Best Long Distance Movers in Carlsbad

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Updated Jun 13, 2025

Looking for reliable long distance Carlsbad movers? See our top 5 recommended interstate movers in Carlsbad, NM based on extensive analysis. We analyzed 5 moving companies in Carlsbad across 4,842 review data points and more than 19,000 movers nationwide using our 11-point rating system to help you determine which Carlsbad moving company to hire. See our top recommendations, get data-based information on Carlsbad moving costs, and read detailed Carlsbad moving guides for wherever you're moving.

Key Takeaways:

U-Pack is our overall top recommended long distance moving company in Carlsbad
U-Pack is the most affordable long distance movers in Carlsbad
Expect to spend somewhere between $1,459 and $8,000 on long distance Carlsbad moving services
Our rankings and results are unbiased & backed by data… NOT paid promotions

Best Long Distance Moving Companies in Carlsbad, NM

Rank	Company	Score	BBB Rating
1	U-Pack	8.60	NR
2	Two Men and a Truck	8.04	A+
3	BYCO Moving & Storage	7.62	NR
4	Johnson Storage & Moving	7.01	A+
5	Albuquerque Moving & Storage Co. Inc.	5.11	A+

Our Top Recommendations

TOP PICK

U-Pack

Best moving company overall in Carlsbad, NM

8.60/10

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RUNNER-UP

Two Men and a Truck

Best for handling delicate items with precision

8.04/10

GoodView details

ALSO GREAT

BYCO Moving & Storage

7.62/10

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U-Pack

Fabulous

8.60/10

4800 Lincoln Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109

11-Point Rating

9.3

8.9

8.6

9.0

9.3

8.6

9.0

8.8

6.3

7.8

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Best moving company overall in Carlsbad, NM. U-Pack takes the #1 spot for our overall ranking and is the top recommended movers in Carlsbad.

U-Pack is the number 1 ranked moving service in Carlsbad, NM with an overall score of 8.6 out of 10. Based on our extensive analysis, this is a Fabulous score and places it in the top 87.06% of all movers in New Mexico and the top 77.72% of moving companies nationwide. They score better than 4 other Carlsbad moving companies and better than 70 movers in New Mexico.

Our Research

Analyzed 78 total reviews
Reviewed 5 social profiles and review listings
Checked for license verification at NMPRC & FMCSA
Crunched 293 data points pertaining to the above

11 Point Rating

Metric	Score Out of 10	vs Nationwide Comparison between U-Pack & the average of all moving companies nationwide	Positive Reviews The total number of reviews that rated the metric positively (a score of 7-10)	Negative Reviews The total number of reviews that rated the metric negatively (a score of 1-6)	Positive Score
Quality	9.27	↑ 11.6%	61	2	96.8%
Punctuality	8.94	↑ 12.0%	25	4	86.2%
Affordability	8.56	↑ 13.0%	20	2	90.9%
Communication	9.00	↑ 21.1%	37	5	88.1%
Stick to Prices	9.27	↑ 55.5%	12	0	100.0%
Speed	8.64	↑ 2.3%	8	1	88.9%
Friendliness	9.01	↑ 3.2%	23	2	92.0%
Will Hire Again	8.98	↑ 11.5%	54	4	93.1%
Professionalism	8.80	↑ 7.7%	18	1	94.7%
Conflict Handling	6.31	↑ 55.0%	3	1	75.0%
Precision & Care	7.85	↓ -0.9%	8	2	80.0%

Recent U-Pack Reviews

Quality - 9.27/10

Overall quality of the service provided on moving day.

