San Antonio to Uvalde Movers
Moving from San Antonio, Boerne, Kerrville, or anywhere in the Texas Hill Country to Uvalde, TX? RiverHills runs this 85-mile corridor with one dedicated crew and truck — your goods, our truck, a confirmed delivery date.
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The San Antonio & Hill Country → Uvalde corridor
The San Antonio-to-Uvalde move is a short but characterful 85-mile run almost entirely on US-90 West, the old highway that leaves San Antonio's west side and points straight toward the setting sun. Loads that start in the city pick up US-90 near Loop 1604 or downtown and roll out past the last suburbs within twenty minutes; households moving from the greater Hill Country funnel in from the north first — a Boerne, Fair Oaks Ranch, or Comfort pickup drops down I-10 to Loop 1604 and swings west onto US-90, a Kerrville load runs east on I-10 before catching the same loop, and a Fredericksburg start comes down US-290 or I-10 to join in San Antonio. Whichever driveway it begins in, the truck ends up on the identical corridor, which is exactly why a search for "Kerrville to Uvalde" or "Boerne to Uvalde" lands on this same page and the same plan. Just past the Medina River the land opens into the irrigated farm country of Medina County — corn, wheat, cotton, and peanut fields flat to the horizon with the wooded southern rim of the Edwards Plateau rising off to the right. You thread the main streets of Castroville, the "Little Alsace of Texas," then LaCoste, Hondo, the old brick town of D'Hanis, and Sabinal and Knippa in Uvalde County before US-90 rolls into Uvalde at its crossroads with US-83.
On paper 85 miles reads like a quick hop, but US-90 is a mix of divided four-lane highway and small-town main street, so the honest timing is closer to an hour and forty-five minutes to two hours with a loaded truck once you factor the traffic signals, reduced-speed zones, and school crossings through Castroville, Hondo, and Sabinal. RiverHills runs it as a single-day, single-crew haul — one team loads at origin, drives it straight through, and unloads the same afternoon, with no warehouse transfer or swapped trailer in between. Owner-operator Jackson Williams stages these to leave early out of San Antonio, both to clear Castroville and Hondo before the daytime farm-and-freight traffic thickens and to get the load into Uvalde ahead of the worst of the West Texas afternoon heat. Everything travels clean, padded, and blanket-wrapped for the highway miles, and because so many Uvalde-area homes sit on acreage down long caliche drives, the crew confirms turnaround room and gate access on the far end before the truck ever leaves the yard.
Your household on one truck, San Antonio to Uvalde.
Padded, blanket-wrapped, and carried by the same crew from load to delivery — no interlining, no strangers on your shipment.
About Uvalde, TX
Uvalde is the seat of Uvalde County and a genuine regional hub of about 15,000 people, sitting right where US-90 crosses US-83 at the edge where the Texas Hill Country softens into the South Texas brush and ranch country. It bills itself as the "Honey Capital of the World," and the title is earned — the surrounding guajillo and mesquite flats feed one of the country's most storied beekeeping regions. Downtown centers on a broad historic plaza anchored by the restored Janey Slaughter Briscoe Grand Opera House, and the town's political footprint is outsized for its size: Uvalde was home to John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner, FDR's vice president, and to former Texas governor Dolph Briscoe, whose family ranched the county for generations.
The economy runs on agriculture and the services that support a big rural county — cattle ranching, hunting and game leases, farming, and the famous Uvalde asphaltic rock and aggregate quarried nearby. The largest employers are Uvalde CISD, Uvalde Memorial Hospital, the City and County, HEB and Walmart, and Southwest Texas Junior College, whose main campus is in town, alongside the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center and Garner Field's aviation activity. That mix means a mover arriving here isn't landing in a bedroom community — Uvalde has its own hospital, college, and jobs base, and it functions as the shopping and medical anchor for a wide swath of the surrounding countryside.
For someone leaving San Antonio, the cost-of-living difference is the headline: housing and especially land run dramatically cheaper than in Bexar County, so the same budget that buys a tract house in the city can buy a home on real acreage here. The tradeoff is scale — Uvalde has one HEB and one Walmart rather than a dozen of each, and specialty shopping, big-box hardware, or a major hospital procedure can still mean the drive back east on US-90. What you gain is a quiet, tight-knit town at the mouth of the Frio and Nueces river canyons, with Garner State Park and Concan's spring-fed swimming holes barely a half-hour up US-83.
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- check_circleLand and housing cost a fraction of San Antonio prices — the same money that buys a city lot in Bexar County buys a home on several acres of ranchette around Uvalde, which draws buyers wanting room for horses, cattle, or a barn.
- check_circleOutdoor recreation is at the doorstep: Garner State Park, the spring-fed Frio River at Concan, the Nueces canyons, and some of the state's best whitetail and exotic-game hunting all sit within a short drive up US-83.
- check_circleA real jobs and services base — Uvalde Memorial Hospital, Uvalde CISD, Southwest Texas Junior College, the AgriLife research center, and county government — means relocating families aren't giving up local employment or a nearby hospital.
- check_circleThe small-town pace and tight-knit community appeal to people worn out by San Antonio traffic, sprawl, and commute times; Uvalde is a place where the school, the plaza, and the Friday-night football stands still anchor local life.
