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Long Distance Moving from Montreal

From your door in Montreal to anywhere in Canada or the US: one team accountable for your belongings, start to finish.

We run regular routes to Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec City, the Maritimes, and cross-border to the northeastern US. For longer hauls to Vancouver, Calgary, or anywhere else in Canada, we have the logistics network to get it done efficiently.

Our Trucks & CrewsOn the corridors we run every week
Quality Carriers OnlyHousehold goods never mixed with freight
Door-to-DoorSetup and installation included
Call (514) 915-3967How to Choose a Mover
Coast to Coast

Included on every long-distance move

  • Double insurance included
  • After-hours & weekend service
  • Professional trained movers
  • No hidden fees
  • Mattress covers included
  • Furniture covers included
  • Dollies included
  • Tools for assembly
  • Full service movers
  • Washer & dryer installation
  • Appliance moving

Get your estimate by phone in less than 5 minutes. Need to hold your belongings between pickup and delivery? Our warehousing and bridge storage in Montreal can bridge the gap.

Table of ContentsLong Distance from MontrealOur Truck, LTL, or Full TruckloadHow to Choose a MoverRoutes & DestinationsFAQRoutes & Guides

Long Distance Moving from Montreal, Done Right

The long-distance horror stories all start the same way: a quote that looked too good, a two-week promise that became two months, and a $0.60-per-pound insurance policy that paid $45 for a destroyed TV. Long distance is where bad movers hide, because once your belongings roll down the highway, you cannot watch what happens to them. This page explains how we move you, what it really costs, and how to judge anyone who quotes you less.

AKA Moving is a medium-size Montreal-based moving company that specializes in long distance logistics across Canada and into the United States. On the corridors we run every week, Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec City, the Maritimes, and the northeastern US, your move rides in our own trucks with our own crews, door to door. For the long hauls beyond them, Vancouver, Calgary, anywhere in Canada, we move you through a small network of quality carriers we vet and work with year round: household goods only, clean equipment, real insurance. Either way, you book with us, you call us, and we answer for your belongings from pickup to delivery. GPS tracking is live the whole way.

Factors such as distance, weight, and size of your goods determine the cost of long-distance moving. While hiring a professional moving company might seem expensive, using a moving company that specializes in long distance moving with all its logistics channels can greatly reduce the cost of the move. Sometimes larger scale companies can be more expensive but finding a medium size business that is customer centric is less stressful and more economical.

When choosing an affordable moving company, make sure to compare quotes from different companies and read their reviews carefully. At AKA Moving we strongly encourage you to look at other companies because we believe our prices to be the best prices for shipping your goods fast, safely and efficiently.

Section 01

Our Truck, LTL, or Full Truckload: How We Move You

There is no single right way to move a household a long distance. There is a right way for your volume, your distance, and your dates, and the honest answer changes with all three. These are the ways we do it, and when each one wins. For a full cost breakdown and comparison, see our long distance moving cost guide.

Our own truck and crew, door to door

On the routes we drive every week, your move gets our truck and our crew from your door in Montreal to your door at the destination. No terminals, no transfers, no strangers. This is the premium way to move a full household on the Toronto, Ottawa, and Quebec corridors, and because we run these lanes constantly, it costs less than you would guess.

LTL for smaller loads, or when driving there and back makes no sense

If your move is smaller, or the destination is far enough that sending a dedicated truck there and back would cost more than the furniture is worth, LTL is the honest answer. AKA specializes in LTL shipping: instead of paying for an entire truck, you only pay for the portion of space your items occupy within the shared truck, and we consolidate shipments on the same lane so everyone on it pays less.

LTL shipping is highly versatile. You can use it for various types of items, including furniture, electronics, appliances, and boxed goods. Whether you are moving a few pieces of furniture or a collection of smaller items, LTL can accommodate your needs. AKA Moving provides pickup services from your current location and delivery to your new destination. This eliminates the need for you to transport your items to a terminal, offering convenience and reducing your workload.

Household goods wrapped and palletized for consolidated LTL freight from Montreal

Wrapped and palletized for a consolidated lane

Full truckload (FTL) for whole households

A full household going a long way can get its own dedicated truck. One pickup, one drive, one delivery, nothing shared and nothing transferred along the way. When your volume justifies it, a full truckload is the cleanest way to cross the country, and we quote it against LTL and freight so you can see exactly which option wins for your move.

Custom crating and freight shipping

AKA Moving builds custom wooden shipping crates for your furniture and valuables. We measure every piece, cut the plywood to fit, and build a crate around it in our warehouse before it ever touches the truck. This is what allows us to ship via freight at a fraction of the cost of a full-service van line while keeping everything protected. Most companies charge you for a full truck. We charge you for the space your items actually use.

Our freight shipping methods have a track record that is unmatched. We specialize in making sure all your items are safe and secure through custom crating, wrapping and packing everything and preparing all your furniture to be able to safely travel the distance and relocate you fast and efficiently. We are more competitive than the international van lines and we create an inventory and track your move daily with updates.

