Moving from Californiato Louisiana
An interstate move, so the FMCSA's rules apply from the first quote. Between Los Angeles and New Orleans it is about 1,946 miles and 4 days on the road (about 35 hours of driving); the 100 city pairs we price between the two states run from 1,577 to 2,240 miles.
Prices from our published model, not quotes. Distances marked ~ are estimated from city coordinates. We do not move anyone.
Los Angeles to New Orleans, the representative route
Each state is represented by its largest city we cover. The map shows that corridor; the table further down prices every city pair between California and Louisiana.
Cost of moving from California to Louisiana
At about 1,946 miles, full-service movers should land around $8,757 – $11,676 for a two-bedroom home and $10,071 – $13,427 for three bedrooms. Load a container yourself and the two-bedroom figure drops to $6,305 – $8,407; a freight trailer is $4,203 – $5,604.
| Home size | Full-service movers | Moving container | Freight trailer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $6,568 – $8,757 | $4,729 – $6,305 | $3,153 – $4,203 |
| 1 bedroom | $7,881 – $10,508 | $5,675 – $7,566 | $3,783 – $5,044 |
| 2 bedrooms | $8,757 – $11,676 | $6,305 – $8,407 | $4,203 – $5,604 |
| 3 bedrooms | $10,071 – $13,427 | $7,251 – $9,668 | $4,834 – $6,445 |
| 4 bedrooms | $11,384 – $15,179 | $8,197 – $10,929 | $5,464 – $7,286 |
| 5+ bedrooms | $13,136 – $17,514 | $9,458 – $12,610 | $6,305 – $8,407 |
Transport only, for an estimated 1,946 miles, from our published model: distance × home-size factor × service rate, shown as −10% to +20% around the base figure. Packing, storage, stairs and specialty items sit on top. How we price it.
City-to-city routes from California to Louisiana
Every pair of cities we cover in the two states, nearest first. 75 have a full route page with a map, transit and licensed movers.
| Route | Distance | Transit | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chula Vista to Shreveport | ~1,577 mi | 7–14 days | $7,097 – $9,462 | $8,161 – $10,881 |
| Moreno Valley to Shreveport | ~1,582 mi | 7–14 days | $7,119 – $9,492 | $8,187 – $10,916 |
| San Diego to Shreveport | ~1,586 mi | 7–14 days | $7,137 – $9,516 | $8,208 – $10,943 |
| San Bernardino to Shreveport | ~1,587 mi | 7–14 days | $7,142 – $9,522 | $8,213 – $10,950 |
| Riverside to Shreveport | ~1,594 mi | 7–14 days | $7,173 – $9,564 | $8,249 – $10,999 |
| Fontana to Shreveport | ~1,598 mi | 7–14 days | $7,191 – $9,588 | $8,270 – $11,026 |
| Ontario to Shreveport | ~1,608 mi | 7–14 days | $7,236 – $9,648 | $8,321 – $11,095 |
| Anaheim to Shreveport | ~1,619 mi | 7–14 days | $7,286 – $9,714 | $8,378 – $11,171 |
| Irvine to Shreveport | ~1,620 mi | 7–14 days | $7,290 – $9,720 | $8,383 – $11,178 |
