Moving Company Oetwil am See – removals for private customers and businesses

Every move in Oetwil am See starts with us taking a look at the local conditions: access, floors, parking and the distance to the removal van. Oetwil am See lies entirely on the side of the Pfannenstiel facing away from Lake Zurich, on the edge of the Zurich Oberland. The former tramways (Wetzikon–Meilen railway, Uster–Oetwil railway) have been replaced by VZO bus lines.

Whether in the centre or in Willikon, Langholz, Felsengrund and Holzhausen: we clarify access and space conditions during the survey before every move. Besides Oetwil am See itself, we also operate in the neighbouring municipalities of Meilen, Uetikon am See, Stäfa, Grüningen and Esslingen. Oetwil am See belongs to the district of Meilen in the canton of Zurich.

Moving in Oetwil am See: what we pay attention to

Despite its name, Oetwil am See does not lie directly on the shore of Lake Zurich but higher up on the Pfannenstiel – from viewpoints such as Oberchrüzlen or Rebrain you can see both Lake Zurich and Lake Greifensee. For a move this means that slopes and differences in elevation are part of everyday life. In the middle of the village there is also the Sternenkreuzung, a junction officially classified by the canton as an accident black spot, where the turn from Bergstrasse into Willikonerstrasse can get tight at rush hour – a removal van needs well-thought-out access planning here rather than ad-hoc navigation.

Oetwil am See has had no railway connection of its own since the historic tram lines to Uster and Wetzikon-Meilen were discontinued in the mid-20th century; today buses run to the centre and to the railway stations of Stäfa, Uster, Wetzikon and Männedorf. The hamlets of Willikon and Schachen as well as newer residential developments such as Schachenweid or Hohwies lie outside the actual village centre and require their own access check. For stopping and parking permits on moving day, we coordinate early with the responsible municipal and police authorities.

Whether an apartment in the village centre, a house in the hamlet of Willikon or a new build in Schachenweid: we plan every Private Move and Corporate relocation in Oetwil am See in detail and within the cost ceiling agreed in advance.

In the canton of Zurich you register with your new municipality of residence within 14 days, in many municipalities online via eUmzug. The municipality of Oetwil am See provides information on its page on moving in and relocating – it states: “register in person at the residents’ services counter or online no later than 14 days after moving in”.

Submit your mail forwarding request at least 4 working days before the move. You do not need to inform Serafe – your address is updated automatically via the residents' registration office.