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Golden_State   2

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Hi,

Sorry if this has been covered already, but I'm looking into the best option for moving my stuff from Toronto to California. I won't be moving much: just some clothing, books, CDs, and a few personal effects (no furniture). The options I can think of are:

1. Rent a car and drive down (costs about $1,200 plus gas and hotel, food)

2. Ship via UPS (looks like it'll be about $75 per suitcase-sized box)

3. Hire a moving company

4. Get a driveways car (ie: drive someone else's car down, if one is available). Probably a long-shot.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Know of a good moving company that's reasonably priced? Or, is UPS a better option? I'd like to keep the cost as low as possible and would appreciate any help or suggestions :D

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You may be interested in this thread in the Canada Forum. There are a lot of useful links in the pinned topic:

Canada Immigration Guide

If you only have a few things then a moving company would not be something to consider. They charge a minimum flat rate starting at $2,500 then the mileage and fuel on top of that.

Also, check your airline for additional cargo costs.

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Hi,

Sorry if this has been covered already, but I'm looking into the best option for moving my stuff from Toronto to California. I won't be moving much: just some clothing, books, CDs, and a few personal effects (no furniture). The options I can think of are:

1. Rent a car and drive down (costs about $1,200 plus gas and hotel, food)

2. Ship via UPS (looks like it'll be about $75 per suitcase-sized box)

3. Hire a moving company

4. Get a driveways car (ie: drive someone else's car down, if one is available). Probably a long-shot.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Know of a good moving company that's reasonably priced? Or, is UPS a better option? I'd like to keep the cost as low as possible and would appreciate any help or suggestions :D

If you don't have a car,try U-HAUL trucks

If you have a car,try U-HAUL trails..

I'm about t move as well,very soon..so did lots of research.

The best option for me is to rent a trail wih U-HAL and use my own car....increadibley cheap comparing to other moving companies...

good luck

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I sent myself 5 boxes via Canada Post before I crossed the border (good thing I made it across!). I put the heavy stuff in my car to drive across and just shipped the clothing and lighter stuff. Each box costed about $40 to ship and it worked well for me!

Oh, and I drove across the country from Guelph, ON to Turlock, CA. I don't recommend it. There's not much to see on the I-80. We did make it in 4 short days, though!

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GS, how much is the total weight you want to ship? Another option would be to do it in ONE air-trip and pay (possible) excess-baggage charge.

http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/air...ge/checked.html

http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/air...essbaggage.html

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