Man with a Van Leeds to Manchester

It is about 44 miles across the Pennines on the M62, usually an hour to ninety minutes, though the tops can slow things in bad weather. The driver collects in Leeds, crosses and delivers in Manchester in the one run.

The price is fixed before you book, not run on a meter. It is a short crossing and drivers pass over the M62 constantly, so your move can often join a trip already going, keeping prices from £51. What you pay depends on the load and whether you want help lifting.

Across a crossing this short a fixed price usually comes out ahead, because an hourly minimum can cost more than the job is worth. Porta sets the figure first, and it holds even if the M62 crawls over the summit in the wet.

Yes. Manchester to Leeds is the same trip reversed. Send your Manchester pickup and Leeds drop-off for a fixed price back over the Pennines.

One item up to a full flat, including the heavy things a courier will not take, beds, sofas, bookcases, appliances. Students moving between the Leeds and Manchester universities and marketplace buys are all fine on this crossing.

Loading and unloading happen with you at both ends, not left to you. Say if there is anything very heavy, or stairs without a lift, when you quote so the right help crosses with the van.

Regularly. The M62 is one of the busiest driver corridors anywhere on the platform, so same-day and next-day crossings often come up. A quick quote shows the live options.

We collect throughout Leeds, from the centre and Headingley out to Morley and Pudsey, and deliver across Greater Manchester, from the Northern Quarter and Chorlton to Salford, Oldham and Rochdale. Pennine towns on the M62 can usually be added.

Neither city charges. Leeds dropped its planned zone back in 2020 before it started, and Manchester paused its own charging scheme, so there is no Clean Air Zone fee at either end; the government Clean Air Zones page has the current list. Should that ever change, any charge would be built into your fixed price rather than sprung on you.

Yes, corner suites are a common load on this crossing. A big one needs a Luton van and two people, and the driver helps angle it through doorways and up stairs at both ends. Describe the layout and any tight access when you quote so the right van is sent.

Yes. Bookcases and desks travel best emptied, and flat-pack pieces come apart to protect them over the tops. A home office of a few items fits a medium or Luton van. List the pieces when you quote so the right vehicle is matched.

Yes. Drain and secure a washing machine before pickup, and stand a fridge freezer upright for a few hours after the crossing before switching it on. Both are heavy two-person items, so flag them when you quote. Large appliances also suit our large item courier service.