Movers from San Francisco
to San Diego
San Francisco to San Diego is about 501 road miles. Ontrack Moving® runs it as a dedicated long-distance move: one company's trucks and crew from your San Francisco door to your San Diego door, priced at a flat rate by the number of trucks the move needs.
Moving + Storage under one roof, one company, one point of contact When you book Ontrack, Ontrack shows up at both ends. On long-distance moves, the truck is sealed at pickup.
Is Ontrack Moving licensed and insured to move from San Francisco to San Diego?
Yes. As of September 2026, Ontrack Moving® holds California household goods license CAL-T190721 and federal registration USDOT #2551548 with MC #889001, and it carries a DOT inspection record that exceeds the national average under FMCSA inspection. The coverage splits in two, and it is worth knowing which part covers what: the Combined Protection Tower covers building liability at both addresses; it does not cover your belongings.
Ontrack Moving® prices this move at a flat rate by the number of trucks your inventory needs, from an on-site or virtual survey of your San Francisco home, and the rate is set before the move. At the San Diego end, if your building or HOA sets move-in windows or asks for a certificate of insurance, send the requirements and Ontrack Moving® issues the certificate. From January 2023 to May 2026, Ontrack Moving® completed 20 moves from the Bay Area to San Diego County, and in 13 of the 16 with both dates on file, delivery came two calendar days after loading. You can verify the license at search.dca.ca.gov and the federal record by entering USDOT 2551548 at FMCSA SAFER.
San Francisco to San Diego in Short
Miles and Days
- Lane: San Francisco pickups to San Diego County
- Distance: About 501 road miles, downtown to downtown
- Move Type: In-state long distance
- Our Yard: 22950 Clawiter Rd, Hayward, CA
The Operation
- Operator: Direct asset-based (not a broker)
- Equipment: Company-owned, dedicated to your move
- People: Ontrack crews
- Pricing: Flat rate from a walkthrough, priced by trucks needed
Licenses on File
- US DOT #: #2551548
- Motor carrier #: #889001
- State of California: CAL-T190721
- Premises liability: Combined Protection Tower
What the flat rate means here
A Flat Rate by Truck Count, Not a Guess by the Pound
A San Francisco to San Diego move is long enough that the pricing model matters as much as the price. Ontrack Moving® quotes long-distance moves by the number of trucks your inventory needs.
The survey sets it
An on-site or virtual walkthrough builds the inventory. The quote covers that inventory and the services in your estimate, and it is set before the move.
Scales on site
Portable scales can be brought on site to verify weight in front of you. They are there for transparency, not to reprice the move by the pound.
Your truck only
No load consolidation. Your belongings are not waiting for a shared truck to fill, and they are not transferred between carriers on the way south.
Who Holds Your Shipment Between Loading and Delivery
A broker sells the job and hands it to a carrier. On a move with a full day on the road between loading and delivery, that decides whose truck and whose yard hold your things in between.
| Point | Carrier (Ontrack) | Broker |
|---|---|---|
| The Drive Day | Your shipment stays on an Ontrack truck driven by an Ontrack driver | Up to whichever carrier took the job |
| Loading in San Francisco | Ontrack crews sent from our Hayward yard | A crew you first meet at the door |
| Accountability | Ontrack Moving® as carrier of record, USDOT #2551548. Building liability under the Combined Protection Tower; it does not cover belongings | Divided between the broker who sold the job and the carrier who hauls it |
| FMCSA record | A DOT inspection record that exceeds the national average; look it up on FMCSA SAFER | Belongs to a carrier you have not met |
| Quote basis | A flat rate from the walkthrough, with no broker margin added | A quote given before the hauling carrier is known |
| Home base | Our Hayward yard at 22950 Clawiter Rd, with storage if your dates do not line up | Often no trucks and no yard |
Ontrack Moving® holds USDOT #2551548, MC #889001 and California license CAL-T190721. From the San Francisco curb to the San Diego door, no other carrier takes over your shipment.
