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• Same-day quote • Insured up to €2.5 million
• No call-out charges and no weekend surcharge
Why choose Holland Movers as your moving company in Almere?
- You pay no call-out charges and no return charges, anywhere in the Netherlands.
- Your belongings are insured up to 2.5 million euros, with no excess. That cover is unique in the moving industry.
- We plan around shifting completion dates, which in a new-build city like Almere is the difference between one move and two.
- Our movers speak English, and your quote is transparent and itemised.
- More than 80,000 moves since 1973, and around 400 international moves a year.
- Moving on a Saturday or Sunday is possible, with no weekend surcharge.
Building types and access in Almere
Almere was built from 1976 onwards, so there are no medieval staircases and almost no listed facades. In Almere Stad and Almere Buiten you find gallery flats with lifts and family houses with a driveway, and the truck can nearly always stand at the door.
What does complicate an Almere move is the calendar. A great deal of the housing here is recent new build, and a completion date can shift by weeks. We keep room in the schedule for that and bridge the gap with temporary storage, so a delayed key handover does not become your problem.
How much time does a move in Almere take?
A move in Almere usually takes 5 to 7 hours and is finished in one day. Wide streets, a lift or a driveway and parking at the door make Almere one of the quicker cities to move in.
Because you pay for the hours actually worked, the duration is the price. That is why your advisor checks the stairs, the lift and the parking during the free survey and gives you an estimate of the expected duration with your quote.
What are the costs of a move in Almere?
A move in Almere with Holland Movers usually costs between 1,000 and 2,000 euros. A studio can be less, a family house with packing more. Almere sits at the lower end of the range, simply because the access is good almost everywhere.
Below are five examples of moves we carry out in and around Almere, with the home, the team and the amount. They give you a better feel for the price than a calculator does.
| Example move | Home and access | Team and duration | Indication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio in Almere Stad to a one-bedroom flat near the station | 45 m², lift at both addresses | 2 movers, 3 hours | €620 |
| Two-bedroom flat in Almere Buiten to a family house in Almere Poort | 75 m², lift to a house with a driveway | 3 movers, 5 hours | €1,000 |
| Family house in Almere Buiten to a family house in Almere Haven | 115 m², driveway at both addresses | 3 movers, 6 hours | €1,250 |
| Family house in Almere to Amsterdam, full service with packing | 125 m², packed the day before | 4 movers, 2 days | €2,600 |
| Detached house in Almere to Germany | 150 m², international, in our own vehicles | 4 movers, 3 days | €3,800 |
Recognise your own situation in one of these? Then that indication is close. Your advisor confirms the exact amount during the free survey.
Moving costs in Almere per type of home
These are the indications we work with. The duration determines the amount, so the floor you live on, the presence of a lift and the volume of your belongings weigh heavier than the number of kilometres.
| Type of home | Duration | Indication |
|---|---|---|
| Studio or one-bedroom flat | 3 to 4 hours | €600 to €850 |
| Two-bedroom flat | 4 to 6 hours | €850 to €1,200 |
| Three-bedroom flat with lift | 6 to 8 hours | €1,200 to €1,700 |
| Family house | 7 to 9 hours | €1,500 to €2,000 |
| Detached house | from 8 hours | from €2,000 |
You pay no call-out charges and no weekend surcharge. Your advisor confirms the exact amount during the free survey, so nothing is added afterwards.
A free viewing and a transparent quote in Almere
Every move starts with a free survey, at your home or online, with the advisor who stays your contact from the first call to the last box. Together you go through the rooms, the access and the date, and you receive a transparent, itemised quote with no hidden costs.
In Almere the survey is mostly about the date rather than the access. If your completion date is not yet certain we plan two options, so you do not have to decide before you can.
Our own movers in Almere and cover up to 2.5 million euros
Your belongings are insured up to 2.5 million euros with no excess during the move. That cover applies as standard, you do not arrange or pay for it separately, and it is unique in the Dutch moving industry.
The people carrying your furniture are our own trained movers, not day labour hired for the occasion. They work with furniture blankets, edge protection and floor covering, and they are used to fragile items: artwork, a piano, a full display cabinet.
Full service moving in Almere, from A to Z
With full service you do not lift anything at all. We deliver the packing materials, pack every room and label the boxes per room, take apart what needs taking apart, transport it, rebuild it at your new address and unpack the boxes again. Your beds are made up and your kitchen is usable the same evening.
You can also choose parts of it. Many clients in Almere have us pack the kitchen and the fragile items and do the rest themselves. Our handyman service takes down a fitted wardrobe or remounts your TV on the day itself.
