Small Moves Atlanta

What a Small Long Distance Move From Atlanta Looks Like

A small move from Atlanta is often one chapter of someone’s life packed into a few hundred pounds. Researchers finishing a fellowship at Emory or the CDC campus on Clifton Road send a bed, a desk and a wall of books. Graduates of Spelman, Morehouse and Clark Atlanta clear out apartments near the West End each May.

Film and television work adds another group. People on productions at Trilith in Fayetteville or Tyler Perry Studios may rent a furnished place for a season, then ship home only what they brought. Airline and airport employees near Hartsfield-Jackson also relocate on short notice and rarely need a whole truck.

Then there are downsizers. Adult children emptying a family home in Snellville or Lithonia often keep a dining set, a cedar chest and the photo albums for their own house out of state, and let an estate sale handle the rest.

Typical Loads Leaving Metro Atlanta

• A furnished studio or one-bedroom from a Midtown or Downtown apartment
• A student apartment: mostly boxes, a bike, a desk and a mattress
• Heirloom furniture from an estate, crated for the trip
• A home office with monitors, a filing cabinet, a chair and books
• Boxes and suitcases sent ahead so you can fly out with a carry-on

On our published Atlanta routes, a bedroom set with boxes has run $950 to $1,950 and a studio’s contents (about 1,000 lbs) $1,300 to $2,500. Distance, packed weight and the delivery option you choose change the figure, so use the online estimator for your exact price.

Pickup Planning for Atlanta Bungalows, Complexes and Towers

Housing in metro Atlanta changes a lot from one zip code to the next, and the building decides how pickup day goes. When you book, tell us what you live in, how many steps sit between your door and the street, and where a truck can stop.

Craftsman Bungalows on Sloped Lots

Intown streets in Kirkwood, East Lake, Edgewood, Summerhill and Adair Park are lined with early 1900s bungalows, many perched above the sidewalk on a flight of front steps. Mention the steps, any basement level, and whether you have a driveway or only curb parking.

Garden-Style Complexes Outside the City

Much of the rental housing in Doraville, Norcross, Austell and Mableton is garden-style: two or three stories, open breezeway stairs and no elevator. Ask the leasing office about move-out hours and the gate code, and pass both along before pickup day. If your unit is upstairs, call (866) 950-9141 to check access at your building before you book.

BeltLine Mid-Rises and Atlantic Station Towers

Newer apartment buildings along the BeltLine and the towers at Atlantic Station often route moves through a loading dock with a booked time slot. Get the building’s move rules in writing early, then call (866) 950-9141 to check access at your building before you book.

Townhome and HOA Communities

Townhome neighborhoods in Suwanee, Peachtree Corners, Vinings and Woodstock sometimes limit where a truck may park or which hours a move can happen. Read your HOA rules before you settle on a date.

Addresses, Traffic and the Event Calendar

Atlanta has dozens of streets with Peachtree in the name, so give the full street name and zip code when you book. Avoid Falcons and Atlanta United home games downtown, Georgia Tech football Saturdays in Home Park, the Peachtree Road Race on July 4 and Dragon Con over Labor Day weekend, when streets close and curb space disappears.

Spring pollen coats anything left on a porch, and summer afternoons bring sudden thunderstorms. Keep packed items indoors until the crew is ready to load.

Small Load Movers in Atlanta: How Partial Load Moving Works

Most moving companies in Atlanta, GA charge by the hour for moves across town. Ship Smart works a narrower lane: small moves state to state and cross country, for loads that would rattle around in an empty box truck. We are movers for small jobs that leave Georgia. Sending just a few pieces? We also handle shipping furniture on its own.

The sequence is simple. A crew packs and collects your items, the shipment is weighed, and it travels with other freight to a partner terminal near your new address. From there it reaches you by the delivery option you picked at booking.

• Packing by professionals on every order, with custom wood crates for art, glass and clocks
• Local partners at the pickup and delivery ends, part of a network of 300+ locations
• White glove pickup from the first floor of your Atlanta home or business, priced in the online estimator once you enter your address

Ship Smart has handled small moves since 1999 and keeps its damage rate below 2%. We are licensed, bonded and insured under MC-381032 and DOT 2226241, and listed with the BBB.

Shipping a Small Load Into Atlanta

Small moves run the other way too. Someone starting work near Perimeter Center or downtown can have a partner crew pack up their current place in another state and send it here on the same weight-based pricing.

At this end you choose how it arrives. Will-Call means you collect it at the destination terminal, which costs the least. Curbside Delivery brings it to the nearest accessible point, and Full Service carries it inside your new home.

Lease start dates in Atlanta do not always line up with a truck schedule. If yours slips, short-term storage is available at destination terminals until you have keys.

Small Moves Between Los Angeles and Atlanta

Shipping a small load between Atlanta and LA? See our Los Angeles to Atlanta route page for pricing, transit times and what to expect.