Moovy is a licensed moving company in Barrie that moves households between Barrie and the Greater Toronto Area, as well as within Barrie and the surrounding Simcoe County towns. Our hourly rates are $119 for two movers and a truck, $169 for three and $219 for four. Every move has a three-hour minimum, extra time is billed in 15-minute increments, and you pay for the time the job takes. There is no deposit to book and no cancellation fee.
Barrie sits about 95 km north of downtown Toronto on Highway 400, so our Barrie movers run most jobs as one-day trips: load at one end, drive the 400, unload the same afternoon.
How much does it cost to move from Toronto to Barrie?
As a planning example, a typical one-bedroom move from Toronto to Barrie with two movers comes to about $1,015 – $1,135 before HST. That includes loading, unloading, the drive north and one truck fee for the round trip. A two-bedroom home usually takes five to seven hours of moving time, and a three-bedroom house usually needs three movers. The truck fee follows the round-trip distance from our base, so a move from North York to Innisfil can price differently from one between downtown Toronto and Ardagh. On a local move inside Barrie that same fee starts at $100. Typical crews and hours for every home size are on our moving rates page.
Traffic on the 400 changes the drive time a lot, especially on Friday afternoons in summer. Morning starts usually keep the hours down.
House movers in Barrie and Simcoe County
South-end subdivisions such as Painswick, Innis-Shore, Holly and Ardagh are mostly detached homes with garages, basements and driveways. Our house movers wrap each piece in heavy blankets, bag the mattresses and take apart only the furniture that has to come apart, then rebuild it at the new address. Rubber runners for your floors are available on request at no extra charge, and there is no stair fee or heavy-item charge.
Garages, basements and sheds are where house moves run long. Pack them like real rooms. Before the move, disconnect the propane tank from the barbecue and take it in your own car, since movers cannot transport it, and drain fuel from the mower and snowblower.
Packers and movers in Barrie
Our packers and movers in Barrie can pack the whole house, and full packing is included in the hourly rate when you arrange it at booking. If you pack yourself, boxes are not part of the rate, so buy them or rent moving boxes from us. Wardrobe boxes with a hanging rail and TV boxes are $15 each.
Condo and apartment moves near Kempenfelt Bay
Condo buildings along the waterfront and in Downtown Barrie usually need a booked elevator window and a Certificate of Insurance from the mover. Moovy carries $2,000,000 in commercial general liability insurance and issues that certificate in your building's name at no charge. Parking near the downtown waterfront can be limited, so find out where the truck can stop before moving day. If the nearest spot is far from the entrance, tell us when you ask for a quote. Our apartment and condo movers include the carrying distance in the estimate.
Winter moves in Barrie
Barrie gets heavy lake-effect snow, and winter moves need a little more preparation. Clear and salt the driveway, steps and walkway the day before, not on moving morning. Safe footing is faster footing, and on an hourly move that matters. More cold-weather advice is in our winter moving tips.
Local movers in Barrie and nearby towns
Our local movers in Barrie work in Downtown Barrie, Allandale, the Kempenfelt Bay waterfront, Letitia Heights, East Bayfield, Holly, Ardagh, Painswick and Innis-Shore, plus Innisfil, Midhurst and Oro-Medonte. Many Barrie moves go to or come from York Region, where our Newmarket movers work regularly. For routes further than the GTA, such as Ottawa or London, our long distance movers in Barrie work on the same hourly basis, and our long-distance moving page explains how route pricing works.
Book Barrie moving services
Send both addresses, the home size, any stairs or parking limits and the date you want. Request a free Barrie moving quote, and on moving day the crew will call you about 30 minutes before it arrives.