| Santa Ana to Shreveport | ~1,628 mi | 7–14 days | $7,326 – $9,768 | $8,425 – $11,233 |
| Lancaster to Shreveport | ~1,644 mi | 7–14 days | $7,398 – $9,864 | $8,508 – $11,344 |
| Long Beach to Shreveport | ~1,648 mi | 7–14 days | $7,416 – $9,888 | $8,528 – $11,371 |
| Los Angeles to Shreveport | ~1,650 mi | 7–14 days | $7,425 – $9,900 | $8,539 – $11,385 |
| Santa Clarita to Shreveport | ~1,667 mi | 7–14 days | $7,502 – $10,002 | $8,627 – $11,502 |
| Bakersfield to Shreveport | ~1,701 mi | 7–14 days | $7,655 – $10,206 | $8,803 – $11,737 |
| Oxnard to Shreveport | ~1,714 mi | 7–14 days | $7,713 – $10,284 | $8,870 – $11,827 |
| Chula Vista to Lafayette | ~1,725 mi | 7–14 days | $7,763 – $10,350 | $8,927 – $11,902 |
| San Diego to Lafayette | ~1,735 mi | 7–14 days | $7,808 – $10,410 | $8,979 – $11,971 |
| Moreno Valley to Lafayette | ~1,740 mi | 7–14 days | $7,830 – $10,440 | $9,004 – $12,006 |
| San Bernardino to Lafayette | ~1,747 mi | 7–14 days | $7,862 – $10,482 | $9,041 – $12,054 |
| Riverside to Lafayette | ~1,753 mi | 7–14 days | $7,889 – $10,518 | $9,072 – $12,096 |
| Fresno to Shreveport | ~1,754 mi | 7–14 days | $7,893 – $10,524 | $9,077 – $12,103 |
| Fontana to Lafayette | ~1,758 mi | 7–14 days | $7,911 – $10,548 | $9,098 – $12,130 |
| Ontario to Lafayette | ~1,767 mi | 7–14 days | $7,952 – $10,602 | $9,144 – $12,192 |
| Anaheim to Lafayette | ~1,777 mi | 7–14 days | $7,997 – $10,662 | $9,196 – $12,261 |
| Irvine to Lafayette | ~1,777 mi | 7–14 days | $7,997 – $10,662 | $9,196 – $12,261 |
| Chula Vista to Baton Rouge | ~1,778 mi | 7–14 days | $8,001 – $10,668 | $9,201 – $12,268 |
| Santa Ana to Lafayette | ~1,785 mi | 7–14 days | $8,033 – $10,710 | $9,237 – $12,317 |
| San Diego to Baton Rouge | ~1,788 mi | 7–14 days | $8,046 – $10,728 | $9,253 – $12,337 |
| Moreno Valley to Baton Rouge | ~1,791 mi | 7–14 days | $8,060 – $10,746 | $9,268 – $12,358 |
| San Bernardino to Baton Rouge | ~1,798 mi | 7–14 days | $8,091 – $10,788 | $9,305 – $12,406 |
| Riverside to Baton Rouge | ~1,804 mi | 7–14 days | $8,118 – $10,824 | $9,336 – $12,448 |
| Long Beach to Lafayette | ~1,806 mi | 7–14 days | $8,127 – $10,836 | $9,346 – $12,461 |
| Fontana to Baton Rouge | ~1,809 mi | 7–14 days | $8,141 – $10,854 | $9,362 – $12,482 |
| Lancaster to Lafayette | ~1,809 mi | 7–14 days | $8,141 – $10,854 | $9,362 – $12,482 |
| Los Angeles to Lafayette | ~1,810 mi | 7–14 days | $8,145 – $10,860 | $9,367 – $12,489 |
| Ontario to Baton Rouge | ~1,818 mi | 7–14 days | $8,181 – $10,908 | $9,408 – $12,544 |
| Anaheim to Baton Rouge | ~1,828 mi | 7–14 days | $8,226 – $10,968 | $9,460 – $12,613 |
| Irvine to Baton Rouge | ~1,828 mi | 7–14 days | $8,226 – $10,968 | $9,460 – $12,613 |
| Santa Clarita to Lafayette | ~1,829 mi | 7–14 days | $8,231 – $10,974 | $9,465 – $12,620 |
