Greenbrae Movers Beside the Sir Francis Drake Interchange

Greenbrae is the little community where Sir Francis Drake Boulevard meets US-101, with Kentfield to the west, Larkspur to the south and San Rafael across the freeway. Bon Air Road crosses Corte Madera Creek here, past the Bon Air Center shops and the MarinHealth hospital campus, and Larkspur Landing with its ferry terminal is just across the creek.

For a mover that location is a mixed blessing. The truck is barely off 101 before it is at your door. But the whole Ross Valley funnels through this interchange, and at commute and school hours the on-ramps can hold a loaded truck for a long time. It helps to plan the day around the afternoon backup.

Between mid-July and late October 2026 none of our quote requests came from ZIP 94904, so for recent activity we look at Marin as a whole: 4 requests in that period, not counting account work, all local moves, all 4 booked or completed.

Most single-family homes in Greenbrae climb the hill above Sir Francis Drake on curving streets. Many are mid-century split-levels on sloped lots: a short flight up to the entry, another half-flight to the bedrooms, a garage tucked below. The truck can usually park close, but the stairs inside and out slow each load. Decks with bay or Mount Tamalpais views often hold heavy outdoor furniture that needs to come along too.

Down near Bon Air Road and the creek there are condo complexes, townhome rows and apartment buildings. These moves hinge on building rules more than on hills:

• Many associations set allowed move days and hours.
• Elevator buildings may need a reservation and pads. Time spent waiting on an elevator is part of the billed job time.
• Most ask for a certificate of insurance. We provide it at no charge once we have the HOA or management company name, mailing address and email.
• Shared parking lots may have a single loading spot. Ask where the truck is allowed to stand.

A one-bedroom condo with an elevator can be a 2-mover job at $145 an hour, though we only suggest a pair for very small moves. A typical hillside 3-bedroom gets our standard 3-mover crew at $175. Four bedrooms, or 3 bedrooms above 1,800 square feet, means 4 movers at $235 an hour. The minimum is 3 hours, then 15-minute increments, and the rate never changes by day of week. Wrapping, tape, wardrobe boxes, floor protection and furniture disassembly are included; materials are billed as used.

Greenbrae: typical hours and totals by home size

To help you budget, we checked how long our recent local moves actually took, grouped them by home size and kept the middle half of each group. Easy access and boxes packed ahead pull a move toward the low end; your invoice reflects the actual time on the job.

Hours are the middle half of billed hours on our recent local moves for direct customers, July to October 2026, including the drive between homes; account and partner-billed jobs and jobs with our full packing service are left out. Packing materials are extra, and every job has a 3-hour minimum ($525 with 3 movers).

The truck can usually park close on the curving hill streets, but the split-level stairs inside and out slow each load, so a Greenbrae house can land in the middle of its row or higher.

Greenbrae is about 54 miles northwest of downtown San Jose in a straight line. The route runs up the Peninsula and over the Golden Gate, and the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge lands only a couple of miles away. Getting to you costs nothing. Between your old and new address, if they are more than 10 minutes apart, drive time is billed at double, per California regulation. A move from Greenbrae to Larkspur, Kentfield or Corte Madera usually stays well inside 10 minutes.

• Get your HOA's move rules in writing and send them to us.
• Book the elevator and loading spot, if your building has them.
• Ask whether your street is under the City of Larkspur or Marin County, if the truck may need curb space.
• Pick a start time outside the 101 and Sir Francis Drake rush.
• Empty deck boxes and drain planters a day ahead.
• Have cash, a money order, Visa or Mastercard ready. No checks, and cards add 3%.

• Corte Madera: just south on 101, mixing lagoon-side homes and hill streets.
• Larkspur: shares the creek, with canyon lanes and a historic main street.
• Kentfield: same ZIP, but steeper roads in Kent Woodlands.
• San Rafael: across the freeway, with downtown permit parking.
• Ross: up the valley, large lots and long carries.

More on local moves and the cost guide.