Cost of 20ft sealed container to from Finland / UK

[marco78]

- Ferry to Stockholm

- Ferry to Puttgarden in Germany

Hi!

I'm trying to work out how much would it cost to move my stuff with a small van. Do you remember how much you paid for these two ferries? For what kind of vehicle?

Do you book with a lot of advance?

Do you kwon if now it would be considered "high season" (so harder to book)?

Thank you.

Marco

[DMC]

> Do you remember how much you paid for these two ferries?

Prices vary enormously. An overnight ferry is more convenient, but more expensive, there are different prices for different cabins, and there are often offers available. Plus I don't accurately remember prices!

My gut feeling is 200 to 300 euros for Turku-Stockholm, and 50 euros Rodbyhavn to Puttgarden. There is a toll on the Oresund bridge which is about 30 euros. The Helsingborg-Helsingor ferry is an alternative to the bridge, but I haven't been that way for years so I can't remember prices.

Prices for Viking Line are at http://www.vikingline.fi/timetables/pri ... _turku.asp

Also check out Silja line prices, and a cheaper alternative, if you don't want the luxury of Viking or Silja, is Seawind line: http://www2.seawind.fi/fi/prices/


Incidentally the Travemunde-Helsinki ferries used to take for ever, but they have some faster boats nowadays. I still avoid them though, because they are very expensive.


> For what kind of vehicle?

Typical car.



> Do you book with a lot of advance?

I tend not to, Sometimes I regret that, but usually it is OK.


> Do you kwon if now it would be considered "high season"

Not offhand, sorry.

[thaliya]

Hmmm are these two sites helpful to you moving from the UK to Finland... I know it doesnt take into consideration your sealed container? does it have to be that way?

These guys take about 5 days from the uk to helsinki.

-sorry if anyone has posted these already I had a recommendation from a friend so I hope they're ok cause they're moving my stuff tomorrow


http://www.puljula.com

http://www.muuttopalvelumkahari.fi

[DMC]

Marco78, are more detailed answers to your questions.

> Do you remember how much you paid for these two ferries?

I just booked myself, a car and a single-occupancy cabin on a daytime Seawind crossing from Turku to Stockholm. The one-way price was 70 euros - cheap enough!

I also booked one-way from Travemunde to Helsinki as a foot passenger, with space in a shared cabin. That was 262 euros - confirming my opinion that this route is best avoided due to costs.

> Do you book with a lot of advance?

The trip I just booked is 3rd July. For me, that is booking early.
The Finland-Sweden ferry is the only one I bother booking in advance. I just turn up for the others and get on the next available sailing.

[davin]

I have just booked my trip to Finland leaving early next month - wow what an expensive nightmare.
Dfds are a total ripoff £330 one way with a van to Denmark.
But they run a cargo ship from Esbjerg to Immingham - cheaper than the normal ferry.
Superfast seem to have been taken over by Tallink.Still very expensive.
A few years ago I would have just driven through the night.
Now we have a baby it's not so easy
I find you have to offset the time spent driving against the high ferry costs.
It can work out the same by the time you have stopped to eat and maybe stay the night somewhere.

I booked with speedferries £39 one way from Dover to Dunkerque.Then we drive to Gdansk in Poland - then ferry to Sweden. then Viking line to Helsinki.
All this just to sit in a shed next to a lake for month or two.

Heres the links if anyone is interested

http://www.speedferries.com/index.php
http://www.transeuropaferries.com/
http://www.polferries.pl/en/center_main ... &main=news
http://www.directferries.co.uk/ferry_guide.htm
http://www.stenaline.pl/stena_line/gb/main_page.html
(stena line also run a very good ferry from just north of Stockholm (Kappelskar I think) to Naantali near Turku) Its very cheap and they dont mind high vans)
http://www.emagine-travel.co.uk/ (agents for viking line in the UK)

[SaxonManFinland]

Good information, as it seems bringing a van to Finland and taking it back full is far cheaper.

On further enquiries about the 20ft Container, the normal container companies refuse to carry house hold goods and refere you to 2 Finnish Household removers. When I checked back with the original quoter (wont name them but they are popular) their €2133 quotation gets amended as follows.

€2135 for 20 Cubic Meters (NOT the whole container of 35 Cu Mts) to Hull.
PLUS
22% ALV €450
€600 Imatra to Helsinki
22% €130

AND NOW THE STING.
Anything over 20 cu mts is 20€ cu mt (even though container is only half full)
If prepacked in Boxes here they will not insure contents, unless they pack it themselves.
Upon arrival we cannot unload container within port authority area so MUST have it taken off site to unload.
Port receiving charges are not included
Removal from Site Not included
Port unloading charges Not included
Port taxes not included
UK vat not included

The only recommended (by Them) way is this
They come pack our goods and take to Helsinki
They load into a container
They ship to UK
They deliver container to a UK address OR
They unload container and reload into removal waggon
They return container same day to Port.

