Austin to Washington DC Movers, 1,520 Miles

A Move & Care flat rate from Austin to Washington DC, 1,520 road miles, starts at $3,250 for a studio and reaches $10,600 for a four-bedroom house. Our crews move you as the carrier, not a broker: USDOT 3212621 and MC-1018431.

Your inventory sets that rate before you book. It covers fuel, tolls, the crew at both ends, basic coverage at 60 cents per pound per article and the $50 equipment charge. Add-ons are yours to pick: packing, boxes, Full Value Protection, a piece over 200 pounds (from $60). A slow loading day leaves a confirmed rate alone. Damage you point out at delivery goes on a Damage Report.

Two DC DMV clocks start once you live in DC: 60 calendar days to register your car, which must pass DC inspection, and a DC driver license once you have lived there more than 60 days. At 11 driving hours a day at most, the 22-hour drive takes two days. Delivery is planned for 3 to 6 days after loading.

Look up USDOT 3212621 on FMCSA SAFER. The form at the top needs a move date, a home size and two ZIP codes. The item list follows on the thank-you screen. A studio or an average home needs no visit, and a big house gets a video or in-person walkthrough. In Austin and in DC, the curb, the elevator and the dock are yours to book. We supply a Certificate of Insurance in the exact wording your building sends.

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Interstate carrierUSDOT #3212621, MC #1018431
One flat rateFuel, tolls and mileage inside it
Own trucks and crewsNo broker hands your move on
Basic coverage60 cents per pound per article

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Austin to Washington DC prices by home size

From $3,250 for a studio to $10,600 for a four-bedroom house.

Example prices. Your price comes from your item list and dates.

Shared truck, flexible datesOwn truck, peak season

Size of moveFlat-rate rangeDelivery

Studio $3,250 to $4,950 3 to 6 days

1-bedroom apartment $3,400 to $6,800 3 to 6 days

2-bedroom apartment $4,700 to $7,300 3 to 6 days

3-bedroom apartment $4,900 to $9,400 3 to 6 days

2-bedroom house $4,900 to $9,400 3 to 6 days

3-bedroom house $6,350 to $10,000 3 to 6 days

4-bedroom house $6,800 to $10,600 3 to 6 days

Every range includes the $50 equipment charge.

Austin to Washington DC, step by step

About 1,520 miles, delivered 3 to 6 days after loading.

Before you book

One price from your item list

By default your move rides in its own truck. If your dates are flexible and a shared truck is available, sharing it can lower the price, so tell us when you send the item list.

Loading in Austin

Appliances unhooked first

Our movers may not touch water or gas hookups. Unhook the washer, a gas dryer and the fridge water line first. Then the crew pads the furniture, takes apart the pieces that need it and loads the truck.

1,520 road miles, two days

I-30, I-40 and I-81, then the Beltway

The drive is about 22 hours, with 11 at most in a day under federal rules. VDOT bars large trucks from I-66 inside the Beltway at all times, so the route we price turns onto I-495 and I-395 and crosses the 14th Street Bridge.

Washington DC

Delivery in DC, 3 to 6 days after loading

Pick a delivery date inside the window and book your building's elevator for it. The crew unloads room by room, and you walk the rooms with them before they leave.

What the flat rate covers

Know what is inside the price before you compare estimates.

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Included in your flat rate

Your crew loads in Austin and unloads in Washington DC. Furniture is padded and wrapped for a long haul, then placed room by room at the new address.

Mention stairs, elevators and long walks to the truck when you book.

Included in your flat rate

The 1,520 miles are priced into the rate. Fuel and tolls do not show up as extra lines on the bill.

The rate is set from your inventory before the truck is booked.

Move and Care office staff planning moves at their desks

Included in your flat rate

Move & Care is the carrier on your move, so the company that gives you the estimate is the company that loads your home.

Check USDOT 3212621 on the FMCSA site before you book.

Two Move and Care movers wrapping a dresser in a moving blanket

Included in your flat rate

Furniture that has to come apart is taken apart in Austin and put back together in Washington DC.

List beds, desks and large tables in your inventory.

Move and Care mover putting a chair back together

Included in your flat rate

Basic released-value protection is included. It pays 60 cents per pound per article, so a 40-pound TV is capped at $24.

Ask about Full Value Protection for anything valuable.

Priced separately

Packing labor (billed hourly), packing materials, and Full Value Protection.

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Moving services from Austin to Washington DC

All services

Long-distance movingAustin homes and apartments to the District. Packing in AustinBilled hourly, boxes extra, finished before loading day. Storage between homesFor a DC lease or closing that starts after your move. Government and military movesFederal and military relocations from Austin. Office movesDesks, files and equipment headed for a DC office. Piano movingUpright $160, baby grand $240. White glove movingArt, antiques and fragile pieces.

Know your Washington DC price before you book.One flat rate from your inventory, delivery window included.

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Austin to Washington DC route guide

The truck crosses four states on interstates. A Virginia truck rule shapes the way into DC, and the District sets two deadlines once you live there.

