Compare Moving Quotes Online with Movers Magnet

Movers Magnet lets you compare quotes from trusted, vetted movers in one place — no phone tag, no cold calls. Simply request your moving quotes online and receive up to 3 free, competitive quotes within 24 hours. Whether you’re moving across town, across the country, or overseas, comparing moving quotes first is the simplest way to find the best price and the right mover for your needs.

Why Compare Moving Quotes Before You Book?

Prices for the exact same move can vary widely from one company to the next. By comparing several moving quotes side by side, you avoid overpaying, see exactly what’s included, and match with a mover that services your route and move type. Getting multiple quotes isn’t only about the lowest price — it’s about finding the right balance of cost, service, and reliability.

How to Get Moving Quotes Online in 3 Simple Steps

Tell us about your move — complete our quick online form with your locations, home size, move type, and date.
Receive up to 3 free quotes — we match you with relevant, vetted movers who send competitive quotes, usually within 24 hours.
Compare and book — weigh up price, inclusions, and reviews, then choose the mover that suits you best.

The more detail you provide about your inventory and access, the more accurate your moving quotes online will be.

What Affects Your Moving Quote?

Every move is unique, so quotes are tailored to your specific situation. The main factors that shape your moving quotes are:

Volume of belongings — more furniture needs a bigger truck and more time.
Distance and move type — a local, cross-province, or international move each price differently.
Access at both properties — stairs, lifts, long carries, and parking affect time and cost.
Time of month and season — month-end and the mid-November to January peak season are busiest and pricier; mid-month, mid-week moves save the most.
Extra services — packing, wrapping, dismantling, storage, and insurance all add to the total.

Because these vary so much, the best way to know your real cost is to compare quotes based on your own move. (Any price ranges shared across Movers Magnet are indicative guides — your actual quote will reflect your specific inventory and route.)

Indicative Moving Costs

Rough price ranges to help you budget — your actual quote depends on volume, distance, and services needed. Compare real quotes from verified movers to get exact pricing.

