Overnight Courier London to Edinburgh
One item, one driver, one van, from London to Edinburgh overnight — £760 for the 400-mile run at £1.90 a loaded mile plus £150 for the driver's night = £910, fixed before we set off. Nothing else shares the van. A house move with two movers and a Luton is a fixed quote.
One item £910 • second item same pickup add £25 • house move fixed quote • seven days
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A single item from London to Edinburgh — a sofa, a fridge, a machine part, a bike, a pallet, a few boxes — is £910: 400 loaded miles at £1.90 a mile (£760) plus £150 for the driver's night, one driver, collected today and delivered next morning, 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 £520, 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 a fixed quote. Every price is fixed before we set off.
London to Edinburgh is 400 miles and about 7 hours each way on the M1 and A1, 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 £910 — 400 loaded miles at £1.90 a mile (£760, the return leg included) plus £150 for the driver's night — and a house move with two movers is a fixed quote. 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 Leith, Morningside, Stockbridge, Musselburgh, Livingston and Fife, and we run the route in reverse too — Edinburgh to London costs the same.
At 400 miles a Edinburgh run is an overnight: collected today, driven through, delivered next morning — the same per-mile rate plus £150 for the driver's night, nothing else in the van.
One item or a house move to Edinburgh?
The two prices cover two different jobs, and picking the right one is most of the saving.
- One item, £910. 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 Edinburgh. 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 £520, 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, fixed quote. 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 Edinburgh in one run. That is a move with two movers and a Luton, and we do not publish a move price to Edinburgh, so it is a fixed quote for your home, with the driving, the fuel and the loading at both ends inside the number. 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 Edinburgh 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, plus £150 for the driver's night on a run this long — then agree a collection time, usually within two hours where the diary allows. The driver loads in London, drives the M1 and A1, and unloads in Edinburgh the next morning — 400 miles is a 7-hour drive each way, so a single item collected in the morning is driven through overnight and delivered first thing. 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 Edinburgh 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 Leith, Morningside, Stockbridge, Musselburgh, Livingston and Fife and the rest of the Lothians. 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 Edinburgh
A student room going to the University of Edinburgh, Napier and Heriot-Watt is the classic Edinburgh 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 a fixed quote: two movers and a Luton, loaded in the morning and unloaded in Edinburgh the next day. 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 Edinburgh?
The Edinburgh 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 £910. See marketplace collection for how the hand-over works.
Other long-distance runs we make from London: Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool, Nottingham, Cardiff, Brighton, 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 Edinburgh prices
Fixed before we set off. Driving, fuel and loading at both ends included; no VAT to add.
400 loaded miles at £1.90 a mile (£760) plus £150 for the driver's night. Collected today, delivered next morning.
We do not publish a move price to Edinburgh, so a house move is priced to the job.
Two things from one address going to one address.
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 Edinburgh 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 → Edinburgh | One driver | £910 (400 mi × £1.90 + £150 driver's night) |
| One item, Edinburgh → London (marketplace buys, family furniture) | One driver | £910 |
| 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 £520 |
| Waiting after the first 20 minutes at each end | — | £15 per 15 min |
| House move — studio to two-bed | Two movers and a Luton | fixed quote |
| Any other UK mainland address beyond the M25 | One driver | £1.90 per loaded mile, £95 minimum |
400 loaded miles, about 7 hours each way; the empty return leg is inside the rate and there is no fuel surcharge. At this distance the run is an overnight, so the one-item price includes £150 for the driver's night. 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. Three-bed and larger homes are quoted as removals.
London to Edinburgh: 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 → Edinburgh, collected today | £910 | 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
Send a photo and two postcodes
What is going, where from, where to, and any stairs or parking issues.
Fixed price and a time
One item £910; a house move on a fixed quote. Agreed before anyone sets off, collection usually within two hours.
Loaded in London
Blankets, straps and a trolley. The driver does the lifting.
Delivered in Edinburgh
Carried in and placed in the room, not left at the kerb.
London to Edinburgh — your questions answered
How much does a man and van from London to Edinburgh cost?
One item is £910 with one driver — 400 loaded miles at £1.90 a mile (£760, the return leg included) plus £150 for the driver's night. A house move with two movers and a Luton is a fixed quote. 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 £520, 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 Edinburgh?
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 £910, on its own in the van, collected today — plus the £520 second person for anything over 40 kg, such as most sofas and fridges.
Do you collect from Edinburgh and bring it to London?
Yes, the same price in either direction. Marketplace buys, family furniture and student rooms coming home are £910 for one item.
How long does London to Edinburgh take?
About 7 hours each way on the M1 and A1. A single item collected today is driven through and delivered next morning; that overnight is why the price includes £150 for the driver's night.
Is the Edinburgh run same day?
At 400 miles a Edinburgh run is an overnight: collected today, driven through, delivered next morning — the same per-mile rate plus £150 for the driver's night, nothing else in the van.
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, plus £150 for the driver's night on a run this long.
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 Edinburgh do you cover?
All of it, plus Leith, Morningside, Stockbridge, Musselburgh, Livingston and Fife and the rest of the Lothians. If an address is well outside the city we say so on the quote.
Can you move a student room?
Yes — the University of Edinburgh, Napier and Heriot-Watt 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.
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?
To Edinburgh every house move is a fixed quote for your home, studio to two-bed. 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.
Related services
Long-distance courier
Every UK route at £1.90 a loaded mile, and house moves by city.
Large item courier
Fridges, wardrobes, treadmills and anything a parcel network refuses.
Marketplace collection
Bought it in Edinburgh? We collect from the seller and bring it home.
Small removals
Studios, one-beds and student rooms with two movers, by the hour or the day.
Student moves
the University of Edinburgh, Napier and Heriot-Watt and back again at the end of the year.
Furniture courier
Sofas, beds and wardrobes collected from any shop or seller.
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 Edinburgh
Tell us what is going, both postcodes and the access at each end, and we confirm a fixed price and a date. Edinburgh runs most weeks.