120 miles • about 2.5 hours each way

Same Day Courier London to Bristol

One item, one driver, one van, from London to Bristol today — £228 for the 120-mile run at £1.90 a loaded mile, fixed before we set off. Nothing else shares the van. A house move with two movers and a Luton is from £650 for a studio to £850 for a two-bed.

One item £228 • second item same pickup add £25 • house move from £650 • seven days

Get a price for your Bristol run

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What is it?

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Where is it?

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Quick Answer

A single item from London to Bristol — a sofa, a fridge, a machine part, a bike, a pallet, a few boxes — is £228: 120 loaded miles at £1.90 a mile, one driver, collected today and delivered today, nothing else in the van. The empty return leg is inside the rate and there is no fuel surcharge. A second item from the same pickup adds £25; a second person on this run is £156, compulsory for anything over 40 kg — washing machines, dishwashers, American fridges, range cookers and most sofas — unless you confirm a helper at both ends. A house move with two movers and a Luton is from £650 for a studio, £750 for a one-bed and £850 for a two-bed. A two-bed move to Bristol is an overnight job for the crew. Every price is fixed before we set off.

London to Bristol is 120 miles and about 2.5 hours each way on the M4, which is why most couriers will only take your item as a backload — squeezed into space on a run they were already making, on a date they choose. We do it the other way round. One van, one driver, your things and nothing else, on the date you booked. A single item is £228 — 120 loaded miles at £1.90 a mile, the return leg included — and a house move with two movers is from £650 for a studio, £750 for a one-bed and £850 for a two-bed. Both include the driving, the fuel and the loading at each end, and there is no VAT to add.

We are based in Uxbridge on the west side of London, so anything in London, Hillingdon, Buckinghamshire or Hertfordshire is on the way to the motorway. We deliver to Clifton, Redland, Bedminster, Filton, Keynsham and Bath, and we run the route in reverse too — Bristol to London costs the same.

A Bristol run is collected today and delivered today — usually within two hours of booking where the diary has a slot, and there is nothing to add for same-day: it is the product.

One item or a house move to Bristol?

The two prices cover two different jobs, and picking the right one is most of the saving.

  • One item, £228. A sofa, a bed frame and mattress, a wardrobe, a fridge freezer, a motorbike in the van, a dining table, an armchair, a TV and a couple of boxes, or a marketplace buy you found in Bristol. One driver collects it, straps it in with blankets and delivers it to the room you want. A second item from the same pickup adds £25. A second person on this run is £156, compulsory for anything over 40 kg — washing machines, dishwashers, American fridges, range cookers and most sofas — unless you confirm a helper at both ends; it is also the right call for a heavy wardrobe up a narrow stair.
  • A house move, from £650. A studio, a one-bed or a two-bed flat, a student room, a part-load of furniture and boxes, or several marketplace purchases collected across Bristol in one run. That is a move with two movers and a Luton, priced by the size of the home: from £650 for a studio, £750 for a one-bed and £850 for a two-bed, with the driving, the fuel and the loading at both ends inside the number. A two-bed move to Bristol is an overnight job for the crew. Three-bed and larger homes are a removals job and quoted separately.

Not sure which you are? Send a photo of everything in one shot. If it fits on one side of a Luton with room to spare, it is a single item or a small part-load and we price it that way.

How a London to Bristol run works

We confirm a fixed price from your photos and the two postcodes — the mileage sets it, £1.90 a loaded mile with a £95 minimum — then agree a collection time, usually within two hours where the diary allows. The driver loads in London, drives the M4, and unloads in Bristol the same day — 120 miles is a 2.5-hour drive each way, so a single item collected in the morning is typically delivered early afternoon. Waiting time is free for the first 20 minutes at each end, then £15 per 15 minutes.

Things that change the price and are worth telling us up front: stairs without a lift at either end, a parking restriction or a permit zone at the Bristol address, and whether anyone will be there to let us in. The Congestion Charge (£18) is passed through only if the London address is inside the zone; our vans are ULEZ-compliant so there is nothing else to add.

We cover Clifton, Redland, Bedminster, Filton, Keynsham and Bath and the rest of the West Country. If the delivery address is well outside the city we will say so on the quote rather than adding a surprise on the day.