On this page

The last miles into DC
Delivery at your DC building
From Austin to the Virginia line
Two days at the wheel
Your own truck or a shared one
Your first 60 days in DC

The last miles into DC

The Virginia Department of Transportation says large trucks are prohibited on I-66 inside the Capital Beltway at all times (VDOT, 66 Express Lanes). The route we price leaves I-66 at the Beltway, runs south on I-495, then takes I-395 north over the 14th Street Bridge into the District. The 1,520 miles on this page are measured on that route.

Delivery at your DC building

Who handles what on delivery day:

Elevator: your building sets the hours movers may hold it. You book the slot for the delivery date and tell us the time.
Loading dock: the same, if the building has one.
Certificate of Insurance: ask the manager if one is required and for the exact wording. Send it to us and we issue the certificate.
Curb space: yours to reserve, in Austin and in DC. We advise on it, but we do not file permits or post signs.

From Austin to the Virginia line

The truck heads north on I-35 and I-35E through Dallas, then east on I-30 for 315 miles to Little Rock. I-40 carries it 550 miles across Arkansas and Tennessee, past Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville. East of Knoxville it turns onto I-81 for 376 miles, through northeast Tennessee and up Virginia, then follows I-66 east toward the Beltway.

Two days at the wheel

Under federal hours-of-service rules, a truck driver may be at the wheel 11 hours a day at most. This trip needs about 22, so the truck spends two days on the road before it reaches DC. The days around the drive go to loading, your delivery slot and weather, and delivery is planned for 3 to 6 days after loading.

Loading day in Austin: appliances already unhooked, furniture padded, the truck loaded.
Two days on I-30, I-40 and I-81.
Delivery day in DC: unloading room by room, then a walk through the rooms with the crew.

Your own truck or a shared one

Two prices for the same Austin to DC move can differ because of the truck. By default, your move gets its own truck. When your dates are flexible and a shared truck is available, sharing it can lower the price. Ask about it when you send your item list. Whether one is available depends on your dates.

Your first 60 days in DC

Once you start living in the District, DC DMV gives you 60 calendar days to register your car, and the car must pass DC inspection (DC DMV registration). A separate rule covers your license: after more than 60 days of living in DC, an out-of-state license has to be converted to a DC one, and the visit needs two documents that prove your District address (DC DMV license conversion). Students and active military members who want to keep their home-state license or tags apply for a reciprocity permit instead.

Questions about moving Austin to Washington DC

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Between $3,250 and $10,600, set by your home size and item list.

With Move & Care, between $3,250 for a studio and $10,600 for a four-bedroom house, at one flat rate. Your item list and dates set the exact figure before you book, and it holds through a slow loading day or a long drive. That one price pays for the truck's fuel and tolls, the crew and basic coverage. A piano or any piece over 200 pounds (from $60) costs extra. Read how our long-distance pricing works.

Two driving days. Delivery 3 to 6 days after loading.

About two days of driving: the trip runs some 22 hours, and federal rules cap a truck driver at 11 hours behind the wheel a day. Add loading day and your delivery appointment, and delivery is planned for 3 to 6 days after loading.

Flexible dates, your own packing, a shorter item list and paying in cash.

A shared truck can cost less when your dates are flexible and one is available. Without one, your move rides in its own truck. Packing yourself saves the hourly packing labor and the boxes, though boxes you pack are not covered for damage unless you buy Full Value Protection. Anything you sell or give away comes off the item list your rate is set from. Paying in cash takes 5% off the total.

Firearms, explosives, gasoline, propane and other flammable liquids.

Our truck cannot carry firearms, explosives, gasoline, propane or any other flammable liquid, so leave them off the item list. The crew may also refuse unsanitary items. Water and gas hookups are off limits to our movers too, so unhook the washer, a gas dryer and the fridge water line before the crew arrives in Austin.

Overnight, yes. Longer, when storage is part of your plan.

Overnight, yes: on this route your things already spend nights on our truck during the drive. If your DC home is not ready on delivery day, the plan can include storage, where the truck unloads first and the delivery to your DC address follows on a later date. Storage is priced separately and has to be confirmed in your estimate, so give us both dates early.

Yes, when you cancel at least 2 weeks before the move.

Yes. Your deposit is refunded if you cancel at least 2 weeks before your interstate move. You may still owe the minimum charge if the crew arrives as scheduled and you are not able to move that day.

VDOT prohibits large trucks on I-66 inside the Beltway.

VDOT prohibits large trucks on I-66 inside the Capital Beltway at all times, so the route we price stays off it. It leaves I-66 at the Beltway and comes into the District on I-395 over the 14th Street Bridge, and the 1,520 miles on this page count that way.

Your car has to be registered with DC DMV within 60 calendar days of when you start living in the District, and it must pass DC inspection. Your license follows a separate rule: once you have lived in DC more than 60 days, convert it to a DC license, bringing two documents that prove your District address.