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This is the shortest international move available from Cyprus. Piraeus is closer to Limassol than any other European port, and the sailing is measured in days rather than weeks. Everything difficult about it happens after the goods land.
Collection runs from across the Republic, with a road leg to the port of up to about 100 kilometres. Arrival is at Piraeus, with Thessaloniki serving northern deliveries.
Because the crossing is short, the wait for a shared container to fill is in proportion the largest part of the timeline. If your date is fixed, a dedicated container is more often worth pricing here than on any other outbound service.
Greek is spoken at both ends, which removes a category of difficulty that costs time elsewhere.
Most Athenian housing is the polykatoikia, the mid-century apartment block, and its lift was sized for people rather than furniture. A three seater sofa or a double wardrobe often will not go in.
Measure the lift internally and the turn at the top of the stairwell before anyone quotes. Where furniture will not fit, the goods go up the stairs or through a balcony, and both change the crew size and the time.
Parking is the second problem. Athenian streets are narrow and heavily parked, and a large vehicle often cannot stop at the door. A shuttle from a wider point nearby is common. A moving company that works Athens regularly will have priced that already.
The historic centre below the Acropolis has pedestrianised streets, steps and lanes no vehicle can enter. Deliveries there are carried the last stretch, sometimes a considerable one.
Thessaloniki's Ano Poli and the old quarters of Nafplio, Rhodes town and Chania have the same character. If your address is inside one, say so at the enquiry and send a photograph of the approach.
It is entirely normal work and it is not a standard delivery. Priced in advance it is fine; discovered on the day it is not.
Crete, Rhodes, Corfu, Zakynthos, Kos, Santorini and the rest all take a domestic ferry from the mainland after arrival. The service is regular but scheduled, and the two calendars have to line up.
Heraklion and Chania have the most frequent connections. The smaller Cyclades and Dodecanese need a lot more notice, and summer sailings fill early.
Say which island at the enquiry rather than giving an Athens address. An island delivery quoted as a mainland one is a quote that does not apply.
Hill villages, hillside tracks and the Nicosia old city all need a shuttle at the Cypriot end too.
Cyprus and Greece are both EU member states, so goods in free circulation move without extra duty, proved with T2L or T2LF documents. Say whether you are keeping the Cypriot property as a holiday home. Confirm with the Republic of Cyprus Department of Customs and Excise, and with GOV.UK if any leg touches Britain.
British customers ask about removals. American and Cypriot customers ask about a moving company, or about international movers, or about relocation and shipping. All of it lands on the same enquiry form and the same mover. Around four in ten of the people using this crossing are not searching in British English.
Yes. Piraeus is closer to Limassol than any other European port and the sailing is measured in days rather than weeks. What takes the time is everything after the goods land.
It saves money but costs in proportion more time here than on any other outbound service. Because the crossing is short and the wait to fill the box is not. If your date is fixed, price a dedicated container.
The mid-century Athenian apartment block that houses most of the city. Its lift was sized for people rather than furniture. So a three seater sofa or double wardrobe often will not fit and the goods go up the stairs.
Often not. Streets are narrow and heavily parked, so a shuttle from a wider point nearby is common. It should appear in the written quote rather than being discovered on the day.
Pedestrianised streets, steps and lanes no vehicle can enter, so goods are carried the last stretch. Thessaloniki's Ano Poli and the old quarters of Nafplio, Rhodes town and Chania are the same.
Yes, with a domestic ferry from the mainland after arrival. Heraklion and Chania have the most frequent connections; the smaller Cyclades and Dodecanese need more notice and summer sailings fill early.
No. An island delivery quoted as a mainland one is a quote that does not apply. Say which island at the enquiry so the ferry and container schedules can be lined up.
A T2L or T2LF covers the Union status point. Both are EU member states, so goods already in free circulation move without extra customs duty.
Every town has its own constraints. These pages cover what to expect at the delivery end.
Where the goods are, where they need to be, when, and how much. The mover checks the service, the access and the paperwork before contacting you.
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