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expat-services.ch lists 4 hand-checked English-speaking movers and storage companies in Lucerne: BOXLY Self-Storage, Lüscher Umzug, placeB Self Storage and Weber-Vonesch Transport.
Besides English, they also work in German, French, Dutch and Italian. Every profile shows the services, languages and contact details, checked by hand before going live. See also Relocation agencies in Lucerne.
4 providers
Self-storage operator with climate-controlled, video-monitored units and smartphone access at sites in Basel, Zurich (Dübendorf) and Lucerne.
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Is this your business?Swiss mover with offices across Aargau, Basel-Land, Bern, Lucerne, Solothurn and Zurich; private, business and international moves, storage and cleaning.
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Is this your business?App-based self-storage provider with 50+ Swiss sites, 24/7 digital access, units from 1 to 50 m3; also vehicle parking at some sites.
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Is this your business?Zug removal firm operating since 1946 for central Switzerland; household and office moves, international transport, storage and move-out services.
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Is this your business?Local facts
A removal van can get reserved public parking spaces next to the flat. The city charges CHF 110 for 1 to 3 spaces for one day, CHF 150 for two locations and CHF 10 per further space, applications go in at least four working days ahead, and the invoice follows to the new address (City of Lucerne, checked ). In permit zones a free space is not guaranteed; the Luzerner Polizei is then contacted on 041 248 81 17, because the city does not move or tow vehicles for insurance reasons, and the flat fee is due even if the spaces go unused (City of Lucerne, checked ).
Bulky waste (Sperrgut) costs CHF 0.30 per kg at an Ökihof (REAL, checked ). For kerbside collection, items are limited to 200 x 100 x 50 cm and 25 kg, and one sticker covers 5 kg, with a sheet of five stickers priced at CHF 9 (REAL, checked ) (REAL, checked ). Extra collections for flat clearances are billed by effort and ordered on the city's waste hotline, 041 208 78 70 (City of Lucerne, checked ).
The Recyclingcenter Ibach in Emmen, Reusseggstrasse 19, is open Monday to Friday from 08:30 to 12:00 and 13:30 to 17:30 and on Saturday from 08:00 to 12:30 (REAL, checked ). A move within the city is reported to the Einwohnerdienste within 14 days, by phone on 041 208 83 56 or through eUmzugCH (City of Lucerne, checked ).
New residents register with the Einwohnerdienste (residents' office) in the Customer Centre at Obergrundstrasse 1 within 14 days (1 Jan 2026) (City of Lucerne, checked ). The counters are open Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00, the fee is CHF 40, and people arriving from abroad register in person (City of Lucerne, checked ). A Welcome Desk at the same address gives newcomers short consultations without an appointment on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons (City of Lucerne, checked ). See registering at your commune.
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