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Movers in Bethesda, MD
High-Rise or Colonial at One Flat Rate

Red Cat's movers in Bethesda, MD start ten minutes away in Rockville. A downtown Bethesda high-rise, an Edgemoor colonial or a Pike & Rose apartment in North Bethesda gets one flat price, set before moving day.

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What movers cost in Bethesda, MD

Starting flat rates for a Bethesda move, weekdays in the first three weeks of the month. Fridays and Saturdays cost more. Your exact price comes from your inventory and date, set before moving day.

Local moving prices in Bethesda

  • 1 Bedroom Apartment

    1 Bedroom Apartment, local move

    from$240flat rate
  • 2 Bedroom Apartment

    2 Bedroom Apartment, local move

    from$320flat rate
  • 2 Bedroom House

    2 Bedroom House, local move

    from$780flat rate
  • 3 Bedroom House

    3 Bedroom House, local move

    from$1440flat rate
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  • Everything pad-wrapped
  • Fragile items packed by us: TVs, glass, mirrors
  • Furniture disassembled and reassembled
  • You pack the boxes, or add our packing service

Rates shown are for weekday moves in the first three weeks of the month. Storage available, first month free while space allows.

What does a move in Bethesda cost? The moving cost calculator prices your home, date and distance in a minute, and storage in Bethesda prices storage in our Rockville warehouse by the month.

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The cheapest days to move in Bethesda.

November and December 2026: every day has its price level, from the same calendar our office prices each move from, checked every day. Green days cost the least, red days the most. In the next 30 days, the lowest price falls on Sunday, November 15, Thursday, November 19, Tuesday, December 1, Tuesday, December 8 and Monday, December 14. Tap a date to start your quote for it.

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Bethesda movers reviews from real moves

  • Maya Robinson2BR apartment · DC

  • Daniel Kim3BR house · Bethesda

Bethesda moves aretwo kinds of moves

A third of Bethesda's homes are in buildings of fifty or more, and half are single-family houses, many of them big. We plan for whichever one is yours before the truck leaves Rockville, ten minutes up the Pike.

What we handle for you:

  • Downtown towersFreight elevator and loading dock booked, certificate of insurance sent to the building ahead of time.
  • Tight move windowsBethesda buildings give you a few hours on the elevator. Our crew is sized to finish inside them.
  • Big houses, full basementsEdgemoor, Kenwood and Bradley Hills: the stairs, the basement and the long carry are in the flat price.
  • Wisconsin Avenue trafficA slow morning downtown or on the Beltway never changes your price.
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Bethesda movessorted ahead of time

Downtown towers book move windows weeks out, and big houses need packers on the day before. We line both up early.

What we take care of:

  • Building windowElevator and dock reserved, insurance certificate sent.
  • Packers firstA 3-bedroom house takes three packers up to 10 hours, the day before.
  • HeirloomsArt, mirrors and fragile pieces packed by us.
  • Floors and wallsRunner at the door, protection tape on paths and stairs, flat boxes on every corner.
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Our team

Meet the movers behind
your Bethesda move

  • Igor S., Co-Founder & Operator at Red Cat Movers
    Igor S. on LinkedIn

    Co-Founder & Operator

    Igor S.

    • 30,000+

      moves overseen

    • 2,000+

      moves by hand

    • 2012

      moving since

  • Milan T., Co-Founder · Quality Control at Red Cat Movers
    Milan T. on LinkedIn

    Co-Founder · Quality Control

    Milan T.

    • 12+ yrs

      sales at WTW

    • 3

      board roles

    • 2x

      co-founder

Our co-founder Igor S. has been moving people since 2012. Our crews drive down from Rockville, a short hop, and Bethesda moves are split between high-rise elevators downtown and colonials on quiet side streets. We plan both the same way: before the truck leaves.

Same expertise.
A better experience.

Affordable pricing. Flat rates. Impeccable service.

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Neighborhoods

Where we move in Bethesda

Pick a neighborhood on the map or in the tabs to see what moving day looks like there.

