By Jessica Ryan
Updated: Jun 18, 2026
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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 mi 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 removal 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.
"We used this company from scarborgh to london , fantastic lads carefull , reliable, proffesional , very goo prices to , I would recomend these any..."
"I used Removals Zone for my move 2.5 weeks ago, and the two men who came were very polite and professional. However, 3 items - a monitor and some f..."
"I will not recommend John Mason International movers. My experience with them was they estimated a larger volume (approx. 189 cu. Ft and an amount ..."
"After an awful experience with GB Liners, I trawled through its TrustPilot reviews and all bad ones have one thing in common - the sarcastic respon..."
"The guys Tony M, Alister and Ben E were punctual, professional and personable. Went above and beyond their remit. The packing service took all the ..."
"I had a very positive experience - very surprised by several of the less-than-positive reviews - with Better Removals. My quote was a lot more reas..."
"I had to pay 1500 pounds just for them to pick my furniture from Greater London and having them in their storage in Suffolk while hiring another co..."
"On approaching Robinsons about moving we got a rapid and positive response. The visit was professional and gave confidence and the quote very reaso..."
"Johnsons charged me a lot of money to move, store and redeliver my household furniture safely. What they did was drop and smash an entire container..."
"Absolutely recommend these guys. Amazing service, reliable, friendly and so accommodating. They make moving hassle free. We had a big move from Lan..."
"Inexperienced staff, poor service, ran out of boxes, cost extra money because of delays and threatened to stop halfway if not paid upfront. Most da..."
"Truly excellent in every way. We couldn’t recommend them enough. Colin was very relaxed and efficient and made the move back to the UK so easy and ..."
"Cannot recommend Marley and Kai enough. They turned up early, got the job done in under 4 hours. Full house move! Thought they were brilliant and I..."
"If there was 10 stars it would still not be enough. PTR took all the pressure of moving house from us as promised. We had an ace team looking after..."
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 mi between the cities.
Take note that these average removal costs may vary from the prices you may get if you contact full service Reading long distance 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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