European moves · UK to France
Removals to France, door to door
290 road miles from London to Paris, over the eurotunnel, folkestone to calais, in a single day. One crew, one lorry, one price that includes the crossing, the inventory and the customs declaration.
- One published formula: crew hours, road miles, crossing, overnights
- One crew loads in the UK and unloads at the far end — no depot transfer
- Customs inventory prepared and filed by us, not left to you
- Goods-in-transit and public liability insured across every country we enter

The service
Moving to France without the guesswork
Moving to France is a one-day drive and a stack of paperwork, and the second part causes more trouble than the first. We price the run on the published formula — £65 an hour of crew time plus £1.50 a road mile, plus £250 for the eurotunnel, folkestone to calais — so a 2-bed home to Paris is £945 and a 3-bed is £1075. Personal effects moving to a French primary residence are duty-free with a signed inventory, proof of the address and a certificate of change of residence. We prepare the inventory as part of the job.
- Road miles from London
- 290Road miles from London
- 2-bed to Paris
- £9452-bed to Paris
- Typical transit
- 1 dayTypical transit
- Cities served
- 6Cities served
How it works
Four steps and a price that holds
Tell us both addresses and the home size
UK postcode out, full address in, bedrooms, and the access at each end — lift, stairs, courtyard or narrow street. That is everything the formula needs.
See the sum before you commit
We show the crew hours, the road miles, the crossing and any overnight, each as its own line. Permits, hoists and ZTL passes are quoted with the price, not after it.
We handle the paperwork and the crossing
We prepare the valued inventory, book the tunnel or ferry slot, and arrange the local parking permit through a partner in the destination city.
One crew, door to door
The same team that loads your UK home drives the route and unloads at the far end, reassembles the furniture and takes the empty cartons away where you want them gone.
Why us
Why France moves go smoothly with us and stay in touch afterwards
One crew, door to door
The team that wraps your sofa in the UK is the team that carries it up the stairs abroad. Nothing is transferred to a groupage warehouse, so nothing is lost between two subcontractors.
A formula, not a mood
Crew hours × £65, road miles × £1.50, one crossing, and £100 a night where the law requires a stop. You can recreate our quote on the back of an envelope.
The paperwork is ours
Valued inventory, export declaration and transfer-of-residence claim prepared by us. You supply identity documents and sign; we file.
Access solved before departure
Bay suspensions in the UK, Halteverbot bays in Germany, ZTL passes in Italy, hoists in the Netherlands. Booked in advance and priced on the quote.
Transparent European pricing
Prices to France the sum, not just the total
The formula
£65/hr crew + £1.50/mile + crossing + £100/overnight
The crossing is £250 by Eurotunnel or Channel ferry and £300 across the Irish Sea. One hour loading and one hour unloading are the baseline. Every price below is that sum with real numbers in it.
