How much do European removals from Greater Manchester cost?

£45 an hour for one man and a van, £65 an hour for two movers, plus £1.50 for every mile travelled and one Channel crossing at about £180. Every estimate includes 1.5 hours of loading and unloading, so a 900-mile run to southern France is roughly 19.5 billable hours plus £1,350 of mileage and the ticket.

Which areas do you collect from?

All 115 Greater Manchester areas across Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton and Wigan. Each area page carries its own measured route table to European cities.

Which countries do you deliver to?

France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Czechia and Poland door to door. Anything further east or the Nordics beyond Copenhagen is quoted individually.

Do you handle the customs paperwork after Brexit?

Yes. UK–EU moves now need a CMR note and an itemised valued inventory, and most personal moves qualify for transfer-of-residence relief on used effects. We prepare the documents with you and carry them with the load.

Can you pack as well?

Yes — export-grade packing is quoted by the room and is usually done the day before so the van loads first thing and makes its crossing slot.

How long does delivery take?

One to two days for northern France, Belgium and the Netherlands; two to three for Germany, Switzerland and northern Italy; three to four for Spain, Portugal and southern Italy.

European Moves from Greater Manchester

Published rate card

European removal rates from Greater Manchester

1 man and a van

£45/hour

Driver-porter with a long-wheelbase van. Suits part loads, studios and a single room going abroad.

2 movers and a van

£65/hour

Two-person crew for a flat or a house. Halves the handling time at both ends and protects the crossing slot.

Travel

£1.5/mile

Charged one way on the travelled distance and covers fuel, autoroute and motorway tolls and vehicle running costs.

Channel crossing

from £180

Eurotunnel from Folkestone or the Dover–Calais ferry for the van and crew, booked in advance and shown as its own line.

Every estimate on this page already includes 1.5 hours of loading and unloading and the crossing. Extra time runs in 15-minute blocks at the same hourly rate — never rounded up to the hour.

Sample routes, measured distances

Manchester to Europe — estimated prices

Measured from the door in Manchester to the Folkestone terminal, then from Calais to the destination door, at a 50 mph blended average. Handling time (1.5 hrs), mileage at £1.5 and the crossing are already inside every figure.

Estimated European removal prices from Manchester to popular European cities
Destination	Total miles	Driving	Schedule	1 man + van	2 movers + van
Manchester to CalaisFrance · 275 mi to the terminal, 0 mi from Calais	275 mi	5.5 hrs	1–2 days	£910	£1,050
Manchester to LilleFrance · 275 mi to the terminal, 71 mi from Calais	346 mi	6.9 hrs	1–2 days	£1,080	£1,245
Manchester to GhentBelgium · 275 mi to the terminal, 101 mi from Calais	376 mi	7.5 hrs	1–2 days	£1,150	£1,330
Manchester to BrusselsBelgium · 275 mi to the terminal, 136 mi from Calais	411 mi	8.2 hrs	1–2 days	£1,235	£1,430
Manchester to AntwerpBelgium · 275 mi to the terminal, 140 mi from Calais	415 mi	8.3 hrs	1–2 days	£1,245	£1,440
Manchester to The HagueNetherlands · 275 mi to the terminal, 163 mi from Calais	438 mi	8.8 hrs	1–2 days	£1,305	£1,510
Manchester to RotterdamNetherlands · 275 mi to the terminal, 164 mi from Calais	439 mi	8.8 hrs	1–2 days	£1,305	£1,510
Manchester to ParisFrance · 275 mi to the terminal, 183 mi from Calais	458 mi	9.2 hrs	1–2 days	£1,350	£1,565
Manchester to EindhovenNetherlands · 275 mi to the terminal, 200 mi from Calais	475 mi	9.5 hrs	1–2 days	£1,390	£1,610
Manchester to UtrechtNetherlands · 275 mi to the terminal, 201 mi from Calais	476 mi	9.5 hrs	1–2 days	£1,390	£1,610
Manchester to AmsterdamNetherlands · 275 mi to the terminal, 204 mi from Calais	479 mi	9.6 hrs	1–2 days	£1,400	£1,620
Manchester to LuxembourgLuxembourg · 275 mi to the terminal, 263 mi from Calais	538 mi	10.8 hrs	1–2 days	£1,545	£1,790
Manchester to DusseldorfGermany · 275 mi to the terminal, 268 mi from Calais	543 mi	10.9 hrs	1–2 days	£1,555	£1,805
Manchester to CologneGermany · 275 mi to the terminal, 278 mi from Calais	553 mi	11.1 hrs	1–2 days	£1,580	£1,830
Manchester to NantesFrance · 275 mi to the terminal, 376 mi from Calais	651 mi	13 hrs	2–3 days	£1,810	£2,100
Manchester to FrankfurtGermany · 275 mi to the terminal, 381 mi from Calais	656 mi	13.1 hrs	2–3 days	£1,825	£2,115
Manchester to StrasbourgFrance · 275 mi to the terminal, 387 mi from Calais	662 mi	13.2 hrs	2–3 days	£1,835	£2,130
Manchester to StuttgartGermany · 275 mi to the terminal, 449 mi from Calais	724 mi	14.5 hrs	2–3 days	£1,990	£2,310
Manchester to GenevaSwitzerland · 275 mi to the terminal, 477 mi from Calais	752 mi	15 hrs	2–3 days	£2,055	£2,385
Manchester to LyonFrance · 275 mi to the terminal, 479 mi from Calais	754 mi	15.1 hrs	2–3 days	£2,060	£2,390
Manchester to HamburgGermany · 275 mi to the terminal, 485 mi from Calais	760 mi	15.2 hrs	2–3 days	£2,075	£2,410
Manchester to ZurichSwitzerland · 275 mi to the terminal, 487 mi from Calais	762 mi	15.2 hrs	2–3 days	£2,075	£2,410
Manchester to BordeauxFrance · 275 mi to the terminal, 546 mi from Calais	821 mi	16.4 hrs	2–3 days	£2,220	£2,575
Manchester to LeipzigGermany · 275 mi to the terminal, 570 mi from Calais	845 mi	16.9 hrs	2–3 days	£2,280	£2,645