Local 1-bedroom/bachelor move in Johannesburg R2,000 – R4,500

Local 2-bedroom move in Johannesburg R3,500 – R7,000

Local 3-bedroom move in Johannesburg R6,000 – R12,500

Local 4-bedroom move in Johannesburg R8,500 – R17,000

Local 1-bedroom/bachelor move in Pretoria R2,000 – R4,500

Local 2-bedroom move in Pretoria R3,500 – R7,000

Local 3-bedroom move in Pretoria R6,000 – R12,000

Local 4-bedroom move in Pretoria R8,500 – R16,500

Local 1-bedroom/bachelor move in Cape Town R2,000 – R4,500

Local 2-bedroom move in Cape Town R3,500 – R7,500

Local 3-bedroom move in Cape Town R5,500 – R13,500

Local 4-bedroom move in Cape Town R8,500 – R18,000

Local 1-bedroom/bachelor move in Durban R2,000 – R4,000

Local 2-bedroom move in Durban R3,500 – R6,500

Local 3-bedroom move in Durban R5,500 – R10,000

Local 4-bedroom move in Durban R8,000 – R15,000

Local 1-bedroom/bachelor move in Gqeberha R1,800 – R4,000

Local 2-bedroom move in Gqeberha R3,000 – R6,000

Local 3-bedroom move in Gqeberha R5,000 – R9,500

Local 4-bedroom move in Gqeberha R7,500 – R14,000

Local 1-bedroom/bachelor move in Bloemfontein R1,800 – R4,000

Local 2-bedroom move in Bloemfontein R3,000 – R6,000

Local 3-bedroom move in Bloemfontein R5,000 – R9,500

Local 4-bedroom move in Bloemfontein R7,500 – R14,000

Local 1-bedroom/bachelor move in East London R1,800 – R4,000

Local 2-bedroom move in East London R3,000 – R6,000

Local 3-bedroom move in East London R5,000 – R9,500

Local 4-bedroom move in East London R7,500 – R14,000

Local 1-bedroom/bachelor move in Polokwane R1,800 – R4,000

Local 2-bedroom move in Polokwane R3,000 – R6,000

Local 3-bedroom move in Polokwane R5,000 – R9,500

Local 4-bedroom move in Polokwane R7,500 – R14,000

Local 1-bedroom/bachelor move in Nelspruit/Mbombela R1,800 – R4,000

Local 2-bedroom move in Nelspruit/Mbombela R3,000 – R6,000

Local 3-bedroom move in Nelspruit/Mbombela R5,000 – R9,500

Local 4-bedroom move in Nelspruit/Mbombela R7,500 – R14,000

Local 1-bedroom/bachelor move in Kimberley R1,800 – R4,000

Local 2-bedroom move in Kimberley R3,000 – R6,000

Local 3-bedroom move in Kimberley R5,000 – R9,500

Local 4-bedroom move in Kimberley R7,500 – R14,000

Local 1-bedroom/bachelor move in Pietermaritzburg R1,800 – R4,000

Local 2-bedroom move in Pietermaritzburg R3,000 – R6,000

Local 3-bedroom move in Pietermaritzburg R5,000 – R9,500

Local 4-bedroom move in Pietermaritzburg R7,500 – R14,000

Local 1-bedroom/bachelor move in George R2,000 – R4,500

Local 2-bedroom move in George R3,500 – R7,000

Local 3-bedroom move in George R5,500 – R11,000

Local 4-bedroom move in George R8,000 – R15,500

National move, 1-bedroom (Johannesburg to Cape Town) R4,500 – R9,500

National move, 2-bedroom (Johannesburg to Cape Town) R8,500 – R22,000

National move, 3-bedroom (Johannesburg to Cape Town) R15,000 – R32,000

National move, 4-bedroom (Johannesburg to Cape Town) R22,000 – R42,000

National move, 1-bedroom (Cape Town to Johannesburg) R4,500 – R9,500

National move, 2-bedroom (Cape Town to Johannesburg) R8,500 – R22,000

National move, 3-bedroom (Cape Town to Johannesburg) R15,000 – R32,000

National move, 4-bedroom (Cape Town to Johannesburg) R22,000 – R42,000

National move, 1-bedroom (Johannesburg to Durban) R3,500 – R7,500

National move, 2-bedroom (Johannesburg to Durban) R6,500 – R14,000

National move, 3-bedroom (Johannesburg to Durban) R10,000 – R20,000

National move, 4-bedroom (Johannesburg to Durban) R15,000 – R28,000

National move, 1-bedroom (Durban to Johannesburg) R3,500 – R7,500

National move, 2-bedroom (Durban to Johannesburg) R6,500 – R14,000

National move, 3-bedroom (Durban to Johannesburg) R10,000 – R20,000

National move, 4-bedroom (Durban to Johannesburg) R15,000 – R28,000

National move, 1-bedroom (Johannesburg to Gqeberha) R4,000 – R8,500

National move, 2-bedroom (Johannesburg to Gqeberha) R7,000 – R16,000

National move, 3-bedroom (Johannesburg to Gqeberha) R11,000 – R23,000

National move, 4-bedroom (Johannesburg to Gqeberha) R16,000 – R30,000

National move, 1-bedroom (Gqeberha to Johannesburg) R4,000 – R8,500

National move, 2-bedroom (Gqeberha to Johannesburg) R7,000 – R16,000

National move, 3-bedroom (Gqeberha to Johannesburg) R11,000 – R23,000

National move, 4-bedroom (Gqeberha to Johannesburg) R16,000 – R30,000

National move, 1-bedroom (Cape Town to Durban) R5,000 – R11,000

National move, 2-bedroom (Cape Town to Durban) R9,000 – R20,000

National move, 3-bedroom (Cape Town to Durban) R15,000 – R30,000

National move, 4-bedroom (Cape Town to Durban) R22,000 – R40,000

National move, 1-bedroom (Durban to Cape Town) R5,000 – R11,000

National move, 2-bedroom (Durban to Cape Town) R9,000 – R20,000

National move, 3-bedroom (Durban to Cape Town) R15,000 – R30,000

