270 Miles Up I-95. We've Done This Route for Decades.
Durham to Washington, DC is 270 miles, mostly on I-85 North through Henderson and up I-95 through Richmond, Fredericksburg, and into the District. In a car, that's about 4.5 hours. In a loaded moving truck, plan on 5.5 to 6.5 hours, especially if you're hitting the DC metro during rush hour. Our drivers time their arrival to avoid the worst of it.
This is one of our most frequent interstate routes. Government jobs, lobbying firms, nonprofits, military reassignments. People move between Durham and DC constantly, and we've been handling it since we got our federal license in 1982.
Getting Loaded in Durham
Your crew shows up at the time we committed to. They walk through your home, wrap and pad furniture, and load the truck. If you're in a downtown Durham apartment, we handle the logistics. If you're moving out of a house in Hope Valley or Forest Hills, we plan for driveways, stairs, and anything oversized.
Everything goes on the truck once. It heads straight to DC. No warehouse stops in between, no transfers. Your belongings ride in the same truck from Durham to your new place in the District.
Delivering in DC
DC delivery takes planning. Most residential streets require a temporary no-parking permit from DDOT so we can guarantee truck access. In neighborhoods like Dupont Circle, Capitol Hill, Adams Morgan, and Georgetown, parking is tight and streets are narrow. We need to know your building's requirements ahead of time, whether that's a loading dock reservation, a service elevator time slot, or a certificate of insurance.
High-rise buildings in Foggy Bottom, Navy Yard, or the Wharf have their own procedures. We've worked with building management at dozens of DC apartment and condo buildings and can walk you through what they'll need from us.
If you're headed to the suburbs, Arlington, Bethesda, Silver Spring, or Alexandria, access is usually more straightforward but still requires coordination for apartment complexes.
How Truckin' Handles Interstate Moves
We give you exact dates for pickup and delivery. Not a window, not "sometime this week." A specific day. You'll know when we're loading in Durham and when we're unloading in DC before you sign anything. Most Durham to DC moves deliver within 1-2 days of pickup.
A 2-3 bedroom move on this route runs $2,500 to $6,000+, depending on volume, packing, and building complexity at the DC end. If you need storage between homes, your belongings sit in a sealed container at our Durham warehouse. One container, no repacking. Call (919) 682-2300 or use the calculator below.
Moving from DC to Durham instead? See our DC to Durham page.
