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Daly City, CA movers
Daly City Movers: a Moving Company for Westlake, Serramonte and the SF Line
Daly City movers for Westlake homes over the garage, Serramonte hillsides and apartments by BART, often moving to or from San Francisco. 3 movers $175/hr.
Cal-T #0190543 · Licensed & insuredUS DOT 1783494
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Spartan Moving · Our hourly rates
- 2 movers
- $145/hr
- 3 movers
- $175/hr
- 4 movers
- $235/hr
- Silver package
- +$35/hr
- Golden package (full packing)
- +$70/hr
- Minimum
- 3 hours
- After that
- 15-min steps
- Packing supplies
- as used
- Card payment fee
- 3%
Total = rate x hours (3 hr min) + supplies used
What you will pay
A typical Westlake house, two or three bedrooms over a garage, is a 3-mover move at $175 an hour. A larger home (three bedrooms over 1,800 square feet, or four bedrooms) gets 4 movers at $235, and a small apartment can be done by 2 movers at $145. The first 3 hours are the minimum, then time is counted in 15-minute increments, at the same rate seven days a week. Blankets, tape, floor protection, wardrobe boxes we take back after the move, and furniture disassembly and reassembly are included with full service. Packing materials are charged for what we use.
What a Daly City move has cost, by home size
Rather than quote a vague starting price, we went through the closed local jobs in our system from the last few months and grouped them by home size. If you want a firm ceiling, ask for a free on-site inspection and a not-to-exceed price; otherwise the cost is hourly.
| Home size | Crew | Typical hours | Typical cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 3 movers, $175/hr | 3 to 4 hours | $525 to $700 |
| 1 bedroom | 3 movers, $175/hr | 3 to 5 hours | $525 to $875 |
| 2 bedrooms | 3 movers, $175/hr | 4.5 to 7.75 hours | $788 to $1,356 |
| 3 bedrooms, under about 1,800 sq ft | 3 movers, $175/hr | 7 to 12.5 hours | $1,225 to $2,188 |
| 3 bedrooms over about 1,800 sq ft, or 4+ bedrooms | 4 movers, $235/hr | 7 to 12.5 hours | $1,645 to $2,938 |
Middle 50% of billed hours on recent local moves for direct customers (July to October 2026), with the drive between homes counted as billed. Account and partner-billed jobs and moves that included our full packing are not in these numbers. Packing supplies extra; 3-hour minimum.
Westlake homes put the living space up a flight of stairs from a sidewalk-level garage, and on the hills the truck stays at the curb rather than on a short steep driveway, so stairs set the pace.
Typical Daly City moves, sizes and hours
Crew size follows the size of the home. For the homes we see in Daly City it usually works out like this:
| Typical home | Crew and rate | Estimated hours |
|---|---|---|
| Studio apartment near Serramonte or BART | 2 movers, $145/hr | 2 to 3 hours (3-hour minimum) |
| One-bedroom apartment or condo | 3 movers, $175/hr | 3 to 5 hours |
| Two-bedroom Westlake house over the garage | 3 movers, $175/hr | 5 to 7 hours |
| Three-bedroom house under 1,800 sq ft | 3 movers, $175/hr | 6 to 8 hours |
| Larger hillside home, 3 bedrooms over 1,800 sq ft or 4+ bedrooms | 4 movers, $235/hr | 7 to 9 hours |
Full packing (our Golden package, +$70 per hour) adds time, from about 2 to 3 hours on a one-bedroom to 3 to 4 on a two-bedroom, and a home of three bedrooms or more with full packing gets 4 movers. These hour ranges are our standard planning scale and are estimates, not a quote: the real time depends on items, access, organization and travel. The invoice table above shows what recent moves actually billed.
Drive time: on a move between two addresses, California rules count the drive between them twice (double drive time) when pickup and drop-off are more than 10 minutes apart. A job at one location has no drive time charge. See what double drive time means.
Daly City by our numbers
Daly City's own count on our new quote form this fall is too small to quote. Across the north end of San Mateo County (Daly City, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Pacifica, Millbrae and Burlingame), we received 5 quote requests between mid-July and late October 2026, not counting account work, and 2 of those booked or completed.
Every piece of furniture is fully wrapped and protected with moving blankets and tape, at no extra charge.
Living space over the garage
Much of Daly City was built fast after the war, and it shows in the floor plans. Westlake, which developer Henry Doelger began building in the late 1940s, is block after block of homes with the garage at sidewalk level and the living room, kitchen and bedrooms up a flight of stairs. Serramonte, St. Francis Heights and the streets of Southern Hills follow similar patterns on steeper ground.
