Montreal to Ottawa Movers

Ottawa is 200 kilometres from Montreal, two to three hours on the 417. Far enough that the move needs planning, close enough that it fits in one day. We run this route several times a month, to Ottawa and to Gatineau, with our own trucks and our own crews. If you are moving from Montreal to Ottawa with a small to mid sized home, expect $1,300 to $2,200 before taxes; bigger homes go above that range.

How does a Montreal to Ottawa move actually go?

Most of the time the crew loads in Montreal in the morning, drives, unloads in Ottawa in the afternoon and is back the same evening. Your furniture never changes trucks and never shares the box with anyone else’s.

What decides the plan is your inventory and your access, not a formula. A one-bedroom with an elevator at both ends loads in two or three hours and is in Ottawa before rush hour. A three-bedroom house with a full basement gets a different plan: we load the day before, the truck spends the night loaded and sealed in our yard under surveillance, and it leaves early so your belongings arrive in the morning rather than at the end of the day.

We tell you which of these applies when we quote, not on the morning of the move.

How much does it cost to move from Montreal to Ottawa?

Plan on $1,300 to $2,200 before taxes for a small to mid sized home, and more for a large house or a move with full packing. The exact figure comes down to four things: the real volume, the access at both addresses, how much packing you hand to us, and the date.

We price it one of two ways and tell you which fits your move:

• A fixed price with a set budget of labour hours. You know the amount up front, and the hour budget spells out what it covers for loading and unloading.
• An hourly rate, with travel time and a fuel surcharge shown separately. The drive to Ottawa appears as its own line on the quote instead of being buried in the rate.

Our hourly rates run from $85 for a truck with one driver-mover to $195 for a truck with four movers, and they are higher from May 20 to July 10. What the quote includes is written down: blankets, straps, mattress bags, basic disassembly and reassembly, insurance. No hidden fees.

Ottawa or Gatineau: what changes?

Gatineau is in Quebec and Ottawa is in Ontario, and for your furniture that changes nothing: same truck, same crew, and our insurance covers you on both sides of the river. There is no paperwork of any kind for a residential move between two provinces, no customs and nothing to prepare. One piece of advice we give every client: your home insurance often covers your belongings during a move, but changing provinces can change that coverage. Call your insurer before the date.

What changes is the logistics at the destination. Most Ottawa apartment towers require an elevator or loading dock booking, usually in a two or three hour window, and parking a truck downtown takes planning. We tell you what to ask your building manager when we quote, and we plan the route around your address rather than following a GPS on the morning.

For you, the real difference comes after the move: your driver’s licence, registration and car insurance move to Ontario, and the address changes go to both governments. We do not handle those, but we remind you, because they are what people most often forget in the weeks after.

A real one: Sandra, from Habitat 67 to New Edinburgh

Sandra was leaving Habitat 67, the landmark on the river, for a house in historic New Edinburgh, a short walk from Rideau Hall. A big move with full packing, and a client who had moved many times and was still worried.

Her timeline allowed it, so we spread the job over three days: full pack on Wednesday, load on Thursday, drive and unload Friday morning. Every step was planned with her and done as planned, with nothing left to chance and no surprises. She was in her new home on Friday with the whole weekend to set up. Many of our Ottawa moves are done in a single day; they get the same planning and the same care.

When should you ask for a quote?

Two to four weeks ahead is enough most of the time, and earlier if your date falls around July 1 or the end of a month. A last-minute move to Ottawa is still possible depending on availability: call us.

Describe your move and a moving consultant answers in writing within 60 minutes during office hours, with a clear quote and no hidden fees. For a large house or an office, we offer a free in-home estimate. We are a CAA-Quebec approved mover and a member of the Canadian Association of Movers.

We also run the Quebec City and Toronto corridors, and the full picture of our long distance moving is on its own page.

Flex Moving Montreal
365 Rue McCaffrey, Saint-Laurent, QC H4T 1Z7
Phone: 514-692-6657
Email: info@flex-demenagement.ca