San Antonio, TX

Best movers in San Antonio, Texas (2026)

The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 372 household goods registrants whose physical address is in San Antonio, TX, and 69 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. BestMovers.info holds no San Antonio price measurement, only the Texas range on the Texas page. Moves that stay inside Texas are licensed by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Carrier Division.

Professional movers in San Antonio, Texas — professional movers on a residential street

Key facts

Local rate, two movers
$95 to $145 per hour
2-bedroom interstate
$2,800 to $6,700
Intrastate regulator
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Carrier Division
Interstate licensing
FMCSA USDOT and MC authority
Company profiles shown
4
Pricing data as of
May 2026
Quick answer

We do not yet hold a company profile documented as based in San Antonio. The companies below are headquartered elsewhere in Texas, shown separately from movers that publish nationwide service.

Common service neighborhoods: Alamo Heights, Stone Oak, King William, Monte Vista, Downtown.

Researched and written by Grant Holloway · Reviewed by Brittany Evans · Last reviewed August 2026

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What we hold on San Antonio moving costs

The only moving cost range BestMovers.info holds for San Antonio is the Texas statewide range, and it is published in full on the Texas page.

How far is San Antonio from the places people move to most?

  • San Antonio to Houston, TX is 200 driving miles, about 3 hours behind the wheel, with a typical transit of 1 to 3 days.
  • San Antonio to Dallas, TX is 273 driving miles, about 5 hours behind the wheel, with a typical transit of 1 to 3 days.

Driving distances and transit windows from the routes dataset; transit days are carrier delivery spreads, not guarantees.

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Get a personalized estimate before any sales call. Editorial estimate based on broader national moving-cost data; BestMovers.info does not maintain a separate San Antonio transaction-price dataset.

Where do people moving out of San Antonio go?

IRS county migration data for filing years 2022 to 2023 records 46,416 returns moving out of Bexar County, Comal County and Medina County, the counties San Antonio sits in, and 52,203 moving in. A return approximates a household rather than a person. Those filings cover 84,844 individuals leaving and 94,785 arriving.

San Antonio spans 3 counties, so these figures cover all of them: Bexar County, Comal County and Medina County; returns moving between those counties are removed rather than counted as moves out of San Antonio.

The counties receiving the most households from Bexar County, Comal County and Medina County were Guadalupe County (3,800 returns), Travis County (2,308 returns) and Harris County (1,954 returns).

Arrivals came mainly from Guadalupe County (3,023 returns), Travis County (2,336 returns) and Harris County (2,147 returns).

These figures come from federal tax return data and cover all household moves, not only those using professional movers.

IRS SOI county outflow fileIRS SOI county inflow fileData as of tax filing years 2022 to 2023

How many licensed moving companies are registered in San Antonio?

The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 372 registrants carrying household goods whose physical address is in San Antonio, and 69 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. That figure counts companies whose federal registration lists an address in San Antonio. It is not the number of companies that will serve a move there: a mover registered in a neighbouring city can take the job, and a company registered in San Antonio may not.

FMCSA motor carrier census, Company Census FileData as of 2026-08-10

Neighborhoods movers cover in San Antonio

Moving crews quoting San Antonio work Alamo Heights, Stone Oak, King William, Monte Vista, Downtown and the surrounding areas.

Who licenses movers operating in San Antonio

Movers working inside San Antonio are licensed by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Carrier Division, whose licence, lookup route and complaint channel are set out on the Texas page.

Companies

More Moving Companies Based in Texas

These companies are headquartered elsewhere in Texas. Their inclusion here does not by itself confirm a local office in San Antonio.

All My Sons Moving & Storage logo

All My Sons Moving & Storage

Based in Carrollton, TX

Large national footprint with 80+ branches but uneven customer satisfaction across markets. Get the all-in price (including fuel and equipment fees) in writing before booking.

Why is this company shown here?

All My Sons Moving & Storage is headquartered elsewhere in TX. That does not by itself confirm an office in San Antonio, and no service claim is made here.

Carrollton, TX2BR est. $800–$3,400
  • Local
  • Long-distance
  • Packing
  • Storage
Crown Relocations logo

Crown Relocations

Based in Houston, TX

Global mover with strong international corporate-relocation business. Domestic US moves are available but not the primary focus.

Why is this company shown here?

Crown Relocations is headquartered elsewhere in TX. That does not by itself confirm an office in San Antonio, and no service claim is made here.

Houston, TX2BR est. $4,500–$12,500
  • Local
  • Long-distance
  • Packing
  • Storage
Companies

Featured Nationwide Movers

These companies publish broad nationwide moving service and are shown separately from locally or state-based companies.

