Moving from Californiato Oregon
An interstate move, so the FMCSA's rules apply from the first quote. Between Los Angeles and Portland it is about 963 miles and 2 days on the road (about 18 hours of driving); the 75 city pairs we price between the two states run from 439 to 1,097 miles.
Prices from our published model, not quotes. Distances marked ~ are estimated from city coordinates. We do not move anyone.
Los Angeles to Portland, 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 Oregon.
Cost of moving from California to Oregon
At about 963 miles, full-service movers should land around $4,334 – $5,778 for a two-bedroom home and $4,984 – $6,645 for three bedrooms. Load a container yourself and the two-bedroom figure drops to $3,120 – $4,160; a freight trailer is $2,080 – $2,773.
| Home size | Full-service movers | Moving container | Freight trailer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $3,250 – $4,334 | $2,340 – $3,120 | $1,560 – $2,080 |
| 1 bedroom | $3,900 – $5,200 | $2,808 – $3,744 | $1,872 – $2,496 |
| 2 bedrooms | $4,334 – $5,778 | $3,120 – $4,160 | $2,080 – $2,773 |
| 3 bedrooms | $4,984 – $6,645 | $3,588 – $4,784 | $2,392 – $3,189 |
| 4 bedrooms | $5,634 – $7,511 | $4,056 – $5,408 | $2,704 – $3,605 |
| 5+ bedrooms | $6,500 – $8,667 | $4,680 – $6,240 | $3,120 – $4,160 |
Transport only, for an estimated 963 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 Oregon
Every pair of cities we cover in the two states, nearest first. 50 have a full route page with a map, transit and licensed movers.
| Route | Distance | Transit | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roseville to Eugene | ~439 mi | 3–7 days | $1,976 – $2,634 | $2,272 – $3,029 |
| Sacramento to Eugene | ~451 mi | 3–7 days | $2,030 – $2,706 | $2,334 – $3,112 |
| Stockton to Eugene | ~501 mi | 3–7 days | $2,255 – $3,006 | $2,593 – $3,457 |
| Oakland to Eugene | ~506 mi | 3–7 days | $2,277 – $3,036 | $2,619 – $3,491 |
| San Francisco to Eugene | ~506 mi | 3–7 days | $2,277 – $3,036 | $2,619 – $3,491 |
| Roseville to Salem | ~507 mi | 3–7 days | $2,282 – $3,042 | $2,624 – $3,498 |
| Sacramento to Salem | ~520 mi | 3–7 days | $2,340 – $3,120 | $2,691 – $3,588 |
| Modesto to Eugene | ~532 mi | 3–7 days | $2,394 – $3,192 | $2,753 – $3,671 |
| Fremont to Eugene | ~533 mi | 3–7 days | $2,399 – $3,198 | $2,758 – $3,678 |
| San Jose to Eugene | ~546 mi | 3–7 days | $2,457 – $3,276 | $2,826 – $3,767 |
| Roseville to Portland | ~550 mi | 3–7 days | $2,475 – $3,300 | $2,846 – $3,795 |
| Sacramento to Portland | ~563 mi | 3–7 days | $2,534 – $3,378 | $2,914 – $3,885 |
| Stockton to Salem | ~570 mi | 3–7 days | $2,565 – $3,420 | $2,950 – $3,933 |
| Oakland to Salem | ~577 mi | 3–7 days | $2,597 – $3,462 | $2,986 – $3,981 |
| San Francisco to Salem | ~577 mi | 3–7 days | $2,597 – $3,462 | $2,986 – $3,981 |
| Modesto to Salem | ~601 mi | 3–7 days | $2,705 – $3,606 | $3,110 – $4,147 |
| Fremont to Salem | ~603 mi | 3–7 days | $2,714 – $3,618 | $3,121 – $4,161 |
| Stockton to Portland | ~613 mi | 3–7 days | $2,759 – $3,678 | $3,172 – $4,230 |
| San Jose to Salem | ~616 mi | 3–7 days | $2,772 – $3,696 | $3,188 – $4,250 |
| Oakland to Portland | ~622 mi | 3–7 days | $2,799 – $3,732 | $3,219 – $4,292 |
