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St. Paul Moving Services We Offer
We genuinely love to keep you moving forward. Everyone at Blue Dolly is dedicated to delivering our 5 star moving services throughout St. Paul and the surrounding areas.
Our team ensures the right planning is in place ahead of your move to deliver you a cost effective, speedy and reliable move.
Why are we the highest rated movers in St. Paul?
Our transparent pricing means no hidden surprises, ever.
We offer guaranteed, all-inclusive pricing locked in before your move day. Your price is locked in regardless of how long the job takes.
We offer guaranteed, all-inclusive pricing locked in before your move day.
We always include the following services at no extra charge to you.
We include all of the following services at no extra charge to you.
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Moving in St. Paul? Here's What We Do Differently
St. Paul moves come with their own playbook: narrow Victorian staircases in Summit Hill, river-bluff hills in West 7th, and capitol-area buildings with limited curb access. Blue Dolly has built our St. Paul crews around that reality — extra dollies for staircases, low-clearance shuttle trucks for Cathedral Hill and Crocus Hill, and flat-fee pricing so a fourth-floor walk-up in Highland Park costs the same as a slab ranch in Como.
St. Paul Moving Cost Estimates
Flat-fee St. Paul moves include 2–3 movers, insured truck, wrap pads, shrink wrap, floor & door protection, fuel, mileage inside the metro, and stairs. Historic-home staircase moves: same price.
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Real St. Paul jobs our crews completed, with the all-inclusive price the customer was quoted before move day. Your quote depends on your inventory, access, and date — but these are typical.
| Move | Size | Crew | Time | Flat fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Hill Victorian 2nd floor → Highland Park | 1 bedroom | 3 movers | 4 hrs | $795 |
| Mac-Groveland duplex → Merriam Park house | 2 bedroom | 3 movers | 5 hrs | $1,190 |
| Summit Hill house → Woodbury | 3 bedroom | 4 movers | 7.5 hrs | $1,950 |
| Lowertown loft → Minneapolis North Loop | 1 bedroom | 3 movers | 4 hrs | $860 |
| West 7th apartment → storage, redelivered in 2 weeks | Studio | 2 movers | 2 trips | $980 |
St. Paul Move Scenarios We Handle Every Week
Summit, Crocus, and Cathedral Hill historic homes
Turn-of-the-century St. Paul homes have 28–30 inch doorways, quarter-turn staircases with no landing, and original plaster you don't want scuffed. We protect banisters and door frames, disassemble bed frames and shelving in place, and hand-carry rather than dolly through the tightest turns. That extra time is already priced into your flat fee, so a difficult staircase never becomes a surprise line item.
Downtown and Lowertown loft buildings
Pioneer-Endicott, Park Square Court, Lowertown Lofts, and The Carleton all require a reserved freight elevator and a certificate of insurance on file. We handle both with property management ahead of move day and time our arrival to the reserved window so you're not fighting another tenant's move-in.
St. Paul to Minneapolis cross-town moves
One crew and one truck for the whole job — we never split a cross-town move across two trucks or two days. Metro mileage and drive time are already in the flat fee, so I-94 traffic between Lowertown and the North Loop costs you nothing extra.
College-area moves: Macalester, St. Thomas, Hamline
Grand Avenue, Summit Avenue, and Snelling see hundreds of leases turn over in the same weekend. We book early-morning slots for these streets, take small single-room loads, and can store belongings over the summer in our climate-controlled warehouse.
Hill and bluff access in West 7th and the West Side
Steep grades and narrow older streets sometimes mean a full-size truck can't get to the door. When that happens we shuttle with a smaller vehicle instead of charging a long-carry or shuttle fee — the flat fee you were quoted is the price you pay.
Most Common St. Paul Moves We Handle
Historic home moves (Summit, Crocus, Cathedral Hill)
Victorian and turn-of-century homes mean tight stairs, narrow door frames, and built-ins. Our crews carry door-frame protectors and disassemble bed frames in tight spaces at no extra charge.
Apartment moves in Highland Park and Mac-Grove
Lots of 2nd- and 3rd-floor walk-ups with old elevator buildings nearby. Flat fee whether your unit is on floor 1 or 4.
St. Paul → Minneapolis cross-town moves
One of our most common routes. We hold a single truck and crew the whole day, no exchange of trucks, no delay charges.
Downtown / Lowertown loft moves
Freight elevator access at properties like Pioneer-Endicott, Lowertown Lofts, and Park Square — coordinated with property management ahead of move day.
St. Paul Neighborhoods We Serve
Blue Dolly crews work every St. Paul neighborhood — flat fee, no zone surcharges.
St. Paul Movers by ZIP Code
Every St. Paul ZIP code moves a little differently — elevator buildings downtown, walk-ups in the rental corridors, basements and garages in the family neighborhoods. Here's how Blue Dolly plans and prices a move in each part of the city, plus answers to the questions we hear most in each ZIP range.
