Moving from Virginia Beach and Norfolk to Reno

Virginia Beach is at 13 feet above sea level and the Sparks warehouse is at 4,437, one of the largest elevation changes of any route into Reno. The straight-line distance is about 2,361 miles, and the road adds more than 400.

From Tidewater to the high desert

The first 886 miles run on I-64. Then 243 miles of I-70 and 119 miles of I-29 connect to I-80, which carries the shipment the last 1,388 miles to Nevada. Adding the short links, the route comes to about 2,770 miles. Four named roads, one long job.

Ask the estimator about pickup timing early. The loading day at a Virginia address depends on building access, parking for a large truck and, in summer, the heat, all of which are easier to settle with a few weeks of lead time.

Six driving days and what sets the date

At 500 miles a day the planning rule gives six driving days, with about 48 h 36 min behind the wheel. A shipment moved through the Bekins network does not drive straight through, and the delivery window in your written estimate is what you plan around.

Seasons matter. A winter move meets weather on the Appalachian leg of I-64 and again on the plains and in Wyoming on I-80. A summer move meets heat and fewer delays. Spring and fall are the easy months in both directions.

Check each state's 511 site before departure and the NDOT page for the Nevada end.

How the move works with O'Brien's

You book the move with O'Brien's, the Bekins agent in Sparks. We coordinate it from your Virginia Beach or Norfolk address through the Bekins network, then deliver and unpack in the Reno area. If your Nevada closing date moves, the shipment can sit in our 30,000 square foot warehouse.

Military households can read about military moves and storage. For any move, request a phone ballpark or the online estimate first and read what goes into a long-distance moving cost.

Hampton Roads and Reno side by side

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro has about 1.79 million people, a Census median household income of $82,330 and a median home value of $340,900. The Reno metro's median home value is $502,300 and its median household income is $87,485. Median gross rent is $1,478 in Hampton Roads and $1,592 in Reno.

The climate swing is large. January highs are 50.3 degrees in Virginia Beach and 47.7 in Reno, but Reno's January lows reach 26.1 degrees, and annual precipitation falls from 46.6 inches to 7.35. Salt air and humidity give way to dry air and sun.