| Fresno to Eugene | ~623 mi | 3–7 days | $2,804 – $3,738 | $3,224 – $4,299 |
| San Francisco to Portland | 635 mi | 3–7 days | $2,858 – $3,810 | $3,286 – $4,382 |
| Modesto to Portland | ~643 mi | 3–7 days | $2,894 – $3,858 | $3,328 – $4,437 |
| Fremont to Portland | ~648 mi | 3–7 days | $2,916 – $3,888 | $3,353 – $4,471 |
| San Jose to Portland | ~661 mi | 3–7 days | $2,975 – $3,966 | $3,421 – $4,561 |
| Fresno to Salem | ~689 mi | 3–7 days | $3,101 – $4,134 | $3,566 – $4,754 |
| Fresno to Portland | ~729 mi | 3–7 days | $3,281 – $4,374 | $3,773 – $5,030 |
| Bakersfield to Eugene | ~744 mi | 3–7 days | $3,348 – $4,464 | $3,850 – $5,134 |
| Bakersfield to Salem | ~810 mi | 3–7 days | $3,645 – $4,860 | $4,192 – $5,589 |
| Lancaster to Eugene | ~813 mi | 3–7 days | $3,659 – $4,878 | $4,207 – $5,610 |
| Santa Clarita to Eugene | ~827 mi | 3–7 days | $3,722 – $4,962 | $4,280 – $5,706 |
| Oxnard to Eugene | ~830 mi | 3–7 days | $3,735 – $4,980 | $4,295 – $5,727 |
| Bakersfield to Portland | ~849 mi | 3–7 days | $3,821 – $5,094 | $4,394 – $5,858 |
| Los Angeles to Eugene | ~860 mi | 3–7 days | $3,870 – $5,160 | $4,450 – $5,934 |
| Fontana to Eugene | ~874 mi | 3–7 days | $3,933 – $5,244 | $4,523 – $6,031 |
| Ontario to Eugene | ~876 mi | 3–7 days | $3,942 – $5,256 | $4,533 – $6,044 |
| San Bernardino to Eugene | ~876 mi | 3–7 days | $3,942 – $5,256 | $4,533 – $6,044 |
| Lancaster to Salem | ~878 mi | 3–7 days | $3,951 – $5,268 | $4,544 – $6,058 |
| Long Beach to Eugene | ~883 mi | 3–7 days | $3,974 – $5,298 | $4,570 – $6,093 |
| Anaheim to Eugene | ~886 mi | 3–7 days | $3,987 – $5,316 | $4,585 – $6,113 |
| Riverside to Eugene | ~889 mi | 3–7 days | $4,001 – $5,334 | $4,601 – $6,134 |
| Santa Ana to Eugene | ~892 mi | 3–7 days | $4,014 – $5,352 | $4,616 – $6,155 |
| Santa Clarita to Salem | ~893 mi | 3–7 days | $4,019 – $5,358 | $4,621 – $6,162 |
| Moreno Valley to Eugene | ~895 mi | 3–7 days | $4,028 – $5,370 | $4,632 – $6,176 |
| Oxnard to Salem | ~897 mi | 3–7 days | $4,037 – $5,382 | $4,642 – $6,189 |
| Irvine to Eugene | ~899 mi | 3–7 days | $4,046 – $5,394 | $4,652 – $6,203 |
| Lancaster to Portland | ~915 mi | 3–7 days | $4,118 – $5,490 | $4,735 – $6,314 |
| Los Angeles to Salem | ~926 mi | 3–7 days | $4,167 – $5,556 | $4,792 – $6,389 |
| Santa Clarita to Portland | ~931 mi | 3–7 days | $4,190 – $5,586 | $4,818 – $6,424 |
| Oxnard to Portland | ~937 mi | 3–7 days | $4,217 – $5,622 | $4,849 – $6,465 |
| Fontana to Salem | ~938 mi | 3–7 days | $4,221 – $5,628 | $4,854 – $6,472 |
| Ontario to Salem | ~940 mi | 3–7 days | $4,230 – $5,640 | $4,865 – $6,486 |
| San Bernardino to Salem | ~940 mi | 3–7 days | $4,230 – $5,640 | $4,865 – $6,486 |
| Long Beach to Salem | ~949 mi | 3–7 days | $4,271 – $5,694 | $4,911 – $6,548 |
| Anaheim to Salem | ~951 mi | 3–7 days | $4,280 – $5,706 | $4,921 – $6,562 |
| Riverside to Salem | ~953 mi | 3–7 days | $4,289 – $5,718 | $4,932 – $6,576 |
| Santa Ana to Salem | ~957 mi | 3–7 days | $4,307 – $5,742 | $4,952 – $6,603 |
| Moreno Valley to Salem | ~958 mi | 3–7 days | $4,311 – $5,748 | $4,958 – $6,610 |
| Los Angeles to Portland | ~963 mi | 3–7 days | $4,334 – $5,778 | $4,984 – $6,645 |
| Irvine to Salem | ~964 mi | 3–7 days | $4,338 – $5,784 | $4,989 – $6,652 |
