Boston Long Distance Moving Services
Coastal Moving Services coordinates long distance moves from Boston to anywhere in the contiguous United States. We match you with vetted, licensed carriers, manage the full process from booking through delivery, and stay available as your single point of contact from the first quote through the final box placed at your new home, including Boston's September 1st moving day, the most congested single moving date in the country.
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Long Distance Moving Services from Boston
Whether you are departing from a Back Bay brownstone, an Allston apartment, a Cambridge triple-decker, or anywhere across the Greater Boston metro, we connect you with the right licensed carrier for your destination, timeline, and budget. Every move is managed through one dedicated coordinator from the initial estimate through confirmed delivery at your new address, including full support for Boston's complex permit requirements, building access procedures, and the city's uniquely compressed moving season.
Full Household Moves
Door-to-door long distance service for moves out of Boston covering all household contents including furniture, appliances, and fragile items. We match your move to a carrier with direct experience on your destination route, and manage everything from initial booking through final delivery confirmation. Whether you are leaving a South End brownstone, a Fenway-area high-rise, or a suburban Greater Boston home, we coordinate every detail including building access, Boston moving permits, and Storrow Drive route planning to ensure the truck reaches your address without delay.
Packing & Unpacking
Full and partial packing and unpacking services are available through our Boston carrier network. Professional packing removes hours of preparation from one of the most logistically demanding moving environments in the country. Tight staircases in Beacon Hill walk-ups, narrow doorways in Cambridge triple-deckers, and freight elevator windows in Boston high-rise buildings all require packing that is optimized for the building's physical constraints as much as for the distance to your destination.
Storage Bridge Solutions
When your Boston departure date and your destination move-in date don't align, we coordinate secure short-term storage to hold your belongings between the two ends of the move. Storage bridge service is especially valuable in Boston, where September 1st lease turnover and building elevator conflicts regularly force gaps between when you must be out and when you can move in at your destination. We keep everything tracked and accounted for so nothing is lost between the two dates.
Corporate & Employee Relocation
Boston's life sciences, technology, higher education, and financial services industries generate a continuous flow of employee relocations across all US markets. We coordinate directly with relocating employees, manage all logistics from Boston pickup through delivery, and provide documentation for corporate reimbursement and HR compliance. Companies in the Seaport, Kendall Square, Financial District, and Greater Boston suburban campuses all benefit from a single point of accountability for every relocation we manage regardless of destination.
Full Move Coordination
As a licensed moving brokerage, we manage the entire process on your behalf: carrier matching, estimate review, scheduling, Boston moving permit coordination, building access confirmation, move-day oversight, and post-delivery follow-through. You work with one contact who knows your Boston move in full detail from start to finish, rather than explaining your building's COI requirements and freight elevator window to a different person at each stage of the process.
Specialty & Oversized Items
Pianos, grandfather clocks, antiques, artwork, hot tubs, and oversized gym equipment each require carriers with the right equipment and trained crews to move them safely over long distances. Boston adds an additional layer of complexity: narrow Beacon Hill staircases, historic building doorframes in the Back Bay, and freight elevator weight limits all need to be verified before the right carrier can be matched to a Boston specialty move. We handle all of that confirmation before anyone shows up at your door.
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Why Moving Out of Boston Is Harder Than Almost Any Other City in the Country
Boston is widely recognized by moving industry professionals as one of the most logistically demanding departure markets in the United States. The combination of September 1st lease turnover, the Storrow Drive truck restriction, a fragmented multi-municipality permit landscape, historic district building requirements, and an event calendar that creates hard blackout dates means that consumers who approach a Boston long distance move the way they would approach a move from any other city regularly run into expensive, preventable problems on the day itself.
September 1st Is the Single Largest Moving Day in the United States
Boston's housing market is structurally unlike any other city in the country. The vast majority of residential leases across Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Allston, Brighton, and the surrounding neighborhoods expire on August 31st and renew on September 1st, creating a single-day mass turnover unlike anything that occurs in any other American city. Moving companies industry-wide acknowledge September 1st in Boston as the highest-demand single moving date in the US, with tens of thousands of households attempting to relocate simultaneously. Quality carriers with the right equipment for long distance moves book out 10 to 12 weeks in advance for September 1st departures. Consumers who begin searching in July for a September 1st long distance move consistently find that every reputable carrier is already fully committed for that date, and their remaining options are either dramatically more expensive or unqualified for interstate work.