Students and one-bed moves to Bristol

A student room going to the University of Bristol and UWE is the classic Bristol job: a bed's worth of boxes, a desk chair, a bike and a suitcase or two. That is a single-item price if it is a few boxes, or a house move if it is a full room, and we can collect from a family home anywhere around London or the Home Counties on the way to the motorway. We move plenty in reverse at the end of the year too.

For a one-bed flat, the number to plan around is from £750: two movers and a Luton, loaded in the morning and unloaded in Bristol that afternoon. Pack boxes the night before, keep the things you need on the first night in the car, and tell us if there is a lift booking at either end.

Bought something in Bristol?

The Bristol to London direction is just as common: a sofa on Facebook Marketplace, a wardrobe on eBay, a fridge on Gumtree, a piece from a dealer that will not post. We collect from the seller, check it against the listing, pay nothing on your behalf (agree that with the seller yourself; we collect once it is paid), and bring it to your door for the same £228. See marketplace collection for how the hand-over works.

Other long-distance runs we make from London: Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham, Cardiff, Brighton, Edinburgh, Glasgow. Anywhere else on the UK mainland, outside the M25 and more than 10 miles from our base, is £1.90 a loaded mile with a £95 minimum — see long-distance man and van.

London to Bristol prices

Fixed before we set off. Driving, fuel and loading at both ends included; no VAT to add.

One item, one driver
from £228

120 loaded miles at £1.90 a mile. Collected today, delivered today.

House move (two movers)
from £650

Studio from £650, one-bed £750, two-bed £850, with a Luton. A two-bed move to Bristol is an overnight job for the crew.

Second item, same pickup
add £25

Two things from one address going to one address.

Two people for one item
add £156

Compulsory over 40 kg unless you confirm a helper at both ends. Priced by the run: £45 on a local job, £75 across London or out to 60 loaded miles, and £1.30 a loaded mile for the whole run beyond that.

Congestion Charge (£18) passed through only where it applies. See our full price list and the long-distance page for every route.

What a London to Bristol job costs

Everything below is a fixed price with the driving, fuel and loading included.

Job Crew Fixed price
One item (sofa, fridge, part, pallet, bike, a few boxes) London → Bristol One driver £228 (120 mi × £1.90)
One item, Bristol → London (marketplace buys, family furniture) One driver £228
Second item from the same pickup Same driver add £25
Second person — compulsory over 40 kg unless you confirm a helper at both ends Add one add £156
Waiting after the first 20 minutes at each end — £15 per 15 min
House move — studio, student room or part-load Two movers and a Luton from £650
House move — one-bed Two movers and a Luton from £750
House move — two-bed (an overnight job for the crew) Two movers and a Luton from £850
Any other UK mainland address beyond the M25 One driver £1.90 per loaded mile, £95 minimum

120 loaded miles, about 2.5 hours each way; the empty return leg is inside the rate and there is no fuel surcharge. The second person is £45 on a local job, £75 across London or out to 60 loaded miles, and £1.30 a loaded mile for the whole run beyond that. A two-bed move to Bristol is an overnight job for the crew. Three-bed and larger homes are quoted as removals.

London to Bristol: how we compare

Published prices for a single item on a long run, and what each one actually buys. Cheap headline numbers are shared vans on the driver’s date; ours is one item, today.

Provider Job Published price Dedicated van?
Van Thats Quick One item London → Bristol, collected today £228 Yes — one driver, today, loading included
AMV Couriers (rate card) Dedicated same-day van, per loaded mile Small van £1.20 · SWB £1.50 · LWB £1.80 · XLWB £1.90 · Luton £2.20 (min £45–£125) Yes — same model as ours
Dispatchit Couriers (rate card) Transit van, per mile one way £1.70/mile, £30 minimum; waiting £30/hr after 10 min; weekends +20% Yes
HG Same Day (cost guide) Small / MWB / LWB / Luton, per mile £1.30 / £1.40 / £1.60 / £1.80 Yes — industry guide
Transport Executive One item London → Manchester, fixed date £175–£230 Dedicated, booked date — not collected today
Porta Delivery Sofa London → Manchester, collected today by 5pm from £185 (from £120 flexible date) Same-day only with three add-ons
AnyVan Two-seat sofa, national £58–£184 No — shared network, multi-day window
Shiply Backload examples (fridge Hampshire → Plymouth) £40–£60 No — spare space on someone else’s route

Figures read 2026-09-11 from each provider’s published pages. Same-day dedicated couriers price per loaded mile — our £1.90 is the published rate for an extra-long-wheelbase Transit, and we send a Transit or Luton, not a small van. Shared-network prices depend on a driver already passing your route, on their date.

