One-bedroom apartment
$547$861
- Typical time
- 2h 30m – 3h 30m
- Truck space
- 5 – 10 m³
- Team
- 2 movers · 1 truck
2,884 moves priced
Get a priceApartment Removals Melbourne
Moving in or out of a Melbourne apartment? We do it every day, so we know the lifts, loading docks, tight stairwells and permit zones. Below are real average costs and times to help you plan your move.
What an apartment move costs
These are real averages from our own Melbourne apartment moves. Your exact price depends on lift access, stairs, parking and how much you’re moving.
Two-bedroom apartment
$766$1,101
- Typical time
- 3h 30m – 4h 30m
- Truck space
- 10 – 16 m³
- Team
- 2 movers · 1 truck
2,870 moves priced
Get a priceThree-bedroom apartment
$1,040$1,394
- Typical time
- 4h 45m – 5h 15m
- Truck space
- 16 – 21 m³
- Team
- 2–4 movers · 1–2 trucks
1,176 moves priced
Get a priceFun fact: 9 in 10 of our hourly moves finish within 30 minutes of the estimate.
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Get a priceApartment moves without the headaches
Apartments come with their own puzzles, lifts to book, narrow stairwells, tight parking and building rules. We’ve moved thousands of Melbourne apartments, so we plan for all of it. We’ll help book the lift, bring the right trolleys and blankets, and get you in or out without the stress.
Just one or two big items to carry up a few flights of stairs? No problem. Tell us the details and we’ll bring the right team for the access you’ve got.
What’s included when you book with us
Every apartment move comes with 2 fully-trained Little Red Truckers, a clean, modern Little Red Truck, and all the professional moving gear to move your worldly possessions without a hitch:
- Heavy-duty blankets, trolleys and straps, plus floor and lift protection where it’s needed
- Careful disassembly and reassembly of beds, bookshelves and flat-pack furniture
- Our certificate of currency for your building manager, included in your booking confirmation as standard
- Our Damaged Goods Guarantee: we repair or replace anything of yours that’s damaged on the day
No mystery surcharges after the job, just one clear price and the right people and equipment to make your next move a breeze.
Melbourne movers who already know your building
Little Red Trucks was started by a few Melbourne musos who were tired of knocking back gigs for their day jobs. All these years on, our teams are still a large share of musicians and creatives, skilled in the art of the pack.
That matters more than it sounds. Load out of a bandroom at midnight enough times and you learn a thing or two about lifts, tight corners and stairwells that fight back. Between us we’ve moved apartments in just about every high-rise and no-lift block in this city, up more flights of stairs than we can count, so we tend to turn up already knowing your building, its lift, its loading dock, its parking quirks. Genuine Melbourne know-how and a careful, can-do team: the perfect combo for an apartment move that just works.
Tips for a smooth apartment move
A few things that make moving day faster, and, since we charge by time, cheaper:
- Book the lift early. Ask your building manager whether they need a certificate of currency from your removalist, we can provide one.
- Sort parking. A loading zone or permit near the entrance saves a long carry (and time) at both ends.
- Measure the big stuff. Check your couch, bed and fridge against doorways, the lift and any tight turns before the day.
- Pack the small things yourself into sturdy boxes, or grab reusable Little Red Tubs, and leave the heavy furniture to us.
- Tell us the access up front: your floor, lift or stairs, and how close the truck can park, so we bring the right team and nothing slows us down.
Apartment moving questions, answered
The things Melbourne renters and buyers ask us most before an apartment move.
How much does an apartment move cost?
All apartment moves are different but it basically comes down to your access and how much you’re moving. The costs above are real averages from thousands of our Melbourne apartment moves. For how prices compare across home sizes, see our Melbourne removalist cost guide, or get a personalised price for your exact move in about five minutes.
Do you help book the building lift?
Yes. We’ll talk you through your building’s process and lift booking arrangements. If your building manager needs a certificate of currency from us, we provide that as standard with every booking.
What if there’s no lift?
No problem, we relish a bit of an impromptu stair-climber challenge. Just tell us the floor and what the stairwell is like (any tight turns or narrow landings) and we’ll sort the rest.
Can you move a high-rise apartment on the weekend?
Yes, we move seven days a week. Weekends and the end of the month book out fastest, though, so it pays to lock in your date early.
Can you take my bed and furniture apart and put it back together?
Absolutely, it’s part of the service. We disassemble beds, bookshelves and flat-packs before we load, and reassemble them in your new place.
Our most popular suburbs for apartment moves in 2026
Across the last 6,930 apartment moves we’ve done, these suburbs came up most:
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Fun facts about apartment moves
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Apartment moves that use a building lift
12
Flights of stairs on our biggest no-lift move