Exeter → London · ~170 miles · 3 to 3.5 hrs
Man with a Van Exeter to London
A large item leaving Devon for London, an eBay or Marketplace pickup, a few rooms of furniture, or a small move? Porta matches you with a vetted independent driver already returning up the M5, so you pay a fixed price for the run in, not the empty miles home.
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A direct Exeter to London man and van
Long South West runs like this often ride a van already booked back to London, so the fare covers the London-bound leg rather than the round trip. One man with a van carries the load the 170 miles up the M5 and M4 from your Exeter address, nothing reloaded on the way. A flat by the Quay or a house in Heavitree, the price is agreed before you book.
Over 25 vetted drivers serve the Exeter area.
- Up the M5 then the M4 to London, about 170 miles from Devon
- Roughly a three to three-and-a-half hour run
- You pay for the London-bound leg, not the empty run west
- Keener on a van already due back up to London
How Porta works
Share the details
Give us the Exeter postcode, the London postcode and roughly what is moving. Ten seconds and no account.
See one fixed price
The figure for the whole Devon-to-London haul appears straight away, and it is the figure you pay, meter-free.
Your driver runs it through
A vetted driver heading back to the capital collects in Exeter and carries it the whole way, updates along the M5.
What you can move on this route
From one heavy item to a whole flat, and especially the bulky, awkward pieces a standard courier turns down.
- Whole-flat and part-load moves leaving Devon for the capital
- Sofas, beds, drawers and appliances that outgrow a courier
- Job-relocation moves out of Exeter and the wider South West
- One heavy or outsized piece on our furniture-courier service
- A Marketplace or auction find worth its own van up the M5
Popular on this route: large item courier, furniture moves and eBay collections.
Get a QuoteHow much does a Exeter to London man and van cost?
Porta prices a Exeter to London move as one fixed figure for the job, agreed before you book, not by the hour. It is a 3 to 3.5 hrs drive plus loading at both ends, which is where an hourly rate climbs. Here is that hourly cost set against Porta's fixed price:
| What you're moving | Typical UK Man and Van Rates* | With Porta |
|---|---|---|
| A single item A TV, a bike, a chair or a single boxed item | £256 one person, about 4 hrs incl. the drive | From £78 fixed |
| A large or awkward item A bed, a sofa, a wardrobe or a fridge-freezer | £312 two people, about 4 hrs incl. the drive | From £100 fixed |
| A part-load or small move A studio flat, a student room or a few rooms of furniture | £390 two people, about 5 hrs incl. the drive | From £275 fixed |
* The middle column applies Checkatrade's 2026 UK averages (£64 an hour for one mover, £78 for two) to a realistic 170-mile job: loading, the 3 to 3.5 hour run up the M5 and M4 and unloading and unloading, with the empty return left out. Porta's column is a fixed starting price for the route.
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Areas we cover on the Exeter to London route
Collecting across Exeter & Hampshire
- Exeter city centre & the Quay (EX1, EX2)
- St Thomas & Exwick (EX4)
- Heavitree & Whipton (EX1)
- Pinhoe, Topsham & the outer edge
Delivering anywhere in London
- South London (SE, SW)
- Central London (WC, EC)
- Clapham, Putney & Vauxhall
- Greater London & the M25
Up the M5 and M4, we can also collect or drop off in Taunton, Bristol and Swindon.
Moving within a city rather than between? See Man with a Van Exeter and Man with a Van London.
Recently on this route
- Two-seater sofa Exeter → Clapham, London
- Bed and chest of drawers Exeter → Putney, London
- A few rooms of furniture Exeter → Vauxhall, London
Need it Exeter to London in a hurry?
When a driver is heading back up to town, a same-day or next-day slot from the coast can often be matched, handy when a move or a sale pickup will not keep.
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Exeter to London man and van FAQs
What is the drive time from Exeter to London?
The route covers roughly 170 miles, north up the M5 to the Almondsbury interchange then east on the M4, and it tends to take three to three and a half hours. The same driver stays with it start to finish.
How is the price worked out, Exeter to London?
You are quoted one number before booking, with no clock ticking on the day. The saving comes from backloading: drivers finishing a job in the South West are often due back to London anyway, so your goods fill a van already returning, with prices from £78.
Why not just pay by the hour?
Over 170 miles an hourly rate is the wrong tool, it would meter the loading, three-plus hours of driving and the unload. A single agreed figure protects you from a slow crawl round Bristol or into west London.
Is the reverse, London to Exeter, available?
It is. Our man with a van London to Exeter page covers the westbound trip back down to Devon, priced the same way.
What kinds of loads make this trip?
Everything from one bulky item a parcel firm rejected to a few rooms of a flat. Typical bookings are people taking a London job, families downsizing out of Devon, and secondhand buys too big to post.
Do I need to bring a second person to lift?
No, the driver lifts with you at both ends. Where a piece is a genuine two-person job, or the London stairs have no lift, say so up front and a two-handed van is sent.
Can this be booked for same day?
Occasionally, when a driver is already pointed back towards London, but a haul this long rewards a little notice. Quote your dates and the live options show.
Where can you collect and drop?
Anywhere across Exeter, from the Quay and city centre out through St Thomas, Heavitree and Pinhoe, delivering to any address inside the M25. Taunton or Bristol can be added as a stop on the way up.
Will I be charged for clean-air zones?
Not in Devon. Exeter has no charging Clean Air Zone, so collection costs nothing extra. Only the London drop may sit within the ULEZ or Congestion Charge, and that is already inside your fixed price.
Sofa and bed together, all the way up?
Yes, a common pairing. The sofa goes in whole and the bed travels broken down and is put back together on arrival. Send the dimensions and mention the stairs at either end when you quote.
A wardrobe or chest of drawers?
Fine to move, dismantled where sensible and wrapped for the miles, drawers emptied first. A lone large piece is often cheaper on our large item courier service than a whole van.
I only have one big thing to shift?
Then the large item courier service is the one to look at, a single sofa, appliance or unit run up the M5 for one fixed figure rather than a full-move rate.
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