Moving costs, city to city
What will your move cost? Look it up, then get it in writing.
Pick where you are moving from and to, and see a modelled cost range, the road miles and what to plan for on that route. When you want real prices, the 8 Top Movers moving team gets written estimates from licensed movers.
- 74 city guides
- 250 costed routes
- 8 free planning tools
Look up a route
Moving costs for city-to-city moves under 500 miles, from our cost model.
Three steps, no obligation
How your free estimates work
You never pay us, and asking is never a booking.
Tell us about the move
Where you are leaving, where you are headed, roughly when, and how much there is. It takes a minute and needs no account.
We make the calls
The 8 Top Movers moving team gets rates from the licensed movers in its network and asks each for a written estimate.
You compare and choose
Read the estimates side by side. Pick one, or pick none. Nothing is booked until you say so, and you never pay us.
Popular routes
What popular routes cost
Road miles and a modelled range for a typical 2-bedroom home. Open a route for the full breakdown, the two cities side by side and when to move.
- Dallas to Austin$765–$1,035215 road miles
- Charleston to Charlotte$765–$1,035209 road miles
- Charleston to Miami$1,676–$2,268572 road miles
- Charleston to Nashville$1,578–$2,135537 road miles
- Charleston to Orlando$1,080–$1,461360 road miles
- Charleston to Raleigh$799–$1,081260 road miles
- Charleston to Tampa$1,283–$1,735432 road miles
- Charlotte to Charleston$765–$1,035209 road miles
- Charlotte to Nashville$1,193–$1,613400 road miles
- Charlotte to Orlando$1,606–$2,173547 road miles
Modelled ranges, not quotes. Only a written estimate from a mover is a price.
Free planning tools
Plan the rest of the move
A planner for the whole move, and calculators for the parts that are easy to get wrong: boxes, the truck and the budget. No account needed.
Move planner
Tell it where you are moving from and to, your date and your home size. You get a week-by-week checklist with real due dates and a modelled cost range, saved behind a private link so you can come back to it.
Calculators and checklists
- Moving cost calculatorA modelled range from your home size, the distance and your date.
- Packing supplies calculatorBoxes, tape and paper for the home you are packing.
- Truck size calculatorMatch your home to a cargo van or a rental truck up to 26 feet.
- Moving box calculatorHow many boxes, and which sizes, room by room.
- Moving timelineA week-by-week checklist from eight weeks out, dated from your move day.
- Utility transfer checklistElectricity, gas, water, internet, trash and security.
- Change of address checklistUSPS, the IRS, the DMV, banks, insurance and your employer.
- Moving budget calculatorMovers, supplies, deposits, travel and a buffer, added up.
City guides
Know the city before you get there: 74 city guides
Cost of living, rent, taxes, climate and the best time to move, city by city.
Research first, then a written estimate
Top Movers Hub is the planning part of this network: modelled costs for city-to-city routes under 500 miles, city guides and free tools. It does not operate trucks. When you want real prices, the 8 Top Movers moving team gets written estimates from licensed movers.
The 8 Top Movers moving team gets rates from the licensed movers in its network and brings back written estimates.
Moving with a portable storage container instead?
Get container quotes on Top Storage PodsOur top choice list
Our top picks and affiliated movers from our network. Each one is listed on 8 Top Movers, whose moving team handles the estimate requests from this site.
- Global Elegance Moving and LogisticsBased in Boca Raton, FL
- TapMoveBased in Sacramento, CA
- LoadRansBased in Vernon, CA
- Bristol Moving and StorageBased in Spotswood, NJ
- Hudson Van LinesBased in Randolph, NJ
- Royal Van LinesBased in West Milford, NJ
- Pacific Moving and StorageBased in Ladera Ranch, CA
- Apex Van LinesBased in Kirkland, WA
Global Elegance Moving and Logistics shares ownership with 8 Top Movers.
We may be compensated by movers in our network. Nobody pays for placement.
Questions people ask
Before you ask for estimates
What is Top Movers Hub?
Top Movers Hub is a free moving-planning site: modelled costs for city-to-city routes under 500 miles, city guides, calculators, checklists and a move planner. We are not a moving company and we do not book trucks. When you ask for estimates, the 8 Top Movers moving team gets rates from the licensed movers in its network and brings back written estimates.
How are the moving cost ranges calculated?
They come from our own cost model, not from quotes: the road distance, the typical volume for the home size and a season factor. Use them to budget and to sanity-check an estimate. No mover is bound by a range on this site; only a written estimate from the mover you hire counts.
How is this different from 8 Top Movers?
This site is for planning: costs, city guides and tools. 8 Top Movers is where estimate requests go: its moving team gets rates from the licensed movers in its network and brings back written estimates. We run both. We are an advertising and marketing company, and may be compensated by movers in our network.
Does asking for estimates cost anything?
No. You never pay us, and asking is never a booking. Nothing is booked until you choose a mover and agree to its written estimate.
Where do I go for a state-to-state or 500-mile-plus move?
State-to-state moves are on Top Interstate Movers. City-to-city routes of 500 miles or more are on Top Cross Country Movers. Portable storage containers are on Top Storage Pods. Start here when you want a city-to-city cost under 500 miles, a city guide or a calculator.
Ready for real numbers?
Tell us about the move once. The 8 Top Movers moving team gets rates from the licensed movers in its network and brings back written estimates. You never pay us, and asking is never a booking.