Your LA move starts with the right mover.
Tell us your route, date and home size. We match you with a small set of movers who work your part of LA and hold a California household mover permit you can verify — then they quote you directly. Free, no obligation.
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Service areas
- Santa Monica
- Pasadena
- Glendale
- Long Beach
- West Hollywood
- Burbank
- Koreatown
- DTLA
Not listed? Coverage spans LA County — enter your ZIP to check.
Get matched with licensed LA movers
Two minutes. No obligation.
- No account required
- You choose who to reply to
- Permit details requested
How matching works
License-first matching, before the sales calls
Most moving stress comes from not knowing who you're actually hiring. We start with the paperwork question and narrow from there.
Permit check first
We ask movers for their California household mover permit details and surface them next to the listing, so you can verify before you book — not after a deposit.
Service fit, not spray
Requests go to movers who actually run your route and handle your building type. A Valley crew shouldn't be quoting a Santa Monica alley load sight unseen.
Direct quotes
Your details go to a small set of matched movers who quote you directly. No auction, no ten callbacks in an hour, no reselling the same request.
License information should always be confirmed with the California regulator before booking. We surface what movers provide and link you to the official check — we do not claim every listing is currently verified. How to check a license
LA County coverage
Find movers by where you are
Access decides the price of an LA move more than mileage does. Start with your area — each page covers the parking, building and route realities of that part of the county.
Central LA
- Los AngelesPage
- Downtown LA (DTLA)
- Koreatown
- Silver Lake
- Echo Park
- West HollywoodPage
Westside & Coastal
- Santa MonicaPage
- Beverly HillsPage
- Culver CityPage
- Torrance
- Inglewood
Valley
- BurbankPage
- Van Nuys
- Sherman Oaks
- Encino
- Woodland Hills
- North Hollywood
San Gabriel & South
- PasadenaPage
- GlendalePage
- Long BeachPage
- Downey
- Whittier
Services
Choose the move you're making
Different moves are priced on completely different logic. Pick yours and we'll ask the questions that actually change your estimate.
Local movers
Moves inside LA County, usually priced hourly.
Long-distance movers
Out-of-state and cross-California moves with federal authority.
Apartment movers
Walk-ups, elevators, COIs and building move-in windows.
Same-day movers
Short-notice crews for urgent LA moves.
Office movers
Commercial relocations with after-hours and IT coordination.
Piano & specialty movers
Pianos, art, safes and items that need dedicated equipment.
Moving costs
What an LA move actually costs
Local moves here are billed by crew hours plus travel, so stairs and truck parking move the number more than distance does. These are planning ranges, not quotes.
| Home size | Typical crew | Est. hours | Local (LA County) | Long-distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 movers | 3–5 hrs | $450 – $900 | $1,400 – $3,200 |
| 1 bedroom | 2–3 movers | 4–6 hrs | $700 – $1,300 | $1,900 – $4,200 |
| 2 bedrooms | 3 movers | 5–8 hrs | $1,000 – $1,900 | $2,800 – $5,800 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3–4 movers | 7–10 hrs | $1,500 – $2,700 | $3,900 – $8,000 |
| 4+ bedrooms | 4–5 movers | 9–12 hrs | $2,100 – $4,000 | $5,200 – $11,000 |
Ranges are illustrative planning figures based on commonly published market data for Los Angeles moves and vary widely with access, stairs, packing, date and specialty items. They are not quotes and no mover is bound by them.
Directory preview
Movers in the network
A preview of how listings appear. Company details below are sample data used to demonstrate the directory until a verified dataset is connected.
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Arroyo Seco Moving Co.
Sample listing- CAL-T permit
- Not shown — sample listing
- Service areas
- Northeast LA, Pasadena, Glendale
- Typical crew
- 2–4 movers
- Local
- Apartments
- Packing
- Request quote
Harbor & Vine Relocation
Sample listing- CAL-T permit
- Not shown — sample listing
- Service areas
- Long Beach, South Bay, Harbor
- Typical crew
- 3–5 movers
- Local
- Long-distance
- Storage
- Request quote
Sunset Corridor Movers
Sample listing- CAL-T permit
- Not shown — sample listing
- Service areas
- West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Mid-City
- Typical crew
- 2–3 movers
- Apartments
- Same-day
- Walk-ups
- Request quote
Verdugo Freight & Household
Sample listing- CAL-T permit
- Not shown — sample listing
- Service areas
- Burbank, Glendale, San Fernando Valley
- Typical crew
- 3–6 movers
- Office
- Local
- Specialty
- Request quote
Pacific Grade Movers
Sample listing- CAL-T permit
- Not shown — sample listing
- Service areas
- Santa Monica, Culver City, Westside
- Typical crew
- 2–4 movers
- Piano
- Art & crating
- Local
No ratings, review counts or license verifications are shown because we do not publish data we cannot substantiate. When real listings go live, permit numbers will be displayed with a direct link to the official California record so you can confirm them yourself.
Why MOVERS.LA
Fewer movers. Better matched. License visible.
There's nothing wrong with getting several quotes — the problem is getting them from companies you know nothing about, in formats you can't compare.
Searching and calling around
- You verify every license yourself, one company at a time
- Ads and map results rarely say who covers your exact route
- Quotes arrive in different formats you can't compare
Shared lead marketplaces
- The same request is sold to several companies at once
- Call volume spikes immediately after you submit
- Price competition, but little insight into who's licensed
The MOVERS.LA approach
Our model- Permit details requested up front and shown beside the listing
- Matched on your actual LA route, building type and date
- A small set of movers quoting the same clearly-scoped job
En español
¿Te mudas en Los Ángeles?
Atención en español de principio a fin. Cuéntanos de dónde y hacia dónde te mudas y te conectamos con compañías de mudanzas con permiso de California que trabajan en tu zona. Gratis y sin compromiso.
- • Cotizaciones directas, sin decenas de llamadas
- • Te mostramos cómo verificar el permiso del transportista
- • Cobertura en todo el Condado de Los Ángeles
Lo que necesitas saber
- Permiso CAL-T
- Las compañías de mudanzas de casa en California deben tener permiso estatal.
- USDOT
- Para mudanzas fuera del estado se requiere autoridad federal.
- Tiempo de viaje
- En mudanzas locales por hora, el tiempo de traslado se cobra.
Guides
Moving in Los Angeles, without the guesswork
Short, answer-first explainers on the parts of an LA move that cost people money: licensing, billable travel time, building paperwork and truck parking.
- 4 min read
How to check a California mover's license
Before money changes hands, confirm the company is permitted to move household goods in California — and, if you're leaving the state, federally authorized too.
Read guide → - 5 min read
What moving actually costs in Los Angeles
How LA movers build a price, which variables move the number most, and what to ignore.
Read guide → - 3 min read
Double drive time, explained plainly
Why your California moving invoice includes travel you didn't watch happen.
Read guide → - 4 min read
The LA apartment moving checklist
The building paperwork and access details that decide whether move day goes smoothly.
Read guide → - 3 min read
Truck parking and loading in Los Angeles
The most underestimated variable in the price of an LA move.
Read guide → - 4 min read
Moving out of Los Angeles
What changes when your move crosses a state line.
Read guide →
Start here
Tell us about the move. We'll help you narrow the field.
Six short steps: route, date, home size, what you need handled, and how to reach you. You'll see exactly what we ask movers before anything is sent.
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