| Santa Ana to Baton Rouge | ~1,836 mi | 7–14 days | $8,262 – $11,016 | $9,501 – $12,668 |
| Modesto to Shreveport | ~1,837 mi | 7–14 days | $8,267 – $11,022 | $9,506 – $12,675 |
| Long Beach to Baton Rouge | ~1,857 mi | 7–14 days | $8,357 – $11,142 | $9,610 – $12,813 |
| Lancaster to Baton Rouge | ~1,858 mi | 7–14 days | $8,361 – $11,148 | $9,615 – $12,820 |
| Stockton to Shreveport | ~1,859 mi | 7–14 days | $8,366 – $11,154 | $9,620 – $12,827 |
| Los Angeles to Baton Rouge | ~1,861 mi | 7–14 days | $8,375 – $11,166 | $9,631 – $12,841 |
| Chula Vista to New Orleans | ~1,862 mi | 7–14 days | $8,379 – $11,172 | $9,636 – $12,848 |
| Roseville to Shreveport | ~1,866 mi | 7–14 days | $8,397 – $11,196 | $9,657 – $12,875 |
| Bakersfield to Lafayette | ~1,870 mi | 7–14 days | $8,415 – $11,220 | $9,677 – $12,903 |
| San Diego to New Orleans | ~1,872 mi | 7–14 days | $8,424 – $11,232 | $9,688 – $12,917 |
| Oxnard to Lafayette | ~1,875 mi | 7–14 days | $8,438 – $11,250 | $9,703 – $12,938 |
| Sacramento to Shreveport | ~1,875 mi | 7–14 days | $8,438 – $11,250 | $9,703 – $12,938 |
| Moreno Valley to New Orleans | ~1,877 mi | 7–14 days | $8,447 – $11,262 | $9,713 – $12,951 |
| Santa Clarita to Baton Rouge | ~1,879 mi | 7–14 days | $8,456 – $11,274 | $9,724 – $12,965 |
| San Bernardino to New Orleans | ~1,883 mi | 7–14 days | $8,474 – $11,298 | $9,745 – $12,993 |
| Riverside to New Orleans | ~1,889 mi | 7–14 days | $8,501 – $11,334 | $9,776 – $13,034 |
| San Jose to Shreveport | ~1,892 mi | 7–14 days | $8,514 – $11,352 | $9,791 – $13,055 |
| Fontana to New Orleans | ~1,894 mi | 7–14 days | $8,523 – $11,364 | $9,801 – $13,069 |
| Fremont to Shreveport | ~1,896 mi | 7–14 days | $8,532 – $11,376 | $9,812 – $13,082 |
| Ontario to New Orleans | ~1,904 mi | 7–14 days | $8,568 – $11,424 | $9,853 – $13,138 |
| Anaheim to New Orleans | ~1,913 mi | 7–14 days | $8,609 – $11,478 | $9,900 – $13,200 |
| Irvine to New Orleans | ~1,914 mi | 7–14 days | $8,613 – $11,484 | $9,905 – $13,207 |
| Bakersfield to Baton Rouge | ~1,918 mi | 7–14 days | $8,631 – $11,508 | $9,926 – $13,234 |
| Oakland to Shreveport | ~1,918 mi | 7–14 days | $8,631 – $11,508 | $9,926 – $13,234 |
| Santa Ana to New Orleans | ~1,921 mi | 7–14 days | $8,645 – $11,526 | $9,941 – $13,255 |
| Oxnard to Baton Rouge | ~1,925 mi | 7–14 days | $8,663 – $11,550 | $9,962 – $13,283 |
| San Francisco to Shreveport | ~1,927 mi | 7–14 days | $8,672 – $11,562 | $9,972 – $13,296 |
| Fresno to Lafayette | ~1,930 mi | 7–14 days | $8,685 – $11,580 | $9,988 – $13,317 |
| Long Beach to New Orleans | ~1,942 mi | 7–14 days | $8,739 – $11,652 | $10,050 – $13,400 |
| Lancaster to New Orleans | ~1,944 mi | 7–14 days | $8,748 – $11,664 | $10,060 – $13,414 |
| Los Angeles to New Orleans | ~1,946 mi | 7–14 days | $8,757 – $11,676 | $10,071 – $13,427 |
