Moving from Connecticutto California
An interstate move, so the FMCSA's rules apply from the first quote. Between Hartford and Los Angeles it is about 2,927 miles and 6 days on the road (about 53 hours of driving); the 100 city pairs we price between the two states run from 2,818 to 3,053 miles.
Prices from our published model, not quotes. Distances marked ~ are estimated from city coordinates. We do not move anyone.
Hartford to Los Angeles, 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 Connecticut and California.
Cost of moving from Connecticut to California
At about 2,927 miles, full-service movers should land around $13,172 – $17,562 for a two-bedroom home and $15,147 – $20,196 for three bedrooms. Load a container yourself and the two-bedroom figure drops to $9,483 – $12,645; a freight trailer is $6,322 – $8,430.
| Home size | Full-service movers | Moving container | Freight trailer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $9,879 – $13,172 | $7,113 – $9,483 | $4,742 – $6,322 |
| 1 bedroom | $11,854 – $15,806 | $8,535 – $11,380 | $5,690 – $7,587 |
| 2 bedrooms | $13,172 – $17,562 | $9,483 – $12,645 | $6,322 – $8,430 |
| 3 bedrooms | $15,147 – $20,196 | $10,906 – $14,541 | $7,271 – $9,694 |
| 4 bedrooms | $17,123 – $22,831 | $12,329 – $16,438 | $8,219 – $10,959 |
| 5+ bedrooms | $19,757 – $26,343 | $14,225 – $18,967 | $9,483 – $12,645 |
Transport only, for an estimated 2,927 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 Connecticut to California
Every pair of cities we cover in the two states, nearest first. 76 have a full route page with a map, transit and licensed movers.
| Route | Distance | Transit | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stamford to San Bernardino | ~2,818 mi | 7–14 days | $12,681 – $16,908 | $14,583 – $19,444 |
| Stamford to Moreno Valley | ~2,820 mi | 7–14 days | $12,690 – $16,920 | $14,593 – $19,458 |
| Stamford to Fontana | ~2,829 mi | 7–14 days | $12,731 – $16,974 | $14,640 – $19,520 |
| Stamford to Riverside | ~2,831 mi | 7–14 days | $12,740 – $16,986 | $14,650 – $19,534 |
| Bridgeport to San Bernardino | ~2,838 mi | 7–14 days | $12,771 – $17,028 | $14,687 – $19,582 |
| Bridgeport to Moreno Valley | ~2,840 mi | 7–14 days | $12,780 – $17,040 | $14,697 – $19,596 |
| Stamford to Ontario | ~2,840 mi | 7–14 days | $12,780 – $17,040 | $14,697 – $19,596 |
| Bridgeport to Fontana | ~2,849 mi | 7–14 days | $12,821 – $17,094 | $14,744 – $19,658 |
| Bridgeport to Riverside | ~2,851 mi | 7–14 days | $12,830 – $17,106 | $14,754 – $19,672 |
| Stamford to Chula Vista | ~2,853 mi | 7–14 days | $12,839 – $17,118 | $14,764 – $19,686 |
| Stamford to Lancaster | ~2,853 mi | 7–14 days | $12,839 – $17,118 | $14,764 – $19,686 |
| New Haven to San Bernardino | ~2,854 mi | 7–14 days | $12,843 – $17,124 | $14,769 – $19,693 |
| Stamford to Anaheim | ~2,855 mi | 7–14 days | $12,848 – $17,130 | $14,775 – $19,699 |
| New Haven to Moreno Valley | ~2,856 mi | 7–14 days | $12,852 – $17,136 | $14,780 – $19,706 |
| Stamford to San Diego | ~2,859 mi | 7–14 days | $12,866 – $17,154 | $14,795 – $19,727 |
| Bridgeport to Ontario | ~2,860 mi | 7–14 days | $12,870 – $17,160 | $14,800 – $19,734 |
| Stamford to Irvine | ~2,862 mi | 7–14 days | $12,879 – $17,172 | $14,811 – $19,748 |
