Distance & Route Snapshot
A quick look at the city pair, approximate road distance and the type of long-distance move.
City-to-City Moving Guides
Planning a move from one city to another? Find a route guide for approximate road distance, what can affect your price, pickup and delivery planning, packing and storage options, and the next steps for a written estimate.
Find Your Route
Choose a starting city and destination from the route guides already on the site. State abbreviations are built in, so there is nothing extra to type.
Moving Route Library
Each guide focuses on one move between two cities, with practical pickup and delivery details, approximate road distance, pricing factors and the next steps for an estimate.
What You’ll Find in a Route Guide
A useful route guide should answer the questions people have before booking: how far the move is, what can change the price, what access matters at both homes and what to prepare before pickup and delivery.
A quick look at the city pair, approximate road distance and the type of long-distance move.
Shipment size, mileage, access, packing and storage, plus sourced market ranges when they are available.
City-specific parking, elevators, building access, gates and other practical details on both ends.
Simple guidance on the estimate, inventory, pickup preparation and what to expect at delivery.
Browse by Starting City
Every published route is linked below so you can browse the library without relying on the Route Finder.
Real Moving Work
These are real Southwest Van Lines photos. We only describe a photo as city- or route-specific when that location can actually be verified.



Customer Feedback
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Planning a City-to-City Move
Online averages are useful for early planning, but the real move depends on the inventory, exact addresses, stairs or elevators, packing needs, dates and requested services.
Use the guide to understand the corridor, then request a written estimate for the household move you are actually making.
Don’t See Your Route?
You can still request a free moving estimate even if a route guide has not been published yet.