National move, 4-bedroom (Durban to Cape Town) R22,000 – R40,000

National move, 1-bedroom (Pretoria to Cape Town) R4,500 – R10,000

National move, 2-bedroom (Pretoria to Cape Town) R8,500 – R22,000

National move, 3-bedroom (Pretoria to Cape Town) R15,000 – R32,000

National move, 4-bedroom (Pretoria to Cape Town) R22,000 – R42,000

National move, 1-bedroom (Cape Town to Pretoria) R4,500 – R10,000

National move, 2-bedroom (Cape Town to Pretoria) R8,500 – R22,000

National move, 3-bedroom (Cape Town to Pretoria) R15,000 – R32,000

National move, 4-bedroom (Cape Town to Pretoria) R22,000 – R42,000

National move, 1-bedroom (Johannesburg to Bloemfontein) R3,500 – R7,000

National move, 2-bedroom (Johannesburg to Bloemfontein) R5,500 – R12,000

National move, 3-bedroom (Johannesburg to Bloemfontein) R8,500 – R18,000

National move, 4-bedroom (Johannesburg to Bloemfontein) R13,000 – R24,000

National move, 1-bedroom (Johannesburg to Polokwane) R3,000 – R6,500

National move, 2-bedroom (Johannesburg to Polokwane) R5,000 – R10,000

National move, 3-bedroom (Johannesburg to Polokwane) R7,500 – R15,000

National move, 4-bedroom (Johannesburg to Polokwane) R11,000 – R21,000

National move, 1-bedroom (Johannesburg to Mbombela) R3,000 – R7,000

National move, 2-bedroom (Johannesburg to Mbombela) R5,000 – R11,000

National move, 3-bedroom (Johannesburg to Mbombela) R8,000 – R16,000

National move, 4-bedroom (Johannesburg to Mbombela) R12,000 – R22,000

National move, 1-bedroom (Cape Town to Gqeberha) R4,000 – R9,000

National move, 2-bedroom (Cape Town to Gqeberha) R7,000 – R16,000

National move, 3-bedroom (Cape Town to Gqeberha) R11,000 – R23,000

National move, 4-bedroom (Cape Town to Gqeberha) R16,000 – R30,000

National move, 1-bedroom (Gqeberha to Cape Town) R4,000 – R9,000

National move, 2-bedroom (Gqeberha to Cape Town) R7,000 – R16,000

National move, 3-bedroom (Gqeberha to Cape Town) R11,000 – R23,000

National move, 4-bedroom (Gqeberha to Cape Town) R16,000 – R30,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Pretoria to Johannesburg) R3,500 – R7,500

Move, 3-bedroom (Pretoria to Johannesburg) R6,000 – R12,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Johannesburg to Pretoria) R3,500 – R7,500

Move, 3-bedroom (Johannesburg to Pretoria) R6,000 – R12,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Durban to Pietermaritzburg) R3,500 – R7,500

Move, 3-bedroom (Durban to Pietermaritzburg) R5,500 – R11,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Pietermaritzburg to Durban) R3,500 – R7,500

Move, 3-bedroom (Pietermaritzburg to Durban) R5,500 – R11,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Cape Town to Stellenbosch) R3,000 – R7,000

Move, 3-bedroom (Cape Town to Stellenbosch) R5,000 – R11,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Cape Town to Paarl) R3,000 – R7,000

Move, 3-bedroom (Cape Town to Paarl) R5,000 – R11,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Cape Town to George) R5,000 – R11,000

Move, 3-bedroom (Cape Town to George) R8,000 – R17,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Johannesburg to Rustenburg) R3,500 – R7,500

Move, 3-bedroom (Johannesburg to Rustenburg) R5,500 – R12,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Johannesburg to Vanderbijlpark) R3,000 – R6,500

Move, 3-bedroom (Johannesburg to Vanderbijlpark) R5,000 – R10,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Johannesburg to Witbank/eMalahleni) R3,000 – R7,000

Move, 3-bedroom (Johannesburg to Witbank/eMalahleni) R5,000 – R11,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Pretoria to Polokwane) R4,500 – R9,500

Move, 3-bedroom (Pretoria to Polokwane) R7,000 – R15,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Pretoria to Rustenburg) R3,500 – R7,500

Move, 3-bedroom (Pretoria to Rustenburg) R5,500 – R11,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Bloemfontein to Cape Town) R7,000 – R16,000

Move, 3-bedroom (Bloemfontein to Cape Town) R11,000 – R24,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Cape Town to Bloemfontein) R7,000 – R16,000

Move, 3-bedroom (Cape Town to Bloemfontein) R11,000 – R24,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Bloemfontein to Johannesburg) R5,000 – R11,000

Move, 3-bedroom (Bloemfontein to Johannesburg) R8,000 – R17,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Bloemfontein to Durban) R6,500 – R14,000

Move, 3-bedroom (Bloemfontein to Durban) R10,000 – R22,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Gqeberha to East London) R3,000 – R7,000

Move, 3-bedroom (Gqeberha to East London) R5,000 – R11,000

Move, 2-bedroom (East London to Gqeberha) R3,000 – R7,000

Move, 3-bedroom (East London to Gqeberha) R5,000 – R11,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Durban to Johannesburg) R6,500 – R14,000