| Santa Clarita to New Orleans | ~1,965 mi | 7–14 days | $8,843 – $11,790 | $10,169 – $13,559 |
| Fresno to Baton Rouge | ~1,977 mi | 7–14 days | $8,897 – $11,862 | $10,231 – $13,641 |
| Bakersfield to New Orleans | ~2,005 mi | 7–14 days | $9,023 – $12,030 | $10,376 – $13,835 |
| Oxnard to New Orleans | ~2,011 mi | 7–14 days | $9,050 – $12,066 | $10,407 – $13,876 |
| Modesto to Lafayette | ~2,018 mi | 7–14 days | $9,081 – $12,108 | $10,443 – $13,924 |
| Stockton to Lafayette | ~2,042 mi | 7–14 days | $9,189 – $12,252 | $10,567 – $14,090 |
| Roseville to Lafayette | ~2,053 mi | 7–14 days | $9,239 – $12,318 | $10,624 – $14,166 |
| Sacramento to Lafayette | ~2,061 mi | 7–14 days | $9,275 – $12,366 | $10,666 – $14,221 |
| Modesto to Baton Rouge | ~2,063 mi | 7–14 days | $9,284 – $12,378 | $10,676 – $14,235 |
| Fresno to New Orleans | ~2,064 mi | 7–14 days | $9,288 – $12,384 | $10,681 – $14,242 |
| San Jose to Lafayette | ~2,071 mi | 7–14 days | $9,320 – $12,426 | $10,717 – $14,290 |
| Fremont to Lafayette | ~2,076 mi | 7–14 days | $9,342 – $12,456 | $10,743 – $14,324 |
| Stockton to Baton Rouge | ~2,086 mi | 7–14 days | $9,387 – $12,516 | $10,795 – $14,393 |
| Roseville to Baton Rouge | ~2,096 mi | 7–14 days | $9,432 – $12,576 | $10,847 – $14,462 |
| Oakland to Lafayette | ~2,100 mi | 7–14 days | $9,450 – $12,600 | $10,868 – $14,490 |
| Sacramento to Baton Rouge | ~2,105 mi | 7–14 days | $9,473 – $12,630 | $10,893 – $14,525 |
| San Francisco to Lafayette | ~2,108 mi | 7–14 days | $9,486 – $12,648 | $10,909 – $14,545 |
| San Jose to Baton Rouge | ~2,117 mi | 7–14 days | $9,527 – $12,702 | $10,955 – $14,607 |
| Fremont to Baton Rouge | ~2,121 mi | 7–14 days | $9,545 – $12,726 | $10,976 – $14,635 |
| Oakland to Baton Rouge | ~2,145 mi | 7–14 days | $9,653 – $12,870 | $11,100 – $14,801 |
| Modesto to New Orleans | ~2,150 mi | 7–14 days | $9,675 – $12,900 | $11,126 – $14,835 |
| San Francisco to Baton Rouge | ~2,153 mi | 7–14 days | $9,689 – $12,918 | $11,142 – $14,856 |
| Stockton to New Orleans | ~2,173 mi | 7–14 days | $9,779 – $13,038 | $11,245 – $14,994 |
| Roseville to New Orleans | ~2,183 mi | 7–14 days | $9,824 – $13,098 | $11,297 – $15,063 |
| Sacramento to New Orleans | ~2,192 mi | 7–14 days | $9,864 – $13,152 | $11,344 – $15,125 |
| San Jose to New Orleans | ~2,204 mi | 7–14 days | $9,918 – $13,224 | $11,406 – $15,208 |
| Fremont to New Orleans | ~2,208 mi | 7–14 days | $9,936 – $13,248 | $11,426 – $15,235 |
| Oakland to New Orleans | ~2,232 mi | 7–14 days | $10,044 – $13,392 | $11,551 – $15,401 |
| San Francisco to New Orleans | ~2,240 mi | 7–14 days | $10,080 – $13,440 | $11,592 – $15,456 |
Routes without a link are priced on estimated distance only; the calculator measures the exact drive.
