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Dallas to Waco Movers

Moving from Dallas to Waco

Dallas to Waco movers who know the interstate run south past Waxahachie, Hillsboro and Czech-heritage West, then the narrowed lanes where TxDOT is rebuilding the highway beside Baylor. We look over your rooms on video or in person and commit to a written ceiling on cost before a single box moves. Send us your date to get pricing.

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94 mi Miles to Waco
1.4 hrs Drive via I-35E
$800+ Studio or 1BR From
$500 Deposit per Truck
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The Corridor

Dallas to Waco Road Notes

Your truck leaves Dallas on I-35E and rolls south through Ellis County, past Waxahachie. At Hillsboro the two branches of the interstate join, and the road becomes plain I-35. West comes next, a small town proud of its Czech roots and its Labor Day WestFest. Then comes the tight part. TxDOT has squeezed I-35 to two lanes each way between 12th Street and South Loop 340 for its Waco South rebuild. We top off fuel before leaving town and aim to hit that stretch outside the morning rush.

Pickup day often starts on a narrow East Dallas street. If your Lower Greenville or Knox-Henderson duplex block is posted Resident Parking Only, city rules let a moving truck stand there only while it loads. That means the crew stages fast and leaves the curb clear. At the Waco end, older blocks such as Sanger Heights sit under a Neighborhood Conservation Overlay. Expect mature streets where a long truck needs a chosen spot.

Your walkthrough flags tight stairs, long carries and anything that cannot ride flat. From there we size the crew to your pounds and sketch where the truck will park at each address. You also get one coordinator to text from pickup to final placement. Our Dallas moving team runs this lane often, so the plan reflects real curbs instead of guesses.

Before the Truck Rolls

  • Confirm RPO signs on your Dallas street
  • Avoid Baylor's August move-in mornings
  • Follow TxDOT Waco South closure updates
  • Sell bulky furniture before your walkthrough
  • Pick a spring date outside storm watches
  • Schedule unloading before Waco's afternoon heat
  • Keep Lower Greenville curb space open
  • Text us your Waco gate code

Bring this list to your walkthrough and we will mark which items need our help.

Dallas to Waco movers wrapping a dresser in pads before the southbound trip

Ready to Book

Lock In Your Dallas to Waco Move

Your quote lists crew size, truck choice, protection for each room, and the date we can roll south.

Get My Waco Price Call (682) 651-5505

Route Pricing

How Much Does a Dallas to Waco Move Cost?

On this short Central Texas run, your price climbs with the weight you ship, the crew that weight demands, and whether one truck or two make the trip. Stairs, long walks to the curb and packing add labor. After the walkthrough you hold a written ceiling, and the bill cannot pass it unless you add items.

Home Shipment weight Movers Range for this route
Studio or 1 bedroom 1,500 to 3,500 lbs 2 movers, 1 truck $800 to $1,050
2 to 3 bedrooms 4,000 to 8,000 lbs 3 movers, 1 truck $1,050 to $1,250
4+ bedrooms 9,000 to 13,000 lbs 4 movers, 2 trucks $1,250 to $1,750

Each range covers the crew, the truck, pads and shrink wrap, fuel, any tolls and the I-35 drive to your Waco door. Balances paid by card carry a 2.5% fee.

Run Your Numbers

Estimate Your Dallas to Waco Move

Enter your home size and target date to see where a Dallas to Waco job usually lands before you book a walkthrough.

Typical ranges, not a quote. 2.5% fee on card balances.

Your estimated range
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    Leaving Dallas: Medical District Moves

    UT Southwestern trains about 1,640 residents and fellows, with Parkland Hospital as its main teaching site. If your training wraps up there and Waco is next, sort out what you bought for one small apartment: futons, cheap shelving, spare storage bins. Your price follows weight, so every piece you sell or donate trims the bill. Book load day after a post-call sleep, and let our packers box the kitchen while you finish your last shift.

    Settling into Waco: Historic Streets

    Castle Heights is a National Register historic district, and the Austin Avenue neighborhood borders the West End overlay near downtown. Homes in these areas often sit on established lots with parked cars along the curb. Tell us which door is closest to the street, whether a driveway can hold a truck, and where boxes for each room should land. With that, the crew can unload in one pass instead of shuffling furniture twice.

    Baylor Faculty, Staff and Students

    Baylor sits on an approximately 1,000-acre campus along the Brazos River and enrolled 19,748 students this fall. A professor, staffer or graduate student coming from Dallas usually brings a full household, not a dorm load. We carry those homes to rentals and houses near campus, wrapping desks and bookcases. The crew sets up the home office first so you can prep for the semester.

    Spring Storms on the Waco Run

    The National Weather Service says severe thunderstorms peak in spring across this region, and large hail, damaging winds, flooding and tornadoes hit Central Texas nearly every year. A spring move needs a backup plan. We watch the forecast with you, shrink-wrap upholstered pieces so a wet ramp cannot soak fabric, and keep electronics boxed tight. If a warning lands on load day, we shift the start rather than drive into it.

