Looking for removalists Sydney to Melbourne who will put your home on its own truck? Quick & Easy Removals runs sole use interstate moves from our depot in Greenacre to your new home in Melbourne. Your belongings are the only load on board, the truck is sized to your inventory before moving day, and the price is fixed once we know what is moving and how each address is set up. We are AFRA accredited, fully insured, and have been moving Sydney households for more than 20 years.
Below you will find what is included, how the move runs from the first call to the last box in Melbourne, which truck suits which home, and what changes the price. To talk it through, call 1300 883 117 or start a free Sydney to Melbourne removal quote.
Sole use removalists Sydney to Melbourne
A sole use move means the truck is booked for you alone. No other household’s furniture is loaded beside yours, so the plan for loading and delivery is built around your two addresses and nobody else’s. Every quote on this page is for a sole use truck, the same option our interstate removalists offer on other routes.
The distance is the reason this matters. The Hume Highway links the two cities, and Transport for NSW describes the completed highway as stretching more than 800 kilometres between Sydney and Melbourne. Over that distance a second trip is not a small extra, so we size the truck to the job first and complete your move in a single trip rather than repeat runs.
The route links two of the country’s largest cities. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released in March 2026 put Sydney’s population at 5,638,800 and Melbourne’s at 5,435,600 at 30 June 2025, with Melbourne adding 105,000 people over the 2024 to 25 financial year.
What is included in your Sydney to Melbourne move
Every move is quoted to your inventory. The table shows what comes as standard and what you can add.
| Part of the move | Included or optional | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Sole use truck sized to your inventory | Included | One household on board, with the truck chosen so the move is done in a single trip |
| Loading in Sydney and unloading in Melbourne | Included | Our removalists carry, load, unload and place each labelled box in its matching room |
| Mattress shrink wrapping | Included free | Mattresses are shrink wrapped at no charge when you book your move |
| Moving boxes, shrink wrap and packaging materials | Available on the day | The crew brings boxes and materials on moving day, or you can buy cartons ahead of time |
| Professional packing | Optional | One room, the breakables only, or the whole house |
| Unpacking in Melbourne | Optional | Shelves wiped, bathrooms set up, boxes flattened and collection arranged |
| Modular storage | Optional | From 10 cubic metres, for when the Sydney and Melbourne dates do not line up |
| Additional insurance cover | Optional | Restricted cover, full cover, and separate storage cover |
How your move from Sydney to Melbourne works
Every interstate move with us runs in six steps.
- Quote and survey. Start with our online moving home calculator, which works 24 hours a day, seven days a week, or call us. A fixed price is quoted once we know your inventory, access and move details, either over the phone or after a quick on site or virtual survey. Tell us about stairs, lifts, long carries and parking at both ends now, so anything that adds cost is raised before moving day rather than on it.
- Booking, with both dates on paper. Ask us to set out the Sydney pick up date and the Melbourne delivery date in your written quote. That matches the NSW Government’s advice on choosing a removalist, which says to always ask for a written quote and check that the contract lists the pick up and delivery addresses, dates and times.
- Packing. If you have booked our packing team, they pack the rooms you choose with paper, bubble wrap and proper cartons, and label every box by room. If you are packing yourself, our box shop sells household, fragile and wardrobe cartons.
- Loading in Sydney. The crew wraps your furniture, shrink wraps the mattresses, and loads the truck for the long run south.
- The run down the Hume. Your belongings travel the Hume Highway south to Victoria. We confirm the delivery date when you book rather than promising a transit time on a web page. Loading and delivery may not fall on the same day, so plan where you will sleep in between and pack an overnight bag that travels with you, not on the truck.
- Delivery and unpacking in Melbourne. The crew unloads, places every labelled box in its matching room and puts furniture where you want it. If you have booked unpacking, the team wipes down shelves, sets up bathrooms, then flattens the boxes and arranges their collection.
