Moving company Rorschach · Rorschach constituency
Moving Company Rorschach – removals for private customers and businesses
Your moving company for Rorschach: Furniture assembly, insurance and a quote within 24 hours – no Saturday surcharge.
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Moving company Rorschach
Removal services for Rorschach, from the harbour to Neuseeland
As a moving company for Rorschach, we handle transport, furniture assembly and, on request, cleaning and disposal.
Private & Business Removals Rorschach
At the harbour, around Kronenplatz or on Churerstrasse, we move households, offices and classrooms.
from CHF 550
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End-of-Tenancy Cleaning Rorschach with Handover Guarantee
For the handover of your Rorschach flat, we clean with a handover guarantee and attend the appointment in person.
from CHF 350
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Clearance & Disposal Rorschach
Clearing out compact town flats in Rorschach produces bulky waste; we clear it and dispose of it.
from CHF 65/m³
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Furniture Storage for Rorschach
If not everything fits into the new flat after the move, we store furniture safely in climate-controlled conditions.
from CHF 15/m³
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Moving in Rorschach in 8 steps – from the harbour to Neuseeland
In a town with very little space, the loading spot decides the day. That is why every Rorschach removal with us starts with the question of where the van will stand.
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Sort out the loading spot first
During the survey we determine where the vehicle can stop outside your building, and then factor carrying route, volume and time required into the quote.
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Application for public ground
If nothing is free at the roadside, we apply for a reserved spot; the relevant office in Rorschach is responsible and bills its fee directly to you.
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Measuring the stairwell
Around Kronenplatz and the Jakobsbrunnen we measure stairways and doors in advance, so it is clear which wardrobes and sofas will fit through the building.
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Furniture lift for bulky items
Whatever will not go through the narrow stairwell, we lift with the furniture lift via a window or balcony straight into the flat.
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Carrying at the harbour
For flats near the Kornhaus and the Hafen stop, we route the carrying path away from passers-by and passengers, so nobody is obstructed.
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Approach without a motorway
As the town has no junction of its own, we plan the route via Thal or Goldach depending on the destination and avoid unnecessary trips through the centre.
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Schools and offices
We relocate classrooms, workshops and offices outside operating hours; we pack files in order of their filing system for a quick restart.
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Setting up and finishing
Our carpenters assemble the furniture at the destination, we collect the empty boxes later, and billing is based on actual working time.
Moving to Rorschach
Rorschach: how registration works after moving in
Registration with your new municipality is as a rule due within 14 days, often online via eUmzug (online change of address). Rorschach states the same 14-day deadline on its website.
Submit your forwarding request to Swiss Post at least 4 working days before your change of flat. You do not have to inform Serafe (radio/TV licence fee) yourself, because the Einwohnerkontrolle (residents' registration office) passes on the address automatically.
New in Rorschach
Moving to Rorschach: the tax rate and the municipalities next door
If you move to Rorschach, you pay a political municipality tax rate of 129 % in 2026. For comparison in 2026: Goldach 99 %, Rorschacherberg 105 % and St. Gallen 138 %. Rorschach is therefore lower than St. Gallen. In Rorschach, eligible voters decide at the citizens' assembly.
Municipality of Rorschach
Legislature: citizens' assembly
Parking on moving day
With just 1.78 km² of town area, space outside the front door is tight, especially around the harbour and Kronenplatz. We arrange the parking space reservation for you free of charge; the responsible office in Rorschach bills you the fee.
Disposal and bulky waste
You do not need official bags or stamped bulky waste if we load your old items directly during the move: CHF 65.– per m³, with labour charged separately. Glass, paper and metal in household quantities remain a matter for your municipality's collection point.
