Packers and Movers from Pune to Visakhapatnam
A truck to Visakhapatnam crosses the full width of the Deccan from Pune, and the last part of the drive runs up the Bay of Bengal coast. People posted to the navy, the port or the steel plant make this trip, and they arrive in a humid port city with its own cyclone season from October to December.
- About 1,080 km by road
- Usually 3 days
- Door to door, one written quote
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Pune to Visakhapatnam packing and moving service
Naval officers and sailors leave INS Shivaji at Lonavala, the NDA at Khadakwasla and other units around Pune for the Eastern Naval Command, the dockyard or a ship based in the harbour. Officers of the port, the steel plant, HPCL and Hindustan Shipyard move on transfer, and chemists and engineers join the pharma units at Parawada. Alongside them, Andhra households head home after a stretch of work in Pune, and students join Andhra University, GITAM or IIM Visakhapatnam.
Four states lie on the road: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. At the far end, salt air and humidity get into steel, wood and electronics all year, and from October to December a cyclone in the Bay can shut the coast highway and the city. Naval and PSU housing runs on gate passes, inspections and fixed dates for the keys, so the packing date in Pune is chosen to fit them.
Pune to Visakhapatnam at a glance
- Road distance
- About 1,080 km
- Usual transit
- 3 days
- 2 BHK on our rate card
- ₹28,000 to ₹36,500
- Car on a carrier
- ₹9,600 to ₹16,500
- Crosses into
- Andhra Pradesh
- At the Visakhapatnam end
- Nearest office Bhubaneswar
Door-to-door moving from Pune to Visakhapatnam
Door to door means the same team plans every stage of the move to Visakhapatnam:
- 01
Pickup in Pune
From any address in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, such as Pimpri Chinchwad, Vishrantwadi or Kalewadi.
- 02
Packing and loading
Wrapped, boxed and numbered on the day, with a copy of the list for you.
- 03
The drive
About 1,080 km in a covered truck to Visakhapatnam, and a consignment number to ask after it.
- 04
Delivery in Visakhapatnam
Goods placed in the rooms you choose, furniture reassembled and the cartons opened.
Household goods we move to Visakhapatnam
Service families send a complete household, often with a car and a motorbike, and their transfer claim rests on our itemised list and GST invoice. PSU officers joining the steel plant or the port send the same kind of load. Students heading to GITAM or Andhra University travel light, and a shared truck is enough for them. Andhra families going home often bring the whole contents of a Pune flat.
Packing and loading for Visakhapatnam
On the coast, salt air gets into metal over time, so steel almirahs, trunks and cycles get a wrap that keeps moisture off them. Fridges and washing machines are dried out completely in Pune before they are packed, and sofas and mattresses are sealed in plastic under the padding. For a transfer, cartons are numbered against the inventory so the goods can be checked quickly at the quarters. Bedding, kitchen basics and anything you need on the first night go in a marked carton that is loaded last and comes off first.
Transportation
The road from Pune to Visakhapatnam
NH16, the highway up the east coast, takes over at Vijayawada. To get there the truck comes through Solapur and a short piece of Karnataka on the Hyderabad highway, passes Hyderabad on the Outer Ring Road and carries on east across Telangana. North of Vijayawada the coast road goes through Eluru, crosses the Godavari near Rajahmundry and runs between the Eastern Ghats and the sea through Tuni and Anakapalli before entering Visakhapatnam from the south-west. There are no hard climbs anywhere on the route. The time goes on the distance, the toll plazas and the market towns of the Godavari delta that the highway passes close to.
Weather and timing on this route
Depressions and cyclones form in the Bay of Bengal from October to December, and one that comes ashore on the north Andhra coast brings heavy rain and gales, as Hudhud did in October 2014. Cyclones can also come in May. We follow the warnings in those months and pack everything against water. Inland, April and May are very hot on the Telangana stretch, and Sankranti in January crowds the highway out of Hyderabad.
Delivery in Visakhapatnam
Naval housing is behind controlled gates, and the steel plant township at Ukkunagaram may also check vehicles at entry. When you tell us a gate needs them, we send it the vehicle number and every crew member's name ahead of time, and unloading keeps to the gate's hours. City towers in Madhurawada, MVP Colony and on Beach Road want a society request and a booked service lift. Houses up the steep lanes of the Waltair Uplands or below Kailasagiri need the long truck to wait on level ground while a smaller vehicle shuttles the goods, which the written quote covers once the survey has seen the lane. In the cyclone months we aim to unload in a dry spell.
Moving within the city later, or want to know its localities? See our page on packers and movers in Visakhapatnam. The Andhra Pradesh page lists every city we cover in the state.
At the Visakhapatnam end
Our nearest office to Visakhapatnam
We have no office in Visakhapatnam itself. The nearest of our 14 branch offices is in Bhubaneswar, run by Rakesh. Your coordinator in Pune stays your contact from the first call until the goods are unpacked.
