How much do San Jose movers cost per hour with Spartan?
$145 an hour for 2 movers, $175 for 3 and $235 for 4, with a 3-hour minimum. Most homes get 3 movers. The rate is the same on weekends.
San Jose Movers Based Right Here in San Jose
San Jose movers based in San Jose. 4.8 on 77 Google reviews. 3 movers $175/hr, same rate every day, free COIs for buildings. Call 1-877-417-6060.
- Google4.8 / 77 reviews
- Cal-T#0190543
- US DOT1783494
- Hours7 days, 7 AM - 8 PM
- Based inSan Jose, CA
One price list for the whole city
Our standard crew is 3 movers at $175 an hour. Two movers at $145 an hour is for very small moves, or when a customer specifically asks. Three-bedroom homes over 1,800 square feet and homes with four or more bedrooms get 4 movers at $235 an hour. Every move has a 3-hour minimum, then bills in 15-minute increments, and the rate is the same seven days a week. Blankets, tape, floor protection, wardrobe boxes for the day and furniture disassembly and reassembly are included on full-service moves; packing materials are charged as used. See moving costs for more detail.
What a San Jose move has cost, by home size
For anyone comparing movers in San Jose, we took the hours actually billed on Bay Area moves we finished this summer and fall, so the totals below are the hours times the rate. The final cost is billed hourly for the time your move actually takes.
| 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.
The same bedroom count can sit at either end of a row in San Jose, depending on whether you have a loading dock, a driveway or a long carry from the curb.
Our home city, all 180-odd square miles of it
Spartan Moving Systems is based in San Jose, and a large share of our work happens inside the city limits. That sounds simple until you remember how spread out San Jose is. A tower on Santa Clara Street, a Craftsman by San Jose State, a ranch house in Cambrian and a hillside home above Evergreen are four completely different jobs. We hold a 4.8 rating on 77 Google reviews, and we are licensed under Cal-T #0190543 and US DOT 1783494. For a house, the most accurate quote comes from a free on-site look at your actual address; we do not estimate by video call.
San Jose in our numbers
In the most recent stretch, from mid-July to late October 2026, we received 39 quote requests from San Jose, not counting account work, and 24 of them booked or completed.
- One-bedroom homes: 8 requests, the most common size
- Three-bedroom homes: 7
- Two-bedroom homes and homes with four bedrooms or more: 6 each
- Studios: 5
- Local moves: 36, long-distance: 3
A neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide
Close to the center
Downtown means service elevators and loading docks. Japantown has Victorians divided into flats. Naglee Park is bungalows with original floors. Rose Garden is Spanish and Tudor Revival homes. Willow Glen has tree-lined streets of older single-family houses. Just west of downtown, Shasta-Hanchett Park has early twentieth-century homes, and Santana Row stacks condos above the shops.
East side
Alum Rock climbs one long avenue to the park, East Foothills is county hillside, Berryessa is townhomes by BART, and Evergreen rises into the foothills.
North and south
North San Jose is apartment complexes along First Street. Communications Hill is three-story townhomes. Blossom Valley, Edenvale, Cambrian Park and Almaden Valley fill out the south with tract homes, ranches and court streets.
Distance inside a big city
Because we start in San Jose, getting the crew to you is never billed. What can add up is the drive between your two homes. California rules double the drive time when pickup and drop-off are more than 10 minutes apart, and in San Jose that can happen without leaving the city, for example Almaden Valley to Berryessa at rush hour. Moves inside one neighborhood rarely reach that line.
Parking the truck on a city street
Where there is no driveway, dock or legal space nearby, San Jose's Department of Transportation issues a Tow-Away Permit that reserves curb space for a moving truck. The city recommends applying about two weeks ahead, and the signs go up 48 to 72 hours before the move. We help with the paperwork. Without a reserved spot, double-parking citations are added to the bill, as our quote and policy state.
Booking a San Jose move
- Schedule an on-site estimate. We do not do video estimates.
- Get move rules from any building or HOA, and send us its name, mailing address and email for a free certificate of insurance.
- Decide on the truck spot and apply for the city permit if needed.
- Morning moves start with an 8 to 10 AM arrival window, and the crew calls about 30 minutes ahead.
- Have payment ready: cash, money order, Visa or Mastercard (3% card fee). No checks.
Closest neighborhood pages
- Downtown San Jose: high-rise moves and building paperwork.
- Japantown: narrow blocks and Sunday market traffic.
- Naglee Park: century-old houses beside the university.
- Rose Garden: period homes and real estate timing.
- Willow Glen: older homes on quiet, leafy streets.
- Shasta-Hanchett Park: older houses between downtown and The Alameda.
- Santana Row: condos and apartments above the shops.
- Also see local moving and long-distance moving.
Questions and answers
Do you charge for driving to my home?
No. Travel to your location is free. The drive between your old and new home is billed as job time, and doubled only if they are more than 10 minutes apart.
Do you handle certificates of insurance for apartments and HOAs?
Yes, at no charge. We need the building or HOA name, its mailing address and an email.
What discounts do you offer?
7% for repeat customers, 5% for a friend referral and 7% for a real estate agent referral. We need the referrer's name or phone number.
Do you move pianos?
Yes. Grand pianos always get 4 movers. Upright pianos get 4 when there is a flight of stairs.
Can you store our belongings?
Yes. Storage is a flat monthly price billed in 30-day periods and is never discounted.
Who receives the tip?
Tips are optional and go directly to your movers.
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