Moving to Heidelberg: Costs Process & Districts

Heidelberg is divided into 15 districts and 47 urban wards: Altstadt, Bergheim, Weststadt, Südstadt, Bahnstadt, Rohrbach, Kirchheim, Pfaffengrund, Wieblingen, Neuenheim, Handschuhsheim, Ziegelhausen, Schlierbach, Boxberg and Emmertsgrund. Seven of them were separate villages that were incorporated by 1975 – Neuenheim being the first, in 1891.

North of the Neckar lie Neuenheim, with the campus in the Neuenheimer Feld, and Handschuhsheim. The old town, with its pedestrian zone and narrow lanes, requires a permit for the lorry; Bergheim and the Weststadt are characterised by period buildings, and the Bahnstadt on the former goods station is a new passive-house quarter. For the move, the specific address matters – we clarify access, floor and loading zone during the survey. Our private move service adapts to this.

Heidelberg is an urban district and the seat of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis; together with Mannheim and Ludwigshafen it forms the core of the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. Ruprecht-Karls-Universität shapes the city – with buildings in the old town and the new campus in the Neuenheimer Feld. Accordingly, many people move here at the start of the semester. We do not quote specific rents – they depend heavily on location and condition.

The former residence city of the Electoral Palatinate attracts visitors from all over the world, above all to the old town with the castle ruins above the Neckar. For your move this means: according to the city, delivery traffic in the pedestrian zone is only permitted on working days from 6 to 11 am; otherwise a permit is required. Plan your moving day early, therefore. Long routes from Berlin can be found under Long-distance moves.

• 1 room: from €339
• 2 rooms: from €589
• 3 rooms: from €915
• 4 rooms: from €1,344
• House/villa: individual quote
• Long-distance move: from €4.25/km

Unsure what to expect? Arrange a free survey – free of charge and without obligation.

The moving price is calculated primarily from the volume and the distance (from €4.25/km). Other factors are the floor, whether there is a lift, and any parking restriction zone that may be needed. Additional services such as furniture assembly and part loads round off the offer.

For your move to Heidelberg you can combine the services as required.

1. House clearance: clearing out made easy
2. Private move: for your new home
3. Part load: space-saving and affordable
4. Furniture transport: for single pieces of furniture
5. Company relocation: for businesses of any size
6. Move with assembly: full service included

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 of long routes under Long-distance moves. We also move you within Heidelberg or into the surrounding area if planning from Berlin works out.

In Heidelberg's old town, the pedestrian zone determines the planning. According to the city of Heidelberg, access is only permitted with an exemption permit under § 46 StVO, including where there are bollards. Loading and unloading (delivery traffic) is possible on working days from 6 to 11 am; outside these times you need a permit.

• Deadline: the application must be submitted at least two weeks before the planned entry.
• Details: location, date, time window, registration number and billing address; the form is available online.
• Fee: for one to five days the city states €10.
• Restrictions: no permits are issued for Sundays and public holidays; the permit must be clearly visible in the vehicle.

The city's page does not explicitly mention removal vans. Therefore, check in advance with the Office for Mobility ([email protected], telephone 06221 58-30500) whether the rule applies to your move. The city also points out that loading and unloading is possible in a limited no-stopping zone and in designated loading areas. The city lists the loading zones by district, including Altstadt, Bergheim, Neuenheim and Weststadt, on its “Ladebereiche” (loading areas) page.

How we plan tight city-centre locations is explained under Parking restriction zone.

For moves outside the pedestrian zone, the city of Heidelberg describes the procedure “Vorübergehendes Haltverbot einrichten” (setting up a temporary parking restriction). Under it, you can apply for a parking restriction for the duration of the move, in person or informally in writing, at the Office for Mobility. The application states your name, old and new address, telephone number, purpose, date, period, the area with street and house number, and the length of the zone, which usually corresponds to the length of the removal van. The signs must be in place at least 72 hours (three days) before the moving date. The fee is based on the local scale of charges; the page does not give an amount.

After moving in, you must register within two weeks (§ 17 Federal Registration Act, BMG). Heidelberg has ten citizens' offices (Bürgerämter), including in Altstadt, Handschuhsheim, Neuenheim, Rohrbach and Mitte (responsible for Bahnstadt, Bergheim, Südstadt and Weststadt). According to the city, personal visits are only possible by appointment at termin.heidelberg.de or by telephone on 5813333; for individual cases there is the “Bürgeramt Virtuell” by video call.

Heidelberg is divided into 15 districts. With its Wilhelminian residential architecture, the Weststadt is regarded as a testimony to urban planning in the imperial era; the Bahnstadt is the youngest district. More about the city: Moving company Heidelberg and the guide for newcomers.