Memphis runs about 285 miles straight down I-55 along the Mississippi from our yard off Papin Street near The Hill, four hours south to the bluff city, and it is a lane we cover regularly. A fair number of these jobs are families heading down the river for work or family: a Shaw household landing in Midtown Memphis, a Webster Groves couple moving to a place in Germantown, or a transfer leaving a downtown St. Louis office for a job near the Memphis medical district. Whatever the move, First Place Moves carries it on one truck with the crew that loaded it the full lane, so the people who load your St. Louis home are the people who unload it in Memphis.
The drive is four hours straight down the river on I-55, so most Memphis moves run same-day or on a planned delivery, and Gina maps the route and the load points ahead. A Memphis shotgun house or Midtown bungalow with a steep porch, a long carry, and tight street parking needs planning before the truck arrives, and the St. Louis end gets the same care: a Bevo Mill brick two-family with a steep stoop, a Lafayette Square walk-up with no driveway, or a Washington Avenue loft with a freight elevator and a certificate of insurance. We are a licensed and insured mover, registered with the Missouri Division of Motor Carrier Services with US DOT and MC authority for the interstate run and $1M in cargo coverage, a full-service general mover for homes, apartments, and offices. We never subcontract the carry or hand the job to a broker. Get a St. Louis to Memphis moving quote, or read how our long-distance moving service runs this river lane.
Every move rides on a flat written price you approve before loading starts, and it never wavers across the 285 miles. Give us each home’s size and how access opens on both ends, and Gina carries that number from your St. Louis room to the one in Memphis, the steps, the carry, and any COI charted up front. A straight run down the river is plenty to handle without an hourly meter waiting at the far end, and loading the truck as one tight system pares the whole job to fewer trips.
St. Louis → Memphis — Estimated Cost
| Home Size | Estimated Flat Rate | Typical Transit |
|---|---|---|
| Studio / 1 BR | $1,010–$1,510 | 1 day |
| 2 Bedrooms | $1,510–$2,260 | 1 day |
| 3 Bedrooms | $2,180–$3,260 | 1 day |
| 4+ BR / House | $3,150–$4,700 | 1 day |
Read these as ballpark budget figures. We lock the binding written price once we have walked through your home size and the access at each end together.
Moving St. Louis to Memphis?
The same St. Louis movers load it and set it down, on one binding written price, the whole way door to door
Our own St. Louis crew loads your home in St. Louis and stays accountable the entire route — never a broker, never a load board.
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