| New Haven to Fontana | ~2,865 mi | 7–14 days | $12,893 – $17,190 | $14,826 – $19,768 |
| Hartford to San Bernardino | ~2,867 mi | 7–14 days | $12,902 – $17,202 | $14,837 – $19,782 |
| New Haven to Riverside | ~2,867 mi | 7–14 days | $12,902 – $17,202 | $14,837 – $19,782 |
| Stamford to Santa Ana | ~2,867 mi | 7–14 days | $12,902 – $17,202 | $14,837 – $19,782 |
| Hartford to Moreno Valley | ~2,869 mi | 7–14 days | $12,911 – $17,214 | $14,847 – $19,796 |
| Bridgeport to Lancaster | ~2,873 mi | 7–14 days | $12,929 – $17,238 | $14,868 – $19,824 |
| Bridgeport to Chula Vista | ~2,874 mi | 7–14 days | $12,933 – $17,244 | $14,873 – $19,831 |
| Bridgeport to Anaheim | ~2,876 mi | 7–14 days | $12,942 – $17,256 | $14,883 – $19,844 |
| New Haven to Ontario | ~2,876 mi | 7–14 days | $12,942 – $17,256 | $14,883 – $19,844 |
| Hartford to Fontana | ~2,878 mi | 7–14 days | $12,951 – $17,268 | $14,894 – $19,858 |
| Stamford to Los Angeles | ~2,878 mi | 7–14 days | $12,951 – $17,268 | $14,894 – $19,858 |
| Bridgeport to San Diego | ~2,880 mi | 7–14 days | $12,960 – $17,280 | $14,904 – $19,872 |
| Hartford to Riverside | ~2,880 mi | 7–14 days | $12,960 – $17,280 | $14,904 – $19,872 |
| Stamford to Santa Clarita | ~2,882 mi | 7–14 days | $12,969 – $17,292 | $14,914 – $19,886 |
| Bridgeport to Irvine | ~2,883 mi | 7–14 days | $12,974 – $17,298 | $14,920 – $19,893 |
| Stamford to Bakersfield | ~2,884 mi | 7–14 days | $12,978 – $17,304 | $14,925 – $19,900 |
| Stamford to Long Beach | ~2,885 mi | 7–14 days | $12,983 – $17,310 | $14,930 – $19,906 |
| Stamford to Fresno | ~2,886 mi | 7–14 days | $12,987 – $17,316 | $14,935 – $19,913 |
| Bridgeport to Santa Ana | ~2,887 mi | 7–14 days | $12,992 – $17,322 | $14,940 – $19,920 |
| New Haven to Lancaster | ~2,888 mi | 7–14 days | $12,996 – $17,328 | $14,945 – $19,927 |
| Hartford to Ontario | ~2,889 mi | 7–14 days | $13,001 – $17,334 | $14,951 – $19,934 |
| New Haven to Chula Vista | ~2,890 mi | 7–14 days | $13,005 – $17,340 | $14,956 – $19,941 |
| New Haven to Anaheim | ~2,892 mi | 7–14 days | $13,014 – $17,352 | $14,966 – $19,955 |
| New Haven to San Diego | ~2,896 mi | 7–14 days | $13,032 – $17,376 | $14,987 – $19,982 |
| Bridgeport to Los Angeles | ~2,898 mi | 7–14 days | $13,041 – $17,388 | $14,997 – $19,996 |
| New Haven to Irvine | ~2,899 mi | 7–14 days | $13,046 – $17,394 | $15,002 – $20,003 |
| Hartford to Lancaster | ~2,901 mi | 7–14 days | $13,055 – $17,406 | $15,013 – $20,017 |
| Bridgeport to Santa Clarita | ~2,902 mi | 7–14 days | $13,059 – $17,412 | $15,018 – $20,024 |
| Bridgeport to Bakersfield | ~2,903 mi | 7–14 days | $13,064 – $17,418 | $15,023 – $20,031 |
| New Haven to Santa Ana | ~2,903 mi | 7–14 days | $13,064 – $17,418 | $15,023 – $20,031 |
| Bridgeport to Fresno | ~2,905 mi | 7–14 days | $13,073 – $17,430 | $15,033 – $20,044 |
| Bridgeport to Long Beach | ~2,905 mi | 7–14 days | $13,073 – $17,430 | $15,033 – $20,044 |
| Hartford to Anaheim | ~2,905 mi | 7–14 days | $13,073 – $17,430 | $15,033 – $20,044 |
| Hartford to Chula Vista | ~2,905 mi | 7–14 days | $13,073 – $17,430 | $15,033 – $20,044 |
| Hartford to San Diego | ~2,911 mi | 7–14 days | $13,100 – $17,466 | $15,064 – $20,086 |
| Hartford to Irvine | ~2,912 mi | 7–14 days | $13,104 – $17,472 | $15,070 – $20,093 |
