A method for packing paper reels, in which a paper reel (5) is transferred to a packing station (1) and a required packing measure or required packing measures is/are performed for the paper reel after which the paper reel is transferred away from the packing station (1) and that the packing station is linearly run (6) and the paper reel (5) transferred in the longitudinal axial direction to a packing measure position or packing measure positions, which is/are located sideways in relation to the transfer position to the packing station and/or away from the packing station and the transfer direction, along the path of the packing station. The invention also relates to an apparatus for packing paper reels.