Dryden to Buffalo Movers
The whole Dryden, NY-to-Buffalo, NY haul rides one truck with one crew: Wyatt Mackey drives the lane himself, the price is locked before pickup, and your load never gets handed to another carrier partway there.
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- Flat-rate quote, no deposit needed
- Local & long-distance
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Tell us about your move. We call back with one flat number.
Buffalo sits a hundred and fifty miles west of Dryden on I-90, close enough to Lake Erie that lake-effect squalls can bury the Thruway in a single afternoon even when Dryden itself is clear. That’s the first thing Hicks Moving and Storage checks before setting an exact departure time for a Buffalo move, the route itself is simple, but the weather window isn’t always.
Many of our Buffalo moves are Cornell and Ithaca College families relocating for jobs in healthcare, finance, or manufacturing on that side of the state, plus retirees heading toward family near Niagara County. Whatever the reason, it’s the same setup as every other route we run: one company-owned truck, one background-checked crew, loaded in Dryden and unloaded in Buffalo with nobody handing the job off partway.
Wyatt Mackey, our long-distance crew chief, has driven I-90 west enough winters to know which stretches near Batavia get hit hardest, and he builds a buffer into any December-through-March booking. Every quote is flat-rate with no deposit required, and you’ll get text updates once the truck leaves and again as it gets close. Compare pricing on our long-distance moving page or start with a number on the quote form. Our about page has more on how Russell Hicks built this crew.
Rough Pricing By Home Size
Consider these figures a rough guide only. Aisha builds the binding number off a real walkthrough (what is actually going, and how hard it is to get a truck in and out at each end) so two homes of the same size can land at very different prices depending on stairs, driveways, and how far the carry runs.
| Home Size | Typical Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Studio / 1BR | $950-$1,400 | Common for a single professional or retiree downsizing into a Buffalo-area apartment or condo. |
| 2-3BR house | $1,900-$2,800 | Fits most families relocating for healthcare, finance, or manufacturing jobs near Buffalo and Niagara County. |
| 4+BR house | $3,200-$4,600 | For larger homes; pricing scales with load volume, stairs, distance to the truck, and packing service. |
Our Services
The one-bedroom off Collegetown gets the same movers and the same equipment as the farmhouse packing up for Rochester. We don't farm the small jobs out to a lesser crew. Whichever of the nine services you book, it stays ours the whole way, never resold to some truck down the road.
Our Range Of Services IncludesLocal Dryden Moves
Farmhouses off Peruville Road, student rentals near Cornell, ranch homes in Varna. Our crew has hauled through every kind of Tompkins County move, usually wrapped up before dark.
Learn More →Long-Distance Moves from Dryden
When a Cornell postdoc's contract ends and the next one starts in Rochester or Albany, the load doesn't get handed to a subcontractor at the county line, the crew that packs it drives it.
Learn More →Tompkins County Home Moves
Farmhouses outside Dryden and starter homes in Lansing both get worked the same way, one crew, one truck, and a price we settle on before anybody starts carrying boxes out the door.
Learn More →Ithaca-Area Apartment & Rental Moves
Narrow stairwells in the older Collegetown buildings and tight turnaround dates tied to the Ithaca lease cycle both call for a different plan than a house move, so we plan around both.
Learn More →Full-Service Packing for Tompkins County Homes
Give us the day and we'll pack the whole house (kitchen, root cellar, the barn full of boxes nobody's opened in years) with padded wrap and dish-pack cartons built for rural roads, not just a driveway.
Learn More →Short-Term Storage Between Leases
Leases in Ithaca rarely line up perfectly with a closing date, so when there's a gap, we hold your load in a heated space instead of a storage pod freezing shut in a Finger Lakes winter.
Learn More →Piano Moving Across Tompkins County
Uprights and baby grands out of old farmhouses and newer Ithaca builds alike. Our crew straps it, ramps it, and gets it down the stairs without marking the piano or the floor.
Learn More →Loading & Unloading Help in Dryden
Rented your own truck and don't want to blow a disc lifting a dresser alone? Two of our guys show up, load or unload it, and let you handle the driving.
Learn More →Senior & Downsizing Moves in Tompkins County
Downsizing out of a longtime Tompkins County farmhouse into somewhere smaller takes patience as much as muscle. We work at your pace and label everything by room.
