Local moves
From address to address in a local town or area, within one to three working days.
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Grand Piano Transport
Grand piano transport needs more preparation than moving an upright piano. We pack it with packaging suited to the situation and move it locally, to another city or across borders.
- Local
- Long distance
- International
- Packing
What we offer
Grand piano transport, at home and abroad
Long distance
From one city to another, when your grand piano moves with you.
International
From one country to another, with customs handling and export documents where applicable.
Packing
Packaging suited to the situation, and special packing for international transport.
From our work
Grand pianos we have moved
Bösendorfer Model 280
For the Verbier Festival, the classical music festival in Switzerland, we transported a Bösendorfer Model 280. Sergei Babayan, Daniil Trifonov and others performed on it.
Wendl & Lung, 178 cm
We transported a Wendl & Lung grand piano, 178 centimetres, owned by the palace of the Danish prince at Amalienborg.
Grotrian Steinweg cabinet grand
We organised the transport of the Grotrian Steinweg cabinet grand piano owned by Maestro Ludmil Angelov.
How it works
Three steps to the new address
Send us the details
Prepare the information listed below and send it with your request.
You receive an offer
In most cases the offer is final. Sometimes it is indicative, because we first need to see the addresses.
Planning and moving day
Once you approve the offer, we plan the move together. On the agreed day and time our team packs and moves your piano.
Before you ask
Your request
What we need to know
Grand piano transport needs a clear way in and out. Please prepare this information before you send a request.
- The exact loading and delivery addresses
- On which floor is the piano now?
- On which floor should it be delivered?
- Are there additional stairs at either address, even only a few steps?
- Can a truck reach both addresses?
- Are the stairs wide enough?
- Is there a suitable elevator at the addresses?
- Is lifting equipment (a crane) needed?
Questions
Good to know
Do you move concert grands?
Yes. For the Verbier Festival we transported a Bösendorfer Model 280.
How long does it take?
In a city, between 2 and 6 hours, depending on how complex the move is.
Do you pack the grand piano?
Yes. Our team packs it with packaging suited to the situation.
What does it cost?
It depends on the instrument, the route and the access at both addresses. Send us the details and we will reply by email with an offer.
On its side
How a grand travels
Grand piano transport, step by step
A grand piano cannot be carried on its legs through a door or down a staircase. For grand piano transport the lid is closed and secured, the music desk is taken off, and the legs and the pedal lyre are removed. The body is then turned onto its straight side and rests on a padded piano board, where it is wrapped and strapped.
On the board, the grand piano goes through doors, along corridors and up or down stairs, and it travels standing on its side in the van. At the new address the steps are reversed: the legs and the lyre go back on, the piano is lifted onto its legs, and the music desk returns to its place.
Size makes a real difference. Most grand pianos are between about one and a half and three metres long. Bösendorfer names its grands after their length in centimetres, so a Model 280, like the one we moved for the Verbier Festival, is 280 centimetres long, as the maker’s page for the current Concert Grand 280VC shows. This is why we ask about stairs, doors and lifts before every grand piano transport.
Data sheet
Grand piano transport at a glance
All facts in one place, to read, compare and pass on.
- 25years of experience
- 1000+transports
- 10+countries
As of November 2026
Request a quote- Packing
- Legs and pedal lyre come off, the grand piano rests on a padded board, wrapped and strapped, and travels standing on its side.
- Grand pianos we have moved
- A Bösendorfer Model 280 for the Verbier Festival in Switzerland; a Wendl & Lung grand piano, 178 centimetres, owned by the palace of the Danish prince at Amalienborg; the Grotrian Steinweg cabinet grand piano of Maestro Ludmil Angelov.
- Before the move
- We ask about stairs, doors and lifts before every grand piano transport.
- Who we are
- Piano Trans moves upright and grand pianos from door to door: in town, by road between European countries, and overseas in a wooden crate made to measure. 25 years of experience, more than 1000 transports, more than 10 countries.
- Network
- Piano Trans is part of a network of piano transport and relocation companies from Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Austria and Eastern Europe.
- Price
- We do not publish fixed prices. Every offer is written for your instrument and your route, and it comes by email.
- Languages
- We answer in English, German, Bulgarian and Russian.
- Contact
- Phone +43 650 603 93 27, email info@pianotrans.at. Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 18:00, Friday 08:00 to 16:00. For the offer we ask you to write to us.
- Not offered
- General household moves, and repair or restoration of instruments.
Tell us about your piano.
Send us the details of your instrument and the route, and we will reply by email with an offer.