By Pamela Smith
Updated: May 13, 2026
6 min read
Reviewed by Martin Pаnауоtоv
Hiring a moving company to move your entire home is a big deal.
We’ve researched over 1200 interstate moving companies, cross-referencing customer reviews, license data, insurance information, and federal requirements to find you the best long distance moving companies in the industry.
If you’re moving a 1 bedroom home worth of stuff or more, these are the best full service moving companies based on our research.
"This was my second move with Kattenbeck&Kraus. Once a large company move and once a small private move. Both times the team did a great job and the price/performance ratio was right. In any case, a clear recommendation from me."
"This company is an absolute joke!!! 2 weeks before the appointment, I asked several times for exact times, by e-mail and telephone, and I was only informed an hour beforehand. I was told that the company will leave as soon as it's loaded and i..."
"The move was totally chaotic. The men were unprofessional, poorly organized and didn't seem to know anything about what had been agreed beforehand over the phone. Furniture was assembled incorrectly, if at all, as half was left unassembled. Th..."
"Firma hat sich den Bestand der Wohnung angesehen. Darauf hin wurde ein Angebot unterbreitet. Am Tag des Umzuges reichte der LKW nicht und ein 2. LK..."
"Emil Freund 2 reviews 1 day ago NEW In July 2022 we moved back to Germany with our entire household approx. 50cbm. At the date that B&P had postponed by a week, a sprinter arrived that only fitted 16 cbm. So it had to be unloaded in the wareho..."
"Company was on time, fast and clean. Nothing got broken. Staff were nice and cheerful. I was very pleased. We moved with 2 households (March and April 2022) and would move again with Wölfel. Great value for money!"
"The company in the USA was very superficial and unreliable. After the Comtainer finally arrived in Bremerhaven, NAVTRANS took over the transport to my German address. My contact person was Andy Vogt. He was very helpful and always kept me up to da..."
"The team at the "Alaunkids" daycare center in Dresden would like to thank them very much for the quick, uncomplicated help. "The Heinzelmännchen" provided us with a vehicle and a driver free of charge for transporting materials..."
"Not well organized moving company, not family friendly at all. The damage is sometimes not stated in the insurance company, unprofessionally we haven't received the bill to this day. But we would have to pay when it got dark at 10 o'clock, and som..."
"UNTRUSTWORTHY. The offer is a lure offer. He said: if I don't pay more immediately, he'll unload the load and drive again, he's not interested in the offer. He makes the price on site. Cheek. Beware, stay away. See consumer protection and ORF re..."
"Moved from Germany to Egypt. In Germany it works so well, the Egyptian agents, entrepreneurs from DB Schenker, Movex, squeeze the money out of your pocket and DB Schenker Nuremberg is watching. 6000 € for transport Germany Egypt and almost 11,000 ..."
"Best transportation. Very reliable and friendly. I have tested many transports and this was by far the best"
"The move was carried out on the agreed date to our complete satisfaction. Mr. Böhm and his removal worker dismantled and loaded everything carefully and professionally. The construction also worked out very nicely. Mr. Böhm also gave good tips for..."
"The Schwäbische Transporte company did not pay for the damage caused. The ones from the Schwäb company. Damage caused by transp. was not reported to the insurance company. The damage repair had to be carried out by us. Mr. Pahlke then no longer an..."
"We had a house clearing out with the Christ company and were really looked after in a very friendly and competent manner by Mr. Dominik Guhl. He looked at everything in advance and used this to calculate the cost estimate. Both the time and cost f..."
"Ich muss sagen das bei der Firma Lehmann, nur die geringsten Fälle von Umzügen eine gute Bewertung da stehen lässt, das liegt da dran das Herr Lehm..."
"I had already relocated most of my furnishings, only for my large American fridge and a few bulky pieces of furniture (desk, etc.) I thought .. you can pay a little so you don't have to bother yourself with it .. I would have preferred not to! ..."
"I moved with Gundelfinger shortly before Christmas. Due to the enormous price difference compared to the competition (around €1000 cheaper), I decided on the company and had already taken into account that not everything would go smoothly. Viewing..."
"Wir hatten uns von dieser Firma ein Angebot für einen Umzug machen lassen, das in 2022. Wir mußten den Umzug einen Woche vorher absagen. Uns wurd..."
"Here, the address at the back and front does not match. There is no Leiteweg in Nuremberg and the zip code of Nuremberg does not match either. It turns out that Leiteweg 14 is in Bayreuth. The TLO company is based in Bayreuth at Bindlacherstrasse ..."
"A move from 2010. Working method: deliberately very slowly (paid by the hour!) Needed all day long for a very small household (1 room) with little furniture, no kitchen and no washing machine! Insolence! And that in three! The real professionals w..."
"Unskilled workers from Eastern Europe without any experience in packing furniture and objects. Everything was broken on arrival - even inside cupboards were damaged as were the contents of the boxes. Crystal chandelier thrown unpackaged in the car..."
"Möbel waren leider nicht bezugsfertig; keine Zwischenbretter in den Schränken befestigt. Küchenabschlussbretter einfach nur angestellt und nicht be..."
"Unfortunately, we cannot recommend a business relationship with this client (client is a freight forwarder). Client does not adhere to the payment agreement (according to the contract 14 days). Our reminder was also ignored, which is why we had to..."
"The move itself was ok. However, the Neumaier company obviously gave a "fight quotation" in the cost estimate. The actual bill ended up being almost 30% higher. Although the way from the truck to the new apartment was longer than originally though..."
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