Sydney to Melbourne Removalists
880 km down the Hume in a truck matched to your load
15+ years of moving experience behind the business, 4.9 stars across 732 Google reviews and the phones answered seven days a week.
How We Run the Sydney–Melbourne Corridor
Melbourne is about 880 km from our Sydney depot, roughly nine hours down the Hume Highway, so unlike our Canberra run this is not a same-day corridor: we plan a Melbourne job as an overnight or multi-day transit, and you should expect a delivery window rather than a fixed handover time.
We match the truck to the load before we leave. Studio and one-bedroom apartments generally travel in the 4.5 tonne truck (20–25 m³), the mid-size 10 tonne carries 30–40 m³, and a three or four-bedroom house fills the 12 tonne (50–60 m³), which gives the crew room to load everything in one trip rather than splitting the job. If your load is on the smaller side and your dates can move, ask about backloading: your furniture can travel in spare space on a truck already assigned to this route, at a lower rate than booking a dedicated vehicle.
Understanding Your Sydney to Melbourne Quote
Interstate pricing on this corridor works the same way as our local jobs: the crew estimates the cubic metres your furniture occupies and matches that to a truck size, rather than charging for hours spent driving the Hume Highway. Packing materials, disassembly, reassembly and storage while you finalise the Melbourne end are added to that base once you tell us you need them. Read our interstate removalist cost guide for how distance, access and transport type combine into a final figure, and see our pricing page for the truck rates the quote is built from. Every Melbourne quote is written from your furniture list, because the list, not the bedroom count, decides the truck.
What truck size do I need?
Interstate quotes are set by furniture volume, not highway hours. Pick your home size for the truck and volume it usually needs.
A guide only, not a definitive quote. For a precise figure use our furniture volume calculator or request a written quote.
From quote to keys, in three steps.
Get your quote
Tell us what's moving and where. A detailed, transparent quote: published rates for local, volume-based for interstate. Usually same-day.
We plan and pack
Scheduling, access and materials sorted before the day. Add professional packing and quality materials if you want it handled end to end.
Move and settle in
We load, transport, unpack and set up to your spec, then follow up to make sure everything's right.
Home, Apartment, Office and Specialty Moves
One team covers the whole Sydney to Melbourne service. Flag anything unusual before moving day, a pool table, a piano, valuable art or server racks, so the crew turns up with the right gear already loaded rather than working it out on the spot.
Local and Interstate Moves
Full households, apartments and smaller part-loads, carried door to door on the one truck.
Packing Services
Our packers wrap and box everything before the Hume leg if you'd rather not do it yourself, and can unpack at the Melbourne end.
Removals Storage
If the Melbourne property isn't ready when the truck arrives, your load waits in secure storage rather than an informal delay on the day.
Office Removalists
Office moves planned around your trading hours, with workstations, server racks and equipment protected for the drive south.
Why do so many choose us?
We Know the Hume Highway
Our crews run the Sydney to Melbourne corridor often enough to plan the loading, disassembly and the long drive south without last-minute surprises. We build the truck loading order around your actual furniture, not a generic checklist.
Quoted Around Your Move
We plan a Melbourne quote from your actual household or office footprint rather than a fixed package, matching truck size to what you're sending and the access conditions at both ends. Office relocations can be scheduled around your trading hours rather than a set moving day.
Packing, Storage and Offices Too
Book packing, secure storage and office relocations alongside your interstate move so the whole job runs through one team. A Melbourne move with extra requirements, from a storage gap to a full office pack-down, still fits into a single quote.
Equipment for the Long Haul
Trolleys, furniture blankets, straps and disassembly tools travel with every crew, so bulky items like pianos and dining suites are protected for the full nine-hour trip south, not just the loading and unloading.
Volume-Based Pricing
Your Sydney to Melbourne cost is set by the amount of furniture you're sending, not the hours the truck spends on the highway, so a longer drive doesn't inflate the bill. Our interstate removalist cost guide breaks down what else affects the figure.
Backloading Option
If your move date has some flexibility, ask about backloading your furniture into spare space on a truck already assigned to the Melbourne run, instead of booking a dedicated vehicle for a smaller load.
Clear Cover, No Surprises
We carry public liability insurance as standard and can arrange additional removal insurance for your Melbourne move on request. We'll spell out what's covered and what isn't before you accept the quote.
