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.
"We chose Compass from a number of companies we had quote for our move. We had various prices some what was only £1000. After speaking to John at c..."
"I am so sorry but I cannot remember the names of the 3 gentlemen who moved us. They arrived bang on time and within minutes had started to move our..."
"These guys did an amazing removal earlier this month for my Dad who is finding life difficult these days with early dementia. They were efficient, ..."
"On probably the wettest day in the last 10 years, I was moved by Ollie, Steve and Ellis from Nailsworth to Stroud, What a brilliant team they were,..."
"Great service from booking through to removal. On the day the team were so helpful, friendly and careful. Not an easy job moving a heavy piano thro..."
"Initially Johnny was brilliant, helpful, great price, very calm and relaxed. Move day arrived and all seemed to be going well, but it took far long..."
"John and his team are top drawer. Professional, hardworking, honest and level headed. Nothing is too much trouble and there was never any drama, de..."
"Thanks to Paul and his colleague, very good moving service. Fast and good price. Absolutely recommended!"
"I definitely recommend them the way they work absolutely amazing, They surprise me the way to book to me. For a full day they charge me £480. I def..."
"We have moved A LOT and RMV are the best removals company we've ever used. It was a great experience from booking to finishing the job. Riki was re..."
"We have nothing but the highest praise for our Stokes Removal Team. Everything was well arranged and managed and our removal team worked tirelessly..."
"Moving is stressful so you can do without coping with other issues in the day. So use this company, really friendly guys who helped made our move s..."
"I recently used Superman with a Van for my move, and I couldn't be happier with the service they provided. From the moment I contacted them to the ..."
"I would highly recommend SK Removals for any move, including long-distance removals. I contacted Kane at short notice after another removals firm w..."
"These guys know their stuff, I would like to thank Jason who was always available to respond to our emails and phone calls etc. Stuart, Mario and ..."
"We have moved twice in the last 3 years always with the help of Care Removals. An amazing work again! Thanks to Care Removals the moving was very ..."
"I have used many removals companies over the years; domestic and international. Bourne's the worst. Almost every piece of furniture was damaged and..."
"Great customer service from start to finish. Very professional on the day, and advised well in regards to taking furniture that may not make it. Wo..."
"The team from George Bird from Barbara in the office to men that came into pack and moved us Dan , Clive and Hamish were friendly and very eff..."
"Amazing service, made so easy and comfortable for us. We moved last week from a one bed flat to a house, while waiting for a chain to complete. Our..."
"Prompt, efficient and quick, at a very good price. Will be using VP removals again for any future moves"
"The move from Newport Pagnell to Staffordshire was carried out in a highly professional, friendly and expedient manner. I couldn't fault the servic..."
"I’ve used this company twice now. The staff are very accomadatimg and helpful .I didn’t have to do anything. Really friendly and happy guys. A pl..."
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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