Prices are estimates from the published rate card, not a quote generated by a black box. Send an inventory and we will hold a fixed door-to-door price.

More destinations we cover

Average prices from Manchester to other European cities

Each figure is the average of the 1-man-and-van and 2-movers-and-van estimate for a standard load, built from the same rate card: £45/hr or £65/hr, £1.5 per mile, 1.5 hrs of loading and unloading and one crossing at £180.

Manchester to Munich
Germany · 871 mi · 2–3 days
£2,530 average estimate
£2,340 with 1 man and a van · £2,715 with 2 movers · 18.9 billable hrs
Manchester to Aarhus
Denmark · 895 mi · 2–3 days
£2,595 average estimate
£2,400 with 1 man and a van · £2,785 with 2 movers · 19.4 billable hrs
Manchester to Toulouse
France · 910 mi · 2–3 days
£2,635 average estimate
£2,435 with 1 man and a van · £2,830 with 2 movers · 19.7 billable hrs
Manchester to Gothenburg
Sweden · 1048 mi · 2–3 days
£2,990 average estimate
£2,765 with 1 man and a van · £3,215 with 2 movers · 22.5 billable hrs
Manchester to Barcelona
Spain · 1101 mi · 3–4 days
£3,125 average estimate
£2,890 with 1 man and a van · £3,360 with 2 movers · 23.5 billable hrs
Manchester to Vienna
Austria · 1120 mi · 3–4 days
£3,180 average estimate
£2,940 with 1 man and a van · £3,415 with 2 movers · 23.9 billable hrs
Manchester to Bratislava
Slovakia · 1161 mi · 3–4 days
£3,285 average estimate
£3,035 with 1 man and a van · £3,530 with 2 movers · 24.7 billable hrs
Manchester to Zagreb
Croatia · 1196 mi · 3–4 days
£3,375 average estimate
£3,120 with 1 man and a van · £3,625 with 2 movers · 25.4 billable hrs
Manchester to Gdansk
Poland · 1200 mi · 3–4 days
£3,385 average estimate
£3,130 with 1 man and a van · £3,640 with 2 movers · 25.5 billable hrs
Manchester to Valencia
Spain · 1276 mi · 3–4 days
£3,580 average estimate
£3,310 with 1 man and a van · £3,850 with 2 movers · 27 billable hrs
Manchester to Budapest
Hungary · 1286 mi · 3–4 days
£3,610 average estimate
£3,335 with 1 man and a van · £3,880 with 2 movers · 27.2 billable hrs
Manchester to Warsaw
Poland · 1306 mi · 3–4 days
£3,660 average estimate
£3,385 with 1 man and a van · £3,935 with 2 movers · 27.6 billable hrs
Manchester to Porto
Portugal · 1327 mi · 3–4 days
£3,715 average estimate
£3,435 with 1 man and a van · £3,995 with 2 movers · 28 billable hrs
Manchester to Alicante
Spain · 1373 mi · 3–4 days
£3,835 average estimate
£3,545 with 1 man and a van · £4,125 with 2 movers · 29 billable hrs
Manchester to Naples
Italy · 1420 mi · 3–4 days
£3,960 average estimate
£3,660 with 1 man and a van · £4,255 with 2 movers · 29.9 billable hrs
Manchester to Lisbon
Portugal · 1525 mi · 3–4 days
£4,230 average estimate
£3,910 with 1 man and a van · £4,550 with 2 movers · 32 billable hrs
Manchester to Malaga
Spain · 1564 mi · 3–4 days
£4,335 average estimate
£4,005 with 1 man and a van · £4,660 with 2 movers · 32.8 billable hrs
Manchester to Bucharest
Romania · 1784 mi · 3–4 days
£4,905 average estimate
£4,530 with 1 man and a van · £5,275 with 2 movers · 37.2 billable hrs

Do not see your city? We run to every EU country — send the postcode and we will price the exact route from Manchester.