Nine Hours You Don't Have to Drive
A nine-hour drive each way is a long day for anyone doing it themselves, let alone with a loaded trailer. Our crews handle the packing, loading, driving and unloading from door to door, so nobody in your household sits behind the wheel of a truck.
What customers are saying
These guys are amazing, Daniel and Sarkis did a great job moving us to our new home. I highly recommend these guys for any removal jobs you need. Great furniture removalist services!
Just wanting to say, Thank You to the boys at Royal Sydney Removals for helping us move interstate. Made it super easy on us. Michael and his team were super professional and efficient making a stressful move super easy.
I would highly recommend this company made my move way easier then I thought. I would actually give 10 stars to this company best of the best. Thanks so much, guys I really appreciate it.
Dealing with Royal Sydney Removals was nothing short of amazing. They were friendly and easy to deal with and took great care of our belonging. I found them to be honest and hardworking. I recommend Royal Sydney Removals for all local removal jobs as well as interstate moving. They are professionals in packing, unpacking, junk removal and assemble furniture (which was so great).
Daniel and Sarkis helped moved me from Auburn to Liverpool with ease. I was dreading the move and these boys made it so much smoother. Thanks boys for the awesome removalist Job! I highly recommend their removal services.
Daniel, Sarkis and Yousif all helped me move today. Called me to confirm when they would arrive, arrived on time. Did an amazing job. I would definitely use again. Highly recommend. 5-Star removals service.
I highly recommend them! They were professional and very efficient. We have moved a few times in the last eight years, and they are the best removalist company we have dealt with.
Daniel and Sarkis were professional, friendly and delivered a high quality interstate removal from Melbourne to Sydney. Would definitely recommend.
Royal Sydney Removals are efficient and fast. Moving looks so easy to them. The best removalists in Sydney. Thanks Sam and your team!
Amazing service and excellent price. Daniel and Sarkis arrived exactly when they said they would and the job took as long as they quoted. Very good communication to work with us to park in tricky areas – Surry Hills and Paddington. They had to move in some small terrace spaces and haul large furniture over the balcony – they did this with ease and taking care of the furniture. Above all, Daniel and Sarkis were very friendly and professional.
We hired Royal Sydney Removals last week for a move, and they provided an excellent service. Arrived precisely on time, under a tight schedule as the elevator booking time was short. Professional and provided solid communication. I would recommend it to all. We will hire them again next time we need to move.
I was satisfied with the service provided, highly recommend it. The team is professional and punctual.
I used Royal Sydney Removals for a local move, and all I want to say is the service was outstanding. I never had issues, especially with my items. They were perfectly shrink-wrapped and used thick blankets to protect my items. They also arrived on time, which I was super happy with as I had to wait hours for previous removalists to shop up with multiple excuses as to why they were late. They promised us they said they were super efficient and didn’t rip me off for so many hours for a one-bedroom home, which was done in exactly 2 hours. So I would love to give a big thank you to the team for providing the service they surely have promised.
Daniel and Sarkis were great, extremely hardworking and professional. 10/10 would use again.
Daniel and Sarkis were the most professional movers, and the service was outstanding. They were well-mannered, efficient and didn’t have foul body odour! I have used many moving services over the years, but this team was excellent.
Sydney to Melbourne questions, answered
How long does a Sydney to Melbourne move take?
The drive is roughly nine hours each way, so unlike our Canberra corridor this is planned as an overnight or multi-day transit rather than a same-day handover.
How is a Sydney to Melbourne move priced?
Your truck size, not the length of the Hume Highway, sets the cost: crews work out the cubic metres your furniture occupies and quote from that figure rather than the hours spent driving.
Can I backload a smaller load to Melbourne?
If your dates are flexible, a smaller load can sometimes share space on a truck already assigned to the Melbourne run at a reduced rate. Ask when you request your quote.
Do you handle office relocations between Sydney and Melbourne?
Yes. We plan the workstation, equipment and access details around your business hours so the interstate leg doesn't have to disrupt a full trading day.
Do you also move from Melbourne back to Sydney?
Yes. This page covers Sydney pickups with a Melbourne delivery; loading in Victoria and unloading in Sydney raises different access questions, so our Melbourne to Sydney removalists page covers that direction on its own terms. Whichever way you're travelling, send both addresses and we'll match the job to a suitable truck and crew.
Ready for a detailed quote?
Send us your moving details and we’ll come back with a detailed quote, usually the same day.
Prefer to talk? 1800 491 466, 7 days a week.