Cost to move from Texas
A 2–3 bedroom move out of Texas ranges from about $400 (a rental truck to Oklahoma, 380 miles) to $16,760 (full-service movers to Maine, 2,050 miles).
Moving cost: $810–$10,840
Moving about 1,130 miles from Texas to Florida costs roughly $810 – $10,840, 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. | $810 – $3,400 |
| Moving container You pack and load; the company drives the container. | $1,640 – $4,090 |
| Full-service movers Packing, loading, transport and unloading. | $2,650 – $10,840 |
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 113 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 Texas to each state (2–3 bedrooms)
| Destination | Miles | Truck | Container | Full service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 380 | $400–$1,140 | $1,200–$2,430 | $1,990–$6,020 |
| Louisiana | 410 | $420–$1,230 | $1,210–$2,490 | $2,010–$6,210 |
| Arkansas | 470 | $450–$1,410 | $1,250–$2,630 | $2,070–$6,600 |
| Mississippi | 550 | $490–$1,650 | $1,300–$2,800 | $2,140–$7,110 |
| Kansas | 620 | $530–$1,870 | $1,340–$2,960 | $2,200–$7,560 |
| New Mexico | 680 | $560–$2,050 | $1,370–$3,090 | $2,250–$7,950 |
| Missouri | 700 | $570–$2,110 | $1,380–$3,140 | $2,270–$8,080 |
| Alabama | 740 | $600–$2,230 | $1,410–$3,230 | $2,300–$8,330 |
| Nebraska | 830 | $640–$2,500 | $1,460–$3,420 | $2,380–$8,910 |
| Tennessee | 840 | $650–$2,530 | $1,470–$3,450 | $2,390–$8,980 |
| Colorado | 870 | $670–$2,620 | $1,480–$3,510 | $2,420–$9,170 |
| Iowa | 930 | $700–$2,800 | $1,520–$3,650 | $2,470–$9,550 |
| Georgia | 940 | $700–$2,830 | $1,530–$3,670 | $2,480–$9,620 |
| Kentucky | 980 | $730–$2,950 | $1,550–$3,760 | $2,520–$9,880 |
| Arizona | 1,010 | $740–$3,040 | $1,570–$3,820 | $2,540–$10,070 |
| Illinois | 1,020 | $750–$3,070 | $1,570–$3,850 | $2,550–$10,130 |
| Indiana | 1,040 | $760–$3,130 | $1,580–$3,890 | $2,570–$10,260 |
| South Dakota | 1,060 | $770–$3,190 | $1,600–$3,940 | $2,590–$10,390 |
| Florida | 1,130 | $810–$3,400 | $1,640–$4,090 | $2,650–$10,840 |
| South Carolina | 1,140 | $810–$3,430 | $1,640–$4,110 | $2,660–$10,910 |
| Wyoming | 1,140 | $810–$3,430 | $1,640–$4,110 | $2,660–$10,910 |
| Wisconsin | 1,160 | $820–$3,490 | $1,660–$4,160 | $2,680–$11,030 |
| Minnesota | 1,180 | $830–$3,550 | $1,670–$4,200 | $2,690–$11,160 |
| Ohio | 1,220 | $850–$3,670 | $1,690–$4,290 | $2,730–$11,420 |
| Utah | 1,230 | $860–$3,700 | $1,700–$4,310 | $2,740–$11,480 |
| North Carolina | 1,250 | $870–$3,760 | $1,710–$4,360 | $2,760–$11,610 |
| West Virginia | 1,270 | $880–$3,820 | $1,720–$4,400 | $2,770–$11,740 |
| Michigan | 1,280 | $890–$3,850 | $1,730–$4,420 | $2,780–$11,810 |
| North Dakota | 1,330 | $910–$4,000 | $1,760–$4,530 | $2,830–$12,130 |
| Nevada | 1,350 | $920–$4,060 | $1,770–$4,580 | $2,850–$12,260 |
| Virginia | 1,420 | $960–$4,270 | $1,810–$4,730 | $2,910–$12,710 |
| Washington, DC | 1,490 | $1,000–$4,480 | $1,850–$4,890 | $2,970–$13,160 |
| Maryland | 1,510 | $1,010–$4,540 | $1,860–$4,930 | $2,990–$13,290 |
| California | 1,530 | $1,020–$4,600 | $1,870–$4,980 | $3,000–$13,410 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,540 | $1,030–$4,630 | $1,880–$5,000 | $3,010–$13,480 |
| Montana | 1,550 | $1,030–$4,660 | $1,890–$5,020 | $3,020–$13,540 |
| Idaho | 1,570 | $1,040–$4,720 | $1,900–$5,070 | $3,040–$13,670 |
| Delaware | 1,590 | $1,050–$4,780 | $1,910–$5,110 | $3,060–$13,800 |
| New Jersey | 1,680 | $1,100–$5,060 | $1,960–$5,310 | $3,140–$14,380 |
| New York | 1,700 | $1,110–$5,120 | $1,970–$5,360 | $3,160–$14,510 |
| Connecticut | 1,800 | $1,170–$5,420 | $2,030–$5,580 | $3,240–$15,150 |
| Rhode Island | 1,890 | $1,210–$5,690 | $2,090–$5,780 | $3,320–$15,730 |
| Vermont | 1,890 | $1,210–$5,690 | $2,090–$5,780 | $3,320–$15,730 |
| Massachusetts | 1,910 | $1,220–$5,750 | $2,100–$5,820 | $3,340–$15,860 |
| New Hampshire | 1,930 | $1,240–$5,810 | $2,110–$5,870 | $3,360–$15,990 |
| Oregon | 1,950 | $1,250–$5,870 | $2,120–$5,910 | $3,380–$16,120 |
| Washington | 2,010 | $1,280–$6,050 | $2,160–$6,040 | $3,430–$16,500 |
| Maine | 2,050 | $1,300–$6,170 | $2,180–$6,130 | $3,470–$16,760 |
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 Texas 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 Texas 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.