Chicago is a true cross-country haul, and the route is almost a single road. A Redmond-to-Chicago move rides I-90 nearly the entire way: east over Snoqualmie Pass, across the wide-open northern tier through Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, and into Chicago. It is about 2,065 miles and a four-to-five-day door-to-door job, with the same crew staying on your shipment from the Eastside to the Midwest.
Leaving the Northwest? Redmond Movers keeps the whole haul on one truck with one crew, the price set in writing before we load.
Why the move happens
It is usually work or family. Corporate transfers move people between Eastside campuses and Chicago’s deep finance, consulting, and tech employers, graduates head back to the Midwest, and families relocate to be closer to relatives. The Redmond-to-Chicago leg is a long one, so people want a mover who keeps the job under one roof rather than passing it down a chain.
The northern route
I-90 across the northern plains is open, fast interstate, but it is also weather country. In winter the Montana and Dakota stretches can see serious cold, wind, and snow, so our long-haul lead tracks the forecast across the whole corridor and times the run to keep your goods moving safely. The climate at the end is continental, hot humid summers and hard winters with lake-effect snow, a real change from the mild marine Eastside.
What changes in Chicago
- A continental climate with humid summers and brutal winters instead of Puget Sound drizzle
- High-rises, three-flats, and walk-ups that need COIs, elevators, and stair plans
- Permit street parking and tight city blocks rather than Eastside driveways
- Cross-country timing that makes storage in transit a common request
One licensed crew, coast to Midwest
Redmond Movers holds Washington WUTC and USDOT/MC authority and runs its own trucks and crews. The team that loads your Redmond home is the team that carries it into your Chicago place, with no carrier swap or broker handoff anywhere in between. Get my free moving quote for a flat, written Chicago price.
How this run goes · ~2065 mi
One crew and one truck handle the whole haul out of the Eastside, GPS-tracked door to door on one binding flat rate. We set your delivery day and we hold it — no outside hands ever touch the load, and the written number is the number you settle.