Richmond is at 73 feet and the Sparks warehouse is at 4,437. The first 813 miles of the route run on I-64, the same road that carries the Hampton Roads route, so the early part of the trip is a shared corridor.
813 miles of I-64 before the real run begins
The route runs I-64 for about 813 miles, I-70 for 243 and I-29 for 119, then I-80 for 1,388 miles into Nevada. I-64 alone is nearly a third of the trip. After it, the other three roads are short links to the long western stretch.
The straight-line distance is about 2,269 miles and the roads add roughly 395. Check each state's 511 page on the way and NDOT for the Nevada end.
Reno Arch by day / downtown Virginia St
Six days, one date
About 46 h 30 min of wheel time is six days at 500 miles a day. A shipment moves on the carrier network's schedule and the delivery window in your written estimate is the date to plan around.
Richmond averages 8.8 inches of snow a year, against 20.9 in Reno, and a July high of 89.5 degrees against 93.9. January highs are 47.8 and 47.7, nearly equal, but Reno's January lows reach 26.1 degrees.
How the move works with O'Brien's
You book with O'Brien's, the Bekins agent in Sparks. We coordinate the move from your Richmond address through the Bekins network, then deliver, unpack and store in the Reno area. If your closing date shifts, your belongings can wait in our warehouse; vault storage starts from $40 per month.
The Richmond metro has about 1.34 million people, a Census median household income of $86,679 and a median home value of $353,500. The Reno metro's median household income is $87,485 and its median home value is $502,300. Median gross rent is $1,447 in Richmond and $1,592 in Reno, close enough that rent is not the main difference.
County records show people move in both directions between Richmond city and Washoe County. For the wider picture, see moving to Reno from Virginia.
How a long-distance move works with a Bekins agent
O'Brien's Moving & Storage has been an agent for Bekins Van Lines since 1955. On an interstate move the Bekins network carries your shipment under the van line's interstate system; O'Brien's books the move in either direction. Leaving Northern Nevada, we give the free in-home estimate, pack, store in our Sparks warehouse if you need it, and load. Moving here from another state, you book with us and we coordinate the move from your origin through the Bekins network, then handle delivery, unpacking and storage in Sparks. Your written estimate sets the delivery window. What being a Bekins agent means.
Your rights on an interstate move
Federal booklets every interstate mover must give you
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Tell us where you are going. The estimate for a long-distance move starts with a survey of your Reno-area home.
