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Movers in Malibu, CA

Local moves from park homes to large houses

2 movers: $139 to $179 an hour

Prices and Malibu rules checked

In Malibu, Move & Care moves homes with its own trucks and crews: two movers cost $139 to $179 an hour, booked through our Irvine office. We do the move ourselves, not a broker who passes it on.

If a piece gets scratched or dented, show the crew lead before the truck pulls away. It is written up on a Damage Report that day, and the basic coverage in your rate pays by weight: 60 cents a pound for the article. Full Value Protection, which repairs or replaces instead, is an extra.

Most Malibu homes are detached houses, and three bedrooms is the usual size, so plan on three movers for 5 to 8 hours. A two-bedroom home in one of the city's two mobilehome parks often takes two movers 3 to 5. To get an estimate, give us the moving date, how many bedrooms and the two ZIP codes; for a large house we add a video or in-home walkthrough.

Your hourly price pays for the movers, a padded truck and taking apart furniture too wide for a door. Billing has a 3-hour minimum and runs in 15-minute steps after that, plus a one-time $50 equipment charge; packing and cartons cost extra. Malibu's oversize vehicle code counts any truck over 82 inches tall and limits where it may wait, so we plan the stop at your door. If your HOA wants a COI, we send it once you forward their wording.

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  • Our own trucks, not a brokerUSDOT #3212621, MC #1018431
  • Billed by the hour3-hour minimum, then 15-minute steps
  • Own trucks and crewsNo broker hands your move on
  • Basic coverage60 cents per pound per article

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Starting prices by the hour. A busy date costs more than a quiet one, and your written estimate shows the rate for your date.

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By the hour

Your Malibu move

Starting prices. From $139 / hour, 2 movers and a truck, for a studio or 1 bedroom. Busy date: $179.

Bigger crews

  • 3 movers and a truck$179 / hour 2 bedrooms
  • 4 movers and a truck$219 / hour 3 bedrooms or a house

How it's billed

  • Minimum3 hours Then 15-minute steps
  • Equipment charge$50 Once per move
  • Stairs, elevatorsNo fee Counted as time
How is my price set?
  1. Tell us your home and your dateHome size, both addresses, stairs and elevators.
  2. Get your crew and rate in writingWith the minimum, before you book.
  3. Pay for the time we workIn 15-minute steps after the minimum.

Added items or services can change the price.

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By the hour

Your labor-only move

Starting prices. From $109 / hour, 2 movers, your rental truck or pod. Busy date: $139.

How it's billed

  • Minimum2 hours
  • Stairs, elevatorsNo fee Counted as time

Different from a full move

  • Truck and fuelYours Rent a truck or book a pod
  • DrivingYou drive
  • Blankets, dollies and strapsIncluded
How is my price set?
  1. Tell us what loads and whereYour truck, pod or storage unit, and the home size.
  2. Get your rate in writingWith the minimum, before you book.
  3. We load, you driveIn 15-minute steps after the minimum.

Added items or services can change the price.

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  • The end of the month and the summer book up first, so those dates cost more. Drag the truck on the receipt to see how far a rate can move.

Three Malibu homes, three crews

Six in ten Malibu homes are detached houses, three bedrooms is the most common size, and one home in seven is a manufactured home (Census ACS 2020 to 2024). Each row is priced at the Irvine office rates.

Example estimates
Three Malibu homes, three crews
HomeCrewUsually takesExample estimate
3-bedroom houseThe most common Malibu home, a detached house on its own lot 3 movers and a truck 5 to 8 hours $945 to $1,882
Who does what

The crew does

  • One mover pads furniture room by room, one brings boxes out, and one loads, so the truck fills from the back while the house empties.

You get ready

  • Send photos of the drive and the street at your door, and tell us about a pool table, a safe or anything that needs a dolly on a slope.
4-bedroom house with a garageThree homes in ten here have four or more bedrooms 4 movers and a truck 7 to 10 hours $1,583 to $2,840
Who does what

The crew does

  • Four movers split into pairs: one pair works the bedrooms and the garage, the other the living rooms and the kitchen, and the truck is loaded in one trip where it fits.

You get ready

  • Book the walkthrough first. Empty the garage of paint and fuel, and decide which furniture goes to storage while a new home is finished.
2-bedroom park homePoint Dume Club or Paradise Cove, the two mobilehome parks the city lists 2 movers and a truck 3 to 5 hours $467 to $945
Who does what

The crew does

  • Two movers wrap the furniture inside, carry it out along the walkway and load where the park allows a truck to stand.

