Will a queen mattress fit in a Budget Cargo Van?

By the Every Last Box teamSizes checked October 29, 2026How we measureHow we make money

Fits

Yes, standing on its long edge.

A queen mattress fits in the Budget Cargo Van, standing on its long edge.

Queen mattress
6'8" × 5'0" × 11"
Truck inside
11'0" × 4'5" × 5'0"
Queen mattress in the Budget Cargo Van, standing on its long edge
Queen mattress in the Budget Cargo Van, standing on its long edge. Packed by our planner, with a 1.75 m (5'9") person for scale.

The numbers

Queen mattress6'8" (203 cm) × 5'0" (152 cm) × 11" (28 cm)
Budget Cargo Van inside11'0" (335 cm) × 4'5" (135 cm) × 5'0" (152 cm)
How it goes instanding on its long edge, 0" to spare above it

Item size: a common model, from Sleep Foundation. Real products vary, so measure yours if it is unusually big. Truck size from its page. You can add your own size in the planner.

How to load it

  • Nothing should go on top of it; load boxes beside it, not on it.
  • Put it in a mattress bag first; standing it on its edge keeps it from being crushed.

Queen mattress in other trucks, vans and trailers

U‑Haul 8' Pickuplying flatLies flat
U‑Haul 5' x 8' Cargo Trailerstanding on its long edge; tilt it through the doorOn edge
Enterprise Cargo Vanleaning at 34° against the side wallLeans
U‑Haul 9' Cargo Vanleaning at 34° against the side wallLeans
Penske Cargo Vanstanding on its short endOn end
U‑Haul 6' x 12' Cargo Trailerstanding on its long edgeOn edge
Budget 12'standing on its long edgeOn edge
U‑Haul 10'standing on its long edgeOn edge
Penske 12'standing on its long edgeOn edge
Budget 16'standing on its long edgeOn edge
Penske 16'standing on its long edgeOn edge
U‑Haul 15'standing on its short endOn end
U‑Haul 20'standing on its short endOn end
Penske 22'standing on its short endOn end
Penske 26'standing on its short endOn end
Budget 26'standing on its short endOn end
U‑Haul 26'standing on its short endOn end
U‑Haul 29'standing on its short endOn end

Doesn't fit (1 vehicles)

U‑Haul 4' x 8' Cargo TrailerWon't go through the door opening (3'1" wide × 3'5" high), even tilted.No