Boston to Burlington Piano Transport | Mt Auburn Piano Movers

Boston northwest to Burlington: 215 miles on I-89 to the University of Vermont and Lake Champlain, with one piano crew start to finish and a fixed per-piano figure.

Burlington is one of the longer New England lanes off our board, about 215 miles northwest of our Watertown shop up to Lake Champlain. A good share of these jobs are a grand bound for a Hill Section or South End home, a console headed for a teacher or student near the University of Vermont, or an upright going to a church or recital room in town. Whatever the instrument, Mt Auburn Piano Movers carries it on one truck with the same piano-only crew the full lane, so the crew that boards your piano in Boston is the crew that wheels it into the Burlington room.

The drive is about three and a half hours, up through New Hampshire and across on I-89 toward the lake, long enough that Paul maps the load points and stops at both ends in advance. The truck is padded and climate-aware, which matters even more this far north, where the cold and the freeze-thaw swing are hard on a piano that is not protected. A grand is tipped onto a skid board with the legs, lyre, and pedals off and reset on arrival; an upright rides strapped to the piano board the whole way. We are a licensed Massachusetts mover, a DPU household-goods carrier holding USDOT and MC authority for interstate piano transport plus a full million in cargo coverage, and we move only pianos and a short list of heavy specialty pieces. The instrument never leaves our crew’s hands across the state lines. Get a Boston to Burlington piano quote, or read how our piano transport service handles the longer New England runs.

Interstate piano transport is a per-piano base plus mileage, a flat figure you approve before loading and steady for all 215 miles. Send us the make and the access at both ends, and that number holds from your room in Boston to the room in Burlington.

Boston → Burlington — Estimated Cost

Home Size	Estimated Flat Rate	Typical Transit
Upright / Spinet	$720–$1,080	1–2 days
Console / Studio	$900–$1,320	1–2 days
Baby Grand	$1,280–$1,880	1–2 days
Grand / Concert Grand	$1,740–$2,580	1–2 days

Use these to plan the budget. The binding written per-piano price is set once we go over the instrument and the access with you.

Moving a piano Boston to Burlington?

One trained crew, one binding written price, door to door

Our own crew boards and loads the piano in Boston and stays responsible the whole way — no brokers, no load boards.

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Long-Distance Piano Move Reviews

Maeve O.

Beacon Hill · Yelp

★★★★

“Our 1920s upright had to go up three flights to a Beacon Hill walk-up, and I honestly thought it could not be done. Dana's crew measured the switchback landing twice, strapped it to a board, and worked it up step by step without one bump to the wall. I took off a star only because they arrived about thirty minutes past the window, but they called ahead to say so and the move itself was flawless.”

Liam D.

Back Bay · Google

★★★★★

“Getting a baby grand into our Back Bay brownstone meant a narrow front stoop and a tight turn at the parlor door. Gus had the legs and lyre off and the body on a skid board before I finished my coffee, and it slid through with inches to spare. These are the people you want on a piano.”

Gianna P.

Cambridge · Google

★★★★★

“We needed our concert grand delivered to the church sanctuary in time for a Sunday recital, and Mt Auburn treated it like the serious instrument it is. The crew protected the lid and the long tail, eased it up the chancel steps, and set it exactly where our director wanted it on the platform. Paul came out himself to check the placement before they left. Everything about the day was calm and professional.”

Route FAQ

How long does the piano move to Burlington take?

Figure roughly 215 miles northwest, up through New Hampshire and across on I-89 toward Lake Champlain, near three and a half hours behind the wheel. Most Burlington pianos still go in a single day. Once placed, give the instrument two to four weeks in the new room to settle before a technician tunes it.

Is my piano handed off on a run this long?

It is not. We hold USDOT and MC authority for interstate piano transport in our own name, so the same truck and piano-only crew run every mile of the I-89 lane and pull up to the Burlington door. Distance and state lines change nothing: no board, no broker, no outside driver.

Does the cold this far north affect the piano?

It can, which is why our trucks are padded and climate-aware and we keep the piano out of long cold exposure. The Vermont freeze-thaw swing stresses the soundboard and pin block, so the settle-then-tune window matters: two to four weeks indoors in the new room before a tuner is called.

Do you reach the towns around Burlington?

We do. South Burlington, Winooski, Essex, Shelburne, and the Champlain Valley towns are all on this lane, family grands and campus instruments included. Mark the destination on your inquiry, and one per-piano figure covers the lift in Boston and the set-down by the lake.

Tell Us About the Piano and We’ll Put a Figure in Writing

A single written figure for the piano comes back, often inside the hour. Asking is free and books you into nothing.

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