In business since 2000, International Van Lines is America’s fastest-growing mover handling over 20,000 moves per year.
Movers In
Athens is home to the University of Georgia, and the university sets the tempo for the entire local moving market. Tens of thousands of students, faculty, and staff cycle through Clarke County on the academic calendar, which makes late July and August the most compressed moving window in the state outside metro Atlanta. International Van Lines serves Athens year round, with coordinators who plan around that calendar instead of being surprised by it.
The August turnover is the event to plan for. Most student leases in Athens end and begin within the same few days, trucks and crews book out weeks in advance, and complexes near campus run tight move-in schedules. If your dates fall anywhere near the start of fall semester, booking early is the single most useful thing you can do. We also move plenty of households on the quieter side of town, from Five Points and Cobbham to the Eastside, where the pace is more typical of a mid-sized city.
Athens also generates steady long distance work. Graduates leave for jobs in Atlanta, Florida, Texas, and the Northeast, faculty arrive from across the country, and families relocate for the medical and education employers anchored in the county. Wherever the move points, it starts with a free survey and a real plan.
Our Moving Services In
Hourly local moving within Athens and the surrounding Clarke County area, with furniture padding and wrapping standard on every job.
Learn MoreOut-of-state moves from Athens to anywhere in the country, priced by shipment size and distance with a free survey first.
Learn MoreDoor-to-door overseas relocation from Athens, including ocean freight, air freight, and customs documentation support.
Learn MoreFull and partial professional packing with quality materials, so you can hand off as much or as little of the boxing as you want.
Learn MoreVehicle transport alongside your household move, whether your car is heading across the country or overseas from Athens.
Learn MoreShort and long term storage in secure, monitored facilities when your move-out and move-in dates do not line up.
Learn MoreLocal Moving In
Local moves in Athens are billed hourly based on crew size and the services you choose. Student moves are often small and fast, while family homes in Five Points or Boulevard take fuller crews and more protection for older woodwork and plaster. We size the crew to the job during your survey. Around the August rush, securing your slot early matters more than any other detail.
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30601, 30605, 30606, 30607 and surrounding areas throughout Clarke County.
Long Distance Moving From
From Athens we run long distance routes to Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee, and New York, and metro Atlanta is close enough that Athens shipments connect easily to every major lane we operate. Interstate pricing is based on shipment size and distance rather than hours, and every quote is grounded in a free virtual or in-person survey of your actual inventory.
International Moving From
A university town produces more international moves than its size suggests. Visiting faculty heading home, researchers taking posts abroad, and graduates starting careers overseas all ship households out of Athens. Ocean shipments typically route through the Port of Savannah, with air freight from Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta when timing is tight. We handle the full process door to door, including customs documentation, as our core specialty.
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