Planning For Your Interstate Move

All moves require careful planning, and that goes double for interstate moves. You’ll need to figure out everything from how you’re going to transport your belongings to who you need to notify about your new address, with a lot of additional details to consider in between. To help you connect the dots, we’ve put together this quick and comprehensive guide to interstate moving, which includes everything that you need to know for a smooth move to another state—including tips and advice along the way for making it as stress-free as possible.

Determine Where You’re Going to Live

Set Your Moving Budget

  • Travel fees
  • Storage fees
  • Packing supplies
  • Packing services
  • Liability coverage/supplemental insurance

Figure Out Transport Logistics

Make a Packing Plan

Set Up Your Utilities

Notify the Post Office

Move

Get a New Driver’s License and Update Your Vehicle Registration

Have questions about something we didn’t cover in this guide to interstate moving? Check out additional advice on our site, including how to move a car to another state and 10 ways to cut costs when moving cross country.