The Boston to DC corridor is one of the most career-driven moves on the East Coast. We ship law school grads starting at DC firms, policy hires heading to The Hill and federal agencies, consultants transferring to McKinsey, Deloitte, and BCG’s DC offices, and medical residents moving to Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, and GW programs. It’s also a regular route for Harvard and MIT alumni joining think tanks, international students starting at Georgetown and American, and couples buying into Logan Circle, Capitol Hill, or across the river in Arlington and Alexandria.
At roughly 440 miles, the drive is manageable, but the move itself is the problem. Traditional van lines price this route like it’s a full interstate haul with a 26-foot truck, even when your load is a one-bedroom apartment under 1,500 pounds. UPS and FedEx don’t take furniture, mattresses, or anything padded. And driving a rental truck means navigating the I-95 corridor, unloading alone in DC’s tight row-house neighborhoods, and handling everything from parking permits to stair-carries by yourself.
Ship Smart built its Boston to DC service around exactly this gap. Since 1999 we’ve priced small moves by actual packed weight and mileage, with no minimums and professional packing included in every quote. Our Boston crew handles pickup and packing, your shipment moves as consolidated LTL freight down the I-95 corridor, and our DC partner handles delivery across the District, Northern Virginia, and the Maryland suburbs.