With our moving service, you don't need to: we take it away directly during the move – CHF 65.– per m³ plus labour. View disposal
Moving costs Rorschach
Moving in Rorschach: price and effort in the small lakeside town
Rorschach covers just 1.78 km², so space in front of many buildings around the harbour and Kronenplatz is correspondingly tight. How close the removal van can stop and whether a furniture lift is needed has a direct effect on working time. On top of that comes the journey from Wallisellen of around 68 km as the crow flies, which, like the return trip, we count as working time. New customers receive a 20% discount, and the survey is free.
| Apartment Size | Example price | Included |
|---|---|---|
| 1 – 1.5 rooms | from CHF 560.–Rorschach → Rorschacherberg, approx. 1 km | Furniture assembly, protective materials, insurance |
| 2 – 2.5 rooms | from CHF 860.–Rorschach → Goldach, approx. 2 km | Furniture assembly, protective materials, insurance |
| 3 – 3.5 rooms | from CHF 1'020.–Rorschach → Thal, approx. 6 km | Furniture assembly, protective materials, insurance |
| 4 – 4.5 rooms | from CHF 1'530.–Rorschach → Arbon, approx. 6 km | Furniture assembly, protective materials, insurance |
| 5 – 5.5 rooms | from CHF 1'860.–Rorschach → Wittenbach, approx. 9 km | Furniture assembly, protective materials, insurance |
| 6 – 6.5 rooms | from CHF 2'090.–Rorschach → St. Gallen, approx. 11 km | Furniture assembly, protective materials, insurance |
All prices include insurance and exclude 8.1% VAT. Guide values are based on average effort; the exact amount is determined during the free on-site survey and invoiced according to actual working time, including travel to and from the site.
Quick request · Rorschach
Moving Company Rorschach – Quote within 24 hours
No calculator and no on-site survey: with just a few details, you will receive a quote from our moving company for Rorschach within 24 hours.
- No Saturday surcharge – same price from Monday to Saturday.
- Quote within 24 hours – personally from our team.
- 20% new-customer discount on all services.
- Furniture assembly and end-of-tenancy cleaning from a single provider on request.
Customer portal for Rorschach
Moving to Rorschach: deadlines and change of address in the Rorschach constituency
If you move to the town at the southern end of Lake Constance, the customer portal gives you a checklist tailored to your moving date and new municipality. The deadlines are already in it, letters are ready to go, and direct links lead to the official offices of the town of Rorschach and the canton of St. Gallen.
- Municipality Registration usually within 14 days, online via eUmzug.
- Road Traffic Office Changes to the vehicle registration document within 14 days.
- Post Forwarding at least 4 working days before the move.
- Serafe no action required – handled via the residents' registration office.
What the customer portal takes care of when moving in Rorschach
- Notify insurers: If you move from the harbour district to another flat in Rorschach, your liability insurer should know about it. A ready-made letter is waiting; only the policy number and date need to be added.
- Set up mail forwarding: Even if you are only moving a few streets within Rorschach, you need mail forwarding. Set it up no later than 4 working days before moving day, linked directly from the checklist.
- Report your departure: When moving to Goldach or Rorschacherberg, you deregister in Rorschach. The checklist calculates the right time from your moving date, and a direct link takes you to the responsible office.
- Register your arrival: New in Rorschach? Registration is usually due within 14 days, often online via eUmzug (online change of address); you will find the link to the town in the portal and can tick off the task there.
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- –Notify insurersLetter ready
- –Set up mail forwardingDo it online
- –Report your departureDo it online
- –Report your arrivalDo it online
Preview to try out – the complete portal is shown in the Live demo.
Free on-site survey
Show us your flat in Rorschach and get a quote
In the densely built old town, we like to see the stairwell and doors in advance: via WhatsApp video in around 20–25 minutes or during a visit on site. Your quote for Rorschach follows within 24 hours.
- Takes approx. 20–25 minutes
- On site at your home or conveniently via WhatsApp video
- Quote within 24 hours – with a 20% new-customer discount
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Rorschach at a glance
Rorschach on Lake Constance: small town, short distances
If you are moving in Rorschach, you benefit from a moving company that takes a close look at the town and its surroundings before moving day. Rorschach lies in eastern Switzerland on the southern shore of Lake Constance, at the southernmost point of the lake. Railway station plus the Rorschach Hafen and Rorschach Stadt stops; no motorway junction of its own (nearest junctions in Thal and Goldach).
