30 Miles on I-40. We Do This One in Our Sleep.
Durham to Raleigh is the most common move in the Triangle, and we've done it more times than we can count. Thirty miles, mostly on I-40 East, about 45 minutes in a loaded truck. Our crew loads up at your place in Durham, rolls down the highway, and delivers to your new spot in Raleigh the same day.
If you're leaving a house in Hope Valley or an apartment near Ninth Street, our guys know the parking situations and building access at both ends. We've loaded out of tight downtown Durham lots and delivered into high-rise apartments in North Hills. That kind of route knowledge means fewer surprises on move day.
What Move Day Looks Like
We show up at your Durham address at the time we agreed on. Not a four-hour window. An actual time. The crew does a walkthrough with you, wraps your furniture, and loads the truck. If you've got a third-floor walkup near Duke's East Campus, we plan for that. If you've got a long driveway out in Woodcroft, we bring the right size truck to get up close to the house.
Once we're loaded, the drive to Raleigh is quick. We'll have your furniture placed in your new rooms and boxes stacked where you want them before the end of the day. You tell us where things go. We put them there.
Landing in Raleigh
Raleigh's neighborhoods have different logistics. Moving into a condo in Glenwood South means navigating parking garages and service elevators. A house in Midtown or Five Points is more straightforward but sometimes has narrow driveways or low-hanging tree branches. North Raleigh subdivisions like Brier Creek or Wakefield are easy truck access but can be 15 minutes further from downtown than you'd expect.
We've delivered to all of them. We know which apartment complexes require a certificate of insurance ahead of time, which buildings have loading docks, and which streets to avoid during Raleigh rush hour on Capital Boulevard.
How Truckin' Does a Local Move
For a Durham to Raleigh move, you're looking at $900 to $1,700+ for a 2-3 bedroom, depending on how much stuff you've got and whether you want packing. We give you an exact date, show up on time, and handle everything in one trip. Your belongings get loaded once and unloaded once. No warehouse stops, no transfers between trucks. That's our one-touch approach, and it's how we've done things since 1976.
Need storage between homes? We use sealed containers at our Durham warehouse. Your stuff stays in the same container until we deliver it. Call us at (919) 682-2300 or use the calculator below to get started.
Moving from Raleigh to Durham instead? See our Raleigh to Durham page.