- check_circleRanching, farming, hunting-lease, and agriculture livelihoods pull people to a county built around them, plus remote workers who can now live on cheaper acreage and keep a San Antonio income.
- check_circleRetirees and second-home owners in the Frio Canyon area increasingly convert to full-time Uvalde-area living, trading a city footprint for quiet land while staying inside a 90-minute reach of San Antonio's airport and specialty care.
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How a San Antonio-area to Uvalde move is quoted + timed
Every move is estimated for the specific shipment — no published rate card. These are the details RiverHills reviews before discussing price and schedule.
Weather & timing for your Uvalde move
Uvalde sits in a hot semi-arid-to-subtropical transition zone, and summer is the main thing to plan a move around: June through September routinely brings highs in the upper 90s to over 100°F, so a load-out scheduled for early morning saves the crew and your belongings from the worst of the day. Spring carries the region's severe-weather season — thunderstorms, hail, and, most importantly, flash flooding, since Uvalde County's low-water crossings and the Nueces/Frio drainage can turn a rural caliche road impassable in an hour; a wet-weather move may need a route or date adjustment. Note that RiverHills trucks are clean, padded, and blanket-wrapped, not climate-controlled, so heat-sensitive items like candles, vinyl records, and electronics are best packed and hauled thoughtfully in summer. The most comfortable windows to move are mid-October through November and again in March through April, when temperatures are mild, humidity is lower, and the flash-flood and extreme-heat risks both ease off.
Tips for a San Antonio → Uvalde move
One accountable crew, San Antonio to Uvalde
Owner-operated by Jackson Williams, RiverHills coordinates the transportation plan, crew, access details, and selected services during the estimate — your goods stay on our truck with one crew from load to delivery, not consolidated with other households.
Whether you're leaving San Antonio, Boerne, Kerrville, Fredericksburg, or anywhere in the Hill Country, options to discuss for a Uvalde move include:
- In-home or virtual estimate walkthrough
- Full or partial packing and unpacking when selected
- Furniture disassembly, reassembly, and protection matched to the item
- Building, gate, elevator, loading-area, and storage details you share
Call (830) 329-7272 or use the estimate form to share your move details.
Real Texas moves, in their words
A few of the 5.0★ reviews from families and businesses RiverHills has moved across state lines and long distances — the same crews that would handle your Uvalde move.
Super friendly and reliable service members. They worked fast and diligently to get me moved from Kerrville all the way to Dallas! I would definitely recommend this company if you’re planning on moving.
Zoe Elise Furr Kerrville → Dallas move · via Google RiverHills Moving Company helped me move my mom from Harper Texas to Dallas (Frisco) Texas. They were absolutely fantastic. Could not have been nicer guys that helped pack her up and move her in. Very respectful and I have NEVER had movers that have handled our stuff so well and were so polite. I grew up military and have moved my entire childhood. They took great care of my mom.
jill chatham Harper, TX → Frisco/Dallas move · via Google RiverHills Moving was amazing to work with. They helped our clients move furniture from Kerrville to Houston from a 7,000sf house including a 1,000lb pool table and were very kind throughout the process! — David & Jayden Hughes, Broken Arrow Realty Group with eXp Realty
Front Desk Kerrville → Houston (7,000 sf home, 1,000 lb pool table) · via Google Everything your Uvalde move needs
One accountable crew handles it all — packing, loading, transport, and setup — for your San Antonio → Uvalde move.
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Learn more arrow_forwardFrequently asked: San Antonio to Uvalde
How far is the San Antonio to Uvalde move, and how long does it take? expand_more
It's about 85 miles, run almost entirely on US-90 West through Castroville, Hondo, and Sabinal. A car makes it in roughly an hour and a half; a fully loaded moving truck, with the small-town speed zones and traffic signals along the way, runs closer to an hour and forty-five minutes to two hours. It's a same-day corridor, so most loads are delivered the same afternoon they're picked up.
Is a San Antonio to Uvalde move interstate, and is RiverHills licensed for it? expand_more
This one is an intrastate Texas move — origin and destination are both in Texas — which RiverHills handles under its Texas household-goods carrier registration, TxDMV 009770506C. RiverHills also holds full federal authority as an interstate carrier (USDOT 3561425, MC-1196218), so the same company that runs your local Hill Country move is genuinely licensed to move you out of state when the time comes.
What determines the custom estimate for this move? expand_more
Every move is custom-quoted — there's no flat rate. The estimate is shaped by the volume and weight of your household, access on both ends (stairs, elevators, and especially long rural drives, gates, or tight turnarounds at an acreage home), whether you want full or partial packing, and any specialty items like a gun safe, piano, or ranch equipment. Timing and season factor in too. RiverHills walks the details before quoting so the number reflects your actual move.
What if my San Antonio closing and Uvalde move-in dates don't line up? expand_more
That's common, and RiverHills can bridge the gap with storage-in-transit — your goods stay clean, padded, and blanket-wrapped in secure storage between load-out and delivery until your Uvalde place is ready. Let the crew know your date situation early so the load and the storage window are planned around it.
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