Storrow Drive's 10-Foot Height Restriction Eliminates Most Moving Truck Routes
Storrow Drive is one of the primary routes that out-of-town carriers default to when navigating into and out of Boston's core neighborhoods. It has a posted height restriction of 10 feet, which is well below the clearance of any standard commercial moving truck. The city's Storrow Drive bridge strikes are a documented annual problem, trucks that attempt to use Storrow Drive regularly impact low bridges in ways that cause serious damage and block the route entirely. Carriers who are not familiar with Boston road restrictions will route directly into this problem. Every move originating from Back Bay, Beacon Hill, the Fenway-Kenmore corridor, and adjacent neighborhoods requires route planning that explicitly avoids Storrow Drive and uses I-90, Route 2, Cambridge Street, or Soldier's Field Road as the appropriate commercial vehicle alternative depending on the origin address.
Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and Brookline Are Separate Municipalities with Separate Permit Systems
One of the most costly mistakes Boston-area residents make when planning a long distance move is assuming that Boston's permit system covers their address. Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, Newton, Quincy, and every other city and town in the Greater Boston metro are separate municipalities with their own moving permit requirements, their own application processes, and their own lead time expectations. A Cambridge address requires a permit through the City of Cambridge Transportation Department, not through boston.gov. A Somerville address requires the City of Somerville's process. Brookline, which is an independent town entirely surrounded by Boston and Newton, has its own requirements as well. Carriers and consumers who apply only for a Boston permit and then discover on move day that their Cambridge or Somerville address needed a separate application face the prospect of parking tickets, towing, or a crew that cannot legally stage the truck.
Beacon Hill, Back Bay, and Historic District Buildings Require Carrier COI Before Access Is Granted
Buildings throughout Beacon Hill, Back Bay, the South End, and Boston's other historic neighborhoods consistently require a Certificate of Insurance from the carrier naming the building as an additional insured before any loading access is permitted. Many of these buildings also restrict move hours to narrow weekday windows, require advance elevator reservations, and impose strict weight limits on freight elevator use. Beacon Hill in particular adds physical constraints on top of the administrative ones, cobblestone streets that cannot support the weight of a fully loaded commercial moving truck, doorframes in some pre-war buildings that are too narrow for standard furniture without doorway removal, and extremely limited street parking that makes truck staging difficult even with a valid permit in place. Carriers who show up without the required COI on file are turned away. Rescheduling cost and delay fall entirely on the customer.
Boston's Event Calendar Creates Hard Blackout Dates That Kill Unprepared Moves
Boston Marathon Monday, known as Patriots' Day and observed on the third Monday of April each year, results in substantial street closures across Back Bay, the South End, Kenmore Square, and downtown Boston. Moving truck access to entire sections of the city is impossible on Marathon Monday, and permits for those areas are not issued for that date. Red Sox home games at Fenway Park trigger parking enforcement escalation and restricted commercial vehicle access in the Fenway-Kenmore and Audubon Circle neighborhoods. Major holiday weekends further compress available dates across the city. Consumers who schedule their Boston long distance move without checking the city's event calendar first discover these restrictions only when their carrier calls to say they cannot reach the address which is typically the morning of move day, with a truck already dispatched and fully booked for the day.
Massachusetts Has No State Moving License Requirement, Leaving Consumers Without a Baseline Filter
Massachusetts does not require household goods carriers to hold a state-issued license or registration to solicit and perform moving services within the state. The only mandatory credentials for interstate moves are federal FMCSA operating authority and a valid USDOT number. In Boston's extremely high-volume moving market, which has documented issues with rogue brokers and unqualified operators who specifically target the student and academic relocation surge each August and September, this absence of a state-level credential filter means that consumers have no public state database to use when quickly evaluating whether a carrier is legitimate before signing a contract or paying a deposit. Boston's moving market generates a disproportionate concentration of consumer complaints precisely because the demand surge every August creates conditions where unqualified operators can collect deposits and disappear before anyone checks their credentials.
How Much Does a Long Distance Move from Boston Cost?
Long distance moving costs from Boston depend on the size of your home, the distance to your destination, the services you select, and the specific timing of your departure. Boston commands a meaningful premium over most US metro areas due to its extreme seasonal demand concentration, urban density, building access complexity, and the logistical overhead required to execute a compliant move in a multi-permit environment. A move from a Back Bay brownstone requires more coordination than a move from most suburban addresses in the country, and that coordination is priced accordingly by carriers who know the market.
