Removals to Ireland

How much do removals to Ireland cost?

Every Ireland move is priced on volume, access at both ends, how much packing you want and when you need it there. As a guide, a part load of boxes and a few items of furniture is usually £600 to £1,100, a two bedroom home is £2,200 to £3,100 and a three bedroom home is £2,900 to £4,100. Larger houses, pianos, vehicles and fine art are quoted individually.

We do not quote by the hour and we do not add fuel or waiting charges on the day. After a free survey by video call or in person you get one written figure covering collection, materials, transport to Ireland, transit through the EU, delivery and placement and goods in transit cover. If your dates move, we move with you.

Sharing a vehicle is the cheapest way to send a smaller load, because you pay only for the space you use. The trade off is timing: a part load runs to a consolidation schedule and takes 4 to 10 days, while a dedicated vehicle leaves when you want it and arrives in 1 to 3 days.

The route: UK to Ireland

Holyhead to Dublin, Fishguard or Pembroke to Rosslare or Liverpool to Dublin for larger vehicles, with the M4, M50 and M8 covering the rest of the country.

Distance from our base to Dublin is around 460 miles. Ferry sailings, not driving distance, set the delivery day here so we book the crossing at the point you confirm rather than the week of the move.

Drivers are on tachograph hours and we plan legal rest into the schedule rather than pushing a single driver too far which is one of the reasons our delivery dates hold. You get the vehicle's progress by phone or message so you know the day before it arrives.

Customs and paperwork for Ireland

Since Brexit a move from Great Britain to Ireland is a customs movement. We prepare the transfer of residence declaration and inventory so your used household goods enter free of duty and VAT and we handle the export and import entries as part of the service.

Whatever the destination, we build a full inventory at packing. It is the document that supports your insurance claim if anything is damaged, and it settles any question at a roadside check in seconds.

You will need a PPS number for work, tax and utilities and proof of address is usually requested when applying.

Delivery and access in Ireland

Dublin's Georgian terraces have granite steps, basement areas and railings that make the front door approach tight and city centre bus lanes limit when a lorry can stand. Rural Kerry, Galway and West Cork properties are reached down single track boreens where we transfer to a smaller van.

We survey the destination as carefully as the collection address. Lift dimensions, doorway widths, stair turns, height barriers and parking restrictions all change the crew size and the vehicle and finding out on the day is what turns a smooth move into an expensive one.

Delivery does not stop at the front door. Furniture is placed in the room you want, beds and wardrobes are rebuilt and boxes are stacked where you can work through them. Full unpacking with the packing debris taken away is available if you would rather start straight from an empty floor.

Packing, part loads and storage

A long European journey is harder on furniture than a local move so everything is packed to export standard: double walled cartons, wardrobe boxes for hanging clothes, bubble and tissue for glass and china, corner protection on case goods and export wrap over upholstery and mattresses. Televisions, mirrors and artwork travel in purpose made cases.

We collect anywhere in the UK for Ireland so a load can combine your current home with items held elsewhere, such as a family member's garage or a storage unit. Cars, motorcycles and bicycles can travel with the household on the same vehicle where space allows.

Dates rarely line up perfectly across borders. Secure containerised storage in the UK bridges the gap: your goods are inventoried, sealed into containers and held until your Ireland property is ready then delivered without being handled again in between.

Why choose BlueSky for your move to Ireland

Fifteen years of European relocations, our own directly employed crews rather than agency labour, fully branded vehicles and full goods in transit and public liability cover as standard. We are rated 4.9 out of 5 by our customers and the same coordinator handles your move from survey to final placement.

You will get a written quote you can hold us to, honest advice about whether a part load or a dedicated vehicle suits you better and a straight answer about what a Ireland move really involves. Call us or send your inventory and dates and we will price it properly.