By Jessica Ryan
Updated: Apr 26, 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.
"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 ..."
"... unfortunately we made our move with this company. At the relocation site a competent man came to pack and meticulously packed and labeled .. so far so good .. for dismantling, loading and unpacking it was then a completely different picture ....."
"Where should you start? So: 8 hours (!) Delay because the moving wagon broke down in the city center, took twice (!) As much time despite the number of helpers of 4 people, too many cigarette breaks, incorrectly assembled wardrobe and accessories ..."
"The plug of the electric piano was lost, although the company had packed it up itself; the complete screws etc for a high bookcase could not be found; the washing machine was not plumb, so water kept running out during washing until it was finally..."
"Stored goods (90 moving boxes and a large Berber carpet) simply disappeared. Voko Trans does not provide any information, does not cover the damage."
"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..."
"Drama to the power of 10 .. "We'll probably call you back, probably not too .." Deadlines are not kept .. vein business behavior under all hell."
"Moving with this company was a total nightmare. You need very strong nerves at this company. Unfriendly to customers at every level. Agreements from the contract not kept and then still outrageous. Never again and no recommendation. One star is st..."
"We booked the moving service including packing. The movers were nice and polite, but throwing street shoes in a box on freshly laundered bedclothes - and there is no other way of saying it - just doesn't work. In another box, jewelry and earrings ..."
"The company itself was on time, unfortunately you could not speak our language or only very poorly. You also had an old list of my items, but I had adhered to the minimum lead time as stated and submitted a new list of valuables. Only this was not..."
"Although the transport order was carried out well, the invoice had to, among other things, be reprimanded with a verifiable time position rounding up of 20%. Nevertheless, no correction came about; rather, the rounding up is obviously considered "..."
""Full Service" was commissioned and paid for by Haus (Gerolstein) in assisted living (Hillesheim), including truck with external lift, specialist staff, packing and unpacking. A simple truck was delivered, auxiliary staff without knowledge of Germ..."
"This company is absolutely not to be trusted! After my things were picked up and temporarily stored in a warehouse, the price for the move increased by over €400 - only after I paid the "extortion money" were my things released. Hands off!!"
"It was moving from Esslingen am Neckar to another city within BaWü, about 100 km. Both cities are not included in the selection list. Contact was made on request via a real estate portal. The head of the removal team had carefully walked th..."
"From AZ everything went wrong on the day of the reins. Only damage was done, only one dressing room had to be reined in. The entire dressing room could then be disposed of. All cabinets were damaged. You still wanted more than what was agreed in t..."
"Catastrophic storage 80% of the goods destroyed or stolen. Company is not insured. The stored goods were relocated again without our knowledge. Mail from the customer: I am reporting because of the disaster in relocation to France. Everything ..."
"Our removal goods consisted of 45 cbm, but only a kitchen and four larger pieces of furniture. A small wardrobe and a highboard were damaged. We tried to claim the damage at HomeExpress. The lawyer advised us not to pursue this any further. Why? T..."
"This is an authentic review! Please read on. Summary: Top Umzuege and Swiss Movers are the same company. The manager A. Vatansever looked experienced, confident and transparent at the apartment inspection. We accepted his offer. He ended up being ..."
"This is an authentic review! Please read on. Summary: Top Umzuege and Swiss Movers are the same company. The manager A. Vatansever looked experienced, confident and transparent at the apartment inspection. We accepted his offer. He ended up being ..."
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