{"id":4965,"date":"2019-05-06T10:40:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T09:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/?p=4965"},"modified":"2025-04-02T11:44:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T10:44:26","slug":"moving-within-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/moving-within-europe","title":{"rendered":"Moving Within Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>No-one really is going to be surprised that it costs a lot of money when moving within Europe. Given that it\u2019s expensive enough to move around the corner, let alone from one part of the UK to another, it\u2019s hardly surprising that moving to mainland Europe, across the channel, is going to see the costs increase dramatically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re planning to move to Europe, then, it pays to know\nmore about what you need to factor into your budgeting. And that\u2019s what we\u2019re\ngoing to look at in the following post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Costs of\nTransportation and Moving<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without a doubt, the biggest cost you face when moving\nabroad is finding a suitable man and a van or international moving company who\ncan help get your household items and belongings from your old house to your\nnew one. Some of the main factors to take into consideration when working these\ncosts include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Move Size<\/strong>\n\u2013 It makes sense that the cost of a move will be determined by the size of the\nmove. That counts both for volume and weight. Groupage is a great way to reduce\nthe expenses somewhat, if you don\u2019t have a full load.<\/li><li><strong>Distance\nof Move<\/strong> \u2013 The further away you are moving, the more it will cost<\/li><li><strong>The Route<\/strong>\n\u2013 Depending on the route you take, whether it\u2019s a popular one or a rarer one,\nthe prices will vary. More common routes can result in cheaper rates because of\nall the competition.<\/li><li><strong>Method of\nTransportation \u2013<\/strong> A huge factor in the cost is the transportation method you\nuse. While shipping is the cheapest, transporting by air costs more. Trucks\nwill always be involved in the first and last parts of the move, though. You\nalso need to think about whether you\u2019re going to travel with your stuff or\nseparately and trust it to arrive safely.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Costs of Packing and\nUnpacking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You need to check the different moving companies you get\nquotes from, as some charge extra for packing and unpacking, while others don\u2019t.\nRegardless, there are some countries if you\u2019re moving to them that there\u2019ll be\na cost involved for this. Mainly because customs documents for countries\nrequire that moving companies vouch for imported goods to ensure there\u2019s\nnothing illegal is shipped out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Insurance for Moving<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the quote given by many companies includes the\ninsurance, many others don\u2019t. Regardless, it\u2019s important to be sure you\nunderstand what any insurance coverage they offer includes and what it doesn\u2019t.\nIf you\u2019re going down the route of taking a ferry or sending them by sea, you\nshould have some maritime insurance too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Costs of Storage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although it\u2019s best if you can move at the same time as you\ntransport your stuff. It may not be possible to align all the moving and\ntransportation dates to the same time period. Even if you can, you just many\nnot have the budget or space for some of your belongings and therefore will\nhave to factor in storage costs when planning your move.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No-one really is going to be surprised that it costs a lot of money when moving within Europe. Given that it\u2019s expensive enough to move around the corner, let alone from one part of the UK to another, it\u2019s hardly surprising that moving to mainland Europe, across the channel, is going to see the costs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[41,65,33,114,35,42,31,34],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4965"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4965"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6161,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4965\/revisions\/6161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}