Your instant Melbourne removalist quote — 60 seconds

What is an instant removalist quote?

An instant removalist quote is a moving price estimate calculated online in seconds, from the details of your move: where you’re moving from and to, the size of your home and the access at each end. Instead of filling in a form and waiting for a removalist to call you back, you see your estimate on screen straight away.

Our instant quote uses the same pricing rules our team uses when it prices a move by hand: our hourly rates, the time it takes to load and unload a home of your size, the time stairs and lifts add, and Google’s real driving time between your two addresses. The result is an estimate based on how moves are actually priced, not a rough guess.

From waiting days to seconds: how moving quotes have changed

Getting a price for a move used to take a lot of time and patience. For decades, the only way to find out what a move would cost was to ring around removalists, often from a phone directory, and describe your home over the phone. For bigger moves, a removalist would visit your home to look at the furniture before giving a price, which meant booking a time and waiting for them to come.

When websites arrived, many removalists added online enquiry forms. That was easier than phoning, but it didn’t make the price any faster. You filled in the form, and then you waited, sometimes for days, for someone to call or email back. Quote comparison websites came next, letting you request several quotes at once. They saved some searching, but often meant your phone ringing with calls from several companies, each wanting to talk you through their price.

Online calculators were the next step, letting people estimate the volume of their furniture themselves. Today, instant quotes go further: they combine the size of your home, the access at each end and real driving time to show an estimate on screen in about a minute, with every part of the price explained.

Why people prefer instant moving quotes

People planning a move are usually juggling a lot at once: leases, settlements, packing, work and family. An instant quote fits around that. These are the reasons people choose it:

• Speed. A price in about a minute, instead of waiting for a call back.
• Any time of day. Get your estimate at 10pm on a Sunday, when no office is open.
• Transparency. You see how the price is built, line by line, not just a total.
• No pressure. Look at the estimate, think it over, and book only when you’re ready.
• Easy budgeting. Know roughly what your move will cost early, while you’re still planning.
• Easy comparison. Try different dates, home sizes or access options and see how the estimate changes.
• Your details stay with us. Your enquiry comes straight to Quick ’n’ Slick, not to a list of other companies.

How your instant moving quote is calculated

1. Loading and unloading time. Based on the size of your home, from a studio to a 5+ bedroom house, or on the cubic metres you’re moving. Stairs and lifts at each end add time, so they’re included rather than added on the day.
2. Driving time. Google’s real driving time between the two addresses you enter.
3. Hourly rate. $180 an hour for a small setup (up to 20 m³) or $195 for a large setup (up to 40 m³), with a 2-hour minimum and 15-minute increments after that. Saturdays are $210 and $230 an hour, and we’re closed on Sundays. Bigger moves can combine two trucks.
4. Call-out fee. $100–$300, depending on your pickup and drop-off locations. We review every booking and confirm it with you.

Your estimate is shown as a range, from the lowest to the highest call-out fee, with every part of the calculation listed underneath.

What’s included in every instant moving quote

• Two experienced movers and a fully equipped truck
• Furniture blankets, straps and trolleys
• Disassembly and reassembly of standard furniture
• Public liability and goods in transit insurance (T&Cs apply)
• GST

How accurate is an instant quote?

An instant quote is an estimate, and it’s as accurate as the details you give it. Removals in Melbourne are usually charged by the hour, so your final bill is based on the time your move actually takes, with a 2-hour minimum. Most of the difference between an estimate and the final bill comes from a few things:

The better prepared you are, the quicker the move, and the lower the bill. Our guide to what removalists cost in Melbourne explains every part of the price.

Instant quote vs other ways to get a price

Moving something unusual, such as a piano, a pool table or a large office? Get your instant quote first, then contact us and we’ll fine-tune it.

What happens after you get your quote

1. See your estimate on screen. It’s also emailed to you, with a link back to it.
2. Confirm your booking online when you’re ready, and choose your date.
3. We call you as soon as possible to go through the details and confirm the call-out fee.
4. Moving day: two movers and a truck arrive, with all the equipment.
5. Pay on completion, as set out in our terms and conditions.

Instant quotes for every kind of move

The instant quote works for most moves across Melbourne, including house removals, apartment removals, office removals and packers and movers. For single items and small loads, see mini movers, fridge movers and furniture pick up and delivery.

We move homes right across the city, from the CBD and the Inner South to the Eastern, Northern and Western Suburbs, Bayside, the South East and the Mornington Peninsula.

Instant quote, cost calculator or cubic metre calculator?

Tips for the most accurate online quote

• Pick the right home size. If your home is unusually full, choose the next size up, or use the cubic metre calculator for a precise volume.
• Be honest about access. A third-floor walk-up takes longer than a ground-floor unit, and the quote should reflect it.
• Use the full addresses. Exact addresses make the driving time accurate.
• Choose your real date. Saturday rates differ from weekday rates, and the quote uses the right one.

Still choosing a removalist? Our guide on how to choose a removalist in Melbourne covers the questions to ask, and our moving checklist covers everything else.