Moving guides
Plan your move with fewer surprises
Practical, honest guides from the questions customers ask us most.
Before you book
- Packers and Movers Scams: 12 Red FlagsThe twelve warning signs that a moving company may overcharge you, hold your goods or disappear with an advance, and the checks that protect you before you pay.Read the guide →
Illustration - How Moving Cost Is Worked Out (and How to Compare Quotes)What actually decides the price of a house move in India — volume, distance, floors, packing, truck type and extras — and how to compare two quotes fairly.Read the guide →
Illustration - What a Proper Written Moving Quote Must IncludeThe sections every packers and movers quotation should have — from inventory and services to payment, insurance and cancellation — and the red flags when one is missing.Read the guide →
Illustration - Dedicated or Shared Truck for an Intercity Move?How a dedicated truck and a shared load differ in cost, delivery time and handling, and how to decide which suits your intercity house move.Read the guide →Illustration
Packing and moving day
- How to Pack a Kitchen Without Breaking AnythingHow crockery, glasses, utensils, spices, liquids and appliances should be packed for a house move, whether you pack yourself or the movers do it.Read the guide →
Illustration - How to Pack a TV and Electronics for a MoveHow to pack a television, computer, monitors, speakers and other electronics so they arrive working, with what to do before, during and after the move.Read the guide →
Illustration - Society NOC and Lift Booking: Getting Permission to MoveWhat housing societies commonly ask for when you move in or out — NOC, move register, gate pass, lift booking, moving hours, deposits — and a timeline to get it done.Read the guide →
Illustration - Moving in the Monsoon: Mumbai, Pune and GujaratHow to move home safely in the monsoon in Mumbai, Pune, Surat, Ahmedabad and Vapi: waterproof packing, flexible dates, loading in the rain and what to check at delivery.Read the guide →Illustration
- Moving House With Pets: A Practical GuideHow to keep dogs, cats and other pets safe and calm before, during and after a move, including travel between cities and settling into the new home.Read the guide →
Illustration - Storing Household Goods During a MoveWhen storage helps during a move, what to ask about the facility, how to pack for storage, what not to store, and how to keep track of your things until you need them.Read the guide →
Illustration - Office Relocation ChecklistA step-by-step office shifting checklist: planning, building permissions, IT equipment, labelling, moving day and the first day in the new office.Read the guide →Illustration
Cars and bikes
- Car Transport: What's Insured and What Isn'tHow transit cover for a car usually works, what it commonly leaves out, how your own motor policy fits in, and how to protect yourself at pickup and delivery.Read the guide →
Illustration - How to Send Your Bike to Another City SafelyMoving a motorcycle or scooter between cities: your options, how the bike should be packed, what to prepare, the documents to keep, and how to check it on delivery.Read the guide →
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Moving to a new city
- Moving from Mumbai to Pune: Complete GuidePlanning a house move from Mumbai to Pune: the route, society permissions at both ends, monsoon on the ghats, townships, and a step-by-step plan for the day.Read the guide →
Illustration - Moving to Bengaluru: What to Plan ForWhat to plan for when you move to Bengaluru: apartment association rules, traffic and truck timings, work-from-home equipment, vehicles and the first week.Read the guide →Illustration
- Moving in Delhi NCR: Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad, FaridabadHow moving works across Delhi NCR: truck entry hours in Delhi, society gate passes and RWA approvals, crossing between Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, and the seasons.Read the guide →
Illustration - Moving to Hyderabad: What to Plan ForPlanning a move to Hyderabad from Bengaluru, Mumbai or Pune: when to move, gated communities, the heat, the first weeks, and questions to ask your mover.Read the guide →Illustration
- Moving to Chennai: What to Plan ForPlanning a move to Chennai: the northeast monsoon, heat and humidity, apartments and independent houses, the first weeks in the city, and questions to ask your mover.Read the guide →Illustration
- Moving to Goa from Mumbai: What to Plan ForPlanning a move to Goa: the monsoon, the coastal road, village houses and apartments, humidity and salt air, and settling into Goan life, with questions to ask your mover.Read the guide →Illustration
- Moving to Kochi from Bengaluru: What to Plan ForPlanning a move to Kochi: Kerala's two monsoons, the road through the Palakkad Gap, damp and humidity, apartments and family homes, and settling in.Read the guide →Illustration
- Moving to Jaipur from Delhi NCR: What to Plan ForPlanning a move to Jaipur: desert heat, the Delhi–Jaipur highway, the old walled city and newer colonies, independent houses, and settling in.Read the guide →Illustration
- Moving to Chandigarh from Delhi NCR: What to Plan ForPlanning a move to Chandigarh, Mohali or Panchkula: winter fog on the road, the sector layout, independent houses and floors, colder winters, and settling in.Read the guide →Illustration