American Van Lines logo

American Van Lines

Publishes nationwide moving service

American Van Lines states first-party that it staffs moves with W2 employees rather than day labour. It requires a deposit to hold a move date, so ask what portion is refundable and by when before you pay it. We publish no BBB grade and hold no complaint dataset, so nothing here rates the company's service.

Why is this company shown here?

American Van Lines publishes broad nationwide moving service on its own site. It is shown separately from companies based in this area and its presence here is not evidence of a local office.

USDOT 614506Pompano Beach, FL2BR est. $2,900–$6,800
  • Long-distance
  • Packing
  • Storage
  • Specialty/Piano
Wheaton World Wide Moving logo

Wheaton World Wide Moving

Publishes nationwide moving service

Wheaton World Wide Moving shares a parent company with Bekins and moves interstate household goods through an agent network under its own federal registration.

Why is this company shown here?

Wheaton World Wide Moving publishes broad nationwide moving service on its own site. It is shown separately from companies based in this area and its presence here is not evidence of a local office.

USDOT 70719Indianapolis, IN2BR est. $2,900–$6,800
  • Long-distance
  • International
  • Packing
  • Storage
  • Corporate

Which movers are federally registered in San Antonio?

72 companies with a San Antonio address on their federal registration hold a granted household goods authority from the FMCSA, and 31 of those identify as a moving business in their legal or trade name. The 30 listed below are the ones registered with the agency longest, ordered by the federal registration date, earliest first. Registration age is the agency's own record. It is not a ranking, it is not a quality judgement and it is not a recommendation.

482 active registrants in San Antonio tick household goods among their cargo types on the census form, and 194 of those carry any authority row at all. The cargo tick box is filled in by the registrant, so this list uses the agency grant instead, then sets aside general freight, trucking, logistics and courier registrants that hold the authority without presenting themselves as household movers. It is not every mover serving San Antonio: a company based elsewhere may serve the city, and a registered address is not a service area.

  • ANDREWS VAN LINES INC

    USDOT 20106 · 9625 BROADWAY, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78217

    It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on June 1, 1974, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC026825, active as common carrier and contract carrier and broker.

    FMCSA SAFER snapshot for USDOT 20106

  • ATLANTIC & PACIFIC MOVING CO INC

    USDOT 34182 · 326 SPRINGFIELD RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78219

    It filed 2 power units, registered with the FMCSA on June 1, 1974, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC075110, active as common carrier.

    FMCSA SAFER snapshot for USDOT 34182

  • LYNCO MOVERS INC

    USDOT 245021 · 1007 S ACME RD #1, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78237

    It filed 3 power units, registered with the FMCSA on April 9, 1984, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC158139, active as common carrier.

    FMCSA SAFER snapshot for USDOT 245021

  • MIDWEST MOVING & PACKING INC

    USDOT 542341 · 9625 BROADWAY ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78217

    It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on November 12, 1993, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC156529, active as common carrier.

    FMCSA SAFER snapshot for USDOT 542341

  • ALL MY SONS MOVING & STORAGE OF SAN ANTONIO LLC

    USDOT 917162 · 10026 IH 35 N SUITE 2A, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78233

    It filed 20 power units, registered with the FMCSA on November 20, 2000, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC396799, active as common carrier.

    FMCSA SAFER snapshot for USDOT 917162

  • ADMIRAL VAN LINES LLC

    USDOT 1031103 · 4679 WALZEM ROAD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78218

    It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on May 28, 2002, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC251558, active as common carrier.

    FMCSA SAFER snapshot for USDOT 1031103

  • ECONO MOVE & STORAGE INC

    USDOT 1132656 · 207 SAN PEDRO AVE, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78205

    It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on May 23, 2003, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC462570, active as common carrier.

    FMCSA SAFER snapshot for USDOT 1132656

  • SCOBEY MOVING & STORAGE LTD

    USDOT 1274056 · 9625 BROADWAY, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78217-4902

    It filed 123 power units, registered with the FMCSA on August 9, 2004, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC491928, active as common carrier.

    FMCSA SAFER snapshot for USDOT 1274056

  • ARROW MOVING & STORAGE CO INC

    USDOT 1546920 · 4322 MILLING ROAD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78219

    It filed 7 power units, registered with the FMCSA on August 25, 2006, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC490379.

    FMCSA SAFER snapshot for USDOT 1546920

  • PERFORMANCE VAN LINES INC

    USDOT 1607091 · 1007 SOUTH ACME RD #3, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78237

    It filed 4 power units, registered with the FMCSA on February 13, 2007, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC594289, active as common carrier.

    FMCSA SAFER snapshot for USDOT 1607091

Data as of 2026-08-15 from the FMCSA company census, with authority status as of 2026-08-16. The query behind this list. Information provided by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Does a federal registration mean a Texas licence?

No. Federal registration and Texas authorisation are separate. The list above shows the federal record only, and we have not verified whether any company listed holds a Texas licence or permit.

