Popular Moving Routes in the United States
27,854 city-to-city routes out of 213 cities in all 50 states and DC, plus a page for every state-to-state pair. Each one is priced by home size for movers, containers and freight from one published model, with distance, drive time, transit window and the licensed carriers at both ends.
Prices are model estimates, not quotes. We do not move anyone and nobody pays to be listed. Route set generated 2026-09-24.
The most popular long-distance routes
The corridors people search for most, with measured driving mileage. Two-bedroom figures are full-service movers, transport only.
New York CitySan Francisco
2 bedrooms: $13,091 – $17,454
New York CitySeattle
2 bedrooms: $12,848 – $17,130
New York CityDenver
2 bedrooms: $8,001 – $10,668
New York CityAtlanta
2 bedrooms: $3,992 – $5,322
New York CityPhiladelphia
2 bedrooms: $475 – $775
New York CityWashington
2 bedrooms: $1,022 – $1,362
New York CityBoston
2 bedrooms: $968 – $1,290
New York CityChicago
2 bedrooms: $3,560 – $4,746
New York CityMiami
2 bedrooms: $5,774 – $7,698
New York CityLos Angeles
2 bedrooms: $12,524 – $16,698
BostonSan Francisco
2 bedrooms: $13,937 – $18,582
BostonSeattle
2 bedrooms: $13,622 – $18,162
BostonDallas
2 bedrooms: $8,177 – $10,902
BostonAtlanta
2 bedrooms: $5,000 – $6,666
BostonMiami
2 bedrooms: $6,741 – $8,988
BostonLos Angeles
2 bedrooms: $13,590 – $18,120
BostonChicago
2 bedrooms: $4,428 – $5,904
BostonWashington
2 bedrooms: $2,030 – $2,706
BostonPhiladelphia
2 bedrooms: $1,377 – $1,836
BostonNew York City
2 bedrooms: $968 – $1,290
AtlantaDenver
2 bedrooms: $6,647 – $8,862
AtlantaLos Angeles
2 bedrooms: $9,801 – $13,068
AtlantaPhiladelphia
2 bedrooms: $3,492 – $4,656
AtlantaWashington
2 bedrooms: $2,871 – $3,828
Moving routes by state
Each state hub lists routes within the state, the most popular routes out of it, every city we cover, and a page for that state to each of the other fifty.
What a move costs by distance
Full-service movers, transport only, from the model that prices every route on this site. Freight is the same home loaded into a trailer yourself.
| Distance | Transit | 2 bedrooms, movers | 3 bedrooms, movers | 3 bedrooms, freight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 miles | 1–3 days | $1,125 – $1,500 | $1,294 – $1,725 | $621 – $828 |
| 500 miles | 3–7 days | $2,250 – $3,000 | $2,588 – $3,450 | $1,242 – $1,656 |
| 1,000 miles | 3–7 days | $4,500 – $6,000 | $5,175 – $6,900 | $2,484 – $3,312 |
| 1,500 miles | 7–14 days | $6,750 – $9,000 | $7,762 – $10,350 | $3,726 – $4,968 |
| 2,000 miles | 7–14 days | $9,000 – $12,000 | $10,350 – $13,800 | $4,968 – $6,624 |
| 2,800 miles | 7–14 days | $12,600 – $16,800 | $14,490 – $19,320 | $6,955 – $9,274 |
How every route is priced
Past 100 miles: distance × a home-size factor × a service rate, shown as −10% to +20% around the result because moves overrun more often than they come in under. The effective rate per mile by home size:
| Home size | Full-service | Container | Freight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $3.75 / mi | $2.70 / mi | $1.80 / mi |
| 1 bedroom | $4.50 / mi | $3.24 / mi | $2.16 / mi |
| 2 bedrooms | $5.00 / mi | $3.60 / mi | $2.40 / mi |
| 3 bedrooms | $5.75 / mi | $4.14 / mi | $2.76 / mi |
| 4 bedrooms | $6.50 / mi | $4.68 / mi | $3.12 / mi |
| 5+ bedrooms | $7.50 / mi | $5.40 / mi | $3.60 / mi |
Inside 100 miles the model switches to hourly billing, because that is how movers actually charge locally. The whole thing is documented on the methodology page; the calibration of the distance estimate is there too.
Moving routes FAQ
How much does a long-distance move cost?
From our published model, full-service movers cost about $4,500 – $6,000 for a two-bedroom home and $5,175 – $6,900 for three bedrooms over 1,000 miles, transport only; over 2,800 miles the three-bedroom figure is $14,490 – $19,320. A freight trailer you load yourself is roughly half. Every route page on this site prices its own distance with the same model.
What counts as a long-distance move?
Anything past about 100 miles. Under that, movers bill by the hour — roughly $40 to $50 per mover per hour plus about $75 travel — and the miles barely matter. Past it they price on weight and distance, and past a state line the federal FMCSA rules apply on top.
Are popular routes cheaper to move on?
Often, per mile. Corridors with steady traffic — the Northeast to Florida, California to Texas, Chicago to either coast — have trailers running constantly, so a consolidated shipment waits less and carriers price more keenly. A move between two smaller cities in different regions can wait longer for a trailer heading that way. Our model does not price this difference; it is one of the reasons real quotes spread around the range.
How are the distances on these pages worked out?
224 of the 27,854 routes carry measured driving miles. The rest are estimated from each city's coordinates using the median ratio of road to straight-line distance across the measured corridors, and are marked approximate wherever they appear. The calculator measures any specific pair of addresses.
Is this a list of moving companies?
No. It is a directory of routes and what each should cost, from one documented model. Where we show movers, they are the FMCSA's public register ordered by fleet size or Google Maps listings ordered by review count — nobody pays to appear and we recommend no one.