Moving to Vienna: 684 km via Dresden Prague and Brno

Vienna is both a city and a federal state, has over two million inhabitants and since 1954 has been divided into 23 municipal districts (Gemeindebezirke). The Gürtel separates the inner districts 3 to 9 from the outer districts; the Ringstraße with the Opera, Parliament and City Hall runs around the old town. For planning, your address counts: can the lorry stand outside, how tall is the Gründerzeit building, is there a lift? Anyone moving from Berlin to Vienna stays within the EU single market; Czechia, through which the route runs, also belongs to it. Furniture and household goods therefore need no papers, but you yourself do need to register within three days.

We also drive from Vienna to Berlin: loading in the district, heading north via Brno, Prague and Dresden, unloading at your Berlin door. Cubic metres, floors, assembly and 684 road kilometres make up the price – whichever direction. We take care of both parking restrictions.

In the morning we load in Berlin and take the A100 and A113 onto the A13, which reaches Dresden after 151 km. After a short stretch of the A4, the A17 (44 km) leads through the eastern Ore Mountains to the Czech border. In Czechia we take the D8 to Prague and beyond the city the D1 via Jihlava to Brno. South of there we continue via Mikulov to the Drasenhofen border crossing, then through the Weinviertel into the city. In total around 684 km, approx. 10.5 hrs with breaks.

In Germany lorries over 3.5 t may drive at no more than 80 km/h on the motorway (§ 18 (5) StVO), and after 4.5 hours at the wheel a 45-minute break is mandatory. In Czechia heavy lorries pay an electronic distance-based toll with an on-board unit, while vans up to 3.5 t have needed an electronic vignette since 2021. Because driving and loading together exceed a daily shift, two drivers take turns, or we stay overnight and unload in Vienna the following day. On the way back to Berlin the same applies in reverse order.

You have three days from moving in to register. This can be done at any of the 19 municipal district offices with the completed Meldezettel, signed by the person who provides you with the flat, and a travel document; online it works with ID Austria. Whether you move to the Leopoldstadt between the Danube and the Danube Canal, to Mariahilf or Neubau, where a 30 km/h limit has applied almost everywhere since 2019, to Favoriten or to the Donaustadt: we check access, stopping place and carrying distances in advance. Parking in Vienna is generally subject to a charge, so a reserved space for the lorry is always part of it.

If you later go back to Berlin, you deregister in Vienna from three days before to three days after moving out, and register in Berlin at the Bürgeramt within two weeks. We apply to the district office for the parking restriction outside your new Berlin address – whether in Friedrichshain, Schöneberg or Weißensee – and schedule the unloading for your handover date.

Whether you are moving to the Danube or back to the Spree: in the end there is a written fixed price that does not change on the way. These guide prices serve as a rough classification:

For the roughly 684 km to Vienna we set a guide price from €2,510, in both directions. Tolls in three countries and a second driver or overnight stay are listed individually in the quote. The price after your free survey is binding.

The most important item is the volume. For Vienna the roughly 684 kilometres through three toll systems come on top, plus the choice between two drivers and a night's stop. Also counting are the floor, a lift in a period building, carrying distances through courtyards and extras such as furniture assembly or a parking restriction zone. For a few pieces a part load saves money.

For Vienna you get everything from one team, from packing in Berlin to assembly in the district:

• Private move – period building, new build or council housing (Gemeindebau)
• Company move – office, agency or practice
• Furniture transport – single pieces padded and strapped
• Part load – a ride along on a tour via Prague
• Move with assembly – kitchen and wardrobes dismantled and set up again
• Clearance – cellar and box room empty beforehand

Vienna is one of our routes to Austria; we also drive within Germany and from Vienna back to Berlin. The locations overview shows our regions, and the Long-distance moves page shows all routes.

Whether to Vienna or back from Vienna: we look at your household goods – in person in Berlin, by video in Vienna – put the fixed price in writing and plan the 684 kilometres with a driver change or an overnight stay. Guide price from €2,510. Call on 01625978461; the survey is free of charge.