You get ready

  • Find out from the park office when a truck may come in and where it parks, and send us that before the day.

How we get the numbers: the crew's hourly rate times the hours, plus the one-time $50 charge. The low end is a quiet weekday and the shorter time, the high end a busy date and the longer time. Stairs and elevators add time; there is no stair fee.

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What every price includes

A local move is billed by the hours the crew works; a move to another state has one flat price. Both come with everything on this list.

Two Move and Care movers wrapping a dresser in a moving blanket
We pad and wrap each piece while it is still in the room.

  • The movers

    The crew size on your estimate loads, drives and unloads.

  • Truck, gas and tolls

    Transportation is part of the rate.

  • Blankets and wrap

    Furniture is padded before it leaves the room.

  • Disassembly and reassembly

    When a piece has to come apart to fit.

  • Basic coverage

    Up to 60 cents per pound per item.

Priced separately

  • Packing service
  • Boxes
  • Storage
  • Pianos and safes
See packing options

Moving-day rules in Malibu

The city code, the trash haulers and Edison all touch a Malibu move. Each card names who acts and when, with a link to the office that sets it.

A moving truck counts as oversize here
  • City code
  • Every move

Malibu calls any vehicle longer than 23 feet, wider than 80 inches or taller than 82 inches oversize, and a box truck is taller than that. On a local delivery a commercial truck may park on a public street two hours before it must move 1,000 feet; pickups and deliveries at a home in a residential district are exempt, which is why the truck stops at your door.

Malibu Municipal Code, Chapter 10.18 (opens a new tab)

Your own rented truck or trailer at night
  • You plan the parking
  • The night before

On a labor-only move you bring the truck. A non-commercial oversize vehicle may park on a city street for just two hours between midnight and 5 a.m., and an oversize trailer may not park on city streets, PCH included, unless it shows a resident permit. Residents can apply for one: 72 hours, within 1,000 feet of home, up to 10 a year.

Malibu Municipal Code, Chapter 10.18 (opens a new tab)

Anything left in the street needs a permit
  • You apply
  • Before it is delivered

Using the public right of way takes a city Encroachment Permit, so a storage container set down in a city street needs one first. Pacific Coast Highway is a state highway run by Caltrans, and activity along it may need a Caltrans permit instead; if your home fronts PCH, ask Caltrans before booking a container.

City of Malibu, Public Works permits (opens a new tab)

Dumpsters come from a permitted hauler
  • You hire the hauler
  • Before the clean-out

Hauling debris out of a Malibu home takes a city hauler permit, and a bin placed in the city right of way needs approval first. Choose a company from the permitted hauler list the city posts; a bin from a hauler that is not on it can be fined or taken away.

City of Malibu, Trash Pickup (opens a new tab)

Carts out at 5:30 p.m., in by 8 p.m.
  • You set out the carts
  • Collection day

Carts go to the street no earlier than 5:30 p.m. the day before pickup and come back in by 8 p.m. on pickup day. East of John Tyler Road, Malibu Road included, Universal Waste Systems collects under a county contract; Waste Management serves the rest of the city. Ask your side's hauler about an extra pickup for packing waste.

City of Malibu, Trash Pickup (opens a new tab)

Fire weather can shut the power off
  • Edison decides
  • Red Flag days

Southern California Edison has switched off Malibu circuits during fire weather, as it did in January 2025. If your gate or garage door runs on electricity, find its manual release before moving day, and check Edison's outage map that morning so the crew is not stuck outside.

City of Malibu news release, January 9, 2025 (opens a new tab)

We plan the stop and the crew around these Send a photo of the street at your door and say whether the drive is steep or gated. The crew size and the hours on your estimate follow from that.

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Moving services in Malibu

All services
Local movingHourly moves inside Malibu and down the coast, from a park home to a large house. Packing servicesPackers paid by the hour for one room or the whole house; cartons are billed apart. Moving and storageRoom for furniture while a house is rebuilt, sold or made ready. Office movingSmall offices and studios, with desks, files and screens wrapped and labeled. Piano movingUprights and grands, with the crew sized by the weight and the steps to the door. Long-distance movingOut of state for one flat price, built from your list of items.

Know your Malibu moving price before you book.Your crew size and hourly rate in writing, before moving day.

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Moving in Malibu: what to know

Moving while a house is rebuilt, setting up water and trash, and moving when half the households include someone over 65.

