By Jessica Ryan
Updated: Jun 18, 2026
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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 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.
"Coles were recommended to us by our neighbours who moved just before us and we would happily recommend them as well. It was a 2-step move with a we..."
"The second stage of our removal was moving our items from storage to Somerset. This again went very smoothly, I was kept up to date with traffic ..."
"White Horse moved me 2 weeks ago, and they were excellent. Three guys did all the packing, quickly and efficiently, and were very friendly and help..."
"Kristof and his team fulfil my needs in the highest of professional standards, they arrived on time, they were extremely polite and aware of their ..."
"Otex didn't send enough people to move a big sideboard and it took 3 goes and some weeks before it eventually got here. The packing was very poor..."
"We used NiceMove in November 2022 for our move out of Manchester City Centre. The movers (Jordan, Ryan, Mike and Earl) were really efficient and fr..."
"This is the second time we've used Jonills Removals - they are so reliable, efficient and such a great team of chaps! ...even when faced with shif..."
"Booked Bradway Premier Removals to transport theatre group set and furniture to theatre and back to our studio a week later. We booked and confirme..."
"We used ASV Solutions services to move from our packed one bedroom to a two bedroom within London. While we did not had any white goods of our own,..."
"Cancellation policy with Eagle relocation is totally unfair. They have cheated me by not returning my advance payment for the relocation job I book..."
"We genuinely couldn't recommend FontanaMoving enough. We really appreciated Gary coming to our property beforehand to give an accurate quote and gi..."
"My stuff was put in storage for 4 months it came back 2 days ago when I opened my container all my shoes are full of mould I cannot believe this I'..."
"We moved from poole in Dorset yesterday to Goole in Yorkshire and it couldn't have gone any better 10 out of 10 it was stress free from start to fi..."
"Several thousand pounds worth of Nathan Dining and lounge furniture was returned damaged, battered and scratched. When the van arrived no protecti..."
"1st Choice Removals are fantastic. The guys on the day we moved were amazing. From the beginning of the day all through to the end of a long heavy ..."
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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