The September 1st window commands the highest premiums of any single moving period in the United States. Quality long distance carriers serving Boston price September 1st departures at 20 to 35 percent above standard peak-season rates, and availability disappears 10 to 12 weeks in advance. Moves in July and August also carry significant premiums over the spring and fall shoulder seasons. If your timeline allows any flexibility away from September 1st, even a departure of three to five days in either direction produces meaningful cost savings and substantially more carrier availability to choose from.
| Home Size | Estimated Weight | Typical Cost Range |
|---|---|---|
| Studio / 1 Bedroom | 1,000 – 3,000 lbs | $1,400 – $3,800 |
| 2 Bedrooms | 3,000 – 5,000 lbs | $2,600 – $6,600 |
| 3 Bedrooms | 5,000 – 8,000 lbs | $4,400 – $10,200 |
| 4+ Bedrooms | 8,000 – 14,000 lbs | $7,200 – $16,000+ |
What Drives the Final Price on a Boston Long Distance Move
- Total miles between your Boston address and destination city
- Shipment weight and total volume of items being transported
- Packing services selected: full pack, partial pack, or self-pack
- Move date proximity to September 1st and peak summer demand window
- Building access requirements including COI, elevator reservation windows, and restricted move hours in Beacon Hill, Back Bay, or South End historic buildings
- Boston moving permit fees ($69 base rate at boston.gov/moving for two non-metered spaces) and any Cambridge, Somerville, or Brookline permit costs if applicable to your address
- Storage bridge requirements between your Boston departure and destination move-in date
- Specialty items requiring custom crating, staircase lift equipment, or historic building doorframe removal
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Boston Moving Rules & Requirements
Boston has more municipal moving regulations per square mile than almost any city in the United States. Understanding which rules govern your specific address; Boston proper, Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, or another surrounding municipality is the difference between a clean pickup and a move-day crisis that costs you money and delays you by days. These are the rules that matter most for a long distance departure from the Greater Boston area.
Massachusetts Has No State Moving License, FMCSA Credentials Are the Baseline for Interstate Moves
Massachusetts does not require household goods movers to obtain a state-issued license or certification to operate within the state. For any long distance move from Boston that crosses a state line, which applies to every long distance move departing the Greater Boston area, the carrier must hold active FMCSA interstate operating authority and a valid USDOT number. Verify both credentials at no cost through the FMCSA Safer System website at safer.fmcsa.dot.gov before paying any deposit or signing any contract. In Boston's high-volume, high-scam-risk moving market, verifying FMCSA credentials before committing to any carrier or broker is the single most important protective step you can take.
Boston Moving Permits: Boston.gov/Moving, $69 Base Fee, 48-Hour Posting Required
The City of Boston requires a temporary street occupancy permit for all moving trucks that need to park on a residential street, metered street, or any other public right-of-way within the city limits. The base permit fee is $69 for two non-metered parking spaces for one day, as confirmed by the City of Boston's permit portal at boston.gov/moving. After the permit is issued, two official City of Boston No Parking signs must be posted at your reserved street location at least 48 hours before your move date to legally enforce the space. Online applications must be submitted at least two weeks before your move date. In-person applications at City Hall require a minimum of three business days. If another vehicle occupies your reserved permit space on move day despite the posted signs, call the Boston Police Department non-emergency line at (617) 343-4911 to request enforcement.
Cambridge, Somerville, and Brookline Require Separate Municipal Permits
Moving from a Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, Newton, Quincy, or Malden address requires a permit from that municipality's transportation or public works department, not from the City of Boston. Cambridge moving permits are managed through the City of Cambridge Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department. Somerville issues moving permits through the Somerville Traffic and Parking Department. Brookline issues permits through the Brookline Transportation Division. These are entirely separate applications with their own fees, lead time requirements, and No Parking sign posting rules. Applying to the wrong municipality's system or assuming a Boston permit covers your Cambridge or Somerville address will leave you without a legally enforced parking space on move day.
Historic District Buildings Require Carrier Certificate of Insurance Naming the Building
Buildings in Beacon Hill, Back Bay, the South End, Charlestown, and other historic neighborhoods consistently require the moving carrier to provide a Certificate of Insurance naming the building or its management company as an additional insured before any move-day access is granted to the freight entrance, loading area, or elevator. The required coverage amounts vary by building, but $1 million per occurrence general liability is typical, and some Boston properties require higher limits. Contact your building's management office at least two weeks before your move date to confirm the exact insurance requirements and submit the carrier's COI in advance. Carriers who arrive without the correct COI on file are turned away at the door, and the rescheduling cost is the customer's responsibility.
