Quan’s team (Isaiah, JP, and Ethan) were great, very responsive, upbeat and quickly done. Appreciate all the hard work!
Licensed long-distance movers running Tacoma to Seattle — one written flat rate, our own crew and truck the whole way, no broker hand-off.
One written number, no walkthrough required.
Thirty-five miles. That’s the whole drive from Tacoma to Seattle, and on a good day with light I-5 traffic, United Movers Transportation can have your truck loaded in Tacoma and unloading in Seattle inside the same afternoon. The distance isn’t the challenge on this corridor — the Puget Sound traffic pattern is. We plan around the I-5/I-405 crunch and time loading and drive windows so your move doesn’t sit parked on the highway during rush hour.
Most of what we haul on this route isn’t a full household crossing the country — it’s people moving within the same metro for a new tech job in South Lake Union, Bellevue, or Redmond, or a couple downsizing from a Tacoma house into a Seattle condo (or the reverse, upsizing out of the city). Short mileage doesn’t mean a smaller job, though. A three-bedroom house move from Tacoma to Seattle takes the same careful packing and inventory as a move three states away.
| Distance | ~35 miles |
|---|---|
| Typical drive time | 45 min – 1.5 hrs (traffic-dependent) |
| Delivery window | Same day / next day |
Because it’s a short corridor, we run it with our own trucks and our own crew out of Tacoma — nobody hands your load off to a different outfit partway through. If you’re relocating for work or just moving across the Sound, get on our books early; Seattle-bound loads fill up fast around the first and fifteenth of the month. Start with a free quote or see how we handle bigger hauls on our long-distance moving page. Curious what past customers say about the Tacoma-Seattle run? Check our reviews, or head back to our homepage to see the rest of what we cover.
Ranges from earlier written quotes — your flat rate lands inside once we factor the date, access, and packing.
$450 - $750
$900 - $1,600
$1,800 - $2,900
Quan’s team (Isaiah, JP, and Ethan) were great, very responsive, upbeat and quickly done. Appreciate all the hard work!
Amazing movers! Friendly, careful, respectful, and professional! Best movers we have ever had.
Mike and Matt were great. They worked hard from beginning to end.
Send your pickup and dropoff and our Tacoma office sends back a written flat rate for the whole haul — usually within the hour.