The relocation guide library
Find the place.
Plan the everyday.
Compare cantons and communities, work through school choices and prepare the practical details of your move.

Explore more cantons
Compare the places and practical questions that could shape your move.
- Moving to Lucerne: city, lake and family life
Plan a move to Lucerne canton. Compare city and suburban addresses, school journeys, registration, housing and the questions to resolve before signing a lease.
- Moving to Nidwalden: Hergiswil, Stans and beyond
Compare places to live in Nidwalden, including Hergiswil, Stans and Stansstad. Plan school access, housing, local registration and everyday German.
- Moving to Obwalden: Sarnen, lakeside homes and Engelberg
A practical Obwalden relocation guide covering Sarnen, Sachseln, Alpnach and Engelberg, with school, travel, housing and local-service questions.
- Moving to Vaud: Lausanne, Nyon and the Riviera
Compare Lausanne, Nyon, Vevey and Montreux for a move to Vaud. Understand local arrival steps, French-language schooling and practical housing decisions.
- Moving to Geneva: housing, work location and family setup
Plan a move to Geneva with practical guidance on neighbourhood choices, international-organisation versus ordinary residence routes, schools and housing.
- Moving to Ticino: Lugano, Locarno and Bellinzona
Explore a move to Italian-speaking Ticino. Compare Lugano, Locarno and Bellinzona, check local arrival procedures and plan schools, language and travel.
- Moving to Basel: Basel-Stadt or Basel-Landschaft?
Compare Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft for relocation. Plan around the actual workplace, municipality, school, housing and cross-border questions.
Choose a municipality
Bring the comparison down to the home, school and daily journey.
- Zug vs Baar vs Cham: choosing where to live
Compare Zug, Baar and Cham for a family move. Check school campuses, actual commutes, housing, registration contacts and the costs that change by address.
- Küssnacht vs Pfäffikon SZ vs Schwyz: a local comparison
Compare Küssnacht, Pfäffikon SZ and Schwyz town for relocation. Understand municipality names, travel, school questions, housing and registration.
Prepare the household
Work through school choices, arrival tasks and the assistance you need.
- Public or International School in Switzerland? A Family Guide
Compare Swiss public and international schools by language support, curriculum, admissions, childcare, commute and total cost before choosing your home.
- Your First 30 Days in Switzerland: A Practical Arrival Plan
Plan the first month after moving to Switzerland, including local registration, insurance, school, banking, household services and outstanding paperwork.
- Swiss Relocation Services: Scope, Fees and What to Ask
Understand relocation-service costs, what to include in a written scope and how to separate advisory fees, third-party charges and household moving expenses.
Prepare the departure country, too.
Country-specific preparation belongs alongside the Swiss plan. These existing guides include document preparation and questions for your advisers.
Prepared by Move to Switzerland, helping hundreds of people move since 2012. Our offices are in Zurich, Zug and Schwyz. Guides to other cantons provide planning information and do not indicate additional office locations. This new collection is available in English.
Practical tools for your move
- Swiss relocation checklist
Track 18 practical tasks, or download the free PDF.
- Renting your first home in Switzerland
Prepare an application, check the lease and plan the handover.
- Swiss relocation budget planner
Compare monthly costs and moving cash needs using your own figures.