Storrow Drive Prohibition: Moving Trucks Cannot Use Storrow Drive
Storrow Drive has a posted maximum vehicle height of 10 feet. All standard commercial moving trucks exceed this height and are prohibited from using Storrow Drive. Carriers unfamiliar with Boston regularly attempt to use Storrow Drive to access Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and Kenmore-area addresses, resulting in bridge strikes that cause truck damage, road closures, and criminal liability. The prohibition is absolute and has no exception for moving vehicles. Any carrier you engage for a Boston long distance move must explicitly confirm that their driver is routing via I-90, Soldier's Field Road, Cambridge Street, or other approved commercial vehicle corridors which is not Storrow Drive, before the truck departs for your address.
Binding Estimate Rights and Federal Deposit Protections
Federal law entitles you to request a written binding estimate for any interstate move from Boston. A binding estimate locks the total price based on the agreed inventory and cannot be increased at delivery regardless of actual shipment weight. A non-binding estimate can be revised substantially upward based on weight, and in Boston's competitive market with many operators taking advantage of uninformed consumers, non-binding estimates are regularly used to quote low and charge high at delivery. Always request a binding estimate in writing before any deposit is paid. Federal regulations also prohibit carriers from demanding full payment before delivery. Any Boston carrier or broker requiring the full move cost upfront is operating outside federal guidelines.
Boston Moving Parking & Access Guide
No city in the country presents as many simultaneous moving access challenges as Boston. The permit system, the Storrow Drive prohibition, the fragmented multi-municipality landscape, the historic building COI requirements, and the event calendar blackouts each add a layer that other cities simply do not have. Getting all of these confirmed before move day, not in the morning of which we try to fix a lot, is the only way to prevent a cascade of problems that cannot be resolved once the truck is already on the road.
The City of Boston's official moving permit portal. The $69 base permit fee covers two non-metered parking spaces for one day. No Parking signs must be posted at least 48 hours before your move. For metered spaces, a separate permit category applies at a different rate. Online applications must be submitted at least two weeks in advance. If you are moving from a Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, or any other surrounding municipality address, apply to that city or town's own transportation department separately, the Boston permit system does not cross municipal boundaries.
Beacon Hill: Cobblestone Streets, Historic Doorframes, and the Tightest Access in Boston
Beacon Hill is the most physically constrained moving environment in Boston. Cobblestone streets on many blocks cannot safely support a fully loaded commercial moving truck and limit the size of vehicle that can approach certain addresses. Pre-war building doorframes on the Hill are often too narrow for standard furniture to pass without doorframe removal, which requires advance coordination with the carrier. Beacon Hill permits require at least two weeks of lead time, and the narrow streets mean the posted No Parking restriction must be scrupulously enforced, any vehicle in your reserved space on move day requires an immediate call to Boston Police at (617) 343-4911. Building COI requirements on the Hill are strict and must be submitted to building management before access is granted on move day.
Back Bay Brownstones: COI Requirements, No Storrow Drive, and Marathon Monday Blackouts
Back Bay brownstones combine building COI requirements, the Storrow Drive prohibition, and a hard event calendar blackout on Boston Marathon Monday (Patriots' Day, third Monday of April). Every Back Bay move requires the carrier to have a confirmed route that avoids Storrow Drive and enters the neighborhood via Boylston Street, Newbury Street, or Commonwealth Avenue from the Mass Pike interchange at Copley. Apply for your boston.gov permit at least three weeks ahead for any Back Bay departure, and confirm with your building management that your carrier's COI has been submitted and accepted before move day. Do not schedule any Back Bay move on Marathon Monday, street closures make truck access impossible across the entire neighborhood during the race.
Allston-Brighton and the September 1st Surge: Book 10 to 12 Weeks Out
Allston and Brighton are the epicenter of Boston's September 1st mass lease turnover. The student population density in these neighborhoods, anchored by Boston University, Boston College, and students from Harvard, MIT, and other area universities, creates a concentration of simultaneous move-outs and move-ins on September 1st that overwhelms every available carrier, truck, and parking permit in the area. "Allston Christmas," the informal name given to the period when students abandon furniture on Allston sidewalks during move-out, reflects just how compressed and chaotic the turnover is. For any long distance departure from Allston or Brighton with a September 1st date, the minimum booking window is 10 to 12 weeks in advance. Any later and qualified long distance carriers will be fully committed, and your only remaining options will be operators you would not choose under normal circumstances.