Which truck suits your home
Our fleet runs in seven published sizes, from 4 to 5 tonne up to 65 to 70 cubic metres. When you book removalists Sydney to Melbourne, the right size is worked out from your inventory at the quote stage, because getting it wrong over 800 kilometres is expensive.
| Truck | Capacity | Typical home |
|---|---|---|
| 4 to 5 tonne truck | 20 to 25 cubic metres | An inner city apartment or a small move |
| 6 to 7 tonne and 8 to 9 tonne | Matched at the survey | Chosen from your inventory at the survey |
| 10 to 12 tonne and 50 cubic metre | Matched at the survey | Chosen from your inventory at the survey |
| 55 to 60 cubic metre | 55 to 60 cubic metres | Chosen from your inventory at the survey |
| 65 to 70 cubic metre truck | 65 to 70 cubic metres | A six bedroom home or a large office, with two professional removalists |
Packing for the long haul
Furniture removalists Sydney to Melbourne are only as good as their packing. A box that is half full or badly wrapped spends hours on a highway, so our dedicated packing team can take on one room, just the breakables, or the whole house. You choose the scope on the packing and unpacking service and we quote it alongside the move.
Glassware, dinner settings and valuables are wrapped in packing paper and bubble wrap. Fragile pieces go into the crystal or fragile box, which is deliberately small at 403 x 301 x 330 mm and 40 litres, so the packed weight stays easy to carry. Pictures, mirrors and glass table tops go into a picture carton labelled as fragile. A brightly coloured priority box holds the essentials you will want first in Melbourne.
Port a robes for hanging clothes
Each port a robe wardrobe box is 595 x 476 x 1080 mm, holds 300 litres and has a steel hang rail, so clothes go straight from cupboard to box. When our packing team packs them, the clothes are rehung in the wardrobe at the other end. More detail on cartons and wrapping is on our packaging page.
Antiques, art and pianos
Antiques and fine art are handled as their own antiques and fine art removals service. Upright pianos are moved by our standard removals team, not handed to a subcontractor. Heavy and specialty items such as pianos and pool tables can add cost, which is why we ask about them at the quote stage.
What cannot go on the truck
We do not carry hazardous materials: gas bottles, flammable liquids, batteries, jerry cans, or anything holding fuel. Sort these out before moving day so loading is not held up.
Storage when the dates do not line up
Settlement in Sydney and keys in Melbourne do not always land on the same day. Storage can be added to an interstate move, so the gap does not have to decide your moving date. Our modular storage works like this: the box is delivered to your address, packed by our crew, taken to our secure facility, then delivered back and unpacked at the other end.
- Modular storage starts at 10 cubic metres, and larger requirements are handled in the warehouse.
- The facility has constant surveillance and restricted access.
- Modular storage is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, so you can reach your things before delivery.
If storage might be needed, raise it at the quote stage. The NSW Government advises that your contract should say whether there are any extra costs for storage in the event of delays.
Insurance for your Sydney to Melbourne removal
We are fully insured. Your own goods are a separate question: the NSW Government points out that removalists are not required by law to provide insurance for your property during a move, and recommends you get your own cover. We offer three options through our removals insurance page:
- Restricted cover for fire, explosion, lightning, flood, collision and vehicle overturning.
- Full cover, which adds loss or damage during packing, loading and unloading, plus accidental damage.
- Storage cover while goods are held at the facility.
Cover can be taken on a market value basis, which accounts for age, condition and wear, or a replacement basis up to the value you declare. Additional insurance is not compulsory, and you can insure only some items by listing them on a declaration.
What affects the price of removalists Sydney to Melbourne
We do not publish a flat price for this route because two homes of the same size can cost very different amounts to move. Once we know your inventory, access and details, we quote a fixed price. These are the things that move it:
- Volume. How much you are taking decides the truck size, from 4 to 5 tonne up to 65 to 70 cubic metres.
- Access at both ends. Large staircases, a long carry from the truck to the door, or no parking outside can add cost. We raise these before moving day, not on it.
- Heavy or specialty items. Pianos, pool tables and similar pieces need extra handling.
- Packing and unpacking. A whole house packed by our team costs more than a kitchen and a few fragile cartons.
- Storage. Any gap between the Sydney and Melbourne dates.
- Insurance. Whether you add restricted, full or storage cover.
- Travel. On regional and longer moves, travel time can also apply to the return journey, and the quote accounts for it.
- Your date. Weekdays typically offer better availability and can be more cost effective than weekends and peak dates.
The quickest way to a real number is an honest list of rooms and big items, including the garage and the garden shed.