Custom wooden shipping crates spray-painted AKA Moving inside the Dorval warehouse

Our custom crates, built and marked in the warehouse

Container shipping

Container shipping is a highly adaptable and cost-efficient method for transporting your household belongings over long distances. You select a container size that best suits your needs, ranging from 20 to 40 feet in length. Choosing the right size ensures you only pay for the space you require, preventing unnecessary costs. Once your container is loaded and sealed, we transport it to your desired destination and deliver it to your new address. You unload at your own pace.

AKA Moving overseas and international container shipping from Montreal

Container shipping from Montreal

Expedited shipping

When time is your most valuable asset, AKA Moving offers expedited shipping for rapid delivery of your possessions. Designed for those facing tight schedules, immediate needs, or critical deadlines, this service ensures swift transportation. Expedited shipments have specialized handling, prioritized loading, and minimal layover times. AKA Moving has 24-hour moving services which can pick up your household items and prepare them immediately.

Door-to-door delivery with setup

No matter which shipping method you choose, AKA Moving delivers to your door. We do not drop your belongings at a terminal and tell you to figure it out. We bring everything inside your new home, unpack it, reassemble your furniture, install your appliances, and remove all the packing materials. You tell us which room, we put it there. That is the difference between a freight company and a moving company that happens to use freight. If you are also looking for local moving within Montreal, see our residential moving services.

AKA Moving crew assembling a bed frame in a new home after a long-distance move

Reassembly and setup in your new home, included

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Section 02 · Read this before you book anyone

How to Choose a Long-Distance Mover: The Cheap Quote, Explained

Here is the part most moving pages will not tell you. We can get the same cheap rates the lowball quotes are built on. Any mover can. Those rates come from random carriers found on load boards: trucks that hauled tires or restaurant equipment last week and your mattress this week, crews nobody vetted, insurance nobody read. We choose not to buy them. We work with quality carriers we know by name, your belongings ride in clean, sanitary trailers carrying household goods only, and our price reflects exactly that. So when a quote comes in far below ours, it is not magic. Something on this list is missing.

The scams to watch for

AKA Moving cannot beat every single quote because there are a lot of providers that scam the client out of thousands of dollars. This works in the fine print. At AKA Moving we believe we can get your move from Montreal to Vancouver in under a week. Some companies say two weeks and end up being 2 months with some pieces never making it.

Reviews are very important to knowing if you are using the right moving company. For a deeper breakdown of scams, hidden costs, and how to negotiate, read our guide to finding a cheap long distance moving company.

Comparison of a cheap mover with mixed dirty freight versus a clean AKA Moving truck carrying only household goods

What the cheap quote actually buys, and what ours does

Why the cheap quote is cheap: random carriers and mixed freight

A broker with a website can sell your move in five minutes and hand it to whichever truck is empty tonight. Your furniture gets loaded beside whatever else pays: industrial pallets, tires, drums, someone else’s problem. Every transfer between trucks is another chance to lose, crush, or stain something you own. We do the opposite. Corridor moves ride in our own trucks with our own crews. Everything beyond rides with quality carriers we have vetted and use year round, in clean, sanitary trailers carrying household goods, not mixed cargo. That is what the difference in price buys, and it is the difference between a delivery and a claim. We handle the complexity.

Real insurance, not the $0.60 per pound scam

These moving companies say they have insurance but the insurance is at $0.60 per pound with a deductible of $350 or more. At $0.60 a pound, that is about 583 pounds of damaged belongings before you even receive a dollar back. A standard flat screen TV weighs about 75 to 100 pounds, so at 583 pounds of damage you could be looking at a very costly move, much more than if you would have paid a bit more for a reputable moving company.

The $0.60 policy, on a real claim

Your flat screen TV, destroyed in transit$2,000.00 value
Their coverage: 75 lb × $0.60 per pound$45.00
Their deductible−$350.00
The cheque they send you$0.00
Your loss$2,000.00

The $45 payout never survives the $350 deductible. At $0.60 per pound you would need about 583 pounds of destroyed belongings, an entire living room, before you receive your first dollar.

At AKA Moving, every long-distance move includes proper insurance coverage. We also recommend that you speak with your bank or home insurance provider about additional coverage for high-value items. We will help you understand what is covered and what is not before the move, not after something breaks.

ELD, CTQ and weigh stations: hire a legal carrier

Long-distance moving is not just about trucks and blankets. It is a regulated industry with serious legal requirements, and an illegal truck on the highway is your belongings at risk. Every AKA Moving long-distance truck is equipped with an Electronic Logging Device (ELD) that is connected with the SAAQ (Societe de l’assurance automobile du Quebec). The ELD tracks our drivers’ hours of service in real time to ensure they are driving within the legal limits and taking the required rest breaks. This is not optional. If a company is caught without one, the truck can be pulled off the road and your belongings impounded. Having illegal trucks on the road is a real problem in this industry.