A mover operating inside Texas needs the TxDMV motor carrier certificate of registration from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Carrier Division.

Texas publishes carrier records through the TxDMV Truck Stop motor carrier lookup; confirm a registration by name or USDOT number there, or by calling the consumer helpline.

Source: Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Carrier Division, read 2026-08-09.

When is the cheapest time to move in San Antonio?

Peak demand across Texas runs October–April. Dates outside that window, and dates away from the last and first few days of any month, are where carriers have spare capacity — and spare capacity is what makes a crew negotiable on price.

We do not publish a percentage saving for moving off-peak in San Antonio. We hold no month-by-month booking price data for this city, and a discount figure taken from a national average would not describe this market. What we can say is structural, and it holds in every market:

  • Mid-month beats month-end. Leases and closings cluster at the turn of the month, so that is when crews are fully booked and least flexible.
  • Mid-week beats the weekend. Saturday is the single most requested moving day; a Tuesday or Wednesday competes with far fewer households for the same trucks.
  • Off-peak beats October–April. Outside the peak window, carriers are trying to keep crews working rather than turning jobs away.
  • Flexibility is the lever, not the calendar alone. On an interstate move, giving the carrier a pickup window of several days rather than one fixed date is usually worth more than any single date choice, because it lets them combine your shipment with another on the same lane.

The only reliable way to price a specific date is to put the same date in front of several licensed carriers and compare written estimates. Ask each one what the same move costs two weeks earlier or later — the gap between those two numbers is your real off-peak saving in San Antonio, measured on your move rather than on an average.

How much should you tip movers in San Antonio?

A tip is never part of a written estimate and never part of a binding price. It is discretionary, it is paid per mover rather than per crew, and it is handed to each mover directly at the end of the job rather than to the foreman to divide. Our working guideline scales with hours rather than with the value of the shipment, because that is how moving labour is actually priced:

  • $10 to $20 per mover for a job of two hours or less.
  • $20 to $40 per mover for a local move under four hours.
  • $40 to $60 per mover for a full day, meaning six hours or longer.

These are a BestMovers.info editorial guideline, not a survey result. We hold no tipping survey for San Antonio and no federal record covers gratuities, so nothing here is a local figure. Read the full tipping guide for stairs, long carries, storage and interstate deliveries, where the crew that loads is not the crew that unloads.

Where can you get free moving boxes in San Antonio?

Free boxes come from businesses that receive stock in cartons and throw the cartons away, and from households that finished moving last week. The sources are the same in every city, including San Antonio:

  • Liquor stores, which have the sturdiest small boxes with dividers
  • Bookshops, for small boxes rated for weight
  • Grocery stores, for produce boxes
  • Offices, for paper boxes with lids
  • Appliance and furniture retailers, for large flat cartons
  • Buy Nothing groups and Facebook Marketplace
  • Craigslist free listings
  • The U-Haul box exchange
  • Anyone in your building who has moved in recently

Ask in the morning, when the overnight delivery has just been unpacked and the cartons have not yet been flattened. Skip anything damp, greasy or previously used for produce that leaked. The free boxes guide covers how many you need by home size — those counts are BestMovers.info planning estimates rather than measured figures — and which boxes are worth buying rather than scavenging.

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Frequently asked questions

How much do movers cost in San Antonio?
There is no separate cost dataset for San Antonio. Using the national estimate, a one-bedroom local move is estimated at $420–$930 and a two-bedroom local move at $630–$1,395, while a two-bedroom interstate move from San Antonio is estimated at $3,000–$7,000. Final price depends on distance, packing services, and date.
When is the busiest moving season in San Antonio?
Late May through August is the peak window in San Antonio, with the heaviest volume around month-end weekends. Established companies commonly book out several weeks in advance during this period.
Should I get an in-home estimate or an online quote?
For local moves under 2,500 lb, an online or phone estimate is usually accurate. For interstate moves out of San Antonio or 3+ bedroom households, request a video survey or in-home estimate so the binding price reflects your actual inventory.
What's the most reliable way to verify a San Antonio mover?
Check the company's USDOT number on the FMCSA SAFER website, look at their BBB profile and current accreditation, and read recent reviews on Google and Yelp. Avoid any mover unwilling to share a USDOT number on request.
How long does a typical San Antonio move take?
A 1-bedroom local move in San Antonio usually takes 3–5 hours with two movers. A 3-bedroom local move runs 7–10 hours, and most movers won't book a same-day move past 4 PM start time.

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Researched and written by Grant Holloway · Reviewed by Brittany Evans · Last reviewed August 2026

How we evaluate San Antonio movers: we verify federal registration and operating authority against FMCSA records, record carrier or broker classification, and note state licensing where the state regulator publishes it. The list above is not ranked and carries no numeric score. Read the full methodology