The invention relates to a method for moving paper, board and cellulosic web rolls in a roll packaging system comprising a plurality of roll handling stations and at least one indexing conveyor capable of operating on at least two elevation levels. According to the method, the rolls (10, 16, 17) are moved in the system by means of a car (4) of an indexing conveyor, the car being adapted to move synchronously at each roll handling station, and the car (4) is moved in a return motion when the car (4) of the indexing conveyor is in its lowermost position of the roll is measured. At least one roll (10) is admitted onto the indexing conveyor cat (4) while having the car driven into its lowermost position (base elevation level 0) and the roll is transferred by the movement of the indexing conveyor car (4) driven into its base elevation level 0 in such a fashion that the roll becomes located into an appropriate position in regard to the function of the roll handling stations for moving the rolls to the roll handling stations.