Whether you're packing for a vacation, are moving to a long-term storage unit, or have had a sudden mechanical failure in your mobile home on the road, it can be very stressful. If you're thinking about moving extra large trailers, there's no need to guess the price, or be concerned about hidden surcharges. We provide unmatched pricing transparency when it comes to specialized trailer transport at Southern Towing and Car Removals, with their flat-rate pricing tiers.
We have a special heavy haul team that has a fleet of modern trucks available that are designed specifically for different towing aerodynamics, layouts for distributing the weight correctly and low clearance site recovery with ease around Melbourne. Our 2026 pricing matrices are firmly in place before our drivers get on the ignition key to start the process of operating our compact fold-out camp trailer or our dual axle high tonnage luxury cruiser.
We have created this guide to caravan and trailer pricing and operations in Victoria for you as an owner.
Caravan & Trailer Towing Pricing Matrix
Mobile holiday homes aren't created equal. The difference in unloaded weight, chassis width profile, physical build and hitch points is quite significant from a lightweight moped friendly pop-top camper to an extra-long luxury build. We have a set of tiered truck service charges that are based upon your vehicle classification so that we send the right truck configuration to you!
Caravan Towing Pricing Rates:
Camper Trailer: $180 – $320
Designed for lighter and less bulky fold out camper models. Includes basic visual inspection and secure hook up with hitch.
For low profile setups of pop-up caravans, the range is designed to meet the needs of Pop Top: $220 – $380.
Responsible for special balancing checks to be done over the roof prior to departure.
Standard mid to large size caravans are Caravan: $280 – $550.
Heavy-duty flatbed loading, or special rear-tow connection tracking.
Luxury Caravan: $350 – $700
Exclusive for luxury, extra-long and multi-axle vehicles. Uses special wide load track alignment and improved securing blocks.
Note: The average price of caravan towing and specialized trailer transport in Melbourne is in the range of $150 to $290, depending on the size of the caravan, and the long-distance (holiday corridor) transport is $180 to $340 for a one-way trip. The cost of localized hub relocations for small pop-tops and light campers range about $140-$240.
Variables Affecting Tow Prices: Why They Don't Stay The Same
Caravan towing costs can be influenced by a variety of environmental factors.There are several environmental factors that can affect caravan towing costs. Our flat-rate matrix applies to normal, unobstructed highway routing but retrievals in the field are often unique situations requiring additional challenges. Our dispatch staff considers the following factors when determining the custom roadside quotes:
High Wind-Sail Resistance & Highway Clearance Profiles:
Caravans have enormous side-wall profiles which are like a giant sail on the open freeway systems such as EastLink or Western Ring Road. A tow truck is subjected to high sway forces from strong crosswinds. In addition, the extra-tall pop-top (or longer custom layouts) must be carefully planned to avoid low clearance bridges in the metropolitan rail system and low power lines in the surrounding suburban area, and special routing layouts should be used.
Seized braking systems and axles and wheels that are immobilized:
The drum brakes or mechanical cable over-rides often rust hard to the hubs when a caravan is left standing for a long time in a storage area, such as a lawn, outside when it is not in use. Tires will be flat-spotted and suspension frames bent by dragging a trailer with locked wheels. Our trucks are equipped with high friction vehicle skates and powerful tracking dollies to unload and remove wheels from the road to make a safe maneuver for winching in the event that an axle becomes frozen.
Access restrictions for Holiday Park Sites:
Since the caravan parks are often so small and have permanent annexes, wood decks and narrow caravan park paths around them, removing a large non-running caravan is very precise. Our teams have to use additional secondary long reach winches and pulley blocks to get a caravan unstuck from an awkward position or from being stuck deep into muddy turf and bring it out to open road spaces safely.
Why Choose Southern Towing As Your Caravan Towing Partner
Caravan hauling is a far more technical operation than a tow truck for a passenger car can handle, if the vehicle is too large and heavy. Your home away from home is protected with our advanced configurations:
Standard flatbed trucks use steep ramp angles that can damage low-slung caravan drawbars, jockey wheel housings or water tanks on the undercarriage of caravans. A unique fleet is available with hydraulic decks that plunge to conform to the asphalt surface, ensuring a safe under 5-degree loading profile, which eliminates the risk of under-chassis scraping.
Dual-Recovery Vehicle Support: Have your engine go down in flames while you are trying to pull your trailer with a holiday tow and still have to call two towing companies? Our special cargo dual-recovery fleet can move your caravan and your broken down vehicle at the same time, saving you on logistics costs.
Caravans have an incredible range of different ball hitches, DO35 pins, off road hitches, hitches and receivers, from the standard 50mm ball hitches to the more specialized DO35 pins for off-road use and heavy duty fifth wheel hitches. We are equipped with an "all in one" interchangeable receiver system on our tow trucks to ensure secure locking on to any tow trailer configuration.
Caravans are a significant investment of money and therefore full commercial cargo insurance is required. From a legal perspective, typical caravan to caravan insurance policies leave commercial trailers completely vulnerable from third party transits. Your asset is covered with a top-tier Commercial On-Hook Cargo Insurance, from pick up to drop off your trailer is fully covered.