For a crew this is a very predictable house, which is helpful. Everything big comes down one interior staircase, often with a turn at the bottom, and out through the garage. Two things decide how long it takes: how full the garage is, and whether that staircase turn will pass a sofa or a box spring. Clear a lane through the garage, and if you are unsure about the stair, measure the tightest point and tell us.
Choosing a moving company in Daly City
Daly City movers face the same few questions on almost every job: the stairs from the garage, the parking on a slope, and the building rules on the San Francisco end. When you compare a moving company in Daly City, these are fair things to ask, with our answers:
- Stairs: there is no stair fee on a local move. The rate stays the same and the stairs add time, so tell us the count.
- Parking: on steep driveways the truck usually stays at the curb. Parking citations during a move are billed to the job, so a legal spot planned ahead saves money.
- Apartments and condos: elevator waiting is billed time, and a certificate of insurance for the building is free.
- Included: furniture disassembly and reassembly, moving blankets, tape, wardrobe boxes and floor protection.
- Licensed and our own crew: Cal-T #0190543 and US DOT 1783494, with Spartan employees on every local move.
See also local moving, apartment movers, packing services and storage.
Neighborhoods we get calls from
- Westlake on the west side near Lake Merced and the ocean bluffs, with the Westlake shopping center at its center.
- Serramonte around Serramonte Center and Interstate 280, with hillside homes and apartment complexes.
- Top of the Hill and Original Daly City along Mission Street near the San Francisco line, older and denser.
- Crocker and Bayshore on the east side toward Brisbane and the Cow Palace, with smaller homes on slopes.
- Broadmoor, an unincorporated pocket surrounded by Daly City.
Fog, wind and the truck
Daly City sits right in the path of the ocean fog, and it can stay gray all day in summer. Mist is enough to soften a stack of cardboard boxes, so keep cartons inside until they are loaded. Mattress covers are available and charged as used. On the hills, short steep driveways in front of the garage are common; a loaded truck is safer at the curb than on that slope. If the truck needs to hold curb space, the City of Daly City sets the rules for its streets, and we work out what your block needs with you.
Across the San Francisco line
A lot of Daly City moves start or end a few blocks away in San Francisco: the Excelsior, Ocean View, the Sunset, Glen Park. The San Francisco end has its own permit system for reserving curb space, and it takes planning ahead. Our SF parking permit guide explains it. The two ends are usually close enough that drive time between them is short.
From San Jose, Daly City is about 40 miles northwest, up the Peninsula. You do not pay for that drive. Peninsula arrival windows for the first job of the day are 8 to 10 AM, and the crew calls about half an hour before they arrive.
Move week in Daly City
- Empty a path through the garage and move cars out the night before.
- Measure the stair turn if you have a large sofa or sectional.
- For an apartment near BART or Serramonte, ask management about move hours and the COI, and forward us their name, mailing address and email.
- Have rain covers ready for anything you plan to carry yourself.
Pages around Daly City
- St. Francis Wood, just over the line, has large homes with formal entries.
- Glen Park is a San Francisco village of steep streets and stairs.
- South San Francisco is east over San Bruno Mountain, sunnier and windier.
- The Sunset District is long blocks of rowhouses, similar layouts and similar fog.
- Bernal Heights is a hilly San Francisco neighborhood with narrow streets.
Questions and answers
Do I need a parking permit in Daly City?
It depends on your street. The city sets the rules for its public streets, and we go over what applies to your block with you before move day. If your other address is in San Francisco and there is no legal place to park there, a permit through the SFMTA is the safer route.
My Westlake house has a narrow stair to the garage. Can a queen bed get down it?
Usually yes, once the frame is taken apart, which is included. A very large box spring can be a squeeze, so measure the turn and tell us.
When will the crew arrive?
First jobs on the Peninsula start in an 8 to 10 AM window, and the crew calls about 30 minutes before arriving.
Can you pack just the kitchen?
Yes. Partial packing is common. Materials are charged as used.
How do I get a discount?
Repeat customers get 7%. Friend referrals get 5% and real estate agent referrals get 7%, with the referrer's name or phone as proof.
How much do movers cost in Daly City?
Our local rates are $145 an hour for 2 movers, $175 for 3 and $235 for 4, the same every day of the week, with a 3-hour minimum and 15-minute billing after that. Packing supplies are charged as used.
Do you charge extra for the stairs between the garage and the living space?
No. There is no stair fee on a local move. Stairs add time, which is why the hours on a Westlake house depend on the staircase and how full the garage is.
Is a move from Daly City to San Francisco charged double drive time?
Only when the two addresses are more than 10 minutes apart. Some moves across the city line are shorter than that and some are not, so it depends on the two addresses.
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