What goes into a moving timeline
It depends on your home and household, but most moves follow a flow like this. The template starts with this structure, so add or remove items to fit your move.
- Before the move: signing for the new place, getting quotes and booking movers
- Packing: packing and getting rid of what you don't need
- Utilities: stopping and starting electricity, gas, water and internet
- Official paperwork: registering your change of address with the local authority where required
- Address changes: driver's license, bank, cards, insurance and mail forwarding
Requirements and deadlines differ by country and city, so check your local authority's and providers' guidance.
Make moving day and deadlines milestones
Moving day and paperwork deadlines don't move. Mark them as milestones and it's clear what has to be done before each one.
Steps that depend on each other can be linked with arrows. If moving day changes, drag the bar and the linked tasks after it move too.
Compared with notes or a checklist
- Timing you can see: tasks sit on a timeline, so "this week's to-dos" are obvious
- Sharing the work: invite family as members and update it together. Assign each task so it's clear who's doing it
- Sharing: a share link lets family who live elsewhere follow along without an account (view-only, on every plan)
- Phone: Ganty runs in the browser, so you can update it from your phone between boxes
Draft the timeline with AI
Write one line such as "Family of three moving to another city at the end of May" and the AI drafts the tasks, timing and dependencies. Paperwork depends on where you live, so adjust it to your situation.
Getting started
- Sign up free and pick the moving template (or have the AI draft one from a single line)
- Set moving day and adjust the timing and owners
- Invite family as members, or send them a share link