France prices by home size — London to Paris, 290 road miles
- Part load or single room£815
2 hrs × £65 = £130, plus 290 miles × £1.50 = £435, plus £250 crossing
Two movers · Luton van · up to 250 cu ft
- 1-bed home£880
3 hrs × £65 = £195, plus 290 miles × £1.50 = £435, plus £250 crossing
Two movers · Luton van · 400–600 cu ft
- 2-bed home£945
4 hrs × £65 = £260, plus 290 miles × £1.50 = £435, plus £250 crossing
Two movers · Luton or 7.5t · 700–900 cu ft
- 3-bed home£1075
6 hrs × £65 = £390, plus 290 miles × £1.50 = £435, plus £250 crossing
Three movers · 7.5t lorry · 1,000–1,300 cu ft
- 4-bed home£1205
8 hrs × £65 = £520, plus 290 miles × £1.50 = £435, plus £250 crossing
Three movers · 7.5t or 18t lorry · 1,400–1,800 cu ft
- 5-bed home£1335
10 hrs × £65 = £650, plus 290 miles × £1.50 = £435, plus £250 crossing
Four movers · 18t lorry · 1,900 cu ft plus
How that compares with our other European routes
- UK to France£945
290 road miles to Paris · 1 day · Eurotunnel, Folkestone to Calais
1-bed £880 · 2-bed £945 · 3-bed £1075
- UK to Spain£2330
1080 road miles to Madrid · 3 days · Eurotunnel, Folkestone to Calais
1-bed £2265 · 2-bed £2330 · 3-bed £2460
- UK to Germany£1690
720 road miles to Berlin · 2 days · Eurotunnel, Folkestone to Calais
1-bed £1625 · 2-bed £1690 · 3-bed £1820
- UK to Netherlands£1045
355 road miles to Amsterdam · 1 day · Eurotunnel, Folkestone to Calais
1-bed £980 · 2-bed £1045 · 3-bed £1175
- UK to Italy£1780
780 road miles to Milan · 2 days · Eurotunnel, Folkestone to Calais
1-bed £1715 · 2-bed £1780 · 3-bed £1910
- UK to Belgium£885
250 road miles to Brussels · 1 day · Eurotunnel, Folkestone to Calais
1-bed £820 · 2-bed £885 · 3-bed £1015
- UK to Portugal£2790
1320 road miles to Lisbon · 3 days · Eurotunnel, Folkestone to Calais
1-bed £2725 · 2-bed £2790 · 3-bed £2920
- UK to Switzerland£1540
620 road miles to Geneva · 2 days · Eurotunnel, Folkestone to Calais
1-bed £1475 · 2-bed £1540 · 3-bed £1670
- UK to Ireland£1350
460 road miles to Dublin · 2 days · Holyhead to Dublin ferry
1-bed £1285 · 2-bed £1350 · 3-bed £1480
- UK to Poland£2255
1030 road miles to Warsaw · 3 days · Eurotunnel, Folkestone to Calais
1-bed £2190 · 2-bed £2255 · 3-bed £2385
Published add-ons
- Each additional crew hour£65
Billed in 30-minute blocks, at either end
- Full export packing£220
Export-grade cartons and labour, priced from room count
- Export materials delivered£55
Double-wall cartons, wardrobe boxes and tape, before the day
- Dismantle and reassemble, per item£25
Beds, wardrobes and desks, at both ends
- Local parking bay or permit£90
Halteverbot, ZTL pass or bay suspension, at cost plus handling
- Furniture hoist or external lift£260
Amsterdam canal houses, Paris courtyards, Vienna Altbau
- Storage either end, per week£35
Per pallet-sized load, insured and inventoried
- Extended transit cover£60
Above the included goods-in-transit limit, declared value based
- Piano, safe or specialist item£180
Extra crew and equipment, quoted on survey
Every price in this silo is the same sum: £65 an hour of crew time, plus £1.50 a road mile door to door, plus one booked crossing (£250 Eurotunnel or Channel ferry, £300 Irish Sea), plus £100 a night where drivers' hours rules force a stop. VAT, fuel, motorway tolls on the trunk route, blankets, straps, goods-in-transit cover and the customs inventory are inside that price. Local permits, ZTL passes, furniture hoists and parking-bay suspensions are quoted with the price before you book, never added after the load is on the lorry.
- Access in Paris: Paris apartment blocks rarely take a 7.5t lorry on the street. We shuttle in a Luton from a legal stopping point and, where the building has one, book the service lift slot in advance — most syndics need three working days' notice.
- Volume, not bedrooms — most France jobs we run are 1–2 bed flats and single-room student moves; kitchen and bedroom contents, few white goods.
- The route: M20 to Folkestone, Eurotunnel to Calais, A26 south. Trunk tolls are inside the mileage rate; alpine or estuary tunnels are itemised.
- Paperwork: Personal effects moving to a French primary residence are duty-free with a signed inventory, proof of the address and a certificate of change of residence. We prepare the inventory as part of the job.
