Ashford International
The town is built around a high-speed station — Eurostar and HS1 straight to London St Pancras. It is why so many Ashford households already think in terms of the Continent, not just the county.
International & European removals
Removals from Ashford to Europe
Moving abroad from Ashford is a short step, not a leap. The Channel is on the doorstep, the M20 runs to the crossing, and the customs post is on the edge of town.
Search for European removals in Ashford and there is a reason the town keeps coming up: geography. You are closer to the Continent here than almost anywhere in Britain. We run dedicated overland routes from Ashford to France, Italy, Spain and Portugal — route-pair moves where the whole journey is planned from your door to the destination, customs and all.
Most of our international work starts in Ashford and across Kent, with plenty coming out of London — a St Pancras-to-Ashford hop away on HS1. But a European move does not have to start locally. We can arrange collection from Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, Glasgow or Edinburgh and consolidate it into a run to the Continent. The common thread is the crossing: whatever the UK origin, the load comes through Kent and out via the Channel.
Closer to Europe than almost anywhere in Britain
Ashford is not a market town that happens to be near the coast. It is a Channel gateway with a high-speed station, three motorway junctions, and the country’s inland border post — which is exactly why moving abroad from here is straightforward work rather than a leap.
The M20 — J9, J10 & J10a
Three junctions on our patch feed the M20 down to Folkestone and Dover. A loaded lorry is on the motorway in minutes, then onto the Eurotunnel shuttle or the ferry.
The Sevington border facility
The inland border control post sits on the edge of Ashford. The paperwork side of a post-Brexit move is not an abstraction to us — the checks happen on our own doorstep, and we build them into the plan.
Where we run
Four destinations, each its own route
Ashford to France
The shortest hop in the network. From Sevington it is a straight run down the M20 to Folkestone or Dover, then onto the autoroutes.
M20 → Eurotunnel (Folkestone) or Dover ferry → French autoroutes
Read the France routeAshford to Italy
A longer haul south through France and over the Alps. We plan Italian moves as a consolidated run so a single household is not paying for an empty return.
M20 → Channel crossing → French autoroutes → Alpine tunnels into northern Italy
Read the Italy routeAshford to Spain
One of the busiest expat corridors out of Kent — down through France to the border, then on toward the coast or the interior.
M20 → Channel crossing → France → the Spanish border and onward autovías
Read the Spain routeAshford to Portugal
The far south-west corner of the continent, reached overland through France and Spain. Popular with downsizers and remote workers.
M20 → Channel crossing → France → across Spain → into Portugal
Read the Portugal routeCustoms, honestly
The paperwork is real. So is our doorstep advantage.
There is no pretending Brexit did not happen. A move into the EU now needs a customs declaration and a detailed inventory, and getting it wrong is how loads end up sitting at a terminal. What Ashford gives you is proximity to the fix: the Sevington inland border facility is on the edge of the town, so this is routine ground for us. We prepare the declaration, list the load properly, and plan the checks in — not as an afterthought bolted on at the coast, but as part of the move from the start.
FAQ
Moving to Europe from Ashford — FAQ
Which countries do you move to from Ashford?
We run dedicated routes to France, Italy, Spain and Portugal, each framed as a move departing from Ashford. Other European destinations can often be arranged on the same corridors — ask us and we will tell you straight whether it fits.
Why move to Europe from Ashford specifically?
Ashford sits minutes from the M20 and the Channel crossings, with the country’s inland border facility at Sevington on its edge. That means a clean start, a short run to the terminal, and customs handled locally rather than at arm’s length.
Can you collect from elsewhere in the UK for a European load?
Yes. While we are Ashford-based and busiest across Kent and London, we can arrange collection from further afield — the Midlands, the North, Scotland — and consolidate it into a European run. Tell us the origin and destination and we will scope it.
How does post-Brexit customs work?
A move into the EU now needs a customs declaration and a proper inventory. We prepare these, list the load correctly, and build the checks into the schedule, using the Sevington border post that happens to be on our doorstep.
Do you do part-loads to Europe?
Often that is the sensible way — consolidating your goods with another move on the same route so a single household is not paying for empty space. We are upfront about when it suits you and when a dedicated load is better.
Planning a move abroad?
Tell us where in Europe you are heading and where the load starts. We will map the route and come back with a written quote, customs included.