Ontrack's Federal Record
Our record under federal FMCSA inspection sits above the national average.
Verify at FMCSA SAFERThe Benchmark
The national share of inspected vehicles put out of service. Any mover on this route can be checked against it.
Source: FMCSA, January 2026Two Coverages, Two Different Jobs
One is for the buildings at each end, the other is for your things. Neither stands in for the other.
The Combined Protection Tower, for Premises
General liability, workers compensation and commercial auto, for the building at each end: its floors, elevators and common areas. It does not cover your belongings.
A COI on Request
If your San Diego HOA or property manager wants one on file, send us their requirements with your booking and we issue the certificate.
Your Belongings
Valuation options for your items are set out in your written estimate.
The route
San Francisco to San Diego: About 501 Miles South
By road it is about 501 miles. That is too far to load and deliver in one day, so the move is built around a day on the road.
Three Dates, No Handoff
Loading day, San Francisco: SFMTA permit posted where the street needs one, floors and doorways protected, furniture pad-wrapped and upholstery shrink-wrapped.
Drive day: The loaded truck spends the day on the road. Across 20 Bay Area to San Diego County runs in our truck logs, driving time had a median of about 10.3 hours, with the middle half between 9.1 and 11.0, over about 479 miles.
Delivery day, San Diego County: Unloading, reassembly and furniture placed where you want it. In 13 of our 16 dated Bay Area to San Diego County moves, this was the second calendar day after loading.
If the keys come later: The shipment can wait in storage at our Hayward yard and be delivered on the date the new place is ready.
What Goes Into the Estimate
The survey sets the truck count. These are the things it looks at:
- Total inventory and the number of trucks it fills
- Access at both ends: stairs, elevators, long carries, permits
- Packing, full or partial, and materials
- Specialty items: art, pianos, safes
Your written estimate names the loading date and the delivery window we plan to. The window is a target, not a guarantee.
Road miles: OSRM routing, September 2026, downtown to downtown. Driving hours and truck miles: Motive ELD logs for 20 Bay Area to San Diego County truck legs, October 2024 to September 2026; a leg is a truck movement, not a customer move. Delivery days: our move records, January 2023 to May 2026.
How it works
Before the Truck Leaves San Francisco
Inventory Walkthrough
In person or by video, room by room. It sets the truck count and the flat rate before any date is locked.
The Curb
Where the truck needs curb space, we file the SFMTA permit, which needs at least 5 business days before the move date.
The Building
If your building books its freight elevator by the hour or wants a certificate of insurance, send us its rules and we plan the load around them.
The Hill
A steep block or a long carry from the curb adds loading time. The walkthrough counts it so the estimate reflects it.
Route details
San Francisco Pickups, San Diego County Deliveries
Of our 20 Bay Area to San Diego County moves from January 2023 to May 2026, 8 went to the city of San Diego, 3 to Oceanside, 2 each to San Marcos and Carlsbad, and 1 each to La Jolla, El Cajon and La Mesa.
Starting outside San Francisco? Our movers across the Bay Area cover every origin city.
San Francisco Neighborhoods on Our Pickup List
Our trucks come over from the Hayward yard. City neighborhoods we load in include:
Moving within the city instead? See our San Francisco movers page.
San Diego Area Delivery
From the coast to the inland suburbs, we deliver to areas such as:
Delivering somewhere not listed? The estimate is priced to your actual address.
What you get
Included, and What You Can Add
In the Flat Rate
- Ontrack trucks carrying your shipment only, with no shared load
- Ontrack crews, not subcontractors
- Furniture pad-wrapped, upholstery shrink-wrapped
- Beds and tables taken apart in the city and put back together at the new place
- Floor runners and door jamb pads at pickup and at delivery
- A flat rate from the walkthrough, set before loading day
- SFMTA parking permit filed for you where the street needs one
- A certificate of insurance for each building that asks for one
Who we help
People We Move From San Francisco to San Diego
Calls come for household moves and for office moves heading south. If your San Diego building or HOA asks for a certificate of insurance, forward the requirements and we issue it.