On this page
  1. Moving out to rebuild, or moving back in
  2. Water and trash at the new address
  3. Downsizing from the family house

Moving out to rebuild, or moving back in

The January 2025 Palisades Fire hit Big Rock, Carbon Mesa and La Costa among the hardest, the city reported. If your house is being rebuilt, the move comes in two parts: out to a rental, then home again. Storage between the two keeps a small rental from filling up with furniture. Tell us both dates when you book, and we plan the crew for each leg.

Water and trash at the new address

Los Angeles County Waterworks District 29 supplies Malibu water. To start service, a new owner sends the district's customer order form with proof of ownership, such as the final closing statement or the recorded grant deed, and photo ID; a tenant signs the form with the owner. Water comes on the next business day after the papers are accepted. To stop it at a home you are leaving, call; disconnections run Monday to Thursday and need at least 24 hours. For trash, your hauler depends on which side of John Tyler Road you live.

Downsizing from the family house

Just over half of Malibu households include someone 65 or older (Census ACS 2020 to 2024), and many moves here go from a long-held house to something smaller. The hours depend more on what you keep than on the size of the house. Mark each piece for the new home, for family or for donation before the crew arrives. A gas dryer or range must be off the line before the crew comes; book the gas company or a plumber for that, as our movers leave gas fittings alone.

Questions about moving in Malibu

Didn't see your question? Call (213) 423‑0458, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 7 days.

Two movers and our truck: $139 to $179 an hour, depending on the date.

A local move in Malibu runs $139 to $179 an hour with two movers and one of our trucks, lower on quiet weekdays and higher on busy dates. A crew of three runs from $179 an hour, and four movers from $219. The bill has a 3-hour minimum, then 15-minute steps, plus a $50 equipment charge once per move. A three-bedroom Malibu house usually runs 5 to 8 hours with three movers.

A four-bedroom house with a full garage usually takes four movers 7 to 10 hours. A steep drive, a long walk from where the truck can stop, or a gate that only opens for residents adds time, so we look at the house by video or in person first. Three in ten Malibu homes have four or more bedrooms (Census ACS 2020 to 2024).

It pays off when the house is large or the time is short. Packers bill by the hour like the movers, and cartons are charged on their own. Boxes our team packs are covered by the basic coverage in the rate; boxes you pack yourself are covered only if you add Full Value Protection. Tell us which rooms of your Malibu house to pack, and the estimate shows the packing hours apart from the move.

Our crews do not carry anything flammable, including gas cans, propane tanks and paint thinner, and no firearms or explosives. Clear them out of the garage the week before. Dumpster loads go to a hauler on the city's permitted list. Gas appliances need to be disconnected by a plumber or the gas company before we arrive.

Not for long. Malibu's oversize vehicle code lets a non-commercial truck that size park on a city street only two hours between midnight and 5 a.m., and a large trailer may not park on city streets at all without a resident permit. Residents can apply for a 72-hour permit, up to 10 a year, for a vehicle parked within 1,000 feet of home. On our full-service moves the truck leaves with the crew.

We move what is inside them: furniture, boxes and appliances, from a park home to anywhere we serve. We do not move the manufactured home itself. The park office decides when and where our truck can park, so get its answer and share it as you book. A two-bedroom park home is usually a job for two movers.

A tip is your choice and never part of our bill. If you want to tip, base it on the day: a hillside drive or a long carry from the street is harder work than a park home near the gate. Our guide to tipping movers in the Los Angeles area lists what crews here are usually given.

Guides for a local move

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The team that plans your Malibu move.

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Our quote form takes two short steps.

  1. Move date, home size and ZIP codes
  2. Your name, email and phone
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Malibu areas and what they mean for the truck

Malibu runs along the coast for miles, with two trash districts and two mobilehome parks. A note on four parts of town.

  • Point Dume Club and Paradise Cove

    Manufactured homes in two parks

    The two mobilehome parks under the city rent rules. Homes are usually smaller, a job for two movers. Get the truck rules from the park office and include them with your booking.

    City mobilehome page

  • Malibu Road

    Part of the county trash district east of John Tyler Road, so Universal Waste Systems, not Waste Management, takes extra bags after packing. Tell us where on the road the truck can stop.

  • Big Rock, Carbon Mesa and La Costa

    Among the areas the January 2025 Palisades Fire hit hardest. If you move out while your house is rebuilt, or back in once it is done, storage can hold furniture between the two moves.

  • West of John Tyler Road

    Waste Management collects trash on this side of town. Book its pickup for packing waste, and if you tow your own trailer, read the overnight parking rule before the day.

Not listed here? Put both addresses in the form, and we confirm the crew and the hours for your street.

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