    Our Services

    Long Distance Services for the Dallas to Waco Run

    Pick only what your household needs, from a full packing job to a single heavy piece, all handled by our own crews.

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    Long Distance Moving

    Your belongings ride south in our own truck with our own movers, and GPS updates let you check progress along I-35 while you drive your car to Waco.

    Long haul moves from Dallas
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    Home Moves to Waco

    From a Knox-Henderson duplex to a four-bedroom house, we pad every piece and guard floors and doorways. Furniture lands in the rooms you pick at your new Waco address.

    Dallas residential moving help
    Family packing Evolution moving boxes together in a bright living room

    Full or Partial Packing

    Let our packers handle the whole house or just the kitchen and closets. Boxes get labeled by room, so unloading in Waco goes faster and nothing sits in the wrong spot.

    Packing service details
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    Storage Between Leases

    When your Dallas lease ends before Waco keys arrive, we load your goods, keep them in storage, and deliver once you are ready to move in.

    Short-term storage options
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    Office and Clinic Moves

    We relocate small offices and practices to Waco after hours, label each workstation, and supply a free certificate of insurance when your building manager asks for one.

    Business relocation crews
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    Pianos, Safes and Heavy Items

    Uprights, gun safes and stone tabletops need extra hands and the right gear. We plan the carry route at both homes so heavy pieces travel the corridor without damage.

    Piano and safe moving

    City Snapshot

    Dallas vs. Waco: What Changes When You Move

    Figures in this table come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, so both cities are measured the same way.

    Measure Dallas, TX Waco, TX
    Population 1,307,930 143,570
    Median household income $70,518 $54,365
    Median home value $320,700 $221,700
    Average commute 25.7 min 18.7 min
    Median age 33.4 29.7
    State income tax None None

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, retrieved through Data USA.

    The table points to a smaller, younger city where homes cost less and commutes run shorter. For a Dallas household, that gap often means room to upsize: a yard, a study, or a guest room you could not justify before. Shorter drives also free up mornings. If you work at Baylor or plan to, renting near campus for a semester lets you learn the side streets before you buy.

    One cost the table skips is property tax. In Waco your total bill stacks city, county and school district levies. The City of Waco says its newly adopted rate raises more for maintenance and operations than last year. Read the city’s adopted tax rate notice before you set a home budget.

    Changes to Plan for in Waco

    • Start city water through MyWaco Central at 200 Colcord in Waco
    • May and October bring Waco's heaviest normal rainfall, per NWS records
    • Local historic landmarks need a certificate before most exterior changes
    • Downtown overlay rules favor mixed uses and walkable blocks

    Why Us

    Why Hire Evolution for Your Dallas to Waco Move

    Evolution is a licensed carrier, not a broker, so the people who walk through your Dallas home are the people who drive your things south. Blankets, shrink wrap and fuel come inside the price instead of showing up as add-ons. Free released value coverage is standard, and Worry Free upgrades are there if you want more protection. Compare our long haul options out of Dallas before you decide.

    • Owners still run the company
    • Background-checked, drug-screened crews
    • Two weeks of crew training
    • Beds taken apart and rebuilt
    • Wardrobe boxes on load day
    • Six hubs across Texas
    • Video or in-home walkthroughs
    • One crew from load to unload
    W-2 Full-time movers
    96% Referral rate
    Own Trucks and crews
    Dedicated Truck on request
    Evolution Moving crew sitting at the back of a loaded box truck
    Evolution Moving Company Dallas (1,362)

    11884 Greenville Ave #100A, Dallas, TX 75243
    Mon to Sun, 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM

    Dallas Office

    Your Waco Move Begins on Greenville Avenue

    Our office at 11884 Greenville Ave #100A, Dallas, TX 75243 reviews every walkthrough for a Waco job, chooses the truck size and matches the crew to your weight. Dispatch here also tracks TxDOT notices for the Waco South lane cuts and adjusts the plan when they change. Your departure time comes out of those checks. Call (682) 651-5505 any day of the week, Monday to Sunday, from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM. Once the truck pulls out, your coordinator follows it down the interstate. You get a text as it clears Hillsboro and again before it turns onto your Waco street.

    2013 Founded in Texas
    1% Damage claim rate
    USDOT 2467590
    TxDMV 006779351C

    What Shapes Your Waco Quote

    • Total weight of what you ship south
    • Crew size your home's weight requires
    • One truck or two for the trip
    • Truck parking at your Waco address
    • Stairs at your Dallas duplex or Waco home
    • Packing help you add before load day
    • Storage if your Waco keys come late
    • Heavy items like pianos or safes

    Your total changes only if the job itself grows, and only after you sign off on it in writing.

