ᐅ Long-Distance Domestic Move – How to Find a Moving Company?
Created on: 25 Jan 2022 10:42
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kati1337
Hello everyone!
So far, I have only moved within the nearby region using a company.
Now I have a move coming up this summer that’s about 600 km (370 miles) away.
What is the best way to search for a moving company? Should I look for one at the destination or at the original location?
How is it usually organized? Does the company load the truck the day before and then drive off early in the morning? Has anyone here done something like this before?
Our last move (40 km / 25 miles) already took almost an entire day (from about 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.). If I have to add another 550 km (340 miles) on top of that, will this become a multi-day operation?
When I first moved up here, I barely had any belongings (was a student) and organized the move myself with a van. But now we definitely need a truck, and none of us can drive one.
I’d appreciate your tips and experiences.
So far, I have only moved within the nearby region using a company.
Now I have a move coming up this summer that’s about 600 km (370 miles) away.
What is the best way to search for a moving company? Should I look for one at the destination or at the original location?
How is it usually organized? Does the company load the truck the day before and then drive off early in the morning? Has anyone here done something like this before?
Our last move (40 km / 25 miles) already took almost an entire day (from about 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.). If I have to add another 550 km (340 miles) on top of that, will this become a multi-day operation?
When I first moved up here, I barely had any belongings (was a student) and organized the move myself with a van. But now we definitely need a truck, and none of us can drive one.
I’d appreciate your tips and experiences.
The task. Job change, son moves from Vienna, old town apartment, to Wiesbaden, newly built apartment, first occupancy. Timing, early December 2021. Moving volume about a 7.5-ton (8.3-ton) truck. I was there in October, and we consulted. Moving company Vienna-Wiesbaden, it won’t be possible for less than 3000. No private car available.
After considering all options, the solution was to sell as much as possible in Vienna, fly with Austrian to Wiesbaden, I’ll help you since I’m retired. I have time. We meet on December 1st in Vienna in a holiday apartment, on December 2nd he takes over the apartment, I pick up a VW van at Sixt in Mainz-Kastel, which we rent for three days. With that, we go to Jysk and Ikea, a big shopping trip. Bring everything into the apartment. Day one is done and we know what we have done. Expenses: 1500 for furniture, 650 for the van, 450 for the holiday apartment. The next morning we drive two of us early to Vienna, wife stays there to start assembling the new items. At 4 pm we arrive in Vienna and load everything that wasn’t sold and that he is attached to into the VW. It gets full, really full. At 7 pm we leave Vienna and are back in Wiesbaden at 3 am. Costs: 180 for diesel plus some small change at Burger King near Linz. And a few euros for the vignette on the Austrian highway. Day two. Day three is dedicated to setting up and assembling; the VW van is returned in the evening. One more night in the holiday apartment, and I travel home. Move completed, and I’m done too, it was exhausting. Financially, it was close to three thousand, but you have to subtract the proceeds from selling used furniture, so maybe around 2000 net. However, it was more work than expected, especially assembling furniture, disposing of 1000 boxes, installing lamps, and we had underestimated the long travel time between Vienna and Wiesbaden. From a Schleswig-Holstein perspective, it all looks very close together, just part of “Catholic land,” but that Catholic land is quite large. Still, the apartment is newly furnished and nice, and a little adventure is part of life. K.
After considering all options, the solution was to sell as much as possible in Vienna, fly with Austrian to Wiesbaden, I’ll help you since I’m retired. I have time. We meet on December 1st in Vienna in a holiday apartment, on December 2nd he takes over the apartment, I pick up a VW van at Sixt in Mainz-Kastel, which we rent for three days. With that, we go to Jysk and Ikea, a big shopping trip. Bring everything into the apartment. Day one is done and we know what we have done. Expenses: 1500 for furniture, 650 for the van, 450 for the holiday apartment. The next morning we drive two of us early to Vienna, wife stays there to start assembling the new items. At 4 pm we arrive in Vienna and load everything that wasn’t sold and that he is attached to into the VW. It gets full, really full. At 7 pm we leave Vienna and are back in Wiesbaden at 3 am. Costs: 180 for diesel plus some small change at Burger King near Linz. And a few euros for the vignette on the Austrian highway. Day two. Day three is dedicated to setting up and assembling; the VW van is returned in the evening. One more night in the holiday apartment, and I travel home. Move completed, and I’m done too, it was exhausting. Financially, it was close to three thousand, but you have to subtract the proceeds from selling used furniture, so maybe around 2000 net. However, it was more work than expected, especially assembling furniture, disposing of 1000 boxes, installing lamps, and we had underestimated the long travel time between Vienna and Wiesbaden. From a Schleswig-Holstein perspective, it all looks very close together, just part of “Catholic land,” but that Catholic land is quite large. Still, the apartment is newly furnished and nice, and a little adventure is part of life. K.
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bavariandream20 Feb 2022 22:58kati1337 schrieb:
How far was the move back then? We also have a few pieces of furniture to assemble and disassemble (mainly just the bed and the bedroom wardrobe), and lamps to install and uninstall. It was 880 km (550 miles). Although we only lived in a semi-detached house, we still had a lot of stuff (two adults, a toddler, two cats with various scratching posts, and already some furniture for child number two). As far as I remember, the cost was around 2200-2300 euros (including bubble wrap and similar materials). We definitely didn’t regret the extra cost compared to the first move, which we did ourselves, because it was much more relaxed with professional help, especially since apart from my parents (who aren’t exactly young anymore and don’t enjoy heavy lifting as much), we had no other helpers, and my wife wasn’t allowed to do much due to pregnancy.
Nida35a schrieb:
In Germany, everyone has an IKEA,I would have thought so……I only know the store from the outside.
bavariandream schrieb:
That was 880km (550 miles). Although we only lived in a semi-detached house, we still had a lot of stuff (two adults, a toddler, two cats with various scratching posts, and already some furniture for child number two). As far as I remember, the cost was around 2200-2300 euros (including bubble wrap and similar materials). We definitely didn’t regret the additional expenses compared to our first move, which we did ourselves, because it was much more relaxed with professional help—especially since, apart from my parents (who aren’t exactly young anymore and don’t enjoy heavy lifting that much), we had no other helpers and my wife wasn’t allowed to do much due to her pregnancy. They moved you 880km (550 miles) for 2300 euros? I need to call them. 🤨
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