Fenway-Kenmore: Red Sox Home Game Blackouts and Metered Street Permit Complications
The Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood experiences escalated parking enforcement and restricted commercial vehicle access on all Red Sox home game days at Fenway Park. The City of Boston issues heightened enforcement orders in the area on game days, and moving trucks that arrive without a confirmed permit and a clear staging location before the enforcement window opens face immediate ticketing and towing. Kenmore Square and surrounding blocks also have a high concentration of metered street spaces, which require a different permit category at boston.gov/moving than standard non-metered spaces. Confirm whether your Fenway or Kenmore address is on a metered block before applying and paying the base $69 fee, metered permits have different rates and different procedures.
Cambridge: MIT and Harvard Areas Require the City of Cambridge Permit System
Cambridge addresses; including the MIT campus corridor, Harvard Square, Central Square, Inman Square, Porter Square, and all Cambridge residential neighborhoods, are under the jurisdiction of the City of Cambridge, not the City of Boston. Moving permits for Cambridge addresses must be applied for through the Cambridge Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department, not through boston.gov. August and early September around the MIT and Harvard academic calendars generate a demand surge that rivals Allston in intensity. For any Cambridge long distance departure in August, begin the permit application process and carrier booking a minimum of eight weeks in advance. Cambridge's permit process and lead time requirements differ from Boston's, so confirm the current application timeline directly with the Cambridge TP&T Department before assuming Boston's two-week minimum applies.
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Popular Long Distance Moving Routes from Boston
These are the most common long distance routes we coordinate from Boston. Cost ranges reflect full-service moves including loading, transport, and delivery. Final pricing varies based on home size, services selected, and time of year. Boston-to-Florida routes are among the highest-volume outbound corridors in New England.
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Why Choose a Moving Planner in Boston
Boston is the most operationally complex long distance moving market in New England and one of the most challenging in the country. A licensed moving planner who knows the permit system, the Storrow Drive prohibition, the September 1st demand reality, and the building COI landscape removes the risk that comes with navigating this market independently with no prior experience and no industry relationships to draw on.
Verified FMCSA Credentials Before Any Carrier Is Assigned
Every carrier in our Boston network is verified for active FMCSA interstate authority and valid insurance before we assign them to any move. In a market with no Massachusetts state credential filter and a well-documented concentration of rogue operators targeting the August-September surge, this pre-screening is the protection Boston consumers cannot get from the state on their own.
Boston-Specific Logistics Handled Before Move Day
We confirm Storrow Drive avoidance in the carrier's routing, coordinate boston.gov permit applications, verify the carrier's COI meets your building's requirements, and check the event calendar for Marathon Monday and Red Sox game blackouts against your departure date, all before any contract is signed. These are Boston-specific steps that a non-local broker or a carrier from outside the market will simply not take.
One Contact from First Quote Through Final Delivery
From the initial estimate through delivery confirmation at your destination, you work with one person who knows your Boston move in full detail, your building's COI requirements, your permit status, your departure date relative to September 1st, and your destination timeline. No re-explaining your situation to a different representative each time you call for an update.
Real Leverage When Something Goes Wrong
If a problem develops mid-move , a carrier who is running late on September 1st, a delivery dispute, a damage claim, a licensed brokerage has direct relationships with the carrier and a financial stake in resolving the problem quickly. You are not pursuing a complaint from another state alone. We are on the same side of the phone call as you, with real industry leverage to apply.
We Move Special Items from Boston
Boston's historic housing stock adds a layer of physical complexity to every specialty move that does not exist in newer cities. Narrow Beacon Hill staircases, pre-war brownstone doorframes, freight elevator weight limits, and cobblestone street load restrictions all affect how specialty items can be moved out of a Boston address. We match every Boston specialty move to an operator who has assessed and prepared for the specific physical conditions at your property before the crew arrives.
Piano Moving
Upright pianos, baby grands, and concert grands require specialized moving boards, custom padding, and trained crews who can navigate Boston's most physically challenging building access conditions. Beacon Hill walk-ups with steep staircases and tight landings, South End brownstones with narrow front entries, and Cambridge triple-deckers with low-clearance back staircases are environments that demand staircase piano specialists. Long distance piano moves from Boston require proper internal bracing, humidity control documentation for the transit period, and confirmed routing that avoids Storrow Drive. We assign these jobs exclusively to carriers with verified Boston piano moving experience and the correct equipment on the truck before they arrive at your address.
