My partner and I are moving to Norway and need to find a cheap way to move our belongings. So far for our ~18 boxes we've been quoted by internet moving firms anything from £600 to over 3 grand. We've just graduated so have little money. Does anyone have any ideas?
Moving belongings to Norway?
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Ferrys go from Newcastle as far as I know to multiple places in Norway, I think Bergen is one of the main stops though.
Assuming you have 3m3 you should expect to pay 400 to 600 pounds
There is a website that lets people bid on your shipping contract I think this its it.
http://www.uship.co.uk
I will ask my dad which one he used to get our stuff from germany, we paid 500 pounds for 2 sofa's and 2 chairs.
There is a website that lets people bid on your shipping contract I think this its it.
http://www.uship.co.uk
I will ask my dad which one he used to get our stuff from germany, we paid 500 pounds for 2 sofa's and 2 chairs.
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It might depend how urgently you need your belongings but sending them via air will almost always be much more expensive than sending via sea. However without knowing precisely what you are taking 18 boxes does sound like rather a lot. Equally £600 sounds pretty cheap for moving all of that so while it may be a fair chunk of money when you've only just graduated it's probably not that bad a quote.
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Most hauliers have put their prices up after the recent polar bear maulings and mass murderer rampage. On the other hand, house prices have collapsed.
Yes I know that's not funny, sue me!
Yes I know that's not funny, sue me!
My GFjust moved to the US with 35 boxes and had nealy 10,000 USD for shipping - luckilly her employer paid. Considering you are moving half the distance and hlaf the boxes then a couple of grand would seem reasonable.
However, be aware of hidden costs, e.g. my GF was charged 400USD extra for security x-rays.
We move every 3-4 years and use Crown Relocations. It's nice to have your stuff packed and unpacked at the other end.
They're good - but definitely go by sea - takes a bit longer but so much cheaper than air. If you want to reduce the cost - you could fill your car up as much as possible and drive some necessities over with you.
Alternatively, a van does sound good, espcially if you've already packed?
Make sure you take out insurance if you do use a moving company though as however good they are stuff does get broken/damaged.
Why are you moving there out of curiosity? I lived there for 3 and a half years
Awesome place
They're good - but definitely go by sea - takes a bit longer but so much cheaper than air. If you want to reduce the cost - you could fill your car up as much as possible and drive some necessities over with you.
Alternatively, a van does sound good, espcially if you've already packed?
Make sure you take out insurance if you do use a moving company though as however good they are stuff does get broken/damaged.
Why are you moving there out of curiosity? I lived there for 3 and a half years
Awesome placewow that crazy,
I paid 1800 USD to bring over a 40Ft container full of stuff in 2008, it pays to shop around.
This was the cheapest from 7 or 8 quotes, most offers were about 15,000USD.
This inclued the guys coming over, packing the stuff from both Paris and Lausanne, delivery from room to room, all packing materials, insurance, legal fees, etc.
I think I'll have to win the euromillions before going there thanks! Thats why its so much its a full relocation cost, we just delivered the stuff to port and pick it up form them here in Czech.
I miss the old days of 2 USD to 1 GBP
Hi there. Where are you moving to? I moved out to Stavanger 6 weeks ago but not permanently (well you never know) - just a year secondment at the moment. I've not needed to bring much stuff and it's only £6 to check in 20 kg with Norwegian so I've done that the few times I've popped home and got everything I need - first trip was two bags containing my desktop and 24" monitor with a few clothes stuffed round the edges for padding - got my priorities straight
Anyway - there is a ferry to Norway. You can get on the DFDS freight one from Immingham to Kristiansand if you ask nicely in advance. A colleague from UK does this every few months as he keeps bringing different cars here. But that's £600 return. May be cheaper to take the normal ferry to Denmark then drive to the north (not Copenhagen!) where it's then a 2-3 hour ferry to Norway. Still that's all a fair amount of hassle and time consuming - so if you've gotten quotes for haulage for only around £600 giving you the easy life of just flying and waiting for it, that maybe the best option. Only really worth taking the boat with all your stuff if you want to get a car here it would seem.
As for living here - yes beer is a bit of a shocker so I just dont drink much. The Polish guys in the apartment above me get Polish beer brought in by a trucker mate so I can get some reasonably cheap (ha ha ha £40 for a case of 24 cans I'm calling cheap - must be getting used to it here
). Other things aren't quite as bad - you can shop in a supermarket and get most stuff for, I dunno, 30ish% more than UK if you stick to local brands. Imported stuff is a bit more. Then there's odd random things that are insane - like a pack of 2 chillies for about £3.50 in the cheapest grocery store I've found. Haven't quite worked this out yet. Maccy D's is £10+ for a meal and there's no KFC at all - NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Overall - top place though. Apart from the weather. You'll love it. Oh and speaking Norwegian - impossible, but luckily no real need.
Anyway - there is a ferry to Norway. You can get on the DFDS freight one from Immingham to Kristiansand if you ask nicely in advance. A colleague from UK does this every few months as he keeps bringing different cars here. But that's £600 return. May be cheaper to take the normal ferry to Denmark then drive to the north (not Copenhagen!) where it's then a 2-3 hour ferry to Norway. Still that's all a fair amount of hassle and time consuming - so if you've gotten quotes for haulage for only around £600 giving you the easy life of just flying and waiting for it, that maybe the best option. Only really worth taking the boat with all your stuff if you want to get a car here it would seem.
As for living here - yes beer is a bit of a shocker so I just dont drink much. The Polish guys in the apartment above me get Polish beer brought in by a trucker mate so I can get some reasonably cheap (ha ha ha £40 for a case of 24 cans I'm calling cheap - must be getting used to it here
). Other things aren't quite as bad - you can shop in a supermarket and get most stuff for, I dunno, 30ish% more than UK if you stick to local brands. Imported stuff is a bit more. Then there's odd random things that are insane - like a pack of 2 chillies for about £3.50 in the cheapest grocery store I've found. Haven't quite worked this out yet. Maccy D's is £10+ for a meal and there's no KFC at all - NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! Overall - top place though. Apart from the weather. You'll love it. Oh and speaking Norwegian - impossible, but luckily no real need.
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I don't really do much shopping when I'm over there. I neede underarm roll-on this week as i left mine in London before i came over. £5!!! Ended up using my gf's for the time being. She is Swedish and was in stitches listening to me perform and screetch every time a bill came or shopping needed doing. She's used to it but for me it is a shock every single time i am over there. Lived in Bergen many years ago and never got used to the prices.
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Where about are you moving to OP? I lived there for over 10 years. I am actually going back there for the first time since moving back to the UK at the end of the week. It's going to be really surreal, but also good to see my old local haunts and show my wife where I was brought up. We lived in the South in a town called Langesund (south of Skien).