A City Home Heading South
From a studio in SoMa to a house in the Sunset. The walkthrough sizes the crew and the truck, and packing is as full or as light as you choose.
Work Gear and Small Offices
Monitors, desks and files are wrapped and listed on the inventory like everything else. Moving a business? The Phase-Shift Protocol™ sets out how we stage an office move around working hours.
Out Before the Keys Arrive
Leaving San Francisco before the San Diego place is ready? The shipment can wait at our Hayward yard until your delivery date. For a slower, smaller move, see our senior moving service.
Reviews From Bay Area to San Diego County Moves
Yelp
BBB A+
San Francisco to San Diego, speed and quality
Eduardo and team were the best! Moved me from San Francisco to San Diego. Very impressed with their speed and quality. Highly recommend!
Verified on Google
Peninsula to San Diego County
OnTrack Moving was fantastic. Edwardo, Carlos and their team made our experience first rate. A long move from Burlingame (SF Bay Area) to Carlsbad (San Diego county) was seamless start to finish. Also thanks to Carmina and Sam in the office for their help...
Verified on Google
Third move with Ontrack, Bay Area to San Diego
...Moved from Bay area to San Diego. 4 man team in bay, 2 in SD. 3BR apt to 3BR townhouse. Great front office, easy to work with. Up front pricing, no runaround... They put cardboard, moving rug, blankets, plastic down to protect the floors...
Verified on Google
All three reviews are Bay Area to San Diego County moves. Across Google and Yelp, Ontrack Moving® holds a 4.9/5 rating from 2,847+ reviews.
Common questions
What San Francisco Customers Ask About San Diego
Ontrack Moving® sets it from a walkthrough of your San Francisco home, on site or by video. The inventory decides how many trucks the move needs; access at both ends, packing and specialty items go into the estimate as well. The rate covers the inventory and services in that estimate and is set before loading day, not billed by the hour.
Usually three dates: loading day, a day on the road, then delivery. In Ontrack Moving® records from January 2023 to May 2026, 13 of the 16 Bay Area to San Diego County moves with both dates on file were delivered two calendar days after loading. By road the trip is about 501 miles, downtown to downtown (OSRM routing, September 2026). Your estimate states the delivery window, and delivery windows are targets, not guarantees.
No. Ontrack Moving® owns its trucks and handles the job itself, and every move is direct: no load consolidation, no transfer between carriers, no subcontractor handoff. Verify USDOT #2551548 at FMCSA SAFER.
Long-distance moves are priced by truck count, not by weight. Portable scales can be used on site to verify weight in front of you, as a transparency check.
The Combined Protection Tower is building liability for the premises at both addresses. Belongings are a separate matter. Valuation options for your items are set out in your written estimate.
Yes, whenever the truck needs curb space. San Francisco reserves it through an SFMTA temporary no-parking permit: apply at least 5 business days before the move date, and the signs are posted 72 hours ahead on unmetered blocks or 24 hours ahead at meters. SFMTA charges $355 for 1 to 4 signs and $489 for 5 to 9, plus meter charges for any metered spaces the signs cover (schedule effective July 1, 2026, sfmta.com). That fee goes to SFMTA. Ontrack Moving® files the permit for your pickup.
Summer, May through September, and the last days of any month fill first. For those dates, book 4 to 6 weeks ahead.
Yes. Secure storage is available at our Hayward yard at 22950 Clawiter Rd if your San Diego move-in date comes later than your San Francisco move-out.
Resources for your move
Next Reads for This Move
Starting in San Jose?
San Jose to San Diego MoversBay Area to San Diego
Moving from elsewhere in the Bay Area? The regional page covers the whole corridor.
Bay Area to San Diego Movers
Start With a Walkthrough of Your San Francisco Home
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