Prices by type of piano, the charges that stairs and cranes add, and the tuning bill that comes after.
Figures checked
In brief
What's The Damage puts moving a piano at $200-$700 per piano 3 across Australia. Yes Movers' Melbourne prices run
from $280-$450 7 for an upright with ground-floor access to $900-$1,800 7 for a
concert grand. On an interstate move, Six Brothers Removalists says a piano can add $400-$900 8 .
A piano is priced on three things: what kind it is, how it gets out of one building and into the next, and how far it
travels. The first sets the base price. The second is where most surprises come from.
How much does each type of piano cost to move?
Moving a piano in Melbourne, by type
From Yes Movers, checked 16 September 2026. Each source is listed at the foot of the page.Show these figures as a table
Price
Digital piano or keyboard
$180-$280
Upright, ground floor
$280-$450
Upright, 1 to 2 flights
$450-$700
Baby grand
$550-$900
Concert grand
$900-$1,800
Yes Movers' upright price assumes a move under 20 km with ground-floor access at both ends. It treats a digital piano
as ordinary furniture, which is why that price sits so far below the rest. These are one Melbourne business's
published prices, not a market survey.
What's The Damage doesn't say what kind of piano its ranges assume. Its top figures sit well under Yes Movers' grand
piano prices, so treat them as upright prices unless a removalist tells you otherwise.
What pushes the price up?
Stairs. Piano movers charge $80-$150 per flight 7 beyond the ground floor, according to
Yes Movers.
No lift above the second floor. Crane hire for a third floor or higher with no lift costs $1,500-$3,500 7 .
Crew and equipment. Yes Movers says a piano needs three to four movers 7 , with a piano dolly,
rated straps and a board for grands. Ask what the crew will bring.
Distance. A piano on an interstate move can add $400-$900 8 to the quote, per Six
Brothers Removalists.
What happens after the move?
Most pianos need tuning once they have been moved. Yes Movers suggests letting the piano settle in its new room for 1 to 2 weeks 7 first, and says a Melbourne tuner charges $200-$350 7 . Its guide also warns that standard
goods-in-transit insurance usually does not pay for that tuning.
What should I ask before booking?
Whether the quote includes stairs at both ends, and what happens if a crane turns out to be needed.
What their insurance covers: the Queensland Government says you will probably need your own insurance 2 .
That the price arrives as a written, itemised quote 1 , with the piano listed on its own line.