Rorschach borders Goldach, Rorschacherberg and Horn (TG); we organise moves across the municipal boundary with one team and one quote. Rorschach belongs to the Rorschach constituency in the canton of St. Gallen.
- Canton
- St. Gallen
- Constituency
- Rorschach
- Neighbouring municipalities
- Goldach, Rorschacherberg, Horn (TG)
- Municipality
- rorschach.ch
Getting to know Rorschach
Moving company Rorschach: removals in one of Switzerland's smallest towns
Rorschach lies at the southernmost point of Lake Constance (Bodensee) and covers just 1.78 km². This makes it one of the smallest towns in Switzerland, even though it is the centre of an agglomeration stretching from Arbon to Rheineck with around 35,000 inhabitants. The town itself has 9,439 residents (as of 2018). On so little space, every metre is used. For movers in Rorschach, this means the parking spot determines how the whole day goes.
Harbour, Kornhaus and Kronenplatz
As early as 947 the Abbot of St. Gallen obtained market, coinage and customs rights for Rorschach, and for centuries large processions of pilgrims passed through the town. The Jakobskapelle (St James's chapel) stood on today's Kronenplatz, commemorated by the Jakobsbrunnen fountain. At the harbour stands the Kornhaus (granary) with its museum. In 1597 the Annus Christi, presumably the world's first periodically published newspaper, was printed here. And the Badhütte of 1924, a lake bathing house on concrete piers, burned down in December 2024 and is due to be rebuilt. Around the harbour and the centre, we clarify the space outside your front door with particular care.
- We fix the parking spot and, if necessary, a parking space reservation during the free survey.
- For flats on upper floors we check whether a furniture lift can take the load off the stairs.
- On request we store furniture that does not fit into the new flat.
Education, industry and art
Rorschach is home to the St. Gallen University of Teacher Education (Pädagogische Hochschule St. Gallen), the Swiss University of Speech and Language Therapy and the Rorschach-Rheintal vocational and further education centre. Industrialisation brought the aluminium works, the Feldmühle and the Conservenfabrik Rorschach. In the Neuseeland area on Churerstrasse, the Würth Haus with the Forum Würth opened in 2013. For schools, offices and businesses we handle company relocations outside operating hours.
Neighbours with their own municipality
Several times, in 2007 and 2014, a merger of Rorschach, Rorschacherberg and Goldach into a «town on the lake» was examined; Goldach and Rorschacherberg rejected it. To this day the three municipalities have different Steuerfüsse (municipal tax rates); in 2026 they are: Rorschach 129%, Goldach 99% and Rorschacherberg 105%. Even so, the built-up areas of Rorschach and Rorschacherberg have largely grown together.
Rail travellers use the main station as well as the Rorschach Hafen and Rorschach Stadt stops. Our base in Wallisellen is around 68 km away as the crow flies. If you are moving within the neighbourhood, we are also your removal company for Rorschacherberg, organise a move to Goldach or help within the agglomeration as your moving company in Arbon. With your moving company in Rorschach, Saturday removals are possible at no surcharge.
Questions about Rorschach
How do you plan a removal in the centre of Rorschach?
Rorschach covers just 1.78 km², so it pays to plan the process early. We fix the parking spot during the survey, arrange a parking space reservation if needed and use a furniture lift where necessary.
Do you also handle moves between Rorschach and Rorschacherberg?
Yes. The built-up areas of the two municipalities have largely grown together, even though they have remained politically separate. We plan such moves like any other, with a free survey and a quote within 24 hours.
Local moving logistics
Moving in Rorschach: harbour, Kronenplatz and the transition to Rorschacherberg
On just 1.78 km², Rorschach packs in its harbour, old town lanes, schools and businesses. Because roadside space is scarce, the question of the loading spot comes right at the start for us.
Harbour and Kornhaus
At the harbour, the Kornhaus with its museum, the Rorschach Hafen railway stop and residential buildings lie close together. For flats in this area we reserve the parking spot in good time and route the carrying path away from public foot traffic.
