Moving Costs and Time 

How much will this all cost?

As you can expect, hiring a company to do all of the above tasks is going to cost more than hiring a company to do just one or two of them. Our moving cost calculator can help you figure out how much you might spend on a full service move based on how much you own and how far you’re moving. Ultimately, the more assistance you want or need, the more you’re going to pay. Your final price will depend on:

As you would do any time you’re hiring moving services, make sure to get estimates from at least three different full service moving companies so that you can compare prices and make the most informed decision possible. You can cut costs by taking on some of the tasks yourself—for instance, having the movers pack, load, transport, and unload for you but taking care of all the unpacking and material disposal on your own.

How much time will a full service move take?

Packing and moving yourself can take days, even weeks, to accomplish. With full service movers, you’ll have a set timetable and a better idea of how long from start to finish. This timetable will include:

Estimate and planning time. In order to give you the most accurate estimate possible, a full service moving company will send somebody to your house to take a general inventory of what’s there. Plan on a few days for this, as you likely won’t be able to get a same-day appointment for the walkthrough. The walkthrough itself should take about an hour.

Packing and furniture disassembly. Having a handful of trained packers means that your belongings get prepared for transport significantly faster than you could do on your own. Figure that a three bedroom home will take full service movers about 2-3 hours to completely pack up.

Loading and unloading. Getting everything on and off the truck is actually one of the more simple tasks full service movers supply. Together, loading and unloading shouldn’t take more than an hour or hour and a half.

Unpacking. If you’re having your movers unpack for you, you can allot about the same amount of time for unpacking as you did for packing.

You’ll need to factor in the time for transport as well, which will be based on how far your movers have to travel.