Why choose us as your interstate removalists Sydney to Melbourne
- Sole use truck. Your belongings travel on a truck booked for you, not alongside someone else’s furniture.
- More than 20 years moving Sydney homes. Interstate moves sit alongside our local furniture removals in Sydney.
- AFRA accredited. You can check accredited removalists on the AFRA directory, which the NSW Government also points to.
- Fully insured, with optional cover for your goods.
- One booking. Our own packing team, modular storage and box shop sit under the same roof as the move.
- Real people on the phone. Our office is open Monday to Thursday 7:00 to 17:30 and Friday 7:00 to 17:00 on 1300 883 117.
Sydney suburbs we pick up from
As Sydney to Melbourne removalists we collect from anywhere across the metropolitan area: the CBD, Eastern Suburbs, Inner West, North Shore, Northern Beaches, Hills District, South Sydney, Sutherland Shire, Western Suburbs and South West Sydney, as well as the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and the Southern Highlands. Some of the suburbs where interstate moves begin:
- Removalists in Parramatta
- Chatswood removalists
- Removalists in Bondi Junction
- Newtown removalists
- Removalists in Castle Hill
- Cronulla removalists
- Removalists in Manly
- Liverpool removalists
Delivering to Melbourne, and moving back
At the Melbourne end the same rules apply. Moving into an apartment? Check lift bookings and loading times with building management and let us know. If parking is tight outside a house, tell us that too. Our Melbourne removals page covers the Victorian side of the service.
Heading the other way? We run Melbourne to Sydney removals as well. If Victoria is not your destination, see our Sydney to Brisbane removalists and Sydney to Canberra removals pages, or our main page for interstate removalists in Sydney.
After you arrive in Victoria
Once the boxes are in, a little paperwork follows. VicRoads says interstate licence holders need to convert to a Victorian licence within six months of residing in Victoria. If you bring a car, registering an interstate vehicle in Victoria must be done in person by appointment, as it cannot be done online, and you hand back your NSW number plates.
Our guide to moving from Sydney to Melbourne covers licence, registration, enrolment and mail redirection in more detail, and our moving checklist helps you keep the weeks before the move in order.
Sydney to Melbourne removalists: common questions
How far does the removal truck travel from Sydney to Melbourne?
Transport for NSW describes the Hume Highway, which links Sydney and Melbourne, as stretching more than 800 kilometres. Your truck covers it with only your belongings on board, and you can ask for the delivery date to be set out in your written quote.
What does a sole use truck mean?
The truck is booked for your move alone. No other household’s furniture is loaded with yours, and the truck is sized to your inventory so everything goes in a single trip.
How do you price a Sydney to Melbourne move?
We give a fixed price once we know your inventory, the access at both addresses and your move details, either over the phone on 1300 883 117 or after a quick on site or virtual survey. Anything that adds cost, such as a large staircase, a piano or a long carry, is raised before moving day rather than on it.
Can you store our furniture if the Melbourne property is not ready?
Yes. Storage can be added to an interstate move. Our modular storage starts at 10 cubic metres and is held at a secure facility with constant surveillance and restricted access until your new home is ready.
Is my furniture insured between Sydney and Melbourne?
We are fully insured, and you can add cover for your goods. Options range from restricted cover for events such as fire, flood and collision to full cover, which adds loss or damage during packing, loading and unloading. Additional insurance is not compulsory.
What items will you not carry interstate?
We do not carry hazardous materials: gas bottles, flammable liquids, batteries, jerry cans or anything holding fuel. Please sort these out before moving day.
Do you also move from Melbourne to Sydney?
Yes. We run the reverse route as well, with sole use trucks and the same packing and storage options.
Do I need to change my driver licence after moving to Melbourne?
VicRoads says interstate licence holders need to convert to a Victorian licence within six months of residing in Victoria. Our Sydney to Melbourne planning guide on the blog covers licence, registration and other admin in more detail.
Book your removalists Sydney to Melbourne
Tell us what is moving, where it is going and when, and we will come back with a fixed price and a truck sized to your home. Call 1300 883 117 Monday to Thursday 7:00 to 17:30 or Friday 7:00 to 17:00, request your free quote online at any hour, or contact our Greenacre team with any questions about your move to Melbourne.