By Jessica Ryan
Updated: May 18, 2026
6 min read
Reviewed by Martin Pаnауоtоv
Quick Answer: The moving costs from Reading to London averages from £333 to £952 depending on how much you’re moving, how big is your home, your approximate move date, and whether you do the packing yourself or the movers do that for you. For immediate price estimate you can request a moving cost estimate.
In this post, we will lay out everything you need to know for your upcoming move to London. After careful research we've gathered data on rough moving costs based on feedback from people that have moved the route recently. We have also selected removal companies with positive feedback that perform moves from Reading.
Moving 41 miles is no joke. Here's what you need to know.
Hiring a removal company to move your entire home is a big deal.
We’ve researched over 1200 removal companies, cross-referencing customer reviews, and ensuring that they are legally registered businesses to find you the best long distance removing companies in the industry.
If you’re moving a 1 bedroom home worth of stuff or more, these are the best full service removal companies based on our research.
"On a baking hot June day Glenn was immense. First class communication and professional service were evident throughout the day. Glenn handled a dif..."
"Fantastic removal company. They came very affordable compared to others. Two nice gentlemen came and wrapped all my furniture and moved quickly eve..."
"I chose to use Comprehensive Removals after sourcing quotes from 3 other companies. While Comprehensive was competative I was impressed by their fo..."
"This company have now moved us several times and are excellent . the staff are friendly and hard workers kept us completely informed they packed it..."
"The guys set off in the small hours to be at the house for 8 oclock, and worked extremely hard so all was in by lunchtime. All through my experienc..."
"We used Love Removals twice. The team was very friendly and efficient. Each box and piece of furniture was placed in the right room which make unpa..."
"We recently used Instamove for packing and removals from Southport to Wirral. Alan and his team have been great throughout the process of packing ..."
"I am so happy with the moving services from this company so I decided to write a few words of praise in regards to the work they did. Everyone was ..."
"Best moving company! All the movers were on time, friendly, and gently handled all of our boxes. We had 250 boxes and they made it look like a bree..."
"On short notice I enquired about availability of a pick up within the hour. I had a confirmation immediately by email, followed with a call from th..."
"The Bedford Removals team moved me quite a way up North and were not only on time, but very efficient too. Very impressed with the service, and wo..."
"I can think of nothing but praise for F.A. Jones and Son. They did a sofa swap from Shoeburyness to Harwich for me. They were very polite, and punc..."
"Just had West Midlands removals help me move house, they were quick and efficient and friendly. Would recommend them to anyone"
"If you want a smooth stressless move then I would recommend this company. They were very quick but also very careful with all of my items. I wish I..."
"Would highly recommend oakbrooks! They were professional, reliable and really made the move easy. Would recommend to anyone who is looking for a st..."
"This is our third time utilizing their service. We've consistently found them to be highly professional, meticulously organized, and adept at secur..."
"We used this company to move our office furniture from Hall Green to Shirley. They were extremely professional and very helpful, nothing was too mu..."
"Booked them for a house move which went really well, quickly and smoothly. Would definitely use them again."
"The EMM personnel were without exception polite, friendly and very helpful. The job was assessed promptly on site with the follow up quote arriving..."
"Fine up to removal day. They were a van short, left loads of stuff behind on day 1 - after 2 more goes they still left 15 items in the house, which..."
"Cannot praise these guys enough. They are clear professionals in their field. Protective equipment supplied, they dismantled furniture, packed us u..."
"These guys came to our rescue and helped us after our original removal company cancelled with short notice. They were extremely hard working, frien..."
"I am extremely dissatisfied with the services of this removals company. They turned up 45 minutes late and didn't take all my stuff, even though th..."
If you’re just trying to ship a few items, here’s a list of our recommended services for small moves.
We went through all moving reviews in this route and the cost of those moves to calculate these historical average moving costs. We estimate that a move like that could cost around £333 - £952. These rough estimates are based on the average distance of 41 miles between the cities.
Take note that these average removal costs may vary from the prices you may get if you contact full service Reading removals for a quote, since these costs are rough estimates and the final removal costs may vary.
Other pricing factors include:
To move from Reading to London, a professional moving company will cost between £333 and £952. The cost to move a 1 bedroom home will range around £250 and £383, for 2 bedroom and 3 bedroom moving costs are expected to be between £482 and £803. For larger homes that are 4 bedrooms or more you are looking at £666 to £1,095.
Select from the best removalists in England that will move you from Reading to London. See the best rated man and a van companies that perform long distance moves within the United Kingdom and will transport you safely to London. Make sure to fill in the free moving cost estimator to have multiple Reading based removals competing for your business and safe big on the final cost.
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