495355190BETHESDADowntown BethesdaEdgemoorKenwoodBradley HillsNIHWildwood

Downtown Bethesda

Bethesda Row, Woodmont Triangle and the towers around the Metro, plus the older houses of Battery Park: strict dock and elevator windows, which we book along with the insurance certificate before moving day.

20814 neighborhood report

What we move in Bethesda

Half houses and a third high-rises

Half of Bethesda's homes are single-family houses, and more than a third are in buildings of fifty homes or more. Almost nothing sits in between, so a Bethesda move is either about a building's rules or about a big house's stairs and basement.

  • Single-family houses53%

    Edgemoor, Kenwood, Bradley Hills and Wildwood. Big furniture, basements and long carries from the driveway.

  • Mid- and high-rises (10+ homes)40%

    Downtown Bethesda, Woodmont Triangle and Pike & Rose. Freight elevator, loading dock and insurance certificate handled ahead.

  • Townhouses & rowhouses4%

    A few newer rows near downtown and in North Bethesda. Three floors of stairs, planned room by room.

  • Small buildings (2–9 homes)3%

    Garden apartments and small condo buildings, often walk-ups.

Rowhouses beside an apartment tower

30,095

Homes

Apartment building with a red key

36%

Renting

Brick rowhouse with front steps

1970

Median year built

House with a dollar price tag

$1.17M

Median home value

US Census ACS 5-year 2024.

Bethesda, MD street from above: brick colonials and townhouses, movers at a truck, high-rises behind

Plan around building calendars and the 1st

Bethesda's high-rises only have so many elevator slots, and NIH and Walter Reed bring new people every summer, so the calendar matters here.

  • Wall calendar with a day circled

    End of every month

    Leases turn over on the 1st and building elevators book up fast. The last days of the month go first.

  • Sun

    Summer in general

    NIH fellows, Walter Reed staff and new federal hires arrive in June and July, the tightest weeks of the year.

  • Schoolhouse with a bell tower

    Before school starts

    Families moving for Bethesda's schools fill late July and August. Book as soon as your dates are set.

  • Price tag

    Fridays and Saturdays

    Always more expensive than weekdays. A midweek move saves money and gets the better elevator slot.

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Where Bethesda moves to

Most moves we make in Bethesda stay in the DMV. Pick a route to see it, all at one flat price.

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Bethesda to DC

About 7.3 miles · 21 minutes without traffic

Down Wisconsin Avenue into DC, still a local move. We handle the DC parking permit and the building elevator at the other end.

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FAQ

Bethesda moving questions
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  • Our Bethesda flat rates start at $240 for a 1-bedroom apartment, $320 for a 2-bedroom apartment, $780 for a 2-bedroom house and $1440 for a 3-bedroom house, for weekdays in the first three weeks of the month. Fridays and Saturdays cost more. Your exact price is set from your inventory before moving day.

Case study

Downtown Bethesda High-Rise to an Edgemoor Colonial

Before the move

The Challenge2-Bedroom Apartment, Woodmont Avenue to Edgemoor

Red Cat Movers

The estimate

Rachel and Tom W.

Flat-rate quote

Rate type
Flat Rate
Service type
Moving
Service day
Wednesday
Volume
702 cu ft

Origin

Bethesda, MD 20814

  • Apartment
  • 2 Bedroom
  • Curb side parking
  • 20–75 ft carry
  • 1–10 steps

Destination

Bethesda, MD 20814

  • Curb side parking
  • 20–75 ft carry
  • 11–20 steps

What's included

  • Disassembly & reassembly of standard furniture
  • All furniture blanket wrapped
  • Loading, unloading & furniture placement
  • All taxes, tolls, fuel and mileage
  • Basic valuation (60¢/lb per article)
  • Itemized inventory on move day
  • Flat rate price guaranteed for items listed in this estimate

Cost summary

Quote
$1052.56
Valuation
$0.00
Grand total$1052.56

Rachel and Tom W. were leaving a two-bedroom on the 14th floor of a Woodmont Avenue tower for a colonial six blocks away in Edgemoor, and the tower ran the clock.

