Why choose SOS Moving?
Our professionals handle the true complexities of moving in Long Beach. From carefully maneuvering a large sofa through the narrow stairwells of a historic Bluff Heights apartment building to hoisting valuable artwork into a modern waterfront home in Naples, we have the expertise and equipment for any challenge.
We provide a dedicated move coordinator who creates a detailed plan with a guaranteed delivery window. This is our promise of a predictable, surprise-free relocation. Request your free long-distance quote today.
Our teams are trained to handle all commercial assets, including sensitive IT equipment, confidential records, and medical machinery. We offer weekend and after-hours scheduling to ensure a seamless transition for your business.
Sure, our movers can bring packing materials and boxes if you need them. Make sure you mention that you need them to our operators in advance.
No, tips are not included, and it’s up to you how much to tip your movers. Tips are always appreciated but not required.
Your apartment moving cost depends on factors, such as the type and size of your property, the complexity of your move, the number of bedrooms, the volume of your items, zip code, etc. At SOS Moving, we offer flat and hourly rates. The hourly rate depends on the number of movers to be involved and the size of the moving truck. Flat rate is based on the volume of belongings you need to move, and it’s the best option for long-distance moves. To know your moving cost, please contact us or submit a form on our website to request your free quote.
You should schedule your move date as early as you can. If you’re moving locally, at least 1-2 weeks in advance, for long-distance moves, we recommend getting a quote at least 2-4 weeks before your move date.
You can choose any convenient day for your relocation, and yes, we can help you move on weekends and holidays.
A safe relocation is our goal, so we’ll provide you with a detailed list of items that are prohibited to transport. It includes perishables, hazardous materials, firearms, batteries, etc. We also don’t recommend packing your personal and irreplaceable items, including family heirlooms, family photos, jewelry, documents, etc. Carry them with you during the move.
We accept cash, all major debit and credit cards, and certified checks. We don’t accept personal checks. There will not apply any transaction fee on card transactions.
Yes, we’ll contact you prior to delivery. We’ll deliver your belongings within the given moving arrival window. In case the window is no longer possible, we’ll also contact you in advance and set another delivery time.
Long Beach, California, runs from canal-side lots on Naples Island to 1950s ranch houses on the east side and residential high-rises along Ocean Boulevard. For local movers in Long Beach, each of those changes where the truck can stop and how far every piece travels on foot.
On Naples Island some houses take their address from the water: the city's seawall work covered 95–166 Rivo Alto Canal, a stretch lined by a public walkway on Sorrento Walk and crossed by bridges such as the one at Ravenna Drive. A truck can't pull up to a door like that. The crew finds the nearest legal spot on a street, walks the route before the first load and settles which entrance gives the shorter carry. A piano on one of these lots goes with a four-person crew, and piano moving in Long Beach covers that job.
East Long Beach holds Rancho Estates, a 700-house tract finished in 1953–54 to designs by Cliff May and Chris Choate. The LA Conservancy describes L-shaped ranch houses with clerestory windows and large glass doors that open onto patios and courtyards. Glass, not stairs, sets the pace here: the crew pads door frames, keeps furniture corners wrapped near the big panes and lays floor runners out to the truck. If you would rather hand off the wrapping and boxing, packing crews in Long Beach can take it on.
Reserving curb space for the truck through the city works the same for a local move as for a cross-country one, and the process is covered on our page about long-distance moves from Long Beach. A pod or dumpster in the street is a separate matter: Long Beach Public Works issues temporary occupancy permits for a storage pod or bin on a parking lane, good for up to 90 days. If the pod would only hold furniture between two leases, weigh it against moving and storage in Long Beach before you apply.
Downtown condo towers run move-ins through the HOA or the management office, and the allowed days and booking lead times differ from tower to tower. When you book with us, send the building's written move rules, your elevator reservation, the loading entrance and where the truck may stand. If the HOA wants a certificate of insurance, we issue a COI for $50; ask the office for the exact wording and the names it must list, so the paper is right the first time.
Crews leave our base at 5530 Jillson Street in Los Angeles and take the I-710 south: about 17.5 miles, around 26 minutes without traffic. Weekday rush hours on the 710 can stretch that drive a lot. Our moving services in Long Beach run Monday through Sunday, 8AM – 6PM, and on weekdays we lean toward an early start, with the last load out before the evening slowdown.
Freeway traffic reaches downtown over the Shoemaker Bridge, which the city calls a key connection between the I-710 and Downtown Long Beach. When its northbound lanes and the Ocean Boulevard, Third Street and Seventh Street ramps closed for two weekend repairs in 2024, drivers bound for the northbound 710 were sent to Anaheim Street, and a replacement bridge is still in design. Before any downtown job, office moves in Long Beach included, we check that week's closures.
Every October one Sunday belongs to the Long Beach Marathon. In 2025 most closures rolled between 4:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. through Belmont Shore, the Peninsula, Naples, Bluff Park, Alamitos Beach, Park Estates and Los Altos, and eastbound Shoreline Drive shut the day before. If your date is flexible, we will suggest another day; if it isn't, we plan around the reopening times the city posts that week.
Long Beach sits well inside 30 miles of the base, so the standard 3-hour minimum applies rather than the 4-hour one. Alongside that minimum, the rates page carries one more rule worth reading before a Long Beach quote: double drive time applies to moves over 10 miles.
Lakewood Village belongs to Long Beach, yet the city of Lakewood borders it on three sides. When we book a move there, we check which side of the city line the address sits on, because curb space and any permit go through that city. Addresses on the other side are covered on our page for moves in Lakewood.
Carson starts where Long Beach ends on the west. The City of Carson names Long Beach as its eastern neighbor, with the I-710 forming part of that border and the I-405 crossing Carson east to west, which makes the 405 the direct road for a move between the two; see moves in Carson.
San Pedro sits across the harbor. State Route 47 links San Pedro and Long Beach through Terminal Island, and on the Long Beach side the crossing starts on the Long Beach International Gateway, the six-lane bridge that replaced the Gerald Desmond Bridge in 2020. Caltrans has scheduled a full closure of the Vincent Thomas Bridge from November 2026 through March 2028 for a deck replacement, so a Long Beach to San Pedro move in that window follows the posted detours and needs more drive time in the plan; see moves in San Pedro.
| Area or home type in Long Beach | What to plan for on moving day |
|---|---|
| Naples, homes on the Rivo Alto Canal | Addresses on a public walkway; the truck parks on the nearest street and the crew walks the carry first |
| Rancho Estates, Cliff May ranch houses | Large glass doors onto patios; frames padded and runners down before the first piece moves |
| Downtown condo and apartment towers | Written HOA or management move rules, a booked elevator and a $50 COI if the building asks for one |
| Lakewood Village | A Long Beach address with Lakewood on three sides; confirm which city handles curb space |
| Belmont Shore, the Peninsula and Naples in October | Marathon Sunday closures from early morning into the afternoon; pick another day if you can |
| Downtown via the Shoemaker Bridge | The Ocean Boulevard, Third Street and Seventh Street ramps can close with the bridge; closures checked the week of the move |