- Office
- Plot No. NH 5, Pahal, Rudrapur, Bhubaneswar 752101
- In charge
- Rakesh
Safety and handling on the way to Visakhapatnam
Signed inventory
Each carton is numbered, so a missing one shows up in the count at Visakhapatnam.
Closed truck
The load stays covered for the whole trip, out of the rain and dust.
Status updates
The consignment number is your reference for any update on the way.
Transit insurance
Optional, priced on the value you declare. Worth considering on a trip of about 1,080 km. How cover works
Cost of moving from Pune to Visakhapatnam
At about 1,080 km, a move to Visakhapatnam falls between two bands of our rate card, and it is priced on the 1,100 to 2,500 km band, the same one the cost calculator uses. Figures are before GST.
| Home size | 1,100 to 2,500 km |
|---|---|
| Few items | ₹14,000 to ₹19,500 |
| 1 BHK | ₹18,000 to ₹26,500 |
| 2 BHK | ₹28,000 to ₹36,500 |
| 3 BHK | ₹32,500 to ₹41,500 |
| 4 BHK | ₹42,500 to ₹46,500 |
What moves the price inside the band: how much you are sending, the floor and lift at both ends, a shared or dedicated truck, and extras such as crates or insurance.
Sending a car or bike to Visakhapatnam
A carrier delivering inside a naval base or the steel plant township may need the same gate clearance as the truck, so tell us whether the gate wants its details. The car rides the carrier, and the bike goes in the household truck or alongside the car, usually arriving on a different day from the household goods. If your car is on a BH-series plate already, no fresh registration is needed. For any other car, ask the RTO in Visakhapatnam about Andhra's road tax and when registration there falls due.
More on car shifting and bike shifting.
Vehicle rates for about 1,080 km
- Car on a carrier
- ₹9,600 to ₹16,500
- Bike or scooter
- ₹4,600 to ₹8,800
- Car and bike rate band
- 750 to 1,200 km
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Booking your move to Visakhapatnam
- 01
Call or message
Call +91 91759 37523, WhatsApp us or use the form, with your home size and moving date.
- 02
Survey
We look at your goods in person or on a video call, so the truck and crew are right.
- 03
Written quote
Every charge is listed, with shared and dedicated truck options where both work.
- 04
Moving day
Packing, loading and the drive to Visakhapatnam, with your consignment number from dispatch.
Pune to Visakhapatnam: your questions
Did not find your answer? Call or WhatsApp us and a move expert will help you right away.
I report in Visakhapatnam before a house is allotted to me. Where do the goods wait?
The load can wait in storage in Pune, billed monthly, until the allotment letter comes. We pack the house on your vacating date, and once the letter arrives the goods go on a dedicated truck or a shared one, as you choose. Cartons stay sealed in storage, and the inventory you signed at packing is the one checked at the quarters.
Is November a bad month to move to Vizag?
November is inside the cyclone season, so it needs more margin. If a storm is forecast for the north Andhra coast while the truck is on the last stretch, it may wait inland until the storm has gone through, and you hear from us about any delay. Everything is packed to stay dry, and the delivery window we give is wider than in January or February.
The naval base wants the movers' details before entry. When do you send them?
As soon as you tell us what the gate asks for, ideally once your reporting date and quarters are known. We then send the vehicle registration and the name of the driver and each crew member ahead of the truck. If your Pune accommodation is in a cantonment or at INS Shivaji and that gate wants the same list for loading day, tell us and it goes there too. Gate staff need some notice to clear names, and a late request can leave the truck waiting outside.
Is transit insurance worth taking for a move to Visakhapatnam?
Transit insurance is optional and priced on the value you declare. On a long run through four states to a coast that sees cyclones, it is worth considering, especially for electronics and furniture you would have to replace. Declare a realistic value for each item on the inventory, since the cover is based on it, and keep a copy of the signed list with you.
How far is Visakhapatnam from Pune, and how long does the move take?
By road it is about 1,080 km. From the day we pack in Pune, the goods usually get to Visakhapatnam in 3 days; a truck of your own is quicker than a shared load.
What does it cost to move a 2 BHK from Pune to Visakhapatnam?
For this distance our card lists ₹28,000 to ₹36,500 for a 2 BHK, GST extra. After we see the goods, in person or on video, you get one written figure for the whole move to Visakhapatnam.
Other moves from Pune near Visakhapatnam
Every route from Pune is on one page, and every city we cover on another.
Worth reading before the move to Visakhapatnam: Cost to move furniture from one state to another in India and How to transfer goods from one city to another as a business.
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Planning the move to Visakhapatnam?
A short video call is enough for us to list your goods and send an itemised quote in writing.