By Manuella Irwin
Updated: Jul 8, 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 long distance moving companies, cross-referencing customer reviews and industry data 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.
"If only I had read the reviews already written beforehand! My cupboard would have a key and could be opened, valuable china would not be broken, the basement would be cleared out, shelves that were simply left behind would be dismantled and now in..."
"Don't touch it. I paid almost €7,000 for my move. The result all my furniture was damaged. The screws and accessories to reassemble the furniture have been lost. The furniture manufacturer can no longer deliver the screws, etc., ie I can dispo..."
"The moving company makes promises about moving dates, which are then not kept. Clear deadlines are not met. Again and again attempts are made to stall the customer, even if this means that the move can only take place after the end of the tenancy...."
"This is how you destroy the good relationship with a customer who has been positively impressed several times. Fa KÜCHLER was asked to move within the town (distance approx. 3km). Admittedly, part of the move was a special transport, whereby al..."
"Mir wurde von diesem Unternehmen, zuerst recht normal und zuverlässig ein Gerät geliefert und aufgebaut, wie gesagt sie wollten alles professionell..."
"My move with HWS Möbeltransporte Leipzig was a complete failure, unorganized, associated with trouble and considerable damage to the furniture and dishes. The most brazen thing was that without the agreed assembly of the wardrobe, they simply gave..."
"Be sure to read the fine print in the contract. In the end they doubled my bill with their "right to charge at the end". The original 3 men quickly became 8, and all are billed separately for hours in the same period. Be careful. Insist ..."
"Total disaster !! Hands off this moving company !!!! Nothing worked !!! Also listed costs that are not !!!!! Have been fulfilled. This company is never recommended"
"We moved with the forwarding company Uhe within our city in November 2019, there were about 3km between the two apartments. If one were to describe this move in one word, “total catastrophe” would describe it very aptly, both the actual process as..."
"Hardly anything of what was discussed in detail at our on-site meeting with the managing director was implemented. In return, the already proud price increased from 7,500 euros to over 10,000 euros. A completely amateurish, unmotivated process..."
"Stored goods (90 moving boxes and a large Berber carpet) simply disappeared. Voko Trans does not provide any information, does not cover the damage."
"The Gelse shipping company delivered us a sofa. When setting up the sofa, our parquet floor was damaged, which unfortunately I saw too late, means I had already acknowledged receipt without any other damage. During a phone call with the shipping c..."
"Our furniture arrived damaged and incomplete, and we were told it had disappeared - which raises some questions for a 100 square meter apartment. The communication with the boss was very unfriendly. We cannot move into our house because the beds..."
"The boss Mr. Fishmann, who takes care of everything Looked at, and should have written on, pretty much made a faux pas for himself! 50qu he said meant 75qu true, they didn't take parts of the move with them, assembly work, such as lamps, gadro..."
"Unfortunately, for example, the company was only characterized by unprofessional staff, incorrectly estimated cubic meters, a lack of foresight. Even loading the truck into the much too small truck took much longer than estimated. Serious mistakes..."
"This morning at 8:00 am I had an appointment with an employee to visit the apartment. At 7:47 am the employee called me in a very unfriendly way, he couldn't find the house. I explained the way and then informed them that I actually wouldn't be th..."
"Instead of 7:00 a.m., they started at 3:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. Not all taken away from the kitchen. My partner still had to lend a hand himself. Parquet damaged, took photos of it. Arrived 5 hours late and just put things there, not rebuilt the ..."
If you’re just trying to ship a few items, here’s a list of our recommended services for small moves.
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