Grandfather Clocks
Grandfather clocks must be fully disassembled before any long distance move out of Boston. The pendulum, weights, and movement each require individual packaging, and tight staircases in Boston brownstones and walk-ups demand that the disassembled case is padded and oriented before the carry-out begins to avoid doorframe contact on the way down. Skipping any disassembly step causes irreparable damage to the movement mechanism that cannot be corrected at a reasonable cost after the fact. Our Boston grandfather clock specialists handle the full disassembly at your address, custom packaging of each component, safe long distance transit, and professional reassembly at your destination city so the clock arrives in working condition.
Hot Tubs
Hot tub relocation from any Greater Boston property requires complete drainage, panel removal, and heavy-lift equipment to move the shell without cracking the acrylic or damaging the plumbing fittings. Boston-area properties add access complexity that other markets do not: cobblestone approaches in historic neighborhoods cannot support the lift vehicle's ground pressure, deck-mounted hot tubs in South End townhouses require crane or lift work over building parapets, and narrow back-yard access paths common to Cambridge and Somerville three-families frequently require custom rigging plans developed before the crew arrives. We match every Boston hot tub move to a carrier with verified Boston-area heavy lift experience and the equipment to handle the specific site conditions at your address before any booking is confirmed.
Boston & Greater Boston Service Areas
We coordinate long distance moves from every Boston neighborhood and across the full Greater Boston metro, including Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, Newton, and all surrounding cities and towns. Every address in the region is covered, from Back Bay and Beacon Hill to the outer suburbs and the South Shore.
Articles About Moving from Boston
Practical guides covering Boston-specific moving topics including September 1st planning, Storrow Drive routing, the multi-municipality permit landscape, historic building access, and long distance cost breakdowns for the most common routes out of Massachusetts.
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Popular Boston Long Distance Moving Routes
Reference pricing and transit estimates for the most common long distance moves originating from Boston and the Greater Boston metro. All cost ranges reflect full-service moves including loading, transport, and delivery. Final pricing varies based on home size, selected services, and proximity to September 1st. Boston-to-Florida is the single highest-volume outbound corridor in New England.
| Moving Route | Distance | Est. Transit | 1 BR Range | 3 BR Range | Peak Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moving from Boston to New York, NY | ~220 mi | 1 – 3 days | $900 – $2,200 | $2,600 – $5,400 | Jun – Sep 1 |
| Moving from Boston to Philadelphia, PA | ~300 mi | 1 – 3 days | $1,100 – $2,600 | $3,000 – $6,200 | Jun – Sep 1 |
| Moving from Boston to Washington, DC | ~440 mi | 2 – 4 days | $1,400 – $3,000 | $3,600 – $7,200 | Jun – Sep 1 |
| Moving from Boston to Raleigh, NC | ~760 mi | 2 – 5 days | $1,700 – $3,400 | $4,200 – $8,000 | Jun – Sep 1 |
| Moving from Boston to Charlotte, NC | ~900 mi | 2 – 5 days | $1,800 – $3,600 | $4,400 – $8,400 | Jun – Sep 1 |
| Moving from Boston to Atlanta, GA | ~1,100 mi | 3 – 6 days | $2,000 – $4,000 | $4,800 – $9,200 | Jun – Sep 1 |
| Moving from Boston to Orlando, FL | ~1,300 mi | 3 – 7 days | $2,200 – $4,400 | $5,200 – $9,800 | Jun – Sep 1 |
| Moving from Boston to Miami, FL | ~1,500 mi | 4 – 8 days | $2,400 – $4,800 | $5,600 – $10,800 | Jun – Sep 1 |
| Moving from Boston to Dallas, TX | ~1,800 mi | 5 – 9 days | $2,800 – $5,400 | $6,400 – $11,800 | Jun – Sep 1 |
| Moving from Boston to Denver, CO | ~2,000 mi | 5 – 10 days | $3,000 – $5,800 | $6,800 – $12,400 | Jun – Sep 1 |
| Moving from Boston to Phoenix, AZ | ~2,600 mi | 6 – 12 days | $3,400 – $6,400 | $7,600 – $13,600 | Jun – Sep 1 |
| Moving from Boston to Los Angeles, CA | ~3,000 mi | 7 – 14 days | $3,800 – $7,000 | $8,400 – $14,800 | Jun – Sep 1 |
Boston Moving Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the questions we hear most often from people planning a long distance move out of Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and the Greater Boston metro.