How it works

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Send a photo and two postcodes

What is going, where from, where to, and any stairs or parking issues.

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Fixed price and a time

One item £228; a house move from £650 for a studio. Agreed before anyone sets off, collection usually within two hours.

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Loaded in London

Blankets, straps and a trolley. The driver does the lifting.

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Delivered in Bristol

Carried in and placed in the room, not left at the kerb.

London to Bristol — your questions answered

How much does a man and van from London to Bristol cost?

One item is £228 with one driver — 120 loaded miles at £1.90 a mile, the return leg included. A house move with two movers and a Luton is from £650 for a studio, £750 for a one-bed and £850 for a two-bed. A two-bed move to Bristol is an overnight job for the crew. Both include the drive, the fuel and the loading at both ends. A second item from the same pickup adds £25; a second person on this run is £156, compulsory for anything over 40 kg — washing machines, dishwashers, American fridges, range cookers and most sofas — unless you confirm a helper at both ends.

Can you deliver one item from London to Bristol?

Yes, that is most of what we do on this route. A sofa, bed, wardrobe, fridge, bike or a few boxes goes as one item at £228, on its own in the van, collected today — plus the £156 second person for anything over 40 kg, such as most sofas and fridges.

Do you collect from Bristol and bring it to London?

Yes, the same price in either direction. Marketplace buys, family furniture and student rooms coming home are £228 for one item.

How long does London to Bristol take?

About 2.5 hours each way on the M4. A single item collected in the morning is normally delivered early afternoon. A studio or one-bed move is loaded in the morning and unloaded the same day; a two-bed move to Bristol is an overnight job for the crew.

Is the Bristol run same day?

A Bristol run is collected today and delivered today — usually within two hours of booking where the diary has a slot, and there is nothing to add for same-day: it is the product.

Why is a dedicated run dearer than the cheap prices online?

Those prices are shared vans: your item rides with several other jobs on a route the driver was already doing, on a date they pick, often a multi-day window. Ours is one item in an otherwise empty van, collected today. That is priced per loaded mile — £1.90 — which is how every same-day courier prices it.

Is my item on its own in the van?

Yes. This is a dedicated run, not a backload: nothing else shares the van, so it is not waiting on another customer’s date or being reloaded at a depot.

What is included in the price?

The drive, the fuel, the loading and unloading, blankets and straps, and delivery to the room you want. The Congestion Charge (£18) is added only if the London address is inside the zone. There is no VAT to add.

Which parts of Bristol do you cover?

All of it, plus Clifton, Redland, Bedminster, Filton, Keynsham and Bath and the rest of the West Country. If an address is well outside the city we say so on the quote.

Can you move a student room?

Yes — the University of Bristol and UWE are regular runs. A few boxes and a bike is a single-item price; a full room with furniture is a house move with two movers, from £650.

Do I need to be at both ends?

Someone needs to give access and confirm what is going at each end — it can be a flatmate, a family member or a seller. Tell us who to expect.

What about a two-bed or a whole house?

A two-bed is from £850 with two movers and a Luton, and it is an overnight job for the crew. Three-bed and larger homes are a removals job with a bigger crew and are quoted separately.

Are you insured for a long-distance run?

Ask us for the current insurance certificate, the cover limits and any exclusions that apply to your item before you book, and we will send them over. Declare anything of unusual value up front.

A recent job

See how a same-day booking runs end to end in our Wembley furniture delivery case study — the brief, the access challenges and the result.

Book a van from London to Bristol

Tell us what is going, both postcodes and the access at each end, and we confirm a fixed price and a date. Bristol runs most weeks.

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