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.
"At short notice 2me2u Removals fitted us in with all our requirements covered. They were calm throughout our stressful process of getting a moving ..."
"Experienced Piano moving company who helped me to move an upright piano from SW19 to SE1. Great Service!"
"We had several start/stops with our removal date but Glasswells were very understanding. The two guys who moved us were excellent, very personable..."
"I've used AAZ Removals a couple of times, because they have a fantastic customer focus, friendly and efficient service. The best value for money fo..."
"Malcolm and his team did a fantastic job. They arrived on time all items were carefully packaged and the move went like clockwork. I will certainly..."
"We were moving to a larger house and were recommended a local removal company called Chariots of Surrey. All I can say is that they were brilliant...."
"We shipped several large parcels from UK to Finland with Courierpoint.com (carried through TNT), and all went perfectly fine. The parcels were pick..."
"What an exceptional service, so professional they wrapped all my furniture and made sure our possessions was looked after like the my belonged to t..."
"Fantastic service. Went above and beyond to make our move as easy and stress free as possible. Great company and a great bunch of guys. Thank you."
"The service this company offer is remarkable! I can’t thank Frank enough and have recommended him to lots of others looking for prompt and professi..."
"We recently used Green4Logistics for our removal in Stoke on Trent. The guys turned up on time and were friendly and helpful. They took great care ..."
"We used DEE and DEE removals for our recent move from Dartford to Walderslade. We are extremely pleased with their service. We had the packing serv..."
"I would like to say thank you again to Barry and to the two guys they sent to do the moving. For me everything was fantastic was very careful with ..."
"I was recommended by a colleague to use Carlos as they had a very positive experience and we would recommend to anyone after using them. Easy to bo..."
"My daughter recommended this company and I am so pleased we used them as well. They were prompt, courteous and very professional and the move went..."
"I used Farrant Removals for the House Removals and they were exceptional. The customer service was helpful and arranged a meeting for a free quote...."
"Tom and helpers helped me move home, provided a fair quote and the move went with no problems, taking great care of moving my items. Know issues wh..."
"Joshua and George did our move after a home visit by Eva and various communications. Good value for money and the guys took great care of everythin..."
"Great removals company. The guys were very professional and worked hard to get our possessions packed up and moved to our new house swiftly.&..."
"Movers were brought in to do our home move. They came the day before to take some items and returned on the day of the move to take the rest. Our m..."
"February the 16 February & the lead up to it were probably one of the most stressful times in our lives Having lived in our previous property for ..."
"The move went really well.The two lads who arrived were on time, they were verry polite and did an excellent job, This is the second time i have us..."
" On time, brilliant service, good price.. I didn't find a single scratch or any other problem. Was worried about the big glass table an..."
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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