Original quote 2135 Euro

Actual Price ???

Just under €5000 plus any unexpected UK charges.

Man with a big van coming to Finland end of August or early September. Long drive, but bloody 5 star hotels, 1st class accommodation on board, champagne and caviar is still far far cheaper.

[Karhunkoski]

Thought about just doing a car boot sale, then treating yourself to a new sofa and chairs when you get back to the UK?

[raamv]

Agree with studentassu...
As said before, its worth it to book 1st class with the ferries with the car/van ( not that much of a difference with other classes but then it saves a lot of pain).
But then it got my curiosity..What can be got on a van from UK that can sell in Finland?

[SaxonManFinland]

Wifes Music Books and Sheet music weigh around 50 kilo. Two violins, I piano. BUT decided to dump 2 beds, and 1 sofa bed thing and arm chair, and down sized to Luton Van.

18 cubic meters of space, ferry around 1000€ return, Hire 700€, fuel 450€

PC and Dinning suit are worth that alone, so everything else is a bonus. Can bring Cat back in van, so thats another 400€ saved. At least Puss Kat only has to endure it one way.

Harwhich to Esjberg, Stockholm area to Finland (Turku area). Bit of a holiday really and a saving of 3000 Euro which is worth an awful lot of arse ache.

Possible to bring van here full, but Finnish customs maybe not happy with 27 European dodgy immigrants. Could also bring a shed load of Curries, anything DIY (about 40% cheaper) maybe even some else's belongings who wants to move to Finland. Actually there is an excellent site I just found where you can advertise empty loads, either looking for cheap transport or getting a load to bring.

[Karhunkoski]

I'm just comparing to my move from UK>Finland:

Had some nice furniture, but was too big for pokey Finnish shoebox so dropped it on ebay or gave it to friends (always god to have a favour in the bank). Chances are it wouldn't have matched the new place anyway.

All other stuff was put in boxes, parcels2go was the company. £30 per 7 cubic feet box (25Kg) from door to door. I didn't have any hassle, nothing got broken and at least I could choose stuff that actually matched the new place, rather than trying to fit square pegs into round holes.

OK I lost money on some of the furniture, but the saving on the hassle factor was well worth that.

But.....you're retired IIRC, whole different ball game for people on holiday!

[SaxonManFinland]

THE OFFICIAL QUOTE ARRIVED TODAY

Collect Lappenranta area, deliver to Cambridge.

Including Vat, and removal of old cardboard cartons (If required)

Still loads of "Must do this, we don't do that, access to 60ft or surcharge etc !!!"

€5760 or €6200 NOT Including insurance and packing.

Yep van on the way. I mean a weeks arse ache has gotta be worth €4000

[Liam1]

It is small beer in comparison but I am wanting to move a few possessions (I'm guessing 4-6 removal boxes), 2 bikes and single bed to Espoo from Sheffield. ASAP from now.

Haven't even checked prices - may ironically have posted on one of these "return load" sites you mention.

(this is one reason for me signing into this - the other was to see if furniture for sale)

Happy to discuss a deal.

Liam

[LottaP]

We hired a van last year and moved all our stuff from Scotland to Helsinki. We caught the early afternoon ferry from Newcastle, 27h later arrived in Gothenburg in late afternoon, drove the 5 h from Gothenburg to Stockholm, caught a few hours kip in the van while queueing up for the Stockholm-Turku ferry, and arrived in Helsinki late the next day. So it took 3 days to get from Scotland to Helsinki, but it involved less than 10 hours driving so not too bad. The Michelin website is great for planning road trips, you can even tell it the cost of petrol and your car type and it will estimate petrol costs for you.

[sinikala]

We hired a van last year and moved all our stuff from Scotland to Helsinki. We caught the early afternoon ferry from Newcastle, 27h later arrived in Gothenburg in late afternoon, drove the 5 h from Gothenburg to Stockholm, caught a few hours kip in the van while queueing up for the Stockholm-Turku ferry, and arrived in Helsinki late the next day. So it took 3 days to get from Scotland to Helsinki, but it involved less than 10 hours driving so not too bad. The Michelin website is great for planning road trips, you can even tell it the cost of petrol and your car type and it will estimate petrol costs for you.

You are fortunate; the Newcastle - Gothenburg ferry service ended late last year, competition from budget airlines was the main reason mentioned.

[Karhunkoski]

It is small beer in comparison but I am wanting to move a few possessions (I'm guessing 4-6 removal boxes), 2 bikes and single bed to Espoo from Sheffield.

Unless your bikes and bed are particularly valuable, I would sell them there, buy a bed from IKEA when you get here, buy a bikes or two and send the 6 boxes with parcels2go at £30 a box (25Kg allowed in each box).