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Bern's old town is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and its arcades and narrow lanes leave little room for a large removal truck — local knowledge matters more here than in most cities. Comparing a few quotes quickly shows who actually knows the access routes.
Bern lies in a loop of the Aare, and that decides how people move here. The old town with its arcades is barely accessible to large removal trucks: access is limited to certain hours, the lanes are narrow, and things are often carried over longer distances. In the Länggasse, the Breitenrain or the Lorraine, old buildings without lifts stand on streets where parking is scarce. In Bümpliz, Bethlehem or Ostermundigen the van usually drives right up to the entrance.
Between the districts lie bridges and differences in height. A company that knows the city plans the route and the size of vehicle around them. State the floor, the lift and the access at both addresses in your request.
For a move within Bern you should generally expect around 800 to 2,500 francs. A room or a studio is at the lower end, a family flat over several floors with assembly at the upper end. These are guide values, not fixed prices: what your move costs is only settled in the quote.
The price depends mainly on:
In the old town and the densely built districts, moving day usually needs a permit for the vehicle to stop close to the entrance. It is applied for at the responsible city office. Allow one to two weeks. Many moving companies see to it and know at which times access to the old town is allowed.
Handing back the old flat includes a thorough final clean. Many moving companies offer it with a handover guarantee, so that move and cleaning come from one source and somebody is present at the handover.
In Bern many tenancies run to the customary dates at the end of April and the end of October. Around those days moving companies are booked up early. If you can avoid them, choose a weekday in another month. If your move falls on one of the two dates, it is worth asking two to three months ahead. On days with big events in the city centre, such as the Zibelemärit, no van gets through.
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