| Fontana to Portland | ~974 mi | 3–7 days | $4,383 – $5,844 | $5,040 – $6,721 |
| San Bernardino to Portland | ~975 mi | 3–7 days | $4,388 – $5,850 | $5,046 – $6,728 |
| Ontario to Portland | ~976 mi | 3–7 days | $4,392 – $5,856 | $5,051 – $6,734 |
| Long Beach to Portland | ~986 mi | 3–7 days | $4,437 – $5,916 | $5,103 – $6,803 |
| San Diego to Eugene | ~986 mi | 3–7 days | $4,437 – $5,916 | $5,103 – $6,803 |
| Anaheim to Portland | ~987 mi | 3–7 days | $4,442 – $5,922 | $5,108 – $6,810 |
| Riverside to Portland | ~988 mi | 3–7 days | $4,446 – $5,928 | $5,113 – $6,817 |
| Moreno Valley to Portland | ~993 mi | 3–7 days | $4,469 – $5,958 | $5,139 – $6,852 |
| Santa Ana to Portland | ~994 mi | 3–7 days | $4,473 – $5,964 | $5,144 – $6,859 |
| Chula Vista to Eugene | ~997 mi | 3–7 days | $4,487 – $5,982 | $5,159 – $6,879 |
| Irvine to Portland | ~1,001 mi | 3–7 days | $4,505 – $6,006 | $5,180 – $6,907 |
| San Diego to Salem | ~1,051 mi | 3–7 days | $4,730 – $6,306 | $5,439 – $7,252 |
| Chula Vista to Salem | ~1,061 mi | 3–7 days | $4,775 – $6,366 | $5,491 – $7,321 |
| San Diego to Portland | ~1,087 mi | 3–7 days | $4,892 – $6,522 | $5,625 – $7,500 |
| Chula Vista to Portland | ~1,097 mi | 3–7 days | $4,937 – $6,582 | $5,677 – $7,569 |
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 963 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 Oregon end
170 household-goods carriers are based in Oregon — useful if you need a local crew after delivery. A local move inside Portland runs about $475 – $775 for a two-bedroom home.
Timing the move
| Home size | October – April, mid-week | Summer weekend (+25%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 bedrooms | $4,334 – $5,778 | $5,418 – $7,223 |
| 3 bedrooms | $4,984 – $6,645 | $6,230 – $8,306 |
Transit is 3 to 7 days. Book ahead: 4 to 6 weeks, 6 to 8 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 Oregon moving FAQ
How much does it cost to move from California to Oregon?
Between the two states' main cities, Los Angeles and Portland, the distance is about 963 miles. From our model that is $4,334 – $5,778 for a two-bedroom home and $4,984 – $6,645 for three bedrooms with full-service movers, transport only. A container you load yourself is about $3,120 – $4,160 for the two-bedroom home; a freight trailer about $2,080 – $2,773. Across the 75 city pairs we price between California and Oregon, distances run from 439 to 1,097 miles, so use the table for your own cities.
How long does a move from California to Oregon take?
Los Angeles to Portland is 2 days on the road (about 18 hours of driving). The move itself typically takes 3 to 7 days, because at this distance it usually travels on either a dedicated truck or a consolidated load, depending on the carrier and the season. Get the delivery window in writing. Book ahead: 4 to 6 weeks, 6 to 8 in summer.
Do I need an interstate-licensed mover for California to Oregon?
Yes. Any move that crosses from California into Oregon 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 Oregon?
Load a freight trailer yourself: about $2,080 – $2,773 for a two-bedroom home over 963 miles against $4,334 – $5,778 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 $6,230 – $8,306 rather than $4,984 – $6,645.