Transport
Licensed interstate
Legal name: Prestige Services LLC
- USDOT
- 4294755
- MC
- 1671693
- Based in
- Wichita, KS 67205 (6 mi from center)
- Service
- Local & long-distance
- Fleet
- 8,290 trucks, 4 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2024
The route from Wichita, KS to Santa Cruz, CA covers roughly 1,597 miles by road, a west-bound trip that falls into the cross-country move category for pricing purposes.
At this distance carriers price by shipment weight and mileage rather than by the hour. A two-bedroom home (around 5,000 lb of goods) typically costs $6,560 to $9,760 with a full-service mover, and delivery usually takes 5 to 10 days after pickup because long-haul trucks consolidate several households per trip. Driving it yourself takes about 28 hours (4 driving days).
On the Wichita side there are 118 household-goods carriers registered with the FMCSA in and around the city (74 of them authorized for interstate work), and 27 around Santa Cruz (6 interstate). For an interstate move you can book from either end; movers near the origin handle loading and are usually the better first call, while a destination-side company can be useful if you need storage or delivery-day help in Santa Cruz.
Wichita has a population of about 400,987 and Santa Cruz about 62,000. Santa Cruz is the denser city (4,942 people per square mile versus 2,454 in Wichita), which often means shuttle trucks, parking restrictions or building move-in windows on delivery day. California is a higher-cost state than Kansas, so budget a little more for destination-side help, deposits and first-month expenses.
Cost of moving from Wichita to Santa Cruz
| Home size | Est. weight | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2,000 lb | $2,620 | $3,200 | $3,900 |
| 1 Bedroom | 3,000 lb | $3,930 | $4,800 | $5,850 |
| 2 Bedrooms | 5,000 lb | $6,560 | $8,000 | $9,760 |
| 3 Bedrooms | 8,000 lb | $10,490 | $12,800 | $15,610 |
| 4+ Bedrooms | 11,000 lb | $14,430 | $17,590 | $21,460 |
Rental truck (DIY)
$2,240–$3,160
One-way truck for the distance, mileage and fuel included; you load and drive.
Portable container
$2,450–$3,600
Container delivered, you load, company transports; transit is slower than a mover.
Full-service mover
$6,560–$9,760
Two-bedroom reference; crew loads, hauls and unloads.
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Moving companies for this route
Near Wichita (origin)
Air Capitol Delivery & Whse
Licensed interstate
Safety: Satisfactory
Legal name: Air Capitol Delivery & Warehouse LLC
- USDOT
- 896370
- MC
- 389874
- Based in
- Park City, KS 67204 (5 mi from center)
- Service
- Local & long-distance
- Fleet
- 82 trucks, 45 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2000
Hamilton Trucking Company INC
Licensed interstate
Safety: Satisfactory
- USDOT
- 472800
- MC
- 250889
- Based in
- Valley Center, KS 67147 (12 mi from center)
- Service
- Local & long-distance
- Fleet
- 30 trucks, 30 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 1992
Two Men And A Truck
Licensed interstate
Legal name: Moving Oz LLC
- USDOT
- 2277955
- MC
- 796879
- Based in
- Wichita, KS 67212 (5 mi from center)
- Service
- Long-distance
- Fleet
- 17 trucks, 22 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2012
Garcia Trucken LLC
Licensed interstate
- USDOT
- 1741702
- MC
- 820041
- Based in
- Haysville, KS 67060 (10 mi from center)
- Service
- Long-distance
- Fleet
- 14 trucks, 13 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2008
King'S Moving & Storage INC
Licensed interstate
Safety: Satisfactory
- USDOT
- 957078
- MC
- 496214
- Based in
- Wichita, KS 67216 (6 mi from center)
- Service
- Long-distance
- Fleet
- 8 trucks, 5 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2001
American Movers
Licensed interstate
Legal name: American Movers LLC
- USDOT
- 1698749
- MC
- 946526
- Based in
- Wichita, KS 67213 (2 mi from center)
- Service
- Local & long-distance
- Fleet
- 7 trucks, 6 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2007
Morris Transport LLC
Licensed interstate
- USDOT
- 2067901
- MC
- 731338
- Based in
- Goddard, KS 67052 (13 mi from center)
- Service
- Long-distance
- Fleet
- 7 trucks, 3 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2010
Near Santa Cruz (destination)
Lambert And Son Moving
Licensed interstate
Legal name: Bill Lambert
- USDOT
- 3528657
- MC
- 1220611
- Based in
- Santa Cruz, CA 95065 (5 mi from center)
- Service
- Long-distance
- Fleet
- 4 trucks, 7 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2020
Edward W Grace
Licensed interstate
- USDOT
- 1559365
- MC
- 643222
- Based in
- Santa Cruz, CA 95062 (3 mi from center)
- Service
- Local & long-distance
- Fleet
- 1 truck, 3 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2006
Denise Hoselton Living Tr
Interstate carrier
- USDOT
- 4197804
- MC
- 1618833
- Based in
- Brookdale, CA 95007 (10 mi from center)
- Service
- Local moves
- Fleet
- 1 truck, 1 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2024
Delivertron
Interstate carrier
Legal name: Delivertron LLC
- USDOT
- 3592367
- Based in
- Boulder Creek, CA 95006 (15 mi from center)
- Service
- Local moves
- Fleet
- 1 truck, 1 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2021
Locatelli Moving And Storage INC
Intrastate carrier
- USDOT
- 1891836
- Based in
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (4 mi from center)
- Service
- Long-distance
- Fleet
- 7 trucks, 5 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2009
Coast Paper & Supply
Intrastate carrier
- USDOT
- 2666577
- Based in
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (4 mi from center)
- Service
- Local moves
- Fleet
- 4 trucks, 4 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2015
Rational Moving INC
Intrastate carrier
- USDOT
- 3393511
- MC
- 1565780
- Based in
- Scotts Valley, CA 95066 (7 mi from center)
- Service
- Local & long-distance
- Fleet
- 3 trucks, 3 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2020
Full Load
Intrastate carrier
Legal name: Robert D Joseph
- USDOT
- 2773290
- Based in
- Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (4 mi from center)
- Service
- Local moves
- Fleet
- 2 trucks, 2 drivers
- USDOT registered
- 2015