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San Jose to Santa Cruz movers

San Jose to Santa Cruz movers

Movers between San Jose, Silicon Valley and Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Capitola or the San Lorenzo Valley. Hourly rates, Highway 17, mountain access.

Cal-T #0190543 · Licensed & insuredUS DOT 1783494

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How booking works

  1. Measure the driveway or street width at the mountain end and tell us about tight turns or low branches.
  2. Pack every loose item in sealed boxes; we do not move items in plastic bags.
  3. If you have patio furniture or garden tools, bundle them so the crew can wrap them in blankets.
  4. Our truck holds about 1,750 cubic feet in one trip. If you have a large house plus a full garage, mention it so we can plan the load.
San Jose to Santa Cruz · 01

Over the hill on Highway 17

We move people between San Jose, Los Gatos and the rest of Silicon Valley and Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Capitola and Aptos, including the San Lorenzo Valley towns of Felton and Boulder Creek.

These are hourly local moves. The drive over the Santa Cruz Mountains on Highway 17 is short in miles and slow in minutes, and that is the part of the bill to plan around.

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Rates and terms

  • Hourly rate for the whole crew and a 26 ft truck: 2 movers $145, 3 movers $175, 4 movers $235 per hour, the same every day of the week. Rates may vary based on dates and availability.
  • 3-hour minimum, then billed in 15-minute increments.
  • Included: furniture disassembly and reassembly, moving blankets, tape, wardrobe boxes and floor protection.
  • No charge for mileage, fuel, tax, stairs or elevators. Boxes and other packing supplies are charged as used.
  • No deposit. You pay at the end of the move by cash, money order, Visa or Mastercard (3% fee on cards). We do not take checks, Zelle or Venmo.
A moving truck packed with blanket-wrapped furniture and boxes

Every piece of furniture is fully wrapped and protected with moving blankets and tape, at no extra charge.

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Distances over the hill

MoveApprox. road milesMain route
Los Gatos to Santa Cruz22SR-17
San Jose to Scotts Valley27SR-17
San Jose to Santa Cruz33SR-17
San Jose to Aptos40SR-17, SR-1
Palo Alto to Santa Cruz45I-280, SR-85, SR-17
San Francisco to Santa Cruz75I-280, SR-17 or SR-1

Rounded map estimates.

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How Highway 17 shows up on your bill

Highway 17 is a winding two-lane-each-way mountain highway, and a loaded 26 ft truck takes it carefully. Because the drive between San Jose and Santa Cruz is well over 10 minutes, it is billed twice under California's double drive time rule. We do not charge for driving to your pickup or back from your drop-off, and there is no mileage or fuel fee.

Weekend afternoons and summer beach traffic slow the drive toward Santa Cruz. Our rate is the same every day, but if your dates are flexible, a weekday often means less time sitting in traffic on the clock. Rates may vary based on dates and availability.

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Mountain homes and narrow roads

Homes off Highway 9 in Felton and Boulder Creek, in the hills above Scotts Valley and along the summit roads can sit on steep driveways or narrow lanes. Send us the address before booking. David checks the access on the map and tells you whether our 26 ft truck can reach the door. If it cannot, a shuttle may be needed, which adds a truck rental and labor. We would rather tell you that at the quote than on the morning of the move.

In town, Santa Cruz has a lot of older cottages and apartments with exterior stairs. Stairs carry no separate fee on a local move; they add time.

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Getting ready for a Santa Cruz move

  1. Measure the driveway or street width at the mountain end and tell us about tight turns or low branches.
  2. Pack every loose item in sealed boxes; we do not move items in plastic bags.
  3. If you have patio furniture or garden tools, bundle them so the crew can wrap them in blankets.
  4. Our truck holds about 1,750 cubic feet in one trip. If you have a large house plus a full garage, mention it so we can plan the load.
Two Spartan Moving movers inside a truck loaded with wrapped furniture and boxes
A large piece of furniture wrapped in a navy moving blanket and plastic wrap
Inside a moving truck: wardrobe boxes and moving boxes stacked floor to ceiling
FAQ · San Jose to Santa Cruz

Questions and answers

Do you move within Santa Cruz, or only to and from the Bay Area?

Moves between Santa Cruz County and the Bay Area are our main work over the hill. For a move entirely within Santa Cruz County, call with the details and we will tell you whether we can take it.

Is there an extra charge for going over Highway 17?

There is no mileage or fuel fee. The drive between your two addresses is billed as time, counted twice under California's double drive time rule.

Can your truck get to a house in Boulder Creek or Felton?

Often yes, but some mountain roads and driveways are too tight for a 26 ft truck. David checks the address before booking and tells you if a shuttle is needed.

What if my move is small?

The minimum is 3 hours. Smaller moves still use the same hourly terms, and a 2-mover crew at $145 per hour is available for very small moves.

Moving day, done right

Moving boxes and shrink-wrapped furniture strapped inside a moving truck
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Three chairs wrapped in moving blankets
A piece of furniture wrapped in a blue moving blanket on a dolly
A bright white living room with a sofa and a fireplace

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