| New Haven to Los Angeles | ~2,914 mi | 7–14 days | $13,113 – $17,484 | $15,080 – $20,107 |
| Hartford to Santa Ana | ~2,917 mi | 7–14 days | $13,127 – $17,502 | $15,095 – $20,127 |
| New Haven to Santa Clarita | ~2,917 mi | 7–14 days | $13,127 – $17,502 | $15,095 – $20,127 |
| New Haven to Bakersfield | ~2,919 mi | 7–14 days | $13,136 – $17,514 | $15,106 – $20,141 |
| New Haven to Fresno | ~2,920 mi | 7–14 days | $13,140 – $17,520 | $15,111 – $20,148 |
| New Haven to Long Beach | ~2,921 mi | 7–14 days | $13,145 – $17,526 | $15,116 – $20,155 |
| Stamford to Roseville | ~2,921 mi | 7–14 days | $13,145 – $17,526 | $15,116 – $20,155 |
| Hartford to Los Angeles | ~2,927 mi | 7–14 days | $13,172 – $17,562 | $15,147 – $20,196 |
| Hartford to Bakersfield | ~2,930 mi | 7–14 days | $13,185 – $17,580 | $15,163 – $20,217 |
| Hartford to Fresno | ~2,930 mi | 7–14 days | $13,185 – $17,580 | $15,163 – $20,217 |
| Hartford to Santa Clarita | ~2,930 mi | 7–14 days | $13,185 – $17,580 | $15,163 – $20,217 |
| Stamford to Oxnard | ~2,932 mi | 7–14 days | $13,194 – $17,592 | $15,173 – $20,231 |
| Stamford to Modesto | ~2,933 mi | 7–14 days | $13,199 – $17,598 | $15,178 – $20,238 |
| Hartford to Long Beach | ~2,934 mi | 7–14 days | $13,203 – $17,604 | $15,183 – $20,245 |
| Stamford to Sacramento | ~2,937 mi | 7–14 days | $13,217 – $17,622 | $15,199 – $20,265 |
| Bridgeport to Roseville | ~2,939 mi | 7–14 days | $13,226 – $17,634 | $15,209 – $20,279 |
| Stamford to Stockton | ~2,942 mi | 7–14 days | $13,239 – $17,652 | $15,225 – $20,300 |
| Bridgeport to Modesto | ~2,952 mi | 7–14 days | $13,284 – $17,712 | $15,277 – $20,369 |
| Bridgeport to Oxnard | ~2,952 mi | 7–14 days | $13,284 – $17,712 | $15,277 – $20,369 |
| New Haven to Roseville | ~2,953 mi | 7–14 days | $13,289 – $17,718 | $15,282 – $20,376 |
| Bridgeport to Sacramento | ~2,955 mi | 7–14 days | $13,298 – $17,730 | $15,292 – $20,389 |
| Bridgeport to Stockton | ~2,960 mi | 7–14 days | $13,320 – $17,760 | $15,318 – $20,424 |
| Hartford to Roseville | ~2,960 mi | 7–14 days | $13,320 – $17,760 | $15,318 – $20,424 |
| New Haven to Modesto | ~2,966 mi | 7–14 days | $13,347 – $17,796 | $15,349 – $20,465 |
| New Haven to Oxnard | ~2,967 mi | 7–14 days | $13,352 – $17,802 | $15,354 – $20,472 |
| New Haven to Sacramento | ~2,969 mi | 7–14 days | $13,361 – $17,814 | $15,365 – $20,486 |
| Hartford to Modesto | ~2,975 mi | 7–14 days | $13,388 – $17,850 | $15,396 – $20,527 |
| New Haven to Stockton | ~2,975 mi | 7–14 days | $13,388 – $17,850 | $15,396 – $20,527 |
| Hartford to Sacramento | ~2,976 mi | 7–14 days | $13,392 – $17,856 | $15,401 – $20,534 |
| Hartford to Oxnard | ~2,980 mi | 7–14 days | $13,410 – $17,880 | $15,421 – $20,562 |
| Hartford to Stockton | ~2,983 mi | 7–14 days | $13,424 – $17,898 | $15,437 – $20,583 |
| Stamford to Fremont | ~2,994 mi | 7–14 days | $13,473 – $17,964 | $15,494 – $20,659 |
| Stamford to San Jose | ~2,995 mi | 7–14 days | $13,478 – $17,970 | $15,499 – $20,665 |
| Stamford to Oakland | ~3,004 mi | 7–14 days | $13,518 – $18,024 | $15,546 – $20,728 |
| Bridgeport to Fremont | ~3,012 mi | 7–14 days | $13,554 – $18,072 | $15,587 – $20,783 |
| Stamford to San Francisco | ~3,013 mi | 7–14 days | $13,559 – $18,078 | $15,592 – $20,790 |
