Moving from San Antonio to Dallas
Editorial cost estimates, transit time, and interstate movers for the San Antonio to Dallas lane.
How many households moved between San Antonio and Dallas?
Federal tax return data for filing years 2022 to 2023 records the two directions separately. 2,021 returns moved from San Antonio to Dallas. 1,603 returns moved from Dallas to San Antonio. The published figure is larger from San Antonio to Dallas than from Dallas to San Antonio. A return approximates one household, not one person. These counts cover every household move reported on a federal tax return, not only moves that used a professional mover.
Data as of tax filing years 2022 to 2023. Sources: IRS outflow file (moves from San Antonio) and IRS inflow file (moves into San Antonio). Some county pairs covered by these places fall below the IRS publication threshold and are excluded from the totals rather than estimated.
How much does it cost to move from San Antonio to Dallas?
BestMovers.info does not hold a measured lane price for San Antonio to Dallas. The available full-service two-bedroom estimate is $2,800–$6,700 for moves in the Texas destination-state scope, not a figure derived for this 273-mile lane. It is not a quote and excludes packing materials, stairs, long carry, shuttle service and storage in transit. Compare written, survey-based estimates for the same inventory and dates before booking.
How long does a move from San Antonio to Dallas take?
A move from San Antonio to Dallas covers about 273 miles, roughly 5 hours of driving, and carriers typically quote 1 to 3 days between pickup and delivery. The spread exists because interstate household goods travel on a delivery spread rather than a fixed date: the carrier commits to a window, and consolidated loads with several households on one trailer sit at the wider end of it. The driving figure is the vehicle time for the San Antonio to Dallas distance, not the delivery promise.
Who regulates a move from San Antonio to Dallas?
A household goods move from San Antonio to Dallas crosses a state line, so it is an interstate move regulated federally by the FMCSA: the carrier must hold active USDOT registration and interstate operating authority, and the consumer protections in Protect Your Move apply to the shipment end to end.
The pickup end is governed by Texas rules: work performed entirely inside Texas before the shipment crosses the state line sits with Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Carrier Division. The delivery end is governed by Texas rules: work performed entirely inside Texas after the shipment arrives, including shuttle and storage-in-transit legs, sits with Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Carrier Division. Neither state agency sets the price of the San Antonio to Dallas leg itself.
How do I check a mover is licensed to run San Antonio to Dallas?
Read the mover's USDOT number in the federal SAFER record before paying a deposit on San Antonio to Dallas, and check three fields: operating status active, interstate authority, household goods cargo. How to run a USDOT lookup.
When is the cheapest time to move from San Antonio to Dallas?
Mid-week and mid-month outside the late-May to early-September peak, and on this pair the 1 to 3 day delivery window over 273 miles is the part worth quoting twice, because a wider window is what buys the lower price. When to book a mover.
Movers from San Antonio to Dallas: who is based at each end?
These are active household-goods registrants whose federal census physical address is in the named city itself, not merely the state. Each end shows up to three, earliest registration date first, with legal name as the tie-breaker. Where the census holds fewer than three in a city, fewer are shown, and where it holds none, that end is not listed. This is not a ranking or a finding that a registrant serves this lane.
Origin: San Antonio, Texas
- ANDREWS VAN LINES INCUSDOT 20106SAN ANTONIO, TX · registered 1974-06-01
- ATLANTIC & PACIFIC MOVING CO INCUSDOT 34182SAN ANTONIO, TX · registered 1974-06-01
- LYNCO MOVERS INCUSDOT 245021SAN ANTONIO, TX · registered 1984-04-09
Destination: Dallas, Texas
- CURTIS SPECIALIZED MOVING & STORAGERegistrant: CSMS LLCUSDOT 547759DALLAS, TX · registered 1994-01-12
- USDOT 1473185DALLAS, TX · registered 2006-03-13
- IDEAL MOVING AND STORAGE LLCUSDOT 1664920DALLAS, TX · registered 2007-07-11
Cost by home size (Texas destination-state scope)
| Home size | Local move | Interstate move |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $285–$725 | $1,540–$4,020 |
| 1 Bedroom | $380–$870 | $2,100–$5,226 |
| 2 Bedroom | $570–$1,305 | $2,800–$6,700 |
| 3 Bedroom | $760–$1,740 | $4,060–$10,385 |
| 4 Bedroom | $1,045–$2,320 | $5,460–$14,405 |
| 5+ Bedroom | $1,330–$2,900 | $6,720–$18,090 |
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Frequently asked questions
Do more households move from San Antonio to Dallas or the other way?
How many movers file a federal address in San Antonio and in Dallas?
What do the 273 miles between San Antonio and Dallas mean for transit?
Which agency governs the San Antonio pickup end?
What does Texas require when the shipment arrives in Dallas?
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