  • The challenge

    A three-hour elevator slot

    The building gave them 9 to 12, Wednesday.

    Freight elevator
    Wed 9–12
    Slot
    3 hours
    Penalty
    $150 an hour over

    The tower books its freight elevator in three-hour slots and fines residents who run past their time. Fourteen floors of furniture and boxes had to be down and on the truck by noon.

  • The challenge

    Fourteen floors down, then the curb

    Every piece through the elevator, then a carry.

    Floor
    14
    Carry to the truck
    20–75 ft
    Pads
    Building's own, required

    The building requires its own elevator pads to be hung and every piece to travel by freight elevator, shared that morning with a contractor's crew. From the lobby it was a few steps down and a 20 to 75 foot carry to the truck at the curb, for all 89 items.

    Every item's path on move day

    1. Woodmont Ave tower14th floor
    2. Freight elevator9–12 slot
    3. 20–75 ft carryTo the truck at the curb
    4. Six blocksTo Edgemoor
    5. 14 steps, a turnMattress over the rail
    6. Edgemoor colonial1930s

  • The challenge

    A certificate of insurance

    No COI, no elevator key.

    COI to management
    48 hours ahead
    Named
    Building and owner
    Deposit
    $0

    Management releases the elevator key only after a certificate of insurance naming the building and its owner is on file, 48 hours ahead. The crew leader sent it the Friday before.

  • The challenge

    A colonial with a narrow turn

    The new stairs turned at the landing.

    Stairs, Edgemoor
    14, with a turn
    Queen mattress
    Up and over the rail
    Doors
    32 inches

    The Edgemoor colonial has a 1930s staircase that turns at a landing and 32-inch doors. The queen mattress and the dresser would not make the turn upright, so the plan was to take them up over the banister with the rail padded.

    Every item's path on move day

    1. Woodmont Ave tower14th floor
    2. Freight elevator9–12 slot
    3. 20–75 ft carryTo the truck at the curb
    4. Six blocksTo Edgemoor
    5. 14 steps, a turnMattress over the rail
    6. Edgemoor colonial1930s
Two Red Cat movers taping packed Red Cat boxes shut on a table
  • Elevator slot 9–12
  • 14th floor
  • COI 48 hrs ahead

The estimate: $1052.56 flat rate.

How we did it

Our ApproachPlanned Back From Noon

The elevator deadline set the whole day, so the crew and the truck were sized for it.

  • Our approach

    Phone estimate, two bedrooms

    89 items, the elevator and the turn on the sheet.

    Items
    89
    Volume
    702 cu ft
    Weight
    4523 lbs

    For a two-bedroom a phone estimate is enough. Rachel listed every room, the crew leader added the freight elevator slot, the carry at both ends and the colonial's turning staircase, and the flat rate was e-signed six days ahead: $1052.56.

    Inventory

    • Disassembly
    • Assembly
    • Pressboard
    • Fragile
    • (CP) Packed by movers
    • (PBO) Packed by customer
    • Blanket wrapped
    Living roomQtyLbsCftTags
    Sofa sectional, 2 piece135050
    Recliner112525
    Entertainment center, small19515
    TV flatscreen, 60–75 in110515
    Artificial plant, small1207
    Nightstand1355
    Coffee table with glass15010
    Rug, large110515
    Floor lamp23010
    Bookshelf, medium17015
    Ottoman, large15015
    Footstool1103
    Table lamp2308
    Bar stool, low24010
    Floor mirror, over 4 ft1355
    Total181,150208
    KitchenQtyLbsCftTags
    Cooler1205
    Rug, medium1497
    Serving cart14510
    Bar stool, high27020
    Hutch bottom117525
    Step ladder, small1102
    Total736969
    Dining roomQtyLbsCftTags
    Dining table, medium114025
    Chair, standard410028
    Console table15010
    Baby high chair1204
    Total731067
    Bedroom 1QtyLbsCftTags
    Bed, queen130060
    Ottoman, small1205
    Dresser, single19515
    Rug, medium1497
    Floor lamp1155
    Floor fan1155
    Duffel bag27010
    Total8564107
    Bedroom 2QtyLbsCftTags
    Trundle bed125045
    Computer desk19515
    Computer chair13510
    Total338070
    BathroomQtyLbsCftTags
    Bathroom shelf1154
    Total1154
    BoxesQtyLbsCftTags
    Dishpack535025
    Wardrobe box, 12 cu ft325236
    Book box945018
    Medium box, 3 cu ft1939957
    Large box, 4.5 cu ft928440.5
    Total451,735176.5
    Grand total894,523701.5

