Moving from Berlin to Dortmund: 493 km to the Hellweg
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To Westphalia's largest city: your move to Dortmund
All the way to the Ruhr
A move from Berlin to Dortmund is one of the longer routes on the A2: from our base at Stromstraße 21 in Moabit it is around 493 km – via the Berlin ring road to the Werder interchange, then past Magdeburg, Hanover, Bielefeld and Hamm, over the Kamener Kreuz to the Dortmund-Nordost junction. You receive the fixed price from Beste Umzug Unternehmen after the survey; as a guide we quote from €2,020, in both directions. Whether you are moving to the Ruhr or from there back to the capital – we drive both ways with the same process.
We take care of the whole process: survey, packing, dismantling in Berlin, assembly in Dortmund – and storage if the new flat is still occupied. On the long A2 drive, driving time sets the pace: a good six and a half hours at the wheel means a mandatory 45-minute break (EU Regulation 561/2006), approx. 7.5 hrs in total. Whether we unload on the same day after loading – then with two drivers – or the morning after is settled after the survey.
Quote for Berlin–Dortmund
Survey, fixed price, one date – for both directions
Free and without obligation: for the move between Berlin and Dortmund the guide price is from €2,020. We set the fixed price in writing after the survey in your flat or by video call. On 01625978461 we arrange the date and then plan the drive via the A2, whether towards Westphalia or back to the Spree.
Quotes are available individually depending on effort, availability of dates and the scope of services required.
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What the long way to Dortmund demands
On the road between the Spree and the Emscher
From Stromstraße 21 in Moabit we drive to any Dortmund address – to the late-19th-century flat in the Kreuzviertel, to Lake Phoenix in Hörde or to the terraced house in Aplerbeck. We split a good six and a half hours of pure driving time on the A2 with the mandatory break. During the survey we look at the staircase, access and stopping place at both ends and calculate the fixed price from that, which is calculated in the same way for the opposite direction. Liability is under § 451e HGB.
Packing service
Office move
Senior move
Furniture transport
What counts between Berlin and Dortmund
For every move between Berlin and Dortmund, what counts is realistic planning with a mandatory break, a clear fixed price and a parking restriction at both addresses – regardless of whether it is a move there or a return move.
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Careful handling
Clear communication
Structured move planning
Flexible support
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planning Berlin ↔ Dortmund
On this page you will find everything important about moving Berlin Dortmund: the route via the A10 and A2 at around 493 km, the driving time of approx. 7.5 hrs with a mandatory break, what determines the price and how loading, driving and unloading work. Plus short notes on Dortmund's twelve districts and on the Berlin districts that returnees move to, as well as on additional services such as packing, furniture assembly, storage and part-loads. At the end we answer the most frequent questions – including about moving from Dortmund to Berlin, which works the same way, just in the opposite direction.
Planning that is safe and relaxed
Furniture, boxes, transport routes
Costs, timing and special cases
Kamener Kreuz, districts, the way back
Why people move to Dortmund – and back to Berlin
A move from Berlin to Dortmund is often about a new job or studies – TU Dortmund is one of several universities in the city. With around 600,000 inhabitants, Dortmund is the largest city in the Ruhr by area and population and the most populous in Westphalia. Anyone coming from Berlin will find twelve districts from Innenstadt-West to Mengede, Lake Phoenix in Hörde on the former Phoenix-Ost steelworks site and, in Signal Iduna Park, the largest football stadium in Germany.
On a return move from Dortmund to Berlin, it is often the capital's job market, ministries and authorities, a university place or family and friends that draw people back. We handle the move in both directions with the same process and a fixed price after a survey – whether it is from Berlin to Dortmund or back.
The route: 493 km on the A2 to Dortmund-Nordost
The roughly 493 kilometres between Moabit and Dortmund lead via the A100, the AVUS (A115) and the Berlin ring road (A10) to the Werder interchange and from there almost entirely along the A2: past Magdeburg, Hanover, Bielefeld and Hamm, over the Kamener Kreuz, where the A1 crosses, and past Kamen/Bergkamen and Lünen-Süd to the Dortmund-Nordost junction. The last kilometres run through the city. With the mandatory 45-minute break after four and a half hours of driving time, we calculate approx. 7.5 hrs driving time – excluding loading and unloading.
On moving day we first load in Berlin or Dortmund, secure furniture and boxes for the long route and then drive via the A2. After arrival we unload and assemble the furniture on request. Because the drive alone takes up most of the day, we decide during the survey whether to unload on the same day or the next morning.
Twelve districts: arriving in Dortmund – or in Berlin
Dortmund has twelve districts: Innenstadt-West, Innenstadt-Nord, Innenstadt-Ost, Eving, Scharnhorst, Brackel, Aplerbeck, Hörde, Hombruch, Lütgendortmund, Huckarde and Mengede. The Kreuzviertel, named after the Heilig-Kreuz church, is a late-19th-century quarter with around 10,000 residents; Hörde is home to Lake Phoenix, opened to the public in 2011. Dortmund's port at the start of the Dortmund-Ems Canal is regarded as the largest canal port in Europe. In densely built streets we check in advance where the lorry can stop.
On a return move to Berlin, many move to districts such as Prenzlauer Berg, Friedrichshain or Neukölln and have to prepare for a tight housing market there. We apply for the parking restriction zone at the Berlin destination at the district office (Bezirksamt), and we plan moving day around your key handover.
Guide prices for Berlin–Dortmund
In the former Hanseatic city on the Hellweg, people always did their sums – and so do we, openly. These guide prices apply to Berlin → Dortmund as well as to Dortmund → Berlin:
| Number of rooms | Goods in m³ | Cost from |
|---|---|---|
| one | 10–15 | €350 |
| two | 20–25 | €590 |
| three | 30–40 | €890 |
| four | 45–60 | €1,290 |
| house | over 60 | price after survey |
For the whole route of around 493 km we estimate a guide price from €2,020. It becomes binding after the free survey, whether your destination is in Hörde, Brackel or Innenstadt-Nord.
What the price for Dortmund depends on
The decisive factor is the amount of your household goods. For the distance of around 493 km we charge from €4/km. Also relevant are the floor and lift at both addresses, whether a parking restriction zone is needed, and extras such as furniture assembly. Small quantities become considerably cheaper with a part-load.
Our service package for the A2 to the Ruhr
What you can book for the way to Dortmund and back:
- Private move – flat or house, door to door
- Company relocation – office or laboratory with a short interruption
- Furniture transport – a safe, piano or wardrobe on its own
- Part-load – space on a run through the Ruhr
- Moving with assembly – dismantling in Berlin, assembly in Dortmund
- House clearance – rooms empty and swept clean beforehand
Other cities in the Ruhr
From Dortmund it is only a few kilometres to Bochum, Hagen and Gelsenkirchen; these destinations have their own pages too. The long-distance moves overview gives the full picture, and our regions are listed under locations.
Your next step to the Ruhr
To the Ruhr or back to the capital: after the survey you receive a written fixed price for the roughly 493 km; the guide is from €2,020, and liability is under the German Commercial Code. We arrange the date on 01625978461.