Move, 3-bedroom (Durban to Johannesburg) R10,000 – R20,000

Move, 2-bedroom (Durban to Pretoria) R6,500 – R14,000

Move, 3-bedroom (Durban to Pretoria) R10,000 – R20,000

Self storage, locker/small unit 1–3 m² (per month) R400 – R900

Self storage, small unit 2–5 m² (per month) R600 – R1,200

Self storage, medium unit 5–10 m² (per month) R1,000 – R2,200

Self storage, large unit 10–20 m² (per month) R1,800 – R3,500

Self storage, extra-large unit 20–30 m² (per month) R3,000 – R5,000

Container storage, 6m/20ft equivalent (per month) R1,800 – R3,500

Container storage, 12m/40ft equivalent (per month) R3,000 – R5,500

Compare Quotes for Every Type of Move

Movers Magnet connects you with the right specialists no matter where you’re headed. Choose your move type below to get started:

Compare Local Moving Quotes

When relocating within your province in South Africa, use Movers Magnet to easily Compare Local Moving quotes. Our platform connects you with reliable local movers in your area, offering tailored services to meet your moving needs. Get up to 3 free quotes from trusted providers, whether you’re moving between neighborhoods or across towns. Save time, find the best deal with Movers Magnet!

Compare National Moving Quotes

When relocating from one province to another in South Africa, use Movers Magnet to Compare National Moving quotes. Our platform connects you with trusted moving companies that specialize in long-distance moves across Gauteng, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, and more. Get up to 3 free quotes from reliable providers, ensuring you find the best deal for your cross-province relocation.

Compare International Moving Quotes

For your move beyond South Africa’s borders, Compare International Moving Quotes on Movers Magnet. Our platform connects you with experienced international movers who specialize in relocations to and from South Africa. Get up to 3 free quotes from trusted companies that handle everything from packing to customs clearance, ensuring a smooth and efficient global move. Whether you’re relocating to Africa, Europe, Asia, or beyond, find the best deals for your international move with Movers Magnet!

Compare Vehicle Transport Quotes

Use Movers Magnet to compare vehicle transport quotes and find reliable providers for safely moving your car, motorcycle, or other vehicles. Get up to 3 free quotes from trusted companies that specialize in both local and long-distance vehicle transport across South Africa. Whether you need to move your vehicle within your province or across the country, Movers Magnet helps you find the best service at the right price. Compare vehicle transport quotes on Movers Magnet and find trusted providers to move your car, bike, or van safely across South Africa.

Compare Self Storage Quotes

Compare self-storage quotes on Movers Magnet to find the best storage solutions for your needs. Our platform connects you with reliable storage providers offering secure and affordable options across South Africa. Whether you need short-term or long-term storage, get up to 3 free quotes from trusted companies for personal or business use. Easily compare prices and services to find the ideal storage facility in your area with Movers Magnet!

Free, No-Obligation Moving Quotes

Movers Magnet is completely free for customers. You can request and compare moving quotes online with no cost and no obligation to book. We simply match you with relevant, trusted partners, and your details are only shared with the movers who need them to prepare an accurate quote.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get moving quotes online in South Africa?

Getting moving quotes online with Movers Magnet takes just a few minutes. Complete our quick online form with your collection and delivery locations, home size, move type, and date. We then match you with relevant, vetted movers who send you competitive quotes — usually up to 3 within 24 hours — so you can compare and choose the best fit.

Is it free to compare quotes on Movers Magnet?

Yes, our service is completely free for customers. You can request and compare moving quotes online with no cost and no obligation to book. There are no hidden fees — you simply provide a few details about your move, and we connect you with trusted partners who prepare tailored quotes at no charge to you.

How many moving quotes should I compare before booking?

It's best to compare at least three quotes so you can weigh up price, included services, and reviews rather than accepting the first offer. Comparing several moving quotes helps you avoid overpaying and ensures you're getting the right services at a fair price. Movers Magnet makes this easy by gathering up to 3 quotes for you in one place.

How do I make sure my moving quote is accurate?

The more detail you share, the more accurate your quote. Give an honest, room-by-room inventory, flag heavy or fragile items, and mention any access issues like stairs, lifts, narrow entrances, or estate rules. For larger moves, a mover may arrange a virtual or in-person survey. Being upfront during the quoting stage is the best way to avoid surprise charges on moving day.

What information do I need to request a moving quote?

To get an accurate quote, you'll need your pick-up and drop-off addresses, your home or office size (or an inventory of items), your preferred moving date, and your move type — local, national, international, or vehicle transport. Noting any extras you need, such as packing, storage, or insurance, helps movers quote precisely.

When is the best time to move to get the cheapest quotes?

Moving quotes are usually cheapest mid-month and mid-week, when demand is lower. Avoid month-end (roughly the 25th to the 3rd) and the busy mid-November to January peak season, when rates rise and dates fill up fast. Requesting and comparing quotes early also gives you more choice of movers and better pricing.