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Greece's second city has its own commercial port, and that single fact is worth more to a northern delivery than anything else on this page. A container clearing here rather than at Piraeus removes roughly 500km of inland running from the job.
Quotes default to Piraeus because that is where most traffic goes. If your address is anywhere north of Larissa, ask for Thessaloniki by name and see whether the figure moves.
A container to Thessaloniki itself. The shortest inland leg of any option for a northern address.
Road loads from central Europe enter Greece near Evzonoi and reach the city within the hour. The German routes.
The default, and usually the wrong one here. Adds the length of the country to the delivery.
Thessaloniki is apartment stock like Athens, and the streets between Egnatia and the waterfront are tight. Expect a smaller vehicle for the final approach in the centre, and check the lift before assuming the wardrobe fits it. Kalamaria and the eastern suburbs are generally easier.
The inland leg is rarely itemised, so a quote clearing at Piraeus and one clearing at Thessaloniki can look similar on paper and differ by a day and a tank of diesel in practice. Customs relief is identical either way. What actually sets the price.
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Thessaloniki, if your address is anywhere in the north. It removes roughly 500km of inland running. Quotes default to Piraeus, so ask for it by name and compare.
Usually, yes. It is a working commercial port and takes container traffic. Availability varies by service and season, which is worth checking rather than assuming.
Road freight from central Europe enters Greece near Evzonoi on the North Macedonian border and reaches the city within the hour. That makes Thessaloniki the natural first stop for anything driven down.
Tight. The streets between Egnatia and the waterfront often need a smaller vehicle for the final approach, and lifts in older blocks are small. Kalamaria and the eastern suburbs are easier.
No. Customs requirements are identical at either port. What changes is the distance and the time between clearance and your door.
Yes, including Halkidiki, Katerini, Kavala and the wider region. Thessaloniki is the sensible clearance point for all of them, which is exactly the saving this page is about.
Send the address, your dates and a rough inventory, and say if you want the quote priced through Thessaloniki rather than Piraeus. A vetted moving company checks the routing before quoting.
Get your free quoteWe are a free enquiry service and a Working Member of AGM Group. We connect people moving to and from Thessaloniki with vetted international moving companies from that network. We do not own vans or employ crews, so the company that quotes you is the company that does the work.
Use this page to settle the clearance port, then speak directly with the mover before you book.
Written by Darren Benjamin, Founder, International Removals Companies.