Shipping Container Moving Costs in Australia (2025 Guide)

What's included in your price?

We are able to offer cheap interstate moves because of the way in which we transport containers. Over long distances, transport by road (truck) is relatively expensive compared to transport by rail. We utilise the rail network to minimise moving costs and use trucks at either end of your move. Therefore, the closer that your address is to a depot in a main centre, the cheaper your move will be.

In your moving quote, we include as standard:

 - Up to 40 days of container hire time to split between your loading address and your unloading address.

 - In most locations we include furniture blankets, trolley, rope and boxes

 - A 20ft High Cube Removalist Spec shipping container.

 - Transit insurance covering the contents in case of a major incident for up to $150k.

 - We include GST in all of our moving quotes.

Comparing interstate moving prices - Melbourne to Perth

This can be illustrated by the following example comparing two very similar moves:

Move No. 2: Richmond, VIC to Mandurah, WA

You may think that these two moves would be priced very similarly - they're both around 3,500 km to the destination address. The move to Mandurah though would actually cost around $500 more than the move to South Perth. This comes down to the distance both destination addresses are from the rail terminal in Perth (the portion of the transport that is completed by truck rather than rail).

South Perth is around 12 km from the rail terminal in Kewdale.

Mandurah is around 76 km from the rail terminal in Kewdale.

Because of the relatively high cost per km for the truck transport, the extra 64 km the container travels on a truck bumps up the price considerably. Bearing in mind that the truck makes two trips to Mandurah - one to deliver the loaded container and another to pick up the empty container after unloading, the difference in price makes more sense.

Why does it cost more to move to Perth?

Comparing Removalist Moving Quotes

Got a cheaper quote from a competitor? We're happy to take a look at any competing moving quote from another removals company.

Some of the inclusions we will look at are:

• Weight allowance

• Container hire time

• Storage costs (if applicable)

• GST - inclusive or exclusive?

• Type of Shipping Container provisioned

How much does it cost to move interstate in Australia?

The prices below are fairly typical of what you can expect to pay for a 20ft modified shipping container with a capacity of 38 cubic metres, (with tie rails and timber floor). All locations are within 30km of the centre of the city. Most locations include packaging free of charge {furniture trolley, furniture blankets, rope and boxes}

This is a very rough price guide - for an accurate quote to and from your moving locations please contact us for an obligation free moving quote

Interstate Moving Prices - Updated 2025

• Move from Adelaide to Brisbane - $4000 to $5000

• Move from Adelaide to Sydney - $3500 to $4500

• Move from Adelaide to Melbourne - $2500 to $3500

• Move from Adelaide to Darwin - $6500 to $7500

• Move from Adelaide to Townsville - $5500 to $6500

• Move from Adelaide to Cairns - $6500 to $7500

• Move from Adelaide to Hobart - $7000 to $8000

• Move from Adelaide to Rockhampton - $6500 to $7500

• Move from Adelaide to Newcastle - $4500 to $5500

• Move from Adelaide to Perth - $4500 to $5500

• Move from Adelaide to Burnie - $6000 to $7000

• Move from Adelaide to Mackay - $6500 to $7500

• Move from Brisbane to Adelaide - $3500 to $4500

• Move from Brisbane to Sydney - $2500 to $3500

• Move from Brisbane to Melbourne - $2500 to $3500

• Move from Brisbane to Darwin - $8000 to $9000

• Move from Brisbane to Townsville - $4000 to $5000

• Move from Brisbane to Cairns - $4500 to $5500

• Move from Brisbane to Hobart - $7000 to $8000

• Move from Brisbane to Rockhampton - $4500 to $5500

• Move from Brisbane to Newcastle - $4000 to $5000

• Move from Brisbane to Mackay $4500 to $5500

• Move from Brisbane to Burnie - $6000 to $7000

• Move from Brisbane to Perth - $6000 to $7000

• Move from Sydney to Adelaide - $4000 to $5000

• Move from Sydney to Brisbane - $3500 to $4500

• Move from Sydney to Melbourne - $3000 to $4000

• Move from Sydney to Darwin - $8000 to $9000

• Move from Sydney to Townsville - $5500 to $6500

• Move from Sydney to Cairns - $6000 to $7000

• Move from Sydney to Hobart - $7500 to $8500

• Move from Sydney to Rockhampton - $6000 to $7000

• Move from Sydney to Mackay - $6000 to $7000

• Move from Sydney to Burnie - $7000 to $8000

• Move from Sydney to Perth - $6500 to $7500

• Move from Melbourne to Adelaide - $3000 to $4000

• Move from Melbourne to Sydney - $3000 to $4000

• Move from Melbourne to Brisbane - $4000 to $5000

• Move from Melbourne to Darwin - $6500 to $7500

• Move from Melbourne to Townsville - $5500 to $6500

• Move from Melbourne to Cairns - $6500 to $7500

• Move from Melbourne to Hobart - $6000 to $7000

• Move from Melbourne to Rockhampton - $6500 to $7500

• Move from Melbourne to Newcastle - $4500 to $5500

• Move from Melbourne to Mackay - $6500 to $7500

• Move from Melbourne to Burnie - $5500 to $6500

• Move from Melbourne to Perth - $5500 to $6500

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  **Please note: All prices are subject to change during the peak moving season - from mid November to mid January

• (Prices correct as at 01/07/2022 but may be subject to change due to container availability)