Removals from Hayes to France
France is the short hop across the Channel, and the route we’re asked for most. Down to the M25, onto the M20, across to Calais and off into the autoroutes.
A move from Hayes to France is a well-worn path for us. A family leaving a West Wickham semi for a farmhouse in the Dordogne; a couple swapping a Hayes cottage for an apartment near the coast. We load on your driveway or at the kerb, run down through Kent to the crossing, then carry on to the door in France.
Because France is close, it suits everything from a full household to a part-load sharing a lorry with another move on the same run. Once we know the volume and the address at the far end, we’ll tell you which makes more sense.
What we move to France
- Whole three- and four-bed houses, wrapped and inventoried before they leave Hayes
- Part-loads that share a lorry with another France-bound move
- Single rooms, and the contents of a Hayes flat or cottage
- Awkward pieces — pianos, wardrobes that won’t dismantle, garden and garage kit
Where in France
- Paris & Île-de-France Apartment moves with stair access and tight loading — we plan the Paris end as carefully as the Hayes end.
- Dordogne & the south-west The classic move — families leaving suburban Bromley for stone houses and space.
- Bordeaux & Aquitaine A straight run once you’re past the north; good for a direct full load.
- Provence & the Riviera The longer leg south — usually a consolidated load timed around your delivery.
- Brittany & Normandy The nearest corner of France, reachable on a single crossing.
The route from Hayes to France
France is the most direct European route from Hayes. Here is roughly how a load travels:
- 1
Load in Hayes
On the driveway where there is one, or at the kerb with access planned first, wrapping everything as it comes out.
- 2
A232 / A21 to the M25
Out to the M25 at Junction 4 and round to pick up the Kent motorways.
- 3
M20 to the crossing
Down the M20 to Dover or the Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone.
- 4
Channel crossing
Ferry to Calais or the shuttle through the tunnel, paperwork prepared before we arrive.
- 5
French autoroutes to the door
Onto the French motorway network and straight to the address, where we unload and reassemble.
Customs & paperwork
Since Brexit, a household move to France needs an inventory and the right customs entry — we prepare the documents so your goods clear as personal effects, not a commercial shipment.
You’ll need to show it’s a genuine change of home; we tell you which papers to have ready and we handle the transit side.
None of the paperwork should land on you at the last minute — that’s the part we take off your plate.
Why people make this move
- The short crossing keeps a France move simpler than anywhere else in Europe.
- It works for a full house or a single room, so every budget has a sensible option.
- Whether it’s the space of the south-west or a job in Paris, the load travels the same familiar route.
We left a semi in Hayes for a village in the Dordogne. They packed the fragile things, loaded off the driveway without fuss, and everything arrived in one piece. The customs side I’d been dreading — they simply dealt with it.
Moving to France — your questions
Can you do a part-load from Hayes to France?
Yes. If you haven’t a full house to move, we can share lorry space with another France-bound load — a common way to keep a smaller move affordable. We scope it once we know your volume and the delivery address.
Do you handle the French customs paperwork?
We do. A move to France needs a proper inventory and a customs entry so your belongings clear as personal effects. We prepare the documents and manage transit — you just supply a few papers proving the move is a genuine change of home.
How do you load on a leafy Hayes road with parked cars?
We check access before the day. Where there’s a driveway we use it; where it’s kerbside under the trees with cars either side, we bring the right size vehicle, park as close as sensible and carry the short distance rather than block the road.
Which parts of France do you cover?
All of it — from Brittany and Normandy on the near coast to Provence in the south. Paris, Bordeaux and the Dordogne are the routes we run most from this corner of London.
Other routes we run
Ready to move to France?
A few details about where you’re going and what’s coming with you is all we need to sort a proper quote. No obligation, no pushy sales.