Edinburgh has a working harbour at Leith and a ferry terminal at Rosyth twenty minutes away. Neither will move your furniture towards Greece. Scotland has had no roll-on, roll-off sailing to the continent since the Rosyth service closed in April 2018.
So an Edinburgh move runs south by road like a Glasgow one, and the international leg begins in England. A Rosyth to Dunkirk route has been discussed for several years. Until it carries freight, treat any quote that assumes a Scottish sailing as a mistake.
Much of central Edinburgh is tenement stock: shared stairs, no lift, and streets that a full-size lorry cannot work. The practical answer is a shuttle, a smaller vehicle running between your flat and the main load. It is normal, it is not free, and a quote given without knowing your floor is a guess.
Say which floor you are on and whether there is a lift when you send your details. It changes the crew size and the time on site more than the distance to Greece does.
Driver hours, mostly. Edinburgh to the Channel is a long day, which usually means an overnight before the international leg starts. On a shared load that matters less, because your goods are consolidated in England and wait there anyway. The same applies from the west.
At the far end, ask for Thessaloniki if your Greek address is northern. Islands need a second sailing. Currency exchange can be arranged alongside through the specialists we work with.
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Not to Greece. Leith handles commercial and cruise traffic with no scheduled roll-on, roll-off service to the continent, and Rosyth lost its European sailing in April 2018. Loads leave Scotland by road.
It has been discussed for several years and is not running. If a quote assumes a Scottish sailing to Europe, ask the company to name the operator and the sailing day.
Not materially. Both run south by road and the difference between them is small against the length of the whole journey. What does change the figure is access at the collection address.
It matters more than the mileage. Stair access, no lift, and streets that will not take a full-size vehicle all mean a shuttle at the collection end. Say which floor you are on when you send your details.
Yes. The routing is the same from anywhere in eastern Scotland: south by road, then across from an English port. Put the collection postcode on the form so the domestic leg is priced properly.
Also worth reading: the same applies from Glasgow, Leeds, the first city with a working European sailing.
Send your Edinburgh collection address, the Greek delivery address, your dates and a rough inventory. A vetted moving company checks the routing, where the load is combined and the paperwork before quoting.
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Written by Darren Benjamin, Founder, International Removals Companies.