Moving from Berlin to Zug (Switzerland) – and back
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From Moabit to Lake Zug: moving Berlin ↔ Zug
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Zug lies on the north-eastern shore of Lake Zug, at the foot of the Zugerberg – and outside the EU customs union. For your move from Berlin to Zug, your household goods are therefore declared at the border as removal goods (Übersiedlungsgut), with form 18.44 and an inventory list that we draw up together at the survey. We come from Berlin, from Stromstraße 21 in Moabit, and drive with the same team right up to your new front door. We then set the fixed price in writing; you can add packing, assembly and piano transport as needed.
Around 875 kilometres and approx. 13 hrs by lorry including breaks are more than one driver is allowed to drive in a day: EU Regulation 561/2006 limits daily driving time to nine hours. For Zug we therefore plan two drivers taking turns or an overnight stay, and schedule the border crossing within the opening hours of the customs office. Lorries over 3.5 t are not allowed to drive in Switzerland between 10 pm and 5 am. For damage we are liable under the HGB (§ 451e: €620 per cubic metre); optional additional insurance is available on request. We handle the move from Zug to Berlin in exactly the same way.
Your fixed price for Zug
Moving Berlin ↔ Zug: customs, LSVA, toll and second driver in the quote
The guide price from €3,310 is the start of the calculation; the fixed price becomes binding after a survey, enquiries on 01625978461. The quote includes packing, assembly, the declaration of the removal goods, the LSVA (Swiss heavy vehicle charge) and the lorry toll in Austria. This applies to the outbound journey to Zug as well as to the return move to Berlin.
Quotes are available individually depending on effort, availability of dates and the scope of services required.
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Your long-distance moving partner in both directions
Anyone moving to Switzerland needs papers as well as boxes: an inventory list, form 18.44 and proof that you are moving your residence to Zug, such as an employment or tenancy agreement. We come from Berlin (Stromstraße 21), go through these documents with you before moving day and drive the roughly 875 km with two drivers or an overnight stay right to the door in Zug – or from Zug back to Berlin. The fixed price is settled after the survey; for damage we are liable under the HGB, and higher cover through optional additional insurance is possible.
Packing service
Office move
Senior move
Furniture transport
What matters when moving to Zug
When moving to Zug, three things count: a written fixed price after a survey, an inventory list that makes the customs declaration run smoothly, and a schedule that reconciles driving times, Switzerland's night-time driving ban and the opening hours of the customs office.
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Careful handling
Clear communication
Structured move planning
Flexible support
Quality as standard
Part load Berlin ↔ Zug
For a few pieces of furniture or a few cubic metres, ask about a part load between Berlin and Zug. You pay for the space your goods take up; at the border they are still declared as your own removal goods. Whether a suitable trip is coming up, we tell you after your enquiry.
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planning Berlin ↔ Zug
Before the move to Zug we clarify what comes on top in Switzerland: the inventory list for the removal goods, form 18.44 and proof such as an employment or tenancy agreement. We also plan the parking restriction in Berlin at the district office, a parking area in front of your Zug address, dismantling and reassembly of the furniture and interim storage if moving out and moving in do not line up. After moving in, you register within 14 days at the residents' registration office (Einwohnerkontrolle).
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Furniture, boxes, transport routes
Costs, timing and special cases
FAQ on long-distance moves in both directions
From Berlin to Zug and back: what customs requires
Anyone moving from Berlin to Zug is moving their residence to Switzerland and thus across a customs border. Household goods that you have used for at least six months and continue to use in Zug remain free of duty as removal goods – declared with the signed form 18.44, an inventory list and proof of the change of residence. We handle the transport from the Berlin flat to your address in Zug, with furniture assembly and unpacking on request.
The way back to Berlin works in reverse order: the Swiss export customs office receives an inventory list with the old and new address, and in Germany you declare the removal goods to customs – free of duty if you have lived outside the EU for at least twelve months. For the return move from Zug to Berlin you also receive a fixed price after the survey; liability is under the HGB.