ZIP codes served: 55101, 55102, 55105, 55116, 55104, 55103, 55114, 55106, 55130, 55117, 55108, 55113, 55117
Downtown St. Paul, West 7th & West Side
Lowertown lofts, downtown towers, and bluff-side West Side homes. Dock reservations, COIs, and steep driveway access drive the plan here.
Neighborhoods in this ZIP range
Lowertown loft moves in 55101
Historic warehouse conversions have single freight elevators shared by the whole building. We book the elevator, file the COI, and stage cartons in the dock so the reserved window carries the whole load.
Bluff and hillside homes on the West Side
55102 addresses often have long stair runs from the street. Crews add a mover for the carry and use shoulder straps rather than charging you extra hours after the fact.
Do downtown St. Paul buildings in 55101 require a certificate of insurance?
Most Lowertown and downtown St. Paul buildings do. We issue a COI naming your building as additional insured at no charge and send it directly to property management before your elevator reservation.
How much does a downtown St. Paul apartment move cost?
Studios and 1-bedrooms in 55101 and 55102 typically run $595–$825 all-inclusive, and 2-bedrooms $895–$1,295. Wrapping, elevator and floor protection, fuel, and travel are inside that flat fee.
Highland Park, Mac-Groveland & Summit Hill
Victorian and Tudor homes along Summit and Grand, plus Highland Park family houses with detached garages and finished basements.
Neighborhoods in this ZIP range
Victorian homes with turn-of-the-century staircases
Summit Hill and Cathedral Hill houses in 55105 have tight landings and original banisters. Crews pad every rail and newel post, hoist or disassemble oversized pieces, and carry plaster-wall protection as standard.
Highland Park family moves
A typical 55116 move includes a finished basement, a two-car garage, and a lawn shed. We quote all three so nothing is left behind at the end of the day.
Can you move furniture out of a narrow Victorian staircase in 55105?
Yes — it's routine work for our St. Paul crews. We disassemble bed frames and sectionals, remove doors when needed, and pad railings and plaster walls. If a piece truly can't turn the landing, we plan a window or balcony hoist in advance.
What does it cost to move a house in Highland Park (55116)?
A 3-bedroom Highland Park house typically runs $1,395–$1,950 as an all-inclusive flat fee. Basement, garage, and shed contents are included when we capture them in the quote, and the price is guaranteed before move day.
Midway, Summit-University, Frogtown & St. Anthony Park
Rental-heavy corridors along University Avenue with light-rail construction, permit parking, and lots of duplex and fourplex turnovers.
Neighborhoods in this ZIP range
University Avenue apartment turnovers
Light rail and bike lanes leave little curb in 55104. We scout loading options before move day and pull a temporary no-parking permit when the truck can't stage safely.
Duplex and fourplex moves in Frogtown
Shared entries and interior stairs slow carries in 55103. Three-mover crews and door-jamb protection keep the schedule and the building intact.
Where will the truck park for a Midway (55104) move?
We check alley and curb access when you book. If neither works, we file a St. Paul temporary no-parking permit for the frontage so the truck parks at the door — no extra long-carry charge either way.
Do you handle mid-month apartment moves near University Avenue?
Yes. Turnovers cluster on the 1st, 15th, and end of month in 55104 and 55103, so we staff extra crews on those dates and still hold weekday slots for short-notice moves.
East Side, Dayton's Bluff, Payne-Phalen & North End
Affordable family homes and small-business relocations across the East Side, with plenty of alley access and same-day availability.
Neighborhoods in this ZIP range
First-home purchases moving out of rentals
A common 55106 move: a two-bedroom rental into a first house with a garage. We handle the storage-unit stop on the way and keep it in one flat fee.
Small-business and storefront moves
Payne Avenue and Arcade Street storefronts move after hours. We schedule evening and Sunday loads, move shelving and inventory, and provide COIs for landlords.
Do you offer same-day movers on the East Side of St. Paul (55106, 55130)?
Yes, subject to crew availability, seven days a week from 7am to 9pm. Call (612) 268-5499 and we'll confirm the window and lock your flat fee on the call.
Can you add a storage-unit stop to my East Side move?
Absolutely. Extra pickup or drop stops — storage units, a relative's garage, a donation center — are quoted into the flat fee up front instead of billed as added drive time.
Como Park, St. Anthony Park & Roseville edge
Quiet residential blocks near the fairgrounds and Como, with a mix of 1940s homes, university rentals, and senior downsizes.
Neighborhoods in this ZIP range
State Fair-week scheduling around Como
Late August closes streets and floods parking near the fairgrounds. We schedule 55108 and 55117 moves for early morning that week and route trucks around the closures.
Senior downsizing moves
Many Como Park moves head to a smaller condo or a senior community. We sort, pack, move, and set up the new place in one day, with donation and disposal runs included in the quote.
Do you help seniors downsize in Como Park (55108, 55117)?
Yes. Our senior moving service includes packing, moving, unpacking, bed and TV setup, and hauling away donations — quoted as one flat fee so families know the full cost before the day begins.
Can you move during State Fair week near the fairgrounds?
We do it every year. Moves in 55108 and 55117 are scheduled early in the day that week, with routes planned around street closures so the crew arrives on time.
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