Across the whole state
This is one of the longest moves within Maharashtra, from the dry Vidarbha plateau to the wet Konkan coast. The Samruddhi Expressway has made it faster, with a wide, fenced road and few towns along the way, but it's still roughly a two-day job after dispatch. Ask the mover whether they'll use the expressway, where the truck will stop overnight and how it's secured, and whether your goods will be moved between vehicles at any point.
Dry heat to coastal rain
From about April to June, Amravati is extremely hot, so start loading at dawn and keep heat-sensitive goods in your own vehicle. From about June to September, Mumbai's monsoon floods low-lying roads and soaks anything that isn't sealed, so a rainy-season move needs plastic over every mattress, sofa and wooden piece, and slack in the arrival date. November to February is usually the most comfortable window at both ends.
Ganesh Chaturthi is enormous in Mumbai; avoid it if you can.
From an Amravati house to a Mumbai flat
A family house in Amravati often has two or three times the space of a Mumbai flat at a similar rent. Measure the new rooms, doors and lift before packing day, and decide early which beds, almirahs, sofa sets and swings come and which are sold or left with relatives. Paying to move furniture 640 km only to find it won't fit is worth avoiding.
Packing for two days
Ask for furniture to be wrapped in blankets with corner protection, mattresses and sofas covered in plastic, electronics in their own padded cartons and fragile items packed with plenty of padding. Label every carton with its room. Keep documents, jewellery, medicines, chargers and a change of clothes in a bag that travels with you.
Where the truck enters Mumbai
Coming off the Samruddhi Expressway, the truck approaches Mumbai from the north-east, through the Bhiwandi and Thane side, which makes moves to Thane, Bhiwandi, Kalyan and the eastern suburbs quicker than to the western suburbs or south Mumbai. Mumbai societies usually allow moving only at certain hours, need notice and a padded, booked lift, and sometimes ask for a deposit or the owner's no-objection letter. Trucks often have to park on the road.
Share the society's rules with the mover before loading day.
Jobs and transfers
Many households on this route move for jobs in Mumbai, on government, bank and railway transfers, or to join family already in the city. If an employer is paying, ask what documents they need, such as an itemised quote and a GST invoice in a particular name. Every mover we work with provides a GST invoice.
Settling in
Register with your society for parking and visitors on the first day, and find out how water supply and power backup work. In the monsoon, keep fans running and open cartons early. Marathi is spoken at both ends, though Mumbai's pace and costs are a big change. Our guide to moving in the monsoon covers protecting goods from rain and damp.