No hidden maths

How a Greater Manchester European estimate is worked out

Step 1
UK leg to the terminal
Measured road miles from your Greater Manchester address to the Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone.
Step 2
Continental leg from Calais
Measured road miles from Calais to the destination city, added to the UK leg.
Step 3
Hours at 50 mph plus 1.5
Total miles converted to driving hours at a blended average that allows for the terminal wait, then the standard loading and unloading allowance is added.
Step 4
Rate, mileage and the crossing
£45/hr solo or £65/hr for two movers, plus £1.50 a mile and one crossing at about £180.

The formula: (UK miles + continental miles ÷ 50 mph + 1.5 hrs) × your hourly rate + (total miles × £1.5) + one crossing at £180. A 700-mile run to Paris or Brussels is therefore about 15.5 billable hours plus £1,050 of travel and the ticket.

Border paperwork, handled

Customs documents for a move from Greater Manchester

Since 2021 a UK–EU household move is an export. It is routine when the paperwork is right and expensive when it is not, so we prepare it with you before the van leaves Greater Manchester.

CMR consignment note

The international road-haulage document that travels with the load. We complete it and you sign it at collection and again at delivery.

Itemised, valued inventory

A numbered packing list in English with values. It is what customs read and what any insurance claim is settled against, so it is worth an hour of your time.

Transfer of residence relief

If you are moving your home rather than shipping goods, most EU states waive duty on used personal effects owned for six months. We tell you which national form applies.

Proof of address at both ends

A tenancy agreement, deed or utility bill for the destination address, plus your Greater Manchester address, satisfies most border checks.

Restricted items

Alcohol above personal allowances, plants, seeds, meat, dairy, fuel, gas bottles and aerosols either cannot travel or need a declaration. We flag them at survey.

Pets, vehicles and firearms

These move under separate rules and are never carried on the removals van. We will point you to the right carrier rather than take the booking.

Move day, start to finish

How a European move from Greater Manchester runs

Stage 1
Survey and fixed quote
A video or on-site survey confirms the inventory, the access and the crew size, and the estimate becomes a fixed door-to-door price with the crossing itemised.
Stage 2
Paperwork week
CMR note, valued inventory and any transfer-of-residence form are drafted, checked and signed while the crossing slot is reserved.
Stage 3
Load day
Crew arrives inside a one-hour window, protects floors and frames, dismantles beds and flat-pack and loads to an export plan.
Stage 4
Crossing
Tunnel or ferry with the load sealed on the same vehicle. Nothing is trans-shipped and no one else's furniture joins it.
Stage 5
Continental run
The same crew drives the European leg with a tachograph-legal schedule, and you get a delivery window the day before arrival.
Stage 6
Unload and rebuild
Boxes go to the right rooms, furniture is rebuilt, the CMR is signed off and packing debris leaves with the van.

What the fixed price covers

Inside a Greater Manchester European booking

Same crew loads in Greater Manchester and unloads at the European address
Eurotunnel or Dover–Calais crossing booked, itemised and included in the quote
CMR paperwork, transfer of residence list and customs documentation prepared with you
Beds, wardrobes and flat-pack dismantled here and rebuilt at the other end
Export-grade cartons, blankets, straps and wardrobe rails carried on every load
Goods-in-transit and European liability cover for the whole journey

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Answers before you book

Greater Manchester European move FAQs

How much do European removals from Greater Manchester cost?
£45 an hour for one man and a van, £65 an hour for two movers, plus £1.50 for every mile travelled and one Channel crossing at about £180. Every estimate includes 1.5 hours of loading and unloading, so a 900-mile run to southern France is roughly 19.5 billable hours plus £1,350 of mileage and the ticket.
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Which areas do you collect from?
All 115 Greater Manchester areas across Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton and Wigan. Each area page carries its own measured route table to European cities.
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Which countries do you deliver to?
France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Czechia and Poland door to door. Anything further east or the Nordics beyond Copenhagen is quoted individually.
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Do you handle the customs paperwork after Brexit?
Yes. UK–EU moves now need a CMR note and an itemised valued inventory, and most personal moves qualify for transfer-of-residence relief on used effects. We prepare the documents with you and carry them with the load.
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Can you pack as well?
Yes — export-grade packing is quoted by the room and is usually done the day before so the van loads first thing and makes its crossing slot.
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How long does delivery take?
One to two days for northern France, Belgium and the Netherlands; two to three for Germany, Switzerland and northern Italy; three to four for Spain, Portugal and southern Italy.
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