and during this time added the duties of customer support and transport logistics.
He currently resides in Washington with his three kids and their mom and cat. A fan of Marvel movies and good stories, when not shipping cars Dave can be found working on his novel, enjoying a good book or playing some tournament HALO.
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