Recent Customer Praises

excellent experience with U-Pack

everything went smoothly with no issues

amazing moving experience

Highly recommend and would definitely use them again

no complaints whatsoever

Recent Customer Complaints

Overall Review Distribution

Positive

61 (96.8%)

Negative

2 (3.2%)

Additional Details

Moving Services Offered by U-Pack

Long Distance Moving
Military Moves
Cross Country Moving
Senior Moving
Student Moves
Job Relocation
Small Moves
Compare Moving Services
U-Pack vs Full Service
U-Pack vs Portable Storage

Two Men and a Truck

Good

8.04/10

514 Carmony Road NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87107

11-Point Rating

9.1

7.0

7.6

6.6

9.2

9.7

8.7

9.0

3.9

8.7

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Best white glove moving service in Carlsbad. Two Men and a Truck will treat your home and furniture with the utmost care and precision.

Two Men and a Truck is the number 2 ranked moving service in Carlsbad, NM with an overall score of 8.04 out of 10. Based on our extensive analysis, this is a Good score and places it in the top 70.59% of all movers in New Mexico and the top 60.48% of moving companies nationwide. They score better than 3 other Carlsbad moving companies and better than 57 movers in New Mexico.

Our Research

Analyzed 1,125 total reviews
Reviewed 6 social profiles and review listings
Checked for license verification at NMPRC & FMCSA
Crunched 3,959 data points pertaining to the above

11 Point Rating

Metric	Score Out of 10	vs Nationwide Comparison between Two Men and a Truck & the average of all moving companies nationwide	Positive Reviews The total number of reviews that rated the metric positively (a score of 7-10)	Negative Reviews The total number of reviews that rated the metric negatively (a score of 1-6)	Positive Score
Quality	9.09	↑ 9.5%	728	87	89.3%
Punctuality	9.05	↑ 13.4%	210	24	89.7%
Affordability	6.95	↓ -8.3%	71	37	65.7%
Communication	7.60	↑ 2.3%	154	61	71.6%
Stick to Prices	6.58	↑ 10.4%	58	37	61.1%
Speed	9.23	↑ 9.3%	303	31	90.7%
Friendliness	9.66	↑ 10.7%	450	17	96.4%
Will Hire Again	8.72	↑ 8.3%	659	112	85.5%
Professionalism	8.97	↑ 9.7%	404	54	88.2%
Conflict Handling	3.86	↓ -5.1%	22	53	29.3%
Precision & Care	8.69	↑ 9.6%	329	58	85.0%

Recent Two Men and a Truck Reviews

Quality - 9.09/10

Overall quality of the service provided on moving day.

Recent Customer Praises

did an awesome job

great work by movers

they handled our project excellently

excellent service provided

they moved my entire home's contents efficiently

Recent Customer Complaints

Destroyed a third of our furniture.

commented about lateness and disagreement on start time

the worst moving company

Overall Review Distribution

Positive

728 (89.3%)

Negative

87 (10.7%)

Additional Details

Moving Services Offered by Two Men and a Truck

Local Moving
Junk Removal
Storage
Long-Distance Moving
Packing Services
Boxes & Supplies
Commercial Junk Removal
Furniture Disposal
Home or Business Renovations
Foreclosure or Eviction Cleanouts

BYCO Moving & Storage

7.62/10

1605 N Garden Ave, Roswell, NM, 88201

11-Point Rating

9.0

8.4

8.1

6.9

6.1

8.4

8.7

8.6

2.3

8.7

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BYCO Moving & Storage is the number 3 ranked moving service in Carlsbad, NM with an overall score of 7.62 out of 10. Based on our extensive analysis, this score places it in the top 55.29% of all movers in New Mexico and the 48.65 percentile of moving companies nationwide. They score better than 2 other Carlsbad moving companies and better than 44 movers in New Mexico.

