Houston to Austin Movers

The drive is 165 miles west on US-290, roughly two and a half to three hours. Most Houston to Austin moves load one day and deliver the next, and smaller shipments can often load and deliver the same day. The transit is rarely the constraint — loading time, building access windows and your closing date usually decide the schedule.

Typical 2026 market ranges for this route run about $744 to $3,025 for a studio or one bedroom, $1,301 to $3,812 for two to three bedrooms, and $1,818 to $5,182 for four or more, using a full-service mover. Containers and rental trucks cost less and shift the labour to you. Those are market ranges, not our quote — your price depends on shipment weight, access at both ends and what you ask us to pack.

It is a long-distance move, but an intrastate one — both cities are in Texas, so it is regulated by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles rather than by federal interstate rules. Practically, that means it is priced by weight and distance rather than by the hour, and you should be checking a mover’s TxDMV number, not just a US DOT number. Ours is TxDMV No. 0000005457.

Possibly, and it is the most common surprise charge on this route. West of MoPac — Westlake, Rollingwood, Lakeway, Bee Cave, Dripping Springs — hill country streets are narrow, steep and switchbacked, and many driveways will not take a 53-foot trailer. Where that is the case we transfer to a smaller truck and shuttle the load up. It is routine, but we price it at the survey rather than adding it on delivery day. Send us a photo of the street if you are unsure.

Yes. The crew that pads, wraps and loads your shipment in Houston is the crew that carries it into your Austin home. Your belongings are not transferred to another truck or handed to a subcontracted driver at any point. Our movers are trained full-time staff, not day labour hired for the weekend.

Four to six weeks is comfortable. Two weeks is usually workable outside peak season. If you are moving between May and August, or on the last three days of any month, book as early as you can — those dates fill first across every reputable mover in Houston. Austin also gets an August student surge that tightens availability further.

It happens on most long-distance moves and it is planned for rather than panicked about. Your shipment goes into climate-controlled storage in transit at our own Houston facility and stays in our custody until your new date. It is billed monthly. Tell us early if the date looks shaky — arranging it in advance is considerably cheaper than arranging it on loading day.

Yes, with equipment and crews trained specifically for them. Pianos and gun safes are moved with the right gear rather than extra hands. Artwork, mirrors, marble and stone are custom-crated at our Houston facility before they go on the truck — which matters more than usual on this route, because a hill country shuttle means the piece is handled twice.

Basic carrier liability is included by law at 60 cents per pound per article — that is $30 on a 50-pound television, which is not replacement value. Full-value protection covers repair, replacement or cash settlement and costs extra. We will put both options in writing and explain the difference rather than letting you initial past it.

Yes. Commercial relocations west on US-290 are scheduled around your operating hours — typically closing the Houston site on a Friday and opening the Austin site on Monday. We handle workstations, IT equipment, files and specialty items, and we coordinate freight elevator and dock access at both ends. See our commercial moving page or call to arrange a walkthrough.