Moving to Munich: Costs Process & Districts

In administrative terms, Munich is not divided into localities but exclusively into 25 city districts (Stadtbezirke); for statistical purposes these are subdivided into 105 district sections. In everyday life, however, people in Munich tend to refer to the historically grown neighbourhoods and quarters. At the centre lies the Altstadt-Lehel district; the Maxvorstadt was created in the early 19th century as the first planned extension of the city.

Other well-known neighbourhoods are Schwabing in the north and Pasing in the west. For the move, the specific address counts: in densely built streets of period buildings, parking spaces are scarce and carrying routes long, less so on the outskirts. Our private move service adapts to this.

Munich has two large universities, the Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM); both have been funded as universities of excellence since 2007. The city is the centre of the Munich metropolitan region with around 6.2 million inhabitants and is regarded as a centre of culture, politics, science and media. We do not quote specific rents – they depend heavily on location and condition.

After moving in, you register within two weeks; according to the city, registration is free of charge, in person at a citizens' office or online via wohnsitzanmeldung.gov.de. If you are arriving for the start of a semester or a job, you should fix the moving day early. For routes from Berlin you will find everything under Long-distance moves.

For exact details we recommend a free survey.

The price of a move depends largely on the volume of your household goods and the distance, which is charged from €4.20/km. The floor, whether there is a lift and any required parking restriction zone also play a role. Additional services such as furniture assembly or a part load can also affect the price.

You can book these services for Munich individually or together.

• Furniture transport: Also suitable for bulky single items. Furniture transport
• Business move: Efficient and without long downtime. Business move
• Move with assembly: We take care of assembling all the furniture. Move with assembly
• House clearance: Clearing systematically and carefully. House clearance
• Part load: The cost-conscious transport option. Part load
• Private move: Your personal all-round service. Private move

We plan moves from Berlin (Stromstraße 21) for private and business customers. The locations overview lists places with their own pages, and details on long routes are under long-distance moves. We also plan moves in the opposite direction, to Berlin, with a survey and a fixed price.

If you want to park the removal van directly outside the front door in Munich, you should not leave parking to chance. Under § 45 StVO (German Road Traffic Regulations), the road traffic authorities decide where traffic signs are put up. A parking restriction for moving day can therefore only be set up via the responsible authority. How long the lead time is and what fee applies is set by the state capital Munich; we deliberately do not quote figures here that we cannot verify with the city. How we support the application is described under Parking restriction zone.

Regardless of the parking restriction, the Road Traffic Regulations also apply to your removal van:

• Under § 12 (3) StVO, parking is not permitted, among other places, in front of and behind crossroads and junctions or in front of entrances and exits to properties. On narrow roads this also applies opposite such entrances.
• Under § 12 (4) StVO, you must pull up to the right-hand edge of the road to park; in one-way streets, stopping and parking on the left is also permitted under certain conditions.

This is particularly relevant in densely built streets with period buildings: if the van can only find space at a narrow spot, the carrying routes become longer. So clarify in advance where the van should stand, and plan the route from the building entrance to it. What we offer for moves within Munich is described on the page Moving company Munich.

Under § 17 (1) BMG, you register with the registration authority within two weeks of moving in. On its page about registering a residence, the state capital Munich also states 14 days and advises completing registration as quickly as possible when moving to the city. According to the city, registration is free of charge.

In person, it is done at a citizens' office (Bürgerbüro); the city lists, among others, Pasing, Orleansplatz, Leonrodstraße, Scheidplatz, Forstenrieder Allee and Ruppertstraße. An authorised person can carry out the registration for you. Registration is possible online via wohnsitzanmeldung.gov.de, but according to the city only for main residences; for a secondary residence you need an appointment.

The City of Munich lists the following documents:

• a valid identity document for all persons required to register
• the landlord's confirmation that you have moved into the flat (Wohnungsgeberbestätigung); if it is missing, a declaration can be made instead
• if moving to Munich from elsewhere, your passport where applicable
• for a vehicle and a move within Munich, the registration certificate Part I and proof of a valid general inspection (Hauptuntersuchung); changing the address in the vehicle documents costs 12.60 euros

Under § 19 BMG, the landlord confirmation may only be issued by the landlord or a person they have authorised. So ask your landlord for it before the move. How a private move works with us is explained on the service page.