| Bridgeport to San Jose | ~3,014 mi | 7–14 days | $13,563 – $18,084 | $15,597 – $20,797 |
| Bridgeport to Oakland | ~3,023 mi | 7–14 days | $13,604 – $18,138 | $15,644 – $20,859 |
| New Haven to Fremont | ~3,026 mi | 7–14 days | $13,617 – $18,156 | $15,660 – $20,879 |
| New Haven to San Jose | ~3,028 mi | 7–14 days | $13,626 – $18,168 | $15,670 – $20,893 |
| Bridgeport to San Francisco | ~3,031 mi | 7–14 days | $13,640 – $18,186 | $15,685 – $20,914 |
| Hartford to Fremont | ~3,034 mi | 7–14 days | $13,653 – $18,204 | $15,701 – $20,935 |
| Hartford to San Jose | ~3,036 mi | 7–14 days | $13,662 – $18,216 | $15,711 – $20,948 |
| New Haven to Oakland | ~3,037 mi | 7–14 days | $13,667 – $18,222 | $15,716 – $20,955 |
| Hartford to Oakland | ~3,045 mi | 7–14 days | $13,703 – $18,270 | $15,758 – $21,010 |
| New Haven to San Francisco | ~3,045 mi | 7–14 days | $13,703 – $18,270 | $15,758 – $21,010 |
| Hartford to San Francisco | ~3,053 mi | 7–14 days | $13,739 – $18,318 | $15,799 – $21,066 |
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 2,927 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 Connecticut
169 household-goods carriers in Connecticut are active on the FMCSA register. The largest with interstate authority, by registered fleet:
- Siracusa Group Moving Alliance, New Britain · USDOT 352585 · 26 trucks
- Ct Moving And Storage, Southington · USDOT 175772 · 25 trucks
- Rt Relocation Llc, Cheshire · USDOT 3285714 · 24 trucks
- Lippincott Van Lines, Winsted · USDOT 731441 · 22 trucks
- The Junkluggers And Luggers Moving & Delivery, Stamford · USDOT 1867983 · 18 trucks
At the California end
1,617 household-goods carriers are based in California — useful if you need a local crew after delivery. A local move inside Los Angeles runs about $475 – $775 for a two-bedroom home.
Timing the move
| Home size | October – April, mid-week | Summer weekend (+25%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 bedrooms | $13,172 – $17,562 | $16,465 – $21,953 |
| 3 bedrooms | $15,147 – $20,196 | $18,934 – $25,245 |
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 Connecticut
Connecticut to California moving FAQ
How much does it cost to move from Connecticut to California?
Between the two states' main cities, Hartford and Los Angeles, the distance is about 2,927 miles. From our model that is $13,172 – $17,562 for a two-bedroom home and $15,147 – $20,196 for three bedrooms with full-service movers, transport only. A container you load yourself is about $9,483 – $12,645 for the two-bedroom home; a freight trailer about $6,322 – $8,430. Across the 100 city pairs we price between Connecticut and California, distances run from 2,818 to 3,053 miles, so use the table for your own cities.
How long does a move from Connecticut to California take?
Hartford to Los Angeles is 6 days on the road (about 53 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 Connecticut to California?
Yes. Any move that crosses from Connecticut into California 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 Connecticut to California?
Load a freight trailer yourself: about $6,322 – $8,430 for a two-bedroom home over 2,927 miles against $13,172 – $17,562 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 $18,934 – $25,245 rather than $15,147 – $20,196.