Learn More →From The First Call To The Last Box
Every job we run in Dryden moves through the same four stages, and not one of them ends in a moving-day surprise. Here is what each stage looks like up close.
Aisha Sizes Up The Job
She would rather see the place than guess at it, so a walkthrough, in your home or over video, is where the figure starts. A gravel driveway too tight for the big truck, a hayloft still stacked with boxes, an old upright wedged into a back bedroom: all of it lands in the quote before you commit to anything.
Nancy Squares Away The Paperwork
Before the truck ever leaves the yard she has handled the valuation coverage and any certificate of insurance an Ithaca building manager needs, with the flat price down in writing beside it. Nothing about the cost gets renegotiated once the ramp is down.
Todd Or Wyatt Takes The Crew Out
A run around Tompkins County goes out under Todd; anything crossing state lines rides with Wyatt. Whichever it is, every piece is padded before it leaves the room, and the crew reads a steep dirt driveway or a narrow Collegetown stairwell rather than muscling straight through it.
We Leave It Set Up, Not Stacked
You aren't left staring at a wall of boxes when we pull out. The used wrap and broken-down cardboard ride off on the truck, every carton has already been carried to whatever room its label calls for, and the beds are stood back up and ready to make. What's waiting for you is a house you can start living in.
The Reasons People Hire Us Twice
A Crew Chief Who Knows You By Name
There's no rotating cast of foremen here. Todd has the local crew, and after years on these back roads he can usually tell from the driveway alone whether the big truck fits or whether it's going to take a shuttle. Wyatt owns the long-distance runs. He put in seven years behind a CDL freight rig before this, so a day of interstate miles doesn't faze him. Either way, you know exactly who's running your move well before it starts.
A Lake-Effect Squall Won't Bump Your Date
Winter around here isn't something we scramble to react to. The squalls that blow off the Finger Lakes and the mud that swallows a farm lane every spring thaw are both penciled into the calendar long before your date comes up, so a rough forecast never costs you your slot. Salt and traction mats ride in every truck for an iced-over set of farmhouse steps, and when a storm pushes your closing back, we shift with it and keep the booking.
The Same Truck The Whole Way
There is no depot swap on a long-distance job with us, no second driver picking up where the first left off. Wyatt runs the whole lane himself: loading in Dryden, driving the miles, and carrying the last box inside at the destination, be it Syracuse a couple hours off or Albany at the end of a long day. Nobody but the crew that packed you ever lays a hand on your things.
Explore Our ServicesLet's Get Your Tompkins County Move On The Calendar
Tell Karen what you're moving and when. Most calls end with a flat number already in hand, even in the weeks a snow forecast has us reshuffling half the board.
Reviews From Our Customers
“That upright came from my grandmother's farmhouse and I was terrified moving it down a gravel driveway would wreck it, the crew ramped it into the truck without a single scuff.”
“Rented my own truck and just needed the muscle, two guys showed up on time out in McLean and loaded everything fast, though I wish they'd double-checked the tailgate latch before we drove off.”
“Moving my father out of the Trumansburg farmhouse he'd lived in for forty years was hard on all of us, and this crew handled it with real patience, labeling boxes by room and never once rushing him.”
The Answers Most People Want First
Weighing a couple of Dryden, NY movers against each other? A few things usually tip the decision, and they're all spelled out right here.
How does lake-effect snow affect the Buffalo route?
Buffalo's proximity to Lake Erie means squalls can hit fast and hard in winter, sometimes with little warning. We monitor conditions closely and build extra time into December-through-March departures accordingly.
Is this route handled by a single crew the whole way?
Yes. One company-owned truck and one background-checked crew handle the full 150 miles from Dryden to Buffalo, with no hand-off to another carrier, subcontractor, or trucking partner along I-90.
Do you require a deposit to book a Buffalo move?
No deposit is required. Every Buffalo quote is flat-rate, agreed on with you before the move begins, so there are no surprise fees once the truck is loaded and headed west.
Can you help with packing before the Buffalo move?
Yes, our full-pack service is available as an add-on if you'd rather have the background-checked crew pack the house instead of handling boxes yourself beforehand.
Let's Get Your Move On The Books
Find Us Here
1275 Dryden Road, Dryden, NY 13053Working Hours
Mon-Sat 7:00 AM, 7:00 PM, Sun by appointment