Los Angeles to San Diego
San Diego sits about 120 miles south on I-5, a straight coastal run through Orange County and past the Camp Pendleton gate before the exits for Oceanside and Carlsbad start lining up. Most of our San Diego jobs load at sunrise in Sun Valley and are unloading again before the afternoon traffic builds on either end. Families take this route for a Navy or Marine Corps transfer, a biotech or life-sciences job near La Jolla, or a straight swap of LA rent for a slower pace near the water.
- Distance120 mi south
- RouteI-5
- Drive timeabout 2 hours
- LicenseCalifornia-registered and insured
The truck clears the 405/5 interchange before most of the morning commute is even moving, which is the real reason this lane stays a same-morning job. Marcus builds the departure time around that interchange specifically, since a job that leaves twenty minutes late can sit through an hour of stop-and-go before it ever reaches Orange County.
One crew, both ends of the coast
Eddie’s crew loads the Los Angeles address and rides the full 120 miles down, so nobody hands the job to another company partway. Priya prices the move after seeing your rooms, and that’s the number due at your San Diego door.
How a San Diego move comes together
- Walkthrough Priya checks stairs, hillside driveway access, or building rules before pricing the job
- One rate a single figure for the full 120 miles, nothing added for a slow stretch of the 5
- Load our crew wraps and pads the household before the truck clears the 405/5 interchange
- Drive south on I-5 through Orange County and past Camp Pendleton
- Unload the same movers who loaded in Los Angeles set up the San Diego address
| Move size | Rate on this lane |
|---|---|
| 1-bedroom | $650 – $920 |
| 2-bedroom home or condo | $1,350 – $2,000 |
| 3-bedroom house | $2,150 – $3,150 |
| 4+ bedroom or full home | $3,200 – $4,600 |
A short coastal run still gets a real walkthrough and one number locked in before the truck rolls, not a phone-quoted guess.