Storage in and around Almere
If the dates of your old and new home do not line up, we store your belongings in our own secure storage. Your inventory stays in the same crates and blankets it was loaded in, and the same team brings it to your new address when you are ready.
This is the Almere problem in one sentence, and storage is the answer to it. More about moving and storage.
Senior moves in Almere
Moving to a smaller home or a care residence asks for a different pace. We work in the order that keeps the day calm: the bedroom and the bathroom first, so there is a made bed and a working bathroom before anything else is unpacked.
We hang the pictures back in the same arrangement, reconnect the television and take away what is not coming along. Family often lives elsewhere, so we keep one contact person informed throughout the day. See our senior relocation.
When is a moving lift needed in Almere?
When a wardrobe or a sofa will not go down the stairs, we move it through the window with our own moving lift. You generally need one from the second floor upwards, or when large furniture cannot be manoeuvred safely through the stairwell.
In Almere that is rare, because the lift usually does the job. Your advisor measures the stairwell and the window frame during the survey and decides then whether the moving lift is needed, so it is planned in advance and included in the quote.
Packing and moving boxes for your move in Almere
You can rent boxes and packing materials from us, or have us pack everything. A two-person household needs around 30 to 40 boxes; a family house 60 or more. We deliver them before the move and collect them afterwards, so you are not left with a hallway full of cardboard.
Glassware, artwork and electronics go into materials made for them rather than into newspaper. More about our packing service.
Booking your move in Almere
There are two routes, and they are separate. Request a moving quote and you receive an indication the same day. Or book a free moving survey, at your home or online, and we go through everything with you first.
After that it is four steps: the survey, your itemised quote, the confirmation of the date, and the move itself. You keep the same advisor throughout, and changes to the date, the volume or the equipment are possible at any stage.
- A quote the same day.
- No call-out charges and no return charges.
- Insured up to 2.5 million euros with no excess.
- A personal moving advisor from start to finish.
- Very flexible in changing your moving day.
- No weekend surcharge.
Office and business relocation in Almere
We move offices, laboratories, shops and hotels, usually outside opening hours so your business keeps running. In Almere that usually means an office or a shop with its own loading area, so we can work outside opening hours without much trouble.
You get one project contact, a floor plan per workstation and labelled crates, so your people can start working again the next morning. More on business relocation.
Why Holland Movers is the right moving company in Almere
Because we are flexible where it counts and fixed where it matters. The moving date, the volume of your belongings and the equipment can change at any stage of the relocation. The insurance cover, the absence of call-out charges and the team you were promised do not.
Holland Movers is rated 4.6 out of 5 based on more than 650 Google reviews, and has been moving households since 1973. You can read a selection of those reviews higher up this page.
Moving abroad from Almere
As international movers we carry out around 400 moves a year, almost all of them within Europe and all of them in our own vehicles. Your belongings are never transferred into a container or handed to a foreign partner along the way: the team that loads in Almere also unloads.
An international move from Almere starts at around 3,000 euros and is quoted as a fixed price, because the route and the volume are known in advance. Common destinations are moving to Germany, moving to Belgium and moving to France.
Moving house within Almere
A large share of our work here is people moving from one part of Almere to another. Within the town the distance is never the problem: the stairs, the door widths and where the truck can stand are.
A flat in Almere Stad to a family house in Almere Buiten, or a rented house to an owned one a few streets away. We plan a local move around exactly those points, which is why the survey looks at the access before it looks at anything else.
Arriving in Almere as an international
Almere is within half an hour of Amsterdam by train, and a lot cheaper per square metre, which makes it a practical choice for internationals who want space. Many of the moves we do here are families leaving a small Amsterdam flat for a house with a garden.
Register with the municipality
You must register your new address with the municipality. You can do so from four weeks before your moving date and no later than five days after. Register later and the municipality uses the date of your notification as your official moving date, which can affect your benefits, your local taxes and your parking permit. Municipalities may also impose a fine of up to 325 euros.
Moving to the Netherlands for the first time and staying longer than four months? Then you register in the Personal Records Database and receive your citizen service number, the BSN. Staying for less than four months? Then you can request a BSN through the Non-residents Records Database instead. Bring a valid passport and a rental or purchase contract. If you are moving in with someone, you also need a signed consent form from the main occupant.
Already living in the Netherlands and moving again?
If you move to a different municipality, you only register with the new one: it automatically deregisters you from the old one. You never have to deregister yourself, unless you are leaving the country. We handle these moves in the same way as any other, with no call-out charges and no return charges wherever in the Netherlands you go. Full details are on our page about change of address.
Moving from Almere to another part of the Netherlands?
