Direct long distance moves into Vancouver from anywhere in Canada or the US — one truck, one crew, no transfer along the way. We keep our own warehousing in the Lower Mainland, so your dates stay flexible.
Most long distance moves into Vancouver arrive from the east — Toronto, Montreal and the Prairies — or up the coast from the US. We run every one as a single direct trip: the crew that loads your home is the same crew that carries it in at the Vancouver end, with nothing transferred to another truck or warehouse along the way. That’s what keeps a cross-country move from turning into weeks of waiting and a stack of damage claims.
Vancouver’s density is the real planning challenge, not the distance. Downtown, the West End and Yaletown mean booked service elevators and short loading windows; the West Side and East Van mean narrow lanes and permit-only parking. We sort the building access and parking at both ends before your date, and because we warehouse in the Lower Mainland we can hold your shipment if your possession date moves.
Distances and day-windows below, every lane runs direct, one truck. Open a route for the corridor detail, or get a quote for your exact addresses.
Moving to Vancouver from the US? We run cross-border moves too, see cross-border moving.
Walk a specialist through your home on your phone. We build an accurate inventory, no in-person visit, no guesswork on volume.
A flat, written quote for your exact move to Vancouver, what you’re told is what you pay. No transload fees, no surprise charges on arrival.
Pick a date that works. We confirm the dispatch window and, for condos or apartments, help you line up the elevator or loading dock at both ends.
One truck, one driver, all the way. We call you with an ETA once we’re rolling, and we route around weather, not through it.
We unload into your new place and set the big items where you want them. Balance is due on delivery, before offloading, nothing hidden.
Swap to a BC licence and insure your vehicle through ICBC within 90 days of arriving.
Enrol in BC’s Medical Services Plan as soon as you arrive — there’s a wait period before coverage starts.
Most downtown, Burnaby and Richmond towers need a reserved service elevator and a certificate of insurance — ask your strata early.
The City of Vancouver requires a permit to park a moving truck on many residential streets. Arrange it before moving day.
Set up BC Hydro and internet, and connect FortisBC if your home uses natural gas.
Metro Vancouver sorts organics, recycling and garbage — check your building or municipal schedule.
Vancouver’s mild, wet winters mean moves run year-round — there’s rarely a snow shutdown at the coast. If you’re arriving from Calgary or the Prairies in winter, the delay risk is the Coquihalla and Rogers Pass your shipment crosses to get here, not Vancouver itself. We watch the passes and route around closures rather than pushing through them.
Access varies sharply by neighbourhood. Downtown, Coal Harbour and Yaletown are almost all high-rises with booked elevators and tight windows. Kitsilano and the West Side mix character homes with lane access and permit parking. Burnaby and Richmond add towers with strict strata move-in rules. Tell us the building and the street at quote time and we plan the offload — elevator, lane or long carry — around it.
What moves the number on a Vancouver move is access and volume, not distance alone: a walk-up in Mount Pleasant, a long carry from a permit-only lane, or a shuttle when a full trailer can’t reach a downtown bay all add time. Because we assess by video call before you book, none of it turns into a surprise on delivery day.
Toronto → Vancouver runs a 4–5 day direct transit window. Your belongings stay on one truck the whole way, so the timeline depends on your pickup date and conditions in the mountain passes, not on a transfer at a warehouse.
There’s no flat rate — the cost depends on how much you’re moving, the access at both ends, and the season. We give you a written quote after a quick video-call assessment, so the number you’re quoted is the number you pay.
Yes. We run cross-border moves into Vancouver from Seattle, California and across the US, handling the customs documentation and border processing as one carrier — no handoff at the border.
Yes. We warehouse in the Lower Mainland, so if your completion or possession date slips we can store your shipment and deliver when your place is ready.
Yes. We coordinate the service-elevator booking and the certificate of insurance your strata requires, and plan the loading-bay window before moving day.
All of it — the City of Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, the North Shore, and out to the Fraser Valley.
Often, yes. Many City of Vancouver streets require a parking permit for a moving truck. We help you arrange it so there’s no problem on the day.
No — we assess your move by video call. You walk a specialist through your home on your phone and we build an accurate inventory without an on-site visit.
A specialist texts you back in 5 minutes. Assessment by video call, no in-person visit.
