Top 10 Longest US Interstate Moving Routes by Distance

US city-pair moving routes ranked by total driving miles between origin and destination, from the PlainMove route database. Updates with our data.

Research period:

Compiled by PlainMove on 2026-05-18

Research question

Across the 2,400+ city-pair moving routes tracked in PlainMove's route database, which routes show the longest driving distances, and how does distance correlate with the modeled cost of moving a typical 2-bedroom household between those city pairs?

Methodology

This ranking is generated live from PlainMove's own route database, sorted by driving distance between city centroids. Distances are calculated using the haversine great-circle formula between US Census Bureau geographic reference points; the associated 2-bedroom move costs are modeled from BLS wage data combined with distance and a typical 2-bedroom household weight estimate. No figure here is hardcoded, every number reflects the current state of PlainMove's database and updates automatically as the underlying data refreshes.

Routes with no available distance data are excluded from this ranking rather than shown with a placeholder value. See the methodology page for the full cost model and update cadence.

Top 10 Longest US Interstate Moving Routes by Distance

Live data, refreshed automatically as PlainMove's underlying data updates

1. Honolulu5,0822. Boston5,0823. Honolulu4,9604. New York4,9605. Honolulu4,9126. Philadelphia4,9127. Honolulu4,8578. Miami4,8579. Honolulu4,84610. Baltimore4,846

The ranked top 10

These 10 rows update automatically as PlainMove's underlying data refreshes.

# Origin Destination Distance (miles) Driving hours 2-BR move cost
1 Honolulu Boston 5,082 101.6 $9,462
2 Boston Honolulu 5,082 101.6 $9,462
3 Honolulu New York 4,960 99.2 $9,247
4 New York Honolulu 4,960 99.2 $9,247
5 Honolulu Philadelphia 4,912 98.2 $9,163
6 Philadelphia Honolulu 4,912 98.2 $9,163
7 Honolulu Miami 4,857 97.1 $8,381
8 Miami Honolulu 4,857 97.1 $8,381
9 Honolulu Baltimore 4,846 96.9 $9,047
10 Baltimore Honolulu 4,846 96.9 $9,047

Source: PlainMove route distance and cost model, built from US Census Bureau geographic data and BLS wage data. Figures update automatically as PlainMove's underlying data refreshes.

Findings

Top entity in the ranking

The top-ranked record in this dataset is Honolulu, with a value of 5,082 on the Distance (miles) column. The full top-10 set is rendered in the table above. Every value comes directly from the current dataset; no number is hardcoded into this page. When the PlainMove publishes a revision, the ranking and the prose around it update automatically.

Distribution shape

The gap between the top-ranked record (5,082) and the 10th-ranked record (4,846) characterizes how concentrated the top of the distribution is. Where the top value is many multiples of the median value of the visible set, the population is highly concentrated, a small number of entities accumulate the bulk of the measured quantity. Where the top and bottom of the visible set are close together, the distribution is relatively flat across the top end. The full distribution beyond this top-10 cut is summarized in the aggregate context section below and explored in the linked entity profiles.

Aggregate context

Across the full population behind this ranking, here are the summary statistics: how many records exist in total, the sum of the ranking metric across all qualifying records, and the mean per-record value. The methodology page documents the exact filter applied (records with null or zero values on the ranking metric are excluded). This aggregate row is computed from the same dataset that powers the ranking above.

Source provenance

The distances in this ranking are PlainMove's own calculation, not a third-party publication: haversine great-circle distance between US Census Bureau city reference points, with costs modeled from BLS wage data. PlainMove keeps this current as new federal wage and geographic data becomes available. See the methodology page for the full cost model.

Why this ranking matters

Rankings like this one let a reader scan a population quickly and identify outliers, concentrations, and patterns that warrant deeper investigation. The detail pages linked from each entity in the table above give the full per-entity context: time-series history where available, related metrics from adjacent tables, and links onward to the underlying source records. The methodology page explains how an entity earns inclusion in the dataset and how the ranking column is computed at the source.

What this analysis cannot tell us

Route distances are computed as the practical driving distance between city centroids using standard interstate highway routing. They do not reflect alternative routings selected by individual carriers (which can favor different highway corridors for fuel stops, weight restrictions, or hazmat compatibility). 2-bedroom move cost estimates are modeled from a combination of distance, origin and destination hourly rates, and weight estimates for a typical 2-bedroom household (7,500 lbs); actual line-haul charges in published interstate moving tariffs vary by carrier, by season, and by the inclusion or exclusion of packing services, insurance, and accessorial charges. The longest routes in the database are predominantly cross-country pairings (East Coast to West Coast, mainland to Florida and the Northwest); shorter intra-regional routes dominate the actual customer base.