Then the distance is included in the calculation, but you still pay no call-out charges and no return charges. The routes we drive most from Almere are to moving company Amsterdam, moving company Amstelveen, moving company Utrecht, moving company Haarlem and moving company The Hague.
Moving to a different municipality? Then you only register with the new one: it automatically deregisters you from the old one. You never have to deregister yourself, unless you are leaving the country.
Where internationals live in Almere
Almere is really five towns with one name, and each has its own housing type.
Almere Stad and the station area
Flats with lifts, a loading bay in the newer blocks and parking close to the door. The quickest moves we do, provided the lift is booked.
Almere Buiten and Almere Poort
Family houses with a driveway and wide streets. Easy access, more volume, and often a completion date for a new build that can move.
Almere Haven
The oldest part, built in the late seventies, with smaller streets and low-rise housing. Still straightforward, but the truck cannot always stand right at the door.
Moving service Almere
Private relocation
Every move is different, so we plan yours around your home rather than around a standard package. From a studio to a family house, our team goes through the rooms, the access and the date with you in advance, and the same crew carries out the move from the first box to the last screw.
International moving
We carry out around 400 international moves a year, almost all of them within Europe. Your belongings travel in our own vehicles and are never transferred into a container or handed to a foreign partner along the way, so the team that loads in Almere is the team that unloads at your new address.
Handyman service
A fitted wardrobe that has to come apart, a window frame that has to come out, a television that needs remounting. Our handyman does that on the moving day itself, so you are not waiting for a second appointment with someone else.
Moving lift
When a wardrobe or a sofa will not fit down the stairs, we move it through the window with our own moving lift. Your advisor measures the stairwell and the window frame during the survey and decides then whether the lift is needed, so it is planned rather than improvised.
Emergency relocation
A move at short notice because of a sale that went through quickly, a job that starts sooner than expected or a landlord who needs the keys. We keep capacity free for urgent work and can often start within a few days in Almere.
Business relocation
Offices, laboratories, shops and hotels, usually outside opening hours so your business keeps running. You get one project contact, a floor plan per workstation and labelled crates, so your people can start working again the next morning.
Storage
If the dates of your old and new address do not line up, we store your belongings in our own secure storage. Your inventory stays in the same crates and blankets it was loaded in, and the same team brings it over when you are ready.
Packing service
We pack every room for you, label the boxes per room and unpack them again at your new address. Glassware, artwork and electronics go into materials made for them rather than into newspaper. You can also have us pack only the kitchen and the fragile items.
Senior relocation
Moving to a smaller home or a care residence asks for a different pace. We start with the bedroom and the bathroom, so there is a made bed and a working bathroom before anything else is unpacked, and we hang the pictures back in the same arrangement.
House clearance
Clearing a home completely, after a move or after a death, with reuse and proper disposal of what is left behind. We hand the property over broom clean and provide the documentation the landlord or the estate agent asks for.
What does it cost to move to Almere?
The cost of moving to Almere can vary depending on your unique needs. Factors such as the size of your old home, the amount of moving boxes required, the need for additional equipment, and a rushed move can all impact the cost. To avoid surprises, Holland Movers offers customers the option to schedule a viewing or request a non-binding quote. We do not charge any call-out fees.
How do I pay for the move to Almere?
Payment for our services is due at the end of each removal day and can be made by PIN. You will receive an invoice the week after your move on Tuesday.
To whom should I report my move in Almere?
If you are moving from another location, including abroad, you will need to report your move on the website of the municipality of Almere. It is also crucial to inform organizations such as your phone provider, employer, dentist, pharmacy, general practitioner, sports club, and bank of your new address.
Within what timeframe will I receive the quote after my request?
At Holland Movers, we strive to provide efficient service. If you request a quote before 5 pm, you will receive it the same day, and there are no additional costs.
How can I accept the quote?
To accept the quote, you can agree to it via email, and no signature is required.
How far in advance should I book my move to Almere with you?
To ensure availability and plan for a smooth move, it is recommended to book your move to Almere with Holland Movers at least 6 to 8 weeks in advance.
Are my belongings insured during the move to Almere?
Your belongings are insured during the move, and the insurance coverage is included in the quote provided by us, giving you peace of mind.
Are there any additional charges for a move on the weekend?
Holland Movers does not charge extra for weekend or holiday moves, ensuring transparent and affordable services. You can choose a time that works best for you without incurring additional fees.
About us
We have been active as a moving company since 1973, and in our 50+ years of experience we have helped more than 80,000 of expats move.
Headquarters:
Amsterdam branch:
H.J.E. Wenckebachweg 159, 1096 AM Amsterdam
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