Route: around 875 km via Lindau, the Walensee and the Hirzel
Via the AVUS (A115) and the A10 we join the A9 to Nuremberg, take the A6 to the Feuchtwangen/Crailsheim interchange, the A7 to Memmingen and the A96 to Lindau. Through the Pfänder tunnel of the Austrian A14 we drive into the Rhine valley, on the Swiss A13 to Sargans and on the A3 along the Walensee and Lake Zurich to Wädenswil; over the Hirzel and a short stretch of the Swiss A14 we reach Zug. Around 875 km, approx. 13 hrs by lorry including breaks.
In Germany, lorries over 3.5 t drive at a maximum of 80 km/h (§ 18 (5) StVO), and after four and a half hours of driving time a 45-minute break follows. The route exceeds one day's driving time: two drivers taking turns or an overnight stay before the border, with the customs declaration on a working day. Because lorries over 3.5 t are not allowed to drive in Switzerland from 10 pm to 5 am, we arrive in Zug during the day. The return move takes the same route.
Arriving in Zug: registration office, quarter, access
Zug is the capital of the canton of the same name and stretches from the north-eastern shore of Lake Zug up the lower slopes of the Zugerberg; besides the old town and the quarters on the Lorze plain, the town also includes the village of Oberwil on the lakeshore. Zug has almost grown together with Baar, Cham and Steinhausen – but these are separate municipalities, and for registration it is the municipality of your new address that counts. There you register within 14 days at the residents' registration office (Einwohnerkontrolle), and foreign nationals additionally at the cantonal migration office.
For the return move to Berlin you deregister in Zug within 14 days and register in Berlin within two weeks at the citizens' office (Bürgeramt). We apply for the parking restriction at the Berlin address at the road traffic authority of the district office; the signs must be in place 72 hours beforehand. For both addresses we need the floor, lift and access early, so that lorry size and carrying distances are right.
What the move to Zug costs: guide prices
For your move from Berlin to Zug – and from Zug to Berlin – we work with fixed prices after a survey. For a first orientation (guide prices):
| Flat size | Volume | Price from |
|---|---|---|
| 1-room flat | 10–15 m³ | from €350 |
| 2-room flat | 20–25 m³ | from €590 |
| 3-room flat | 30–40 m³ | from €890 |
| 4-room flat | 45–60 m³ | from €1,290 |
| House / villa | from 60 m³ | individual quote |
For the route from Berlin to Zug (around 875 km) we quote a guide price from €3,310 – in both directions. The quote lists separately what the LSVA, toll, customs declaration and a second driver or overnight stay amount to. The fixed price after a free survey is binding.
What determines the price of your move to Zug
The largest share is the volume. On the Berlin–Zug route, the distance (around 875 km), the LSVA, the lorry toll in Austria, the customs declaration and two drivers or an overnight stay are added. Further factors: floor, lift and additional services such as furniture assembly or a parking restriction zone. Small quantities become cheaper with a part load.
Services for the move to Zug
As a full-service moving company we handle your move in both directions from a single source:
- Private move – the complete move of your household
- Company move – office move with minimal downtime
- Furniture transport – individual pieces transported safely
- Shared load – affordable thanks to shared cargo space
- Move with assembly – furniture properly dismantled and reassembled
- House clearance – broom-clean clearance and disposal
Other routes and locations from Berlin
Whether from Berlin to Zug, from Zug back to Berlin or across Germany: we are your partner for every route. Our locations overview shows all regions. Further routes are in our Long-distance moves overview.
Arrange a survey: moving Berlin–Zug
Whether a move from Berlin to Zug or a return move from Zug to Berlin: we carry out the survey on site or via video call, discuss the inventory list and form 18.44 and give you the fixed price in writing – the guide price starts from €3,310. Call us on 01625978461; the survey costs nothing and commits you to nothing.