San Antonio to Dallas is our long haul straight up I-35, the spine of Texas, into the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. 1st Priority Movers runs its own trucks and W-2 crews the whole way rather than handing the job to a matched carrier, so the same crew loads on Blanco Rd and unloads in Dallas. It is the longest of our in-state San Antonio moving routes.
The San Antonio-to-Dallas lane
It is about 275 miles north, essentially one interstate the whole trip: I-35 through New Braunfels, Austin, and Waco into the metroplex. At roughly four hours behind the wheel, we run it as a tight one-day move.
- Distance~275 miles N
- RouteI-35 North
- Drive time~4 hours
- Transit1 day, single crew
One crew the whole 275 miles
1st Priority Movers never uses a load board or broker, even on the longer Texas lanes. The crew that loads in San Antonio drives the I-35 stretch and unloads in Dallas, so nothing changes hands and your written rate holds — the same way we run the shorter San Antonio-to-Austin lane up the same interstate.
What to expect across DFW
The metroplex is enormous, so the drop matters — a Uptown high-rise is a different job than a Frisco subdivision, and we plan the load and timing tighter on a four-hour lane.
| Area | Typical move |
|---|---|
| Uptown / downtown Dallas towers | Freight elevator and COI, loading-dock booking, congested street access |
| Lakewood / M Streets homes | Older two-story houses, narrow driveways, stair carries |
| Frisco / Plano subdivisions | Master-planned lots, HOA move rules, full-house ground-floor loads |
| Fort Worth / Arlington | Suburban homes across the metroplex, garage and patio items, driveway loading |
- Load sequenced so the truck is packed once and not reshuffled on arrival
- Departure timed to clear I-35 through Austin and Waco before the heat builds
- Full pad and floor protection on both the San Antonio and Dallas ends
- Binding written rate locked before move day, by home size
Heat and the I-35 corridor
The long open stretch of I-35 north of San Antonio is where afternoon heat and construction lane closures slow a loaded truck, so this lane is built around an early start.
- Beat the heat. Crews load out of San Antonio at dawn so the 275-mile drive happens before the worst afternoon temperatures.
- Climate care. Wood, electronics, and anything heat-sensitive are wrapped and loaded before the long haul north.
- One-day delivery. Even at 275 miles, one crew finishes the load and the unload inside a single day.
Flat binding quote, not an hourly meter
Dallas is priced as a flat binding written quote by home size with one-day delivery, like every long-distance move we run. The number is set before the truck rolls — no hourly surprises 275 miles from home. Get your free written quote to lock it in.
San Antonio → Dallas — Estimated Cost
| Home Size | Estimated Flat Rate | Typical Transit |
|---|---|---|
| Studio / 1-bedroom | $1,150–$2,050 | 1 day |
| 2-bedroom | $2,050–$3,300 | 1 day |
| 3-bedroom | $3,300–$5,000 | 1 day |
| 4-bedroom | $5,000–$7,200 | 1 day |
| 5-bedroom / large | $7,200+ | 1 day |
Read these as a rough ballpark for the lane. Once our crew chief has walked your San Antonio home, the flat figure goes on paper and holds through unload.
Moving San Antonio to Dallas?
Our own crew loads, drives and unloads the whole way, all on one flat price set in writing
The same crew that loads your truck in San Antonio stays with it down the highway and unloads it at the other end — we never hand your shipment to an outside carrier or a load board.
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