Oakland to Los Angeles
Moving Specialists

Ontrack Moving® runs the Oakland to Los Angeles route, approximately 370 miles. Driving time is 6-7 hours depending on traffic and route (I-5 or US-101). The truck arrives the same evening and the crew unloads fresh the next morning. Next-day delivery is common for larger homes or afternoon pickups. We communicate a specific delivery window upfront so you can plan your arrival in Southern California.

Every Oakland to Los Angeles move includes: a dedicated truck (no shared loads), furniture disassembly and reassembly, moving blankets for items in scope, floor and doorway protection at both locations, wardrobe boxes, basic liability coverage at $0.60/lb per article, and a dedicated move coordinator. Available add-ons include full or partial packing, custom crating for art and antiques, piano moving, secure, monitored storage, and additional valuation protection.

No. Ontrack Moving is a direct carrier with California license CAL-T190721 and USDOT #2551548. We own our trucks and employ our own crews. Your shipment travels on one dedicated Ontrack truck from Oakland to Los Angeles. No hand-offs, no subcontracting, no third-party crews on delivery day. The same Ontrack carrier that loads your home unloads it in LA.

Ontrack Moving® typically runs I-5 through the Central Valley for the fastest transit time (approximately 6 hours of driving). For coastal LA destinations like Santa Monica, Malibu, or the Westside, we may use US-101 along the coast, which adds about an hour. The specific route depends on your destination neighborhood in the greater Los Angeles area and traffic conditions.

Ontrack Moving® is a licensed California carrier (CAL-T190721, USDOT #2551548) with a 4.9/5 rating from 2,847+ reviews on Google and Yelp. Our Hayward headquarters is just 15 minutes from downtown Oakland, giving us deep local knowledge of East Bay neighborhoods. We specialize in California long distance moves with flat-rate pricing, dedicated trucks, and one carrier from pickup to delivery.

Yes. Ontrack Moving® offers secure storage at its Hayward, CA facility. If your Oakland move-out date does not align with your Los Angeles move-in date, we can hold your belongings in secure storage for the storage period we agree in writing. Short-term and long-term options are available at competitive rates. This is common for customers waiting on a lease start date or home closing in LA.

The I-5 route crosses the Tejon Pass, known as the Grapevine, at 4,144 feet, and it is the one piece of terrain on this corridor that a loaded truck has to respect. Ontrack Moving® runs it with its own drivers on its own equipment, and a loaded truck climbs and descends it slowly by design. US-101 is the alternative when conditions on I-5 call for it.

The truck arrives in Los Angeles the same day it loads, and the crew unloads fresh the following morning. Ontrack Moving® plans it that way on purpose: an unload starting at the end of a long duty day is where protection and placement get rushed. Your shipment stays loaded and sealed on the same truck overnight, with no warehouse stop and no transfer.

Oakland to Los Angeles is an intrastate California move, so the governing credential is California Bureau of Household Goods and Services operating authority, not interstate authority alone. Ontrack Moving® holds CAL-T190721 as a licensed carrier, not a broker, and also holds USDOT #2551548 and MC #889001 for interstate work. You can verify the federal record on the FMCSA SAFER snapshot.