Long-distance move Berlin – Breda: route registration, duration

As Germany and the Netherlands are both EU member states, there are no customs formalities for private household goods at the border. An inventory list of your belongings is still useful, for example for insurance and for checking during unloading. If you are taking a car, find out in advance from the Dutch RDW (vehicle authority) about registration and deadlines.

Registering with the Gemeente Breda is important: you receive the citizen service number (BSN), which you need for a bank account, employment contract and health insurance. In Germany you deregister when moving abroad (§ 17 para. 2 BMG). Plan these steps in advance so that your private move runs without idle time.

The cost of a move to Breda depends on the volume, floor, access and extra services such as furniture assembly or storage; from Berlin it is around 707 km. We quote the fixed price after a survey, with extra services listed as separate items. For smaller households a shared load can reduce the cost.

The process: survey, packing, the drive via the A2 and Venlo, unloading and assembly in Breda – with a driving time of about eleven hours, usually over two days. Our long-distance team coordinates time windows, the exemption for the Centrum and delivery, so that the lorry is at the door at the right time.

• 1 room: from €349 – ideal for students and singles
• 2 rooms: from €605 – for couples and small households
• 3 rooms: from €889 – for families
• 4 rooms: from €1,324 – for larger households
• House/villa: individual quote as required
• Long-distance move: from €3.95/km for longer distances

We are happy to discuss details during a free survey.

• Amount of belongings (volume)
• Number of kilometres, from €3.95/km
• Floor and lift availability
• Need for a parking restriction zone
• Furniture assembly and shared load can be booked as options

Individual, flexible and reliable – this is how we shape your move.

1. Part load – the flexible solution for small quantities.
2. Furniture transport – safe transport at a fair price.
3. Move with assembly – your furniture professionally disassembled and assembled.
4. Clearance – create space, professionally and fast.
5. Home move – your move into the new home.
6. Company move – moving solutions for your company.

We plan moves from Berlin (Stromstraße 21) for private and business customers. In the locations overview you will find places with their own pages, and details on longer routes under long-distance moves.

Anyone moving to Breda from Germany for the first time, or expecting to live there for at least four of the next six months, must, according to the Gemeente Breda, register in person within five days of arrival. Visits are by appointment only; you book online via the city's appointment system and, as an EU citizen, choose the EU option. The day of the appointment becomes your registration date, and you must be living in Breda on that day; a date in the past or future is not possible.

For each person the municipality lists the following documents:

• a valid travel document,
• original foreign certificates for yourself and your children, such as birth, marriage or divorce certificates, no more than three years old,
• proof of your home: a tenancy or purchase agreement, or the written permission of the main occupant together with a copy of their ID.

If documents are written in neither English, German nor French, the city requires a certified translation into Dutch. Depending on the issuing country, legalisation rules may apply. Nationals of non-EU countries first report to the immigration service IND. Without registration, according to the municipality, there is no entitlement to social benefits such as support or health insurance. Anyone staying less than four months applies for the BSN via the register for non-residents (Registratie Niet-ingezetenen). You will find more information about the city in the Breda moving guide.

Driving or parking a lorry where it is prohibited requires an exemption under the Dutch traffic regulations (RVV) in Breda. The Gemeente expressly names “bij een verhuizing”, i.e. a move, as a case in which it is granted. There is a day exemption, a temporary one of up to three months and a long-term one of up to a year. According to the city, the day exemption costs €26.90 and the temporary one €64.10. The municipality decides on day and temporary applications within ten working days; the exemption only applies once it has been paid for and collected at the Stadskantoor. So allow enough lead time.

The city centre is largely a pedestrian area. According to the municipality, it is open to everyone on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 7.00 to 11.00 and from 17.00 to 19.00, and on Thursdays from 7.00 to 11.00. Outside these times you need an exemption via the P-Loket; the day exemption there costs €26.14. If you want to park in the pedestrian area, you also need the RVV exemption. Cameras enforce the rules, and it is especially busy on Tuesday and Friday mornings, Saturdays and on public holidays and event days.

The low-emission zone inside the Singels applies to diesel lorries of emission classes 0 to 5; Breda will introduce a zero-emission zone from 1 January 2029. How we secure the space outside the door in Berlin is explained under Parking restriction zone; everyday life after moving in is described in Living in Breda.