What the interstate rules give you
A licensed carrier. Active interstate operating authority (an MC number) and a USDOT number, both checkable on the FMCSA register. A company that offers neither is a broker at best.
A written estimate before loading. Binding fixes the price for the listed inventory; non-binding follows the weighed shipment. The carrier cannot demand more than 110% of a non-binding estimate at delivery, with the balance billed within 30 days. Ask for binding not-to-exceed by name, after a survey.
Valuation. Released-value protection is included at 60 cents per pound per item; full-value protection is the upgrade worth buying for 1,946 miles of handling.
A delivery window, in writing. If it is on the bill of lading, missing it entitles you to delay costs. If it is not, it entitles you to an apology.
Interstate movers based in California
1,617 household-goods carriers in California are active on the FMCSA register. The largest with interstate authority, by registered fleet:
- Air Container Transfer, Brisbane · USDOT 1701515 · 60 trucks
- Meathead Movers Inc, San Luis Obispo · USDOT 921143 · 53 trucks
- Waters Moving & Storage Inc, Martinez · USDOT 1125579 · 35 trucks
- Move Happy Acme, Los Angeles · USDOT 3136064 · 31 trucks
- Crown Worldwide Moving And Storage Llc, Union City · USDOT 2970 · 25 trucks
At the Louisiana end
72 household-goods carriers are based in Louisiana — useful if you need a local crew after delivery. A local move inside New Orleans runs about $475 – $775 for a two-bedroom home.
Timing the move
| Home size | October – April, mid-week | Summer weekend (+25%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 bedrooms | $8,757 – $11,676 | $10,946 – $14,595 |
| 3 bedrooms | $10,071 – $13,427 | $12,589 – $16,784 |
Transit is 7 to 14 days. Book ahead: 6 to 8 weeks, 8 to 12 in summer. Trailers on this corridor fill faster in summer, but crews and trucks are stretched, so windows get wider, not shorter.
Other moves from California
California to Louisiana moving FAQ
How much does it cost to move from California to Louisiana?
Between the two states' main cities, Los Angeles and New Orleans, the distance is about 1,946 miles. From our model that is $8,757 – $11,676 for a two-bedroom home and $10,071 – $13,427 for three bedrooms with full-service movers, transport only. A container you load yourself is about $6,305 – $8,407 for the two-bedroom home; a freight trailer about $4,203 – $5,604. Across the 100 city pairs we price between California and Louisiana, distances run from 1,577 to 2,240 miles, so use the table for your own cities.
How long does a move from California to Louisiana take?
Los Angeles to New Orleans is 4 days on the road (about 35 hours of driving). The move itself typically takes 7 to 14 days, because at this distance it usually travels on a consolidated load sharing trailer space with other households. Get the delivery window in writing. Book ahead: 6 to 8 weeks, 8 to 12 in summer.
Do I need an interstate-licensed mover for California to Louisiana?
Yes. Any move that crosses from California into Louisiana is regulated by the FMCSA, and the carrier must hold active interstate operating authority (an MC number) as well as a USDOT number. Check both on the FMCSA register before you sign. Interstate carriers must give you a written estimate, the federal "Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move" booklet, and access to an arbitration programme, and cannot demand more than 110% of a non-binding estimate before releasing your goods.
What is the cheapest way to move from California to Louisiana?
Load a freight trailer yourself: about $4,203 – $5,604 for a two-bedroom home over 1,946 miles against $8,757 – $11,676 with full-service movers. A container splits the difference and gives you days to load. On any of them, moving between October and April, mid-month and mid-week, is worth another 20 to 30 percent — a peak-season date puts the three-bedroom figure at $12,589 – $16,784 rather than $10,071 – $13,427.