How much does it cost to move from London to Cardiff?
About £675 to £750 for a 1-bedroom home, up to £3,150 to £3,300 for a 5-bedroom home, over 149 miles by road (about 2 hours 56 minutes' drive). A removals firm sets the real price.
| Home | Price band | The plan | Working time | Load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £675 to £750 | 2 people, 1 Luton box van, one day | about 7 working hours | about 10 m³ (published range 7–14 m³) |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,000 to £1,100 | 2 people, 2 Luton box vans, one day | about 8 working hours | about 16 m³ (published range 11–19.8 m³) |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,500 to £1,600 | 3 people, 2 Luton box vans, one day | about 9.5 working hours | about 24 m³ (published range 20–28.3 m³) |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,100 to £2,250 | 3 people, 3 Luton box vans, 2 days | about 11.5 working hours | about 35 m³ (published range 28–42.5 m³) |
| 5 bedrooms | £3,150 to £3,300 | 4 people, 4 Luton box vans, 2 days | about 13.5 working hours | about 45 m³ (published range 42–55 m³) |
Priced by Cerrax's engine v5.124.0; figures last changed 27 October 2026. Road distance measured 6 August 2026 (Google Distance Matrix).
The firm you hire sets the real price
These are bands, not quotes. Cerrax does not move homes or take bookings: it is the pricing engine removals firms use to price their own jobs. A firm prices yours after seeing what you are moving and both addresses, at its own rates.
The figures price a reference firm — 4 Luton box vans, a yard 8 miles from the job, £42.00 an hour for a driver, £32.00 for a porter and £1.10 a mile — with no stairs, parking difficulties or long carries, and no packing.
What drives the figure
The load. A bigger home is more to carry, which needs more people and more vans, and more hours to load and unload. Each row prices the middle of the published trade range for that home size.
The distance. 149 miles is the measured road distance, not a straight line. The vans also run from the firm's yard and back, and the drive is working time for the crew as well as miles for the van.
The working day. When loading, driving and unloading no longer fit a lawful working day, the move runs into a second one (the plan column says how many days), and the price steps up with it.
Access. Stairs, a long walk from the van or restricted parking add time, and time is most of the price. None is included here; a firm will ask.
Moving from London to Cardiff: by home size
How much does it cost to move a 1-bedroom home from London to Cardiff?
£675 to £750, for a typical 1-bedroom load (about 10 m³) over 149 miles by road with no stairs or parking difficulties. The engine plans it as 2 people, 1 Luton box van, one day. That is Cerrax's engine (v5.124.0) pricing a reference removals firm; the firm you hire sets the real price after seeing what you are moving.
How much does it cost to move a 2-bedroom home from London to Cardiff?
£1,000 to £1,100, for a typical 2-bedroom load (about 16 m³) over 149 miles by road with no stairs or parking difficulties. The engine plans it as 2 people, 2 Luton box vans, one day. That is Cerrax's engine (v5.124.0) pricing a reference removals firm; the firm you hire sets the real price after seeing what you are moving.
How much does it cost to move a 3-bedroom home from London to Cardiff?
£1,500 to £1,600, for a typical 3-bedroom load (about 24 m³) over 149 miles by road with no stairs or parking difficulties. The engine plans it as 3 people, 2 Luton box vans, one day. That is Cerrax's engine (v5.124.0) pricing a reference removals firm; the firm you hire sets the real price after seeing what you are moving.
How much does it cost to move a 4-bedroom home from London to Cardiff?
£2,100 to £2,250, for a typical 4-bedroom load (about 35 m³) over 149 miles by road with no stairs or parking difficulties. The engine plans it as 3 people, 3 Luton box vans, 2 days. That is Cerrax's engine (v5.124.0) pricing a reference removals firm; the firm you hire sets the real price after seeing what you are moving.
How much does it cost to move a 5-bedroom home from London to Cardiff?
£3,150 to £3,300, for a typical 5-bedroom load (about 45 m³) over 149 miles by road with no stairs or parking difficulties. The engine plans it as 4 people, 4 Luton box vans, 2 days. That is Cerrax's engine (v5.124.0) pricing a reference removals firm; the firm you hire sets the real price after seeing what you are moving.
Are you a removals firm?
These figures are what Cerrax works out from the job alone. Put in your own rates and vans and it prices your jobs the same way, every line traceable.