Distance vs. cost per mile

The 87 popular corridors in PlainMove's route database, plotted by distance against modeled 2BR cost per mile

0 mi901.2 mi1802.4 mi2703.6 mi3604.8 mi$1.5$3.2$4.9$6.6$8.3Distance (miles)Cost per mile ($, 2BR)Charlotte → Raleigh, Distance (miles): 130 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $4.86Raleigh → Charlotte, Distance (miles): 130 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $4.86Columbus → Cleveland, Distance (miles): 126 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $5.13New York → Philadelphia, Distance (miles): 81 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $8.01Philadelphia → New York, Distance (miles): 81 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $8.01Houston → Austin, Distance (miles): 146 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $4.49Dallas → Austin, Distance (miles): 182 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $3.89Austin → Dallas, Distance (miles): 182 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $3.89Los Angeles → San Diego, Distance (miles): 111 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $6.49Miami → Orlando, Distance (miles): 205 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $3.62Orlando → Miami, Distance (miles): 205 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $3.62Atlanta → Nashville, Distance (miles): 215 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $3.52Houston → Dallas, Distance (miles): 225 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $3.43Dallas → Houston, Distance (miles): 225 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $3.43Seattle → Portland, Distance (miles): 146 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $5.36Portland → Seattle, Distance (miles): 146 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $5.36Dallas → San Antonio, Distance (miles): 252 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $3.22San Antonio → Dallas, Distance (miles): 252 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $3.22New York → Boston, Distance (miles): 190 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $4.41Boston → New York, Distance (miles): 190 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $4.41Chicago → Cincinnati, Distance (miles): 252 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $3.33Washington DC → Raleigh, Distance (miles): 233 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $3.64New York → Washington DC, Distance (miles): 204 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $4.23Washington DC → New York, Distance (miles): 204 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $4.23Los Angeles → Las Vegas, Distance (miles): 228 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $4.07Las Vegas → Los Angeles, Distance (miles): 228 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $4.07Philadelphia → Raleigh, Distance (miles): 345 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.98Albuquerque → Phoenix, Distance (miles): 330 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $3.37Los Angeles → San Francisco, Distance (miles): 347 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $3.29San Francisco → Los Angeles, Distance (miles): 347 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $3.29Los Angeles → Phoenix, Distance (miles): 357 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $3.25Phoenix → Los Angeles, Distance (miles): 357 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $3.25Boston → Washington DC, Distance (miles): 394 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $3.03Washington DC → Boston, Distance (miles): 394 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $3.03San Diego → Sacramento, Distance (miles): 473 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.89Sacramento → San Diego, Distance (miles): 473 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.89Cleveland → Boston, Distance (miles): 550 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.5Boston → Raleigh, Distance (miles): 609 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.38Houston → Atlanta, Distance (miles): 701 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.1Atlanta → Houston, Distance (miles): 701 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.1Boston → Detroit, Distance (miles): 612 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.41Raleigh → Milwaukee, Distance (miles): 704 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.13Phoenix → Denver, Distance (miles): 586 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.68Denver → Phoenix, Distance (miles): 586 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.68Houston → Tampa, Distance (miles): 791 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.02Tampa → Houston, Distance (miles): 791 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.02Las Vegas → Denver, Distance (miles): 605 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.65Denver → Las Vegas, Distance (miles): 605 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.65Albuquerque → San Diego, Distance (miles): 624 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.62New York → Chicago, Distance (miles): 711 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.3Chicago → New York, Distance (miles): 711 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.3San Francisco → Seattle, Distance (miles): 679 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.56Seattle → San Francisco, Distance (miles): 679 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.56Charlotte → Austin, Distance (miles): 1039 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.89Washington DC → Minneapolis, Distance (miles): 931 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.14Los Angeles → Denver, Distance (miles): 830 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.42Denver → Los Angeles, Distance (miles): 830 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.42Boston → Jacksonville, Distance (miles): 1017 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.07New York → Miami, Distance (miles): 1092 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.03Miami → New York, Distance (miles): 1092 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.03Miami → Chicago, Distance (miles): 1191 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.87Chicago → Miami, Distance (miles): 1191 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.87Pittsburgh → Houston, Distance (miles): 1137 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.02San Diego → Austin, Distance (miles): 1155 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.04Dallas → San Diego, Distance (miles): 1182 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.03Miami → Boston, Distance (miles): 1258 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.98Washington DC → Austin, Distance (miles): 1316 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.96New York → Dallas, Distance (miles): 1371 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.95San Jose → Houston, Distance (miles): 1608 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.93Chicago → Los Angeles, Distance (miles): 1742 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.93Los Angeles → Chicago, Distance (miles): 1742 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.93Los Angeles → Cincinnati, Distance (miles): 1893 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.91Miami → Phoenix, Distance (miles): 1979 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.87Sacramento → Columbus, Distance (miles): 2045 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.89Atlanta → San Francisco, Distance (miles): 2136 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.85Boston → Albuquerque, Distance (miles): 1968 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.02Seattle → Atlanta, Distance (miles): 2178 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.85San Diego → New York, Distance (miles): 2428 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.97San Francisco → Honolulu, Distance (miles): 2395 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $2.01New York → Los Angeles, Distance (miles): 2446 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.97Los Angeles → New York, Distance (miles): 2446 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.97Boston → Portland, Distance (miles): 2533 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.96Boston → San Diego, Distance (miles): 2579 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.96Boston → Los Angeles, Distance (miles): 2591 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.96Oklahoma City → Anchorage, Distance (miles): 2874 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.79Boston → San Francisco, Distance (miles): 2693 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.95Charlotte → Anchorage, Distance (miles): 3437 mi · Cost per mile ($, 2BR): $1.77Short & pricier per mileLong-haul & cheaper per mile

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