    How It Works

    Five Steps from Dallas to Waco

    1

    Walk Us Through

    Show us each room on a video call or invite us over. We note heavy pieces, tight stairs and the best place for a truck to park.

    2

    Get a Written Cap

    You receive a not-to-exceed price in writing that lists the crew, truck, packing and coverage, so you know the top figure before you commit.

    3

    Reserve Your Date

    Choose your load day, pick a shared or dedicated truck, and place the deposit. We then confirm the crew's arrival window by text.

    4

    Load and Roll on I-35E

    The crew pads, wraps and loads, then heads south on I-35E, merges onto I-35 at Hillsboro, and passes West before the Waco work zone.

    5

    Unload at Your Waco Door

    At your new Waco home, the crew sets furniture by room, rebuilds beds and pulls up the floor runners. You walk through and sign once everything sits right.

    Three Evolution Moving team members in navy company shirts standing together for a photo

    See a Move

    Watch Our Crews at Work

    Watch the prep that happens before loading: pads, stretch film and careful wrapping, introduced by a team member at the truck.

    Watch the full video on YouTube

    Real Customers

    Hear From Dallas Customers

    Short clips where customers describe how their move went, in their own words.

    Reviews

    Long Distance Reviews from Dallas Customers

    Pete Ramirez 2 months ago
    Wade & Jonah did a great job for our move from Waco to Dallas. I highly recommend Evolution Moving, and I plan to use them again.
    5.0
    Todd Smith 2 years ago
    Sheldon and Ted were there on time, packed everything quickly and efficiently and securely; and transported all our belongings safely 3 hours away and put them in storage. Great job and I will use them again!!
    5.0
    Ted Powell 4 years ago
    Great team that works quickly and efficiently at a reasonable price. Our move to a rural location 250 miles away was smooth and went off without a hitch. Highly recommend them for anyone considering a home move.
    5.0
    Kyle Culpepper a year ago
    Excellent service and decently priced! Movers were professional and placed everything into my storage unit EXACTLY as I requested! I cannot remember both of their names, however. Ryan was one of them
    5.0

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    FAQ

    Dallas to Waco Moving Questions Answered

    How much does it cost to move from Dallas to Waco?
    A studio or one-bedroom runs $800 to $1,050. Two or three bedrooms run $1,050 to $1,250, and four bedrooms or more run $1,250 to $1,750. Smaller homes need two movers and one truck, mid-size homes take three movers, and larger homes take four movers with two trucks. Your walkthrough sets the exact figure.
    How long does the drive from Dallas to Waco take?
    The trip covers 94 miles and takes about 1.4 hours of driving without traffic. Transit is planned as 1 day. On a shared truck you get a delivery window, while a dedicated truck comes with one set delivery date. Construction traffic in Waco can stretch the clock, so we build some slack into your arrival time.
    What deposit do you need, and can I finance the move?
    We hold your date with a $500 deposit per truck. Homes with four or more bedrooms usually need two trucks, so plan on two deposits. You can pay the balance through Wisetack financing, which offers 0% APR to qualified buyers, uses a soft credit pull, and charges no fees.
    Can you move a Baylor student or new faculty member to Waco?
    Yes, though timing matters most. For its 2026 move-in, Baylor closed several campus lots from 6 p.m. the night before and towed cars left behind to the Ferrell Center. Residence hall drop-offs run through Move2BU volunteers, so a moving crew fits best at off-campus apartments and houses. For those, avoid the 7:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. move-in traffic pattern.
    Do zoning rules near Baylor affect where the truck can park?
    They can. Waco maps a College and University Neighborhoods Overlay near its campuses, written partly to ease traffic and parking congestion and to protect single-family homes. Street space near campus can be scarce on weekdays. During the walkthrough we pick a legal truck spot, and you can ask your landlord about any lease rules for move-in times.
    Is summer a bad time to move from Dallas to Waco?
    Summer works, but heat shapes the schedule. NWS normals for Waco put the July high at 96.7 degrees and the August high at 97.1. We start loading early in Dallas so unloading in Waco wraps up before the hottest hours. Candles, vinyl records and aerosol cans should ride with you in the car, not in a hot truck box.
    Will I-35 construction in Waco slow my delivery?
    South of downtown it can. The Waco South rebuild began in June 2025 with a lane setup TxDOT expected to keep for about two years. We plan the drive around the current lane setup, and your coordinator texts you if the truck runs behind.
    Can I estimate the cost myself before a walkthrough?
    Yes. Our long distance cost calculator gives you a quick range from your home size and move date. It cannot see your stairs, your piano or a narrow driveway, so the walkthrough still sets the final number you sign. Try a few home sizes to see how weight moves the price.
    How far ahead should I book a Dallas to Waco move?
    Book as soon as you know your date, and earlier still for mid-August, when Baylor families fill Waco for move-in week. Lease turnovers at month end also crowd the calendar. Our week-by-week moving checklist shows what to finish before load day.
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