  • Our approach

    Packing split with the crew

    45 boxes by Rachel and Tom, 9 pieces by the crew.

    Packed by them
    45 boxes, 2 lamps
    Packed by our crew
    9 pieces
    Taken apart
    7 pieces

    Rachel and Tom packed 45 boxes and two table lamps. Our crew packed the sectional, the TV, the glass coffee table, the floor mirror, three floor lamps, the queen bed and the trundle bed. The recliner, the dining table, both beds and the floor lamps came apart and went back together in Edgemoor.

    Special handling

    (CP) Packed by movers

    • Sofa sectional, 2 piece1Living room
    • TV flatscreen, 60–75 in1Living room
    • Coffee table with glass1Living room
    • Floor lamp2Living room
    • Floor mirror, over 4 ft1Living room
    • Bed, queen1Bedroom 1
    • Floor lamp1Bedroom 1
    • Trundle bed1Bedroom 2

    (PBO) Packed by customer

    • Table lamp2Living room
    • Dishpack5Boxes
    • Wardrobe box, 12 cu ft3Boxes
    • Book box9Boxes
    • Medium box, 3 cu ft19Boxes
    • Large box, 4.5 cu ft9Boxes

  • Our approach

    Three movers for a three-hour slot

    One on the elevator, two in the apartment.

    Crew
    3 movers
    Truck
    One 20-ft
    Elevator cleared
    11:35 AM

    A three-hour slot on the 14th floor needs a crew that keeps the elevator moving: two wrapping and staging in the apartment, one riding the elevator and loading the 20-foot truck at the curb. The elevator was clear at 11:35, with 25 minutes to spare.

  • Our approach

    $1052.56, no building fine

    Mattress over the rail, six blocks, one price.

    Flat rate
    $1052.56
    Building fine
    $0
    Done
    3 PM

    At the colonial the banister was wrapped in blankets and the queen mattress went up over it, with the dresser behind it, drawers out. The estimate came to $1052.56 on an Economy day, one of the lower-priced days of the month. The elevator slot, the COI and the turning staircase were all in that price, and the building's $150-an-hour fine never came into it.

    Special handling

    Blanket wrapped

    • Sofa sectional, 2 piece1Living room
    • Recliner1Living room
    • Entertainment center, small1Living room
    • TV flatscreen, 60–75 in1Living room
    • Nightstand1Living room
    • Coffee table with glass1Living room
    • Bookshelf, medium1Living room
    • Ottoman, large1Living room
    • Bar stool, low2Living room
    • Floor mirror, over 4 ft1Living room
    • Bar stool, high2Kitchen
    • Hutch bottom1Kitchen
    • Dining table, medium1Dining room
    • Chair, standard4Dining room
    • Console table1Dining room
    • Bed, queen1Bedroom 1
    • Dresser, single1Bedroom 1
    • Trundle bed1Bedroom 2
    • Computer desk1Bedroom 2
    • Computer chair1Bedroom 2
    • Bathroom shelf1Bathroom
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The Results

Taped Red Cat boxes stacked and ready to load

$1052.56 flat rate

14 floors down and a 1930s staircase up, one price.

Elevator cleared at 11:35

Twenty-five minutes inside the building's slot.

Know your price.
Then let's move.

Your stuff moves. Your price doesn't.

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