Moving Company Hilversum
Hilversum doesn’t move like the rest of the Randstad. There are no canal quays here — there are 1930s Dudok-era houses with tight interior stairs, villas behind gravel drives and low branches in the Trompenberg, and station-side apartments where the whole day depends on a lift reservation. Add a media industry that relocates people at short notice and planning matters as much as muscle. Movers from €19 per hour, access checked before the day.
Moving within Hilversum, or to and from Amsterdam and Utrecht
Local moves dominate — a flat near the station to a family house in Kerkelanden, or downsizing from a villa into an apartment. Beyond that, Hilversum sits half an hour from both Amsterdam and Utrecht, and those routes are single-day jobs. We work across the whole Gooi at the same hourly rates: Bussum, Naarden, Laren, Blaricum, Huizen, Baarn, Loosdrecht and Weesp, and handle long-distance moves to the rest of the country and abroad.
What a move in Hilversum costs
| Home | Usual time | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment near the station | 3–4 hours | Lift reservation, loading space |
| Dudok-era terraced house | Most of a day | Narrow interior stairs, lift time |
| Detached house, Kerkelanden | A full day | Shed, garden, disassembly |
| Villa, Trompenberg or Boomberg | One to two days | Volume, driveway access, special items |
No call-out fees, no weekend surcharge, contents insured up to €200,000 per claim. Villas are where phone estimates go wrong — a studio, a wine cellar or a workshop can add half a day nobody counted on. That’s what the free home visit is for: a planner walks the property and gives you a fixed price rather than an optimistic one.
Driveways, gates and truck access
The single most common reason a move here runs late is a truck that can’t get close. Villa plots in the Trompenberg, Boomberg and along the Utrechtseweg have long gravel drives, mature trees with low branches, and gate posts set narrower than a 48 m³ lorry. We check the approach in advance — from the home visit or from photos — and either bring a smaller truck, shuttle in two runs, or set up a lift where the front door isn’t the practical route. Around the station and the centre, paid parking applies and loading space is limited; we arrange the parking exemption and a reserved bay, and coordinate the building lift with the manager so nobody’s furniture is standing in a communal hall at five o’clock.
Narrow stairs, upper floors and delicate pieces
Dudok-era and pre-war houses are handsome and unhelpful: turning staircases, tight landings, doorways that stop a box spring dead. A moving lift at the façade is the standard answer here rather than a last resort. Interiors in the Gooi also hold more than average of what needs specialist handling — grand pianos, art, antique cabinets, wine collections. Grands travel with legs and pedals removed on a proper skid; art and antiques are wrapped and secured individually, not stacked with the rest.
Neighbourhood by neighbourhood
Trompenberg, Boomberg & Utrechtseweg
Villas on green plots: driveway access first, volume second, special items third. Often a two-day plan with packing the day before.
Dudok-era streets & the pre-war centre
Brick houses with narrow interior staircases and tight landings. Lift at the façade, floor and doorframe protection in both homes.
Station quarter & centre
Apartments, paid parking, limited loading space. Exemption arranged, loading bay reserved, freight lift booked with the building manager.
Kerkelanden, Hilversumse Meent, Anna’s Hoeve
Family districts with parking at the door — efficient and priced accordingly. Sheds, garden equipment and lofts are the usual surprises.
Across the Gooi
Bussum, Naarden, Laren, Blaricum, Huizen, Baarn and Loosdrecht — same crews, same rates, no travel surcharge.
Services you can book
- House moving and apartment moving
- Packing and unpacking service, wardrobe boxes included
- Furniture assembly and disassembly
- White goods disconnected and reinstalled
- Moving lift rental with operator
- Piano and grand piano moving
- Art and antiques transport
- Storage during renovation, short or long term
- Office and studio relocations, evenings and weekends
- Senior moves, house clearance and short-notice moves
Crews, materials, trucks
The people
Trained movers working in Dutch and English, used to houses where nothing is standard and the contents are worth protecting properly.
The materials
Moving blankets and stretch foil, mattress covers, wardrobe boxes, floor and doorframe protection in both properties, loads strapped before departure.
The fleet
18, 24 and 48 m³ trucks plus compact vans — we bring the size the driveway allows, not the size that suits us.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a moving company in Hilversum cost?
Movers from €19 per hour, vans from €39, billed hourly. An apartment is typically 3–4 hours; a villa can run to two days with packing. A free home visit turns that into a fixed price.
Our driveway is narrow with low branches. Is that a problem?
Only if nobody checks first. We assess the approach in advance and decide then between a smaller truck, two runs, or a lift — rather than discovering it with a lorry at the gate.
Can you move a grand piano or an art collection?
Yes. Grands travel with legs and pedals removed on a specialist skid; art and antiques are individually wrapped and secured. Mention them when you request the quote so we plan the right crew and equipment.
Do I need a parking permit?
In the centre and around the station, generally yes — we arrange the exemption and a reserved loading space with the municipality.
Can you store furniture while we renovate?
Yes, and it’s one of the most common requests here. Short-term or long-term, with the same crew handling both ends.
How quickly can you move us?
Two to three weeks ahead is ideal, but short-notice moves are often possible — useful when a broadcast schedule or a sale date sets the timing.
Do you move at weekends?
Yes, and without a weekend surcharge.
Do you work in English?
Start to finish, if you prefer.
Know today what your move will cost
Two minutes to fill in and you’ll have a tailored price the same day — or book a free home visit and we’ll go through everything in person.
Also nearby: Amsterdam, Utrecht, Amstelveen.