
Long-distance move Berlin – Biel/Bienne: route, customs, duration
Moving to Biel/Bienne: 954 km from Berlin via Basel and the A5 along the Jura, approx. 14 hrs by lorry incl. breaks, form 18.44 and registering with the migration office.

Moving to Biel/Bienne: 954 km from Berlin via Basel and the A5 along the Jura, approx. 14 hrs by lorry incl. breaks, form 18.44 and registering with the migration office.

Moving to Bern: 959 km via the A5, Basel and the A1, lorry approx. 14.5 hrs incl. breaks, removal goods with form 18.44, parking permit and registration within 14 days.

Moving to Bregenz: Oberstadt, Rieden and Vorkloster, registration form within three days, loading times in the pedestrian zone, 727 km from Berlin via the A9, A7, A96.

New in Bern: register within 14 days, basic health insurance within three months, six districts from Länggasse to Bümpliz, trams and S-Bahn.

New in Biel/Bienne: residents' registration within 14 days, ten districts from Rebberg to Vingelz, waste in four zones and the «Biel model» of language.

Ulm has 17 districts – from the city centre by the Minster to Wiblingen. Plus employers on the Eselsberg, and Neu-Ulm as a separate city with a 2-week parking deadline.

Moving to Bellinzona: 931 km from Berlin via Lindau and the A13 through the San Bernardino, lorry approx. 14 hrs incl. breaks, form 18.44, registration at Controllo abitanti.

Living in Biel/Bienne: Old Town, Neustadt, Mett, Madretsch, Bözingen and Vingelz, the blue zone day card, bulky waste stickers and registering with the residents' office.

Living in Bern: six districts from the Innere Stadt to Bümpliz-Oberbottigen, parking permits, car-free lanes, bulky waste and registering within 14 days.

New to Bellinzona: register at the Cancelleria comunale, e-cittadino portal and Bellinzona360 card, 13 quartieri since the 2017 merger, Ecocentri for bulky waste.

Worms has around 86,900 residents in 19 districts from Herrnsheim to Ibersheim. SchUM World Heritage since 2021, S-Bahn to Mannheim, registration within two weeks.

Wolfsburg has around 129,800 residents in 16 localities with 41 districts, from Fallersleben to Vorsfelde. VW plant, Ostfalia and registration within two weeks.
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