Centre around Kronenplatz
In the old core around Kronenplatz and the Jakobsbrunnen, the houses stand cheek by jowl. We measure stairwell and doors in advance and plan in a furniture lift if wardrobes or sofas will not fit through the stairwell.
Neuseeland and the border with Rorschacherberg
The Würth Haus stands on Churerstrasse in the Neuseeland area, and beyond it Rorschach and Rorschacherberg merge into one another. For moves across the municipal boundary we plan both addresses in one quote and one trip.
Parking reservation
If there is no free space outside the building, we arrange the parking space reservation on public ground with the responsible office in Rorschach. You do not need to take care of anything; the authority bills the fee directly to you.
Disposal
You drop off normal household quantities of glass, paper and metal at your municipality's collection point. Whatever furniture and bulky waste accumulates when decluttering a small town flat, we take away and dispose of at CHF 65.– per m³.
B2B
Company, school and office relocations in Rorschach
Zollern-Mimtec AG, the Würth Haus, the St. Gallen University of Teacher Education and other schools are based in Rorschach. We relocate offices, workshops and classrooms outside operating hours, and files as an archive move.
Region and services
Moving in the Rorschach constituency and on Lake Constance
Rorschach borders Goldach, Rorschacherberg and Horn in Thurgau; we plan moves across these boundaries in one trip. Within the constituency we also work in Thal, and in the canton also in St. Gallen.
Rorschach constituency
Neighbouring municipalities
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Moving abroad from Rorschach
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A total of 184 reviews on Google average 4.8 out of 5 stars. Whether you are moving to Rorschach or leaving the town: in our profile you can see how other removals with us went.
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Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about moving in Rorschach
Who attends the flat inspection in Rorschach after the final cleaning?
Our cleaning team is on site at the handover appointment and goes through the flat with the property management. If they still find a spot, we touch it up immediately and free of charge. With this handover guarantee, handing over the old flat is done in one appointment.
How do you protect mirrors, glass and lamps in Rorschach's narrow old buildings?
Mirrors and pictures go into their own boxes, and glasses and porcelain are wrapped individually in paper. We take down light fittings and pack them separately. In the narrow stairwell we carry delicate pieces one at a time, wrapped in blankets, so that neither the walls nor the glass are damaged.
Where can your household goods go if the new flat in Rorschach is not yet available?
In our dry, climate-controlled and alarm-protected storage facility. We collect furniture and boxes on moving-out day and bring them to the new address by the lake on the agreed date. That way a gap between two tenancies causes no stress.
When is the best time to load at Rorschach harbour?
Early in the day, before many pedestrians and passengers are about near the Kornhaus and the Rorschach Hafen stop. We therefore start in the morning, so that most of the furniture is in the van by the time things get busier. We apply for the parking spot beforehand, so the van is already in place when the team arrives.
How much does a small room move in Rorschach cost for PH St. Gallen students?
What counts is the actual working time, but at least three hours; after that we charge in 15-minute increments. For a room in a shared flat, a small team is usually enough. Finish packing your boxes beforehand and dismantle the bed yourself, and the job stays short. On request we agree a cost ceiling or a flat rate after the survey.
What support is available for a senior relocation in Rorschach?
We take care of packing, dismantling and reassembling furniture, taking away surplus items and, on request, final cleaning. Especially when moving into a smaller flat or a retirement flat by the lake, we plan with you and your relatives what comes along and where it will stand in the new home.
What should you watch out for when moving from Rorschach across the cantonal border to Horn TG?
Horn borders Rorschach directly but belongs to the canton of Thurgau. We therefore apply for the space for the van with the responsible office in Horn and, if necessary, also in Rorschach. The move itself is a short drive along the lakeshore, so loading, transport and furniture assembly are done in one day.
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Moving in Rorschach: further services and guides
Official authorities: Canton of St. Gallen: moving information (PDF) · eUmzugCH · ch.ch: Deregistering and registering
