Cost to move from Colorado
A 2–3 bedroom move out of Colorado ranges from about $350 (a rental truck to Wyoming, 280 miles) to $17,400 (full-service movers to Maine, 2,150 miles).
Moving cost: $670–$9,170
Moving about 870 miles from Colorado to Texas costs roughly $670 – $9,170, depending on how much of the work you hire out.
Distance between the states' population centers by road (estimate).
| Moving method | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Rental truck (DIY) Truck rental, taxes and fees. Add fuel, damage coverage, lodging and your time. | $670 – $2,620 |
| Moving container You pack and load; the company drives the container. | $1,480 – $3,510 |
| Full-service movers Packing, loading, transport and unloading. | $2,420 – $9,170 |
These ranges are based on summer (peak-season) quotes. A move between October and April usually costs less: peak prices run 20–30% higher.
A rental truck also burns about 87 gallons of fuel over this distance. One-way truck rental prices depend on direction: a truck headed where many people are moving often costs more than the same trip in reverse.
Ranges combine 198 published quote ranges on 22 interstate routes (moveBuddha, retrieved 2026-09-24) with 47 independent published prices from U-Pack, HireAHelper and Move.org, which raised the top of several ranges. They are not quotes; get at least three written estimates.
Alaska and Hawaii ranges come from published carrier rates and moving quotes, dated in each row (Matson's household-goods rates, U-Pack, Royal Hawaiian Movers). See how we estimate.
Moving cost from Colorado to each state (2–3 bedrooms)
| Destination | Miles | Truck | Container | Full service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 280 | $350–$840 | $1,140–$2,200 | $1,900–$5,370 |
| New Mexico | 410 | $420–$1,230 | $1,210–$2,490 | $2,010–$6,210 |
| Utah | 420 | $420–$1,260 | $1,220–$2,510 | $2,020–$6,270 |
| Nebraska | 510 | $470–$1,530 | $1,270–$2,710 | $2,100–$6,850 |
| South Dakota | 520 | $480–$1,560 | $1,280–$2,740 | $2,110–$6,920 |
| Kansas | 560 | $500–$1,690 | $1,300–$2,830 | $2,150–$7,170 |
| Oklahoma | 620 | $530–$1,870 | $1,340–$2,960 | $2,200–$7,560 |
| Arizona | 660 | $550–$1,990 | $1,360–$3,050 | $2,230–$7,820 |
| Montana | 690 | $570–$2,080 | $1,380–$3,110 | $2,260–$8,010 |
| Idaho | 710 | $580–$2,140 | $1,390–$3,160 | $2,280–$8,140 |
| North Dakota | 710 | $580–$2,140 | $1,390–$3,160 | $2,280–$8,140 |
| Nevada | 730 | $590–$2,200 | $1,400–$3,200 | $2,300–$8,270 |
| Iowa | 770 | $610–$2,320 | $1,430–$3,290 | $2,330–$8,530 |
| Missouri | 820 | $640–$2,470 | $1,450–$3,400 | $2,380–$8,850 |
| Minnesota | 830 | $640–$2,500 | $1,460–$3,420 | $2,380–$8,910 |
| Arkansas | 870 | $670–$2,620 | $1,480–$3,510 | $2,420–$9,170 |
| Texas | 870 | $670–$2,620 | $1,480–$3,510 | $2,420–$9,170 |
| California | 960 | $710–$2,890 | $1,540–$3,710 | $2,500–$9,750 |
| Wisconsin | 1,030 | $750–$3,100 | $1,580–$3,870 | $2,560–$10,200 |
| Illinois | 1,040 | $760–$3,130 | $1,580–$3,890 | $2,570–$10,260 |
| Oregon | 1,120 | $800–$3,370 | $1,630–$4,070 | $2,640–$10,780 |
| Louisiana | 1,150 | $820–$3,460 | $1,650–$4,130 | $2,670–$10,970 |
| Washington | 1,150 | $820–$3,460 | $1,650–$4,130 | $2,670–$10,970 |
| Mississippi | 1,160 | $820–$3,490 | $1,660–$4,160 | $2,680–$11,030 |
| Indiana | 1,170 | $830–$3,520 | $1,660–$4,180 | $2,690–$11,100 |
| Tennessee | 1,240 | $860–$3,730 | $1,700–$4,330 | $2,750–$11,550 |
| Kentucky | 1,260 | $880–$3,790 | $1,710–$4,380 | $2,770–$11,680 |
| Michigan | 1,300 | $900–$3,910 | $1,740–$4,470 | $2,800–$11,930 |
| Alabama | 1,310 | $900–$3,940 | $1,740–$4,490 | $2,810–$12,000 |
| Ohio | 1,380 | $940–$4,150 | $1,790–$4,650 | $2,870–$12,450 |
| Georgia | 1,470 | $990–$4,420 | $1,840–$4,840 | $2,950–$13,030 |
| West Virginia | 1,530 | $1,020–$4,600 | $1,870–$4,980 | $3,000–$13,410 |
| South Carolina | 1,620 | $1,070–$4,870 | $1,930–$5,180 | $3,080–$13,990 |
| North Carolina | 1,660 | $1,090–$4,990 | $1,950–$5,270 | $3,120–$14,250 |
| Virginia | 1,730 | $1,130–$5,210 | $1,990–$5,420 | $3,180–$14,700 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,740 | $1,130–$5,240 | $2,000–$5,440 | $3,190–$14,760 |
| Washington, DC | 1,760 | $1,140–$5,300 | $2,010–$5,490 | $3,210–$14,890 |
| Maryland | 1,770 | $1,150–$5,330 | $2,020–$5,510 | $3,220–$14,960 |
| Delaware | 1,840 | $1,190–$5,540 | $2,060–$5,670 | $3,280–$15,410 |
| Florida | 1,840 | $1,190–$5,540 | $2,060–$5,670 | $3,280–$15,410 |
| New York | 1,880 | $1,210–$5,660 | $2,080–$5,750 | $3,310–$15,670 |
| New Jersey | 1,900 | $1,220–$5,720 | $2,090–$5,800 | $3,330–$15,790 |
| Vermont | 1,970 | $1,260–$5,930 | $2,130–$5,950 | $3,390–$16,240 |
| Connecticut | 1,980 | $1,260–$5,960 | $2,140–$5,980 | $3,400–$16,310 |
| New Hampshire | 2,050 | $1,300–$6,170 | $2,180–$6,130 | $3,470–$16,760 |
| Rhode Island | 2,060 | $1,310–$6,200 | $2,190–$6,150 | $3,470–$16,820 |
| Massachusetts | 2,070 | $1,310–$6,230 | $2,190–$6,180 | $3,480–$16,890 |
| Maine | 2,150 | $1,350–$6,470 | $2,240–$6,350 | $3,550–$17,400 |
Moving to Alaska or Hawaii goes by sea or through Canada, so we price them from published carrier rates and quotes: a 2–3 bedroom move from Colorado starts at about $6,250 of ocean freight (before trucking and loading) to Alaska and $5,580 to Hawaii.
Before you book
- Compare the total cost of living in your destination with the Colorado relocation rankings.
- Get three written estimates and check each interstate mover's USDOT number with the FMCSA.
- Weighing a portable container against a truck or full-service movers? See what moving containers cost and when they're worth it.
- Read how to cut the cost of a long-distance move and the moving out of state checklist.