Our Research

Analyzed 54 total reviews
Reviewed 4 social profiles and review listings
Checked for license verification at NMPRC & FMCSA
Crunched 144 data points pertaining to the above

11 Point Rating

Metric	Score Out of 10	vs Nationwide Comparison between BYCO Moving & Storage & the average of all moving companies nationwide	Positive Reviews The total number of reviews that rated the metric positively (a score of 7-10)	Negative Reviews The total number of reviews that rated the metric negatively (a score of 1-6)	Positive Score
Quality	8.99	↑ 8.3%	35	2	94.6%
Punctuality	8.37	↑ 4.9%	8	1	88.9%
Affordability	8.11	↑ 7.1%	8	1	88.9%
Communication	6.91	↓ -7.0%	3	1	75.0%
Stick to Prices	6.13	↑ 2.9%	3	2	60.0%
Speed	8.40	↓ -0.6%	7	1	87.5%
Friendliness	8.74	↑ 0.1%	11	1	91.7%
Will Hire Again	8.63	↑ 7.3%	30	3	90.9%
Professionalism	8.62	↑ 5.4%	12	1	92.3%
Conflict Handling	2.29	↓ -43.7%	0	1	0.0%
Precision & Care	8.65	↑ 9.1%	12	1	92.3%

Recent BYCO Moving & Storage Reviews

Quality - 8.99/10

Overall quality of the service provided on moving day.

Recent Customer Praises

Rodney and Alex provided excellent service

great job by movers

Recent Customer Complaints

Overall Review Distribution

Positive

35 (94.6%)

Negative

2 (5.4%)

Additional Details

Moving Services Offered by BYCO Moving & Storage

Local Movers
Long Distance Movers
Moving Labor
Packing Services
Free Move Estimate
Full-Service Moves
Local Move (charged at hourly rates)
Long Distance Move (charged at hourly rates for loading, unloading, and per mile for transportation)
Direct Shippers
Moving Labor (Load or Unload)

Johnson Storage & Moving

7.01/10

4511 Paseo Del Norte Suite K-L, Albuquerque, NM, 87113

11-Point Rating

8.0

7.0

6.5

7.9

5.2

8.4

9.1

7.7

8.1

1.9

7.2

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Best movers to hire in Carlsbad with a proven track record. Johnson Storage & Moving has been moving since 1899.

Johnson Storage & Moving is the number 4 ranked moving service in Carlsbad, NM with an overall score of 7.01 out of 10. Based on our extensive analysis, this score places it in the 41.18 percentile of all movers in New Mexico and the 32.79 percentile of moving companies nationwide. They score better than 1 other Carlsbad moving companies and better than 33 movers in New Mexico.

Our Research

Analyzed 39 total reviews
Reviewed 7 social profiles and review listings
Checked for license verification at NMPRC & FMCSA
Crunched 167 data points pertaining to the above

11 Point Rating

Metric	Score Out of 10	vs Nationwide Comparison between Johnson Storage & Moving & the average of all moving companies nationwide	Positive Reviews The total number of reviews that rated the metric positively (a score of 7-10)	Negative Reviews The total number of reviews that rated the metric negatively (a score of 1-6)	Positive Score
Quality	7.95	↓ -4.2%	26	6	81.3%
Punctuality	7.05	↓ -11.7%	11	3	78.6%
Affordability	6.54	↓ -13.7%	2	1	66.7%
Communication	7.87	↑ 5.9%	18	3	85.7%
Stick to Prices	5.21	↓ -12.6%	1	1	50.0%
Speed	8.44	↓ 0.0%	8	1	88.9%
Friendliness	9.11	↑ 4.4%	13	0	100.0%
Will Hire Again	7.69	↓ -4.5%	27	7	79.4%
Professionalism	8.12	↓ -0.7%	19	3	86.4%
Conflict Handling	1.89	↓ -53.6%	0	3	0.0%
Precision & Care	7.19	↓ -9.3%	9	5	64.3%

Recent Johnson Storage & Moving Reviews

Quality - 7.95/10

Overall quality of the service provided on moving day.