AKA Moving has an almost perfect safety check rating with the CTQ (Commission des transports du Quebec). The CTQ assigns a safety rating to every commercial carrier in Quebec based on their record: tickets, driving infractions, truck condition, maintenance records, and compliance with regulations. Points are deducted for violations. Our record is nearly spotless. When you hire a long-distance mover, ask them for their CTQ rating. If they do not know what that is, that tells you everything.

Every long-distance truck passes through weight stations and inspection checkpoints. If your truck is not up to spec, overweight, or missing paperwork, it gets pulled over. Your belongings sit on the side of the highway while the driver sorts it out. AKA Moving trucks carry up-to-date registration, insurance documentation, inspection stickers, and compliance certificates at all times. Our trucks are maintained on a strict schedule. No surprises at the scale.

AKA Moving truck at a Canadian weigh station checkpoint demonstrating compliance

At a weigh station checkpoint, paperwork in order

GPS tracking on every shipment

Every long-distance shipment is tracked via GPS from pickup to delivery. You know where your belongings are at all times. We provide daily updates on the status and location of your items during transit. This transparency is not a bonus feature. It is the standard for how a professional long-distance move should work.

Popular Long Distance Routes from Montreal

Routes & Destinations We Serve

Montreal to Toronto

Our most popular long-distance route. Montreal to Toronto is roughly 540 km and takes our crew about 6 to 7 hours on the road. We run this route multiple times per week, which means we can often consolidate shipments and pass the savings on to you. Whether you are moving a full household or just a few pieces of furniture, we handle Montreal to Toronto moves with our own truck and our own crew, door to door.

AKA Moving truck arriving in downtown Toronto with the CN Tower after a long-distance move from Montreal

Arriving in downtown Toronto

Montreal to Ottawa

A shorter run at about 200 km, Montreal to Ottawa is a 2-hour drive that we do regularly. Same crew, same truck, same GPS tracking. Because of the proximity we can often offer same-day or next-day service on this route.

Montreal to Vancouver

The full cross-country haul. Montreal to Vancouver is about 4,600 km and takes about 7 days. Some companies say two weeks and end up being 2 months with some pieces never making it. We ship via freight with custom crating, track your shipment daily, and deliver to your door on the other end. Read our full guide on moving from Montreal to Vancouver.

Montreal to Quebec City, Maritimes, and Beyond

We run regular routes to Quebec City (2.5 hours), Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivieres, and into the Maritime provinces including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and PEI. No destination in Canada is too far.

Cross-Border: Montreal to the United States

Whether you are moving from Montreal to Boston, New York, or anywhere in the northeastern US, AKA Moving handles cross-border relocations. We manage the customs paperwork, coordinate the border crossing, and deliver to your new address in the United States. Our trucks and documentation are up to date for cross-border operations.

AKA Moving truck at the Canada-US border crossing for a cross-border long-distance move

At the Canada-US border crossing

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a long-distance move from Montreal cost?

The cost depends on the distance, weight, and volume of your belongings, the shipping method (LTL, container, freight, or expedited), and the time of year. Contact us at (514) 915-3967 for a free quote. We break down every cost so there are no surprises.

How long does a long-distance move take?

Montreal to Toronto takes about 1 to 2 days. Montreal to Ottawa is same-day or next-day. Montreal to Vancouver takes about 7 days. Cross-border moves to the US typically take 2 to 5 days depending on the destination and customs processing.

Do you use brokers or subcontractors?

On the corridors we run every week, Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec City, the Maritimes, and the northeastern US, it is our own trucks and our own crews, door to door. Beyond those corridors we move you through a small network of quality carriers we vet and use year round: household goods only, clean trailers, real insurance, GPS tracking. What we never do is post your move to a load board and hand it to a random truck. You book with us, and we answer for your belongings from pickup to delivery.

What is an ELD and why does it matter?

An Electronic Logging Device (ELD) tracks a driver’s hours of service to ensure they are driving within legal limits and taking required rest breaks. It is connected to the SAAQ. If a company is caught without one, their truck can be pulled off the road and your belongings impounded. AKA Moving is fully ELD compliant on every long-distance truck.

Is it cheaper to buy new furniture or move it long distance?

It depends on the condition and value of your furniture. For high-quality or sentimental pieces, moving them is usually worth it. For older items that would cost more to ship than to replace, selling them before the move and buying new at the destination can save you money. We help you figure out the math on a case-by-case basis.

Do you handle cross-border moves to the United States?

Yes. AKA Moving handles cross-border relocations from Montreal to destinations in the northeastern US and beyond. We manage the customs paperwork, coordinate the border crossing, and deliver to your new address.

What shipping method is cheapest for a long-distance move?

LTL (Less-Than-Truckload) is usually the most affordable option for smaller moves because you only pay for the space your items use in a shared truck. For larger households, container shipping or freight with custom crating can be more cost-effective. Call us and we will walk you through the options.

Long Distance Moving from Montreal: Routes and Guides