- Timing: crossings price up sharply in July, August and the fortnight before Christmas — book four weeks out where you can.
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Price your France move
The same sum we quote from: £65 an hour of crew time, £1.50 a road mile, the crossing at cost-plus and £100 per driver overnight.
Estimated fixed price, 2-bed home to Paris
£945
- Crew: 4 hrs × £65
- £260
- Road: 290 miles × £1.50
- £435
- Crossing: Eurotunnel, Folkestone to Calais
- £250
- Overnights: 0 × £100
- £0
Includes VAT, fuel, trunk tolls, blankets, straps, transit insurance and the customs inventory. Local permits, hoists and ZTL passes are quoted separately, before you book.
Get this price in writingCoverage
Cities we deliver to in France and everywhere on the route
- Paris
- Lyon
- Bordeaux
- Nice
- Lille
- Toulouse
Other European destinations
- Removals to Spain£2330
- Removals to Germany£1690
- Removals to Netherlands£1045
- Removals to Italy£1780
- Removals to Belgium£885
- Removals to Portugal£2790
Collecting in the capital? See European moves from London.
The detail that decides the day
Access, permits and customs in France checked before we load
Access in Paris
Paris apartment blocks rarely take a 7.5t lorry on the street. We shuttle in a Luton from a legal stopping point and, where the building has one, book the service lift slot in advance — most syndics need three working days' notice.
Customs and paperwork
Personal effects moving to a French primary residence are duty-free with a signed inventory, proof of the address and a certificate of change of residence. We prepare the inventory as part of the job.
The route we drive
M20 to Folkestone, Eurotunnel to Calais, A26 south. Eurotunnel, Folkestone to Calais.
Typical loads on this route: 1–2 bed flats and single-room student moves; kitchen and bedroom contents, few white goods.
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The rest of the move handled
- House RemovalsWhole-home UK moves, same crews and the same fixed-price method.
- Long Distance MovesUK-wide runs priced at £65/hour plus £1.50 a road mile.
- Office RemovalsCommercial relocations, out-of-hours and IT-aware.
- Professional PackingExport-grade packing — the part that decides whether goods survive 1,000 miles.
- Man with a VanPart loads and single items, including cross-Channel consolidations.
- House ClearanceClear what you are not taking before the lorry is loaded.
Questions
European moving questions answered properly
A 2-bed household from London to Paris is £945, and a 3-bed is £1075. That is £65 an hour of crew time plus £1.50 a road mile over 290 road miles, plus £250 for the eurotunnel, folkestone to calais. A part load or single room starts at £815.
1 day door to door on the standard route: M20 to Folkestone, Eurotunnel to Calais, A26 south. It is a single-day run, so your goods are never left in a warehouse overnight.
Personal effects moving to a French primary residence are duty-free with a signed inventory, proof of the address and a certificate of change of residence. We prepare the inventory as part of the job.
Paris apartment blocks rarely take a 7.5t lorry on the street. We shuttle in a Luton from a legal stopping point and, where the building has one, book the service lift slot in advance — most syndics need three working days' notice.
Yes. A single room or a few pieces of furniture is priced at £815 on the same formula — two crew hours rather than four — so a small consignment is not billed at whole-house rates.
Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Nice, Lille and Toulouse, plus anywhere on the route between them. Mileage is measured to your actual address, so a delivery beyond Paris simply adds road miles at £1.50 each rather than triggering a new tariff.
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- 12 min readCustoms and Paperwork for Moving Household Goods to Europe After BrexitThe documents each country actually asks for, who files what, and the two mistakes that strand a load at the border.
- 10 min readPacking and Access for European Moves: Surviving 1,000 Miles and a Sixth-Floor Walk-UpExport packing that survives the autoroute, and the permits, hoists and ZTL passes that decide whether the lorry can reach your door.
Get your France move priced today
Send both addresses and the home size. You get the sum — crew hours, road miles, crossing and overnights — in writing, usually the same working day.
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