Recent Customer Praises

Recent Customer Complaints

Completely incompetent and unprofessional experience

WORST, most STRESSFUL experience

Overall Review Distribution

Positive

26 (81.3%)

Negative

6 (18.7%)

Additional Details

Moving Services Offered by Johnson Storage & Moving

Local Moves
Long-Distance Moves
International Moves
Military & Government Moves
Senior Moves
Corporate Relocation
Office Moves
Packing Supplies

Albuquerque Moving & Storage Co. Inc.

5.11/10

5001 Paseo Del Norte Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87113

11-Point Rating

6.6

5.0

5.1

3.8

4.5

7.1

6.5

5.0

5.3

1.9

5.5

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Albuquerque Moving & Storage Co. Inc. is the number 5 ranked moving service in Carlsbad, NM with an overall score of 5.11 out of 10. Based on our extensive analysis, this score places it in the 14.12 percentile of all movers in New Mexico and the 11.44 percentile of moving companies nationwide. They score better than 11 movers in New Mexico.

Our Research

Analyzed 106 total reviews
Reviewed 5 social profiles and review listings
Checked for license verification at NMPRC & FMCSA
Crunched 279 data points pertaining to the above

11 Point Rating

Metric	Score Out of 10	vs Nationwide Comparison between Albuquerque Moving & Storage Co. Inc. & the average of all moving companies nationwide	Positive Reviews The total number of reviews that rated the metric positively (a score of 7-10)	Negative Reviews The total number of reviews that rated the metric negatively (a score of 1-6)	Positive Score
Quality	6.63	↓ -20.2%	29	19	60.4%
Punctuality	5.04	↓ -36.9%	9	13	40.9%
Affordability	5.06	↓ -33.3%	2	3	40.0%
Communication	3.79	↓ -49.0%	9	25	26.5%
Stick to Prices	4.48	↓ -24.8%	2	3	40.0%
Speed	7.07	↓ -16.2%	8	4	66.7%
Friendliness	6.53	↓ -25.2%	13	10	56.5%
Will Hire Again	5.00	↓ -37.9%	24	34	41.4%
Professionalism	5.25	↓ -35.7%	17	22	43.6%
Conflict Handling	1.95	↓ -52.0%	1	14	6.7%
Precision & Care	5.46	↓ -31.1%	8	10	44.4%

Recent Albuquerque Moving & Storage Co. Inc. Reviews

Quality - 6.63/10

Overall quality of the service provided on moving day.

Overall Review Distribution

Positive

29 (60.4%)

Negative

19 (39.6%)

Additional Details

Moving Services Offered by Albuquerque Moving & Storage Co. Inc.

Full service moving & storage
Local, across the country, and around the world moving
Office moving specialists
Competitive rates & guaranteed prices
Long distance moving
Commercial relocation
Packing supplies
Residential moving
Corporate relocation
International moving

How Much Do Long Distance Moving Services Cost in Carlsbad, NM?

Expect to spend somewhere between $1,459 and $8,000 to hire professional long distance movers in Carlsbad. The final amount will depend on how much you have and how far away you are moving.

ROUTE	DISTANCE	STUDIO	1 BEDROOM	2 BEDROOMS	3 BEDROOMS	4 BEDROOMS
Carlsbad to New York City	2,041 miles	$2,360	$3,517	$5,824	$8,487	$12,265
Carlsbad to Los Angeles	936 miles	$1,733	$2,577	$4,258	$6,190	$8,923
Carlsbad to Chicago	1,382 miles	$1,986	$2,956	$4,890	$7,116	$10,271
Carlsbad to Houston	647 miles	$1,569	$2,331	$3,848	$5,589	$8,050
Carlsbad to Phoenix	592 miles	$1,538	$2,284	$3,770	$5,474	$7,883
Carlsbad to Philadelphia	1,945 miles	$2,305	$3,435	$5,687	$8,287	$11,973
Carlsbad to San Antonio	452 miles	$1,459	$2,165	$3,571	$5,183	$7,459
Carlsbad to San Diego	890 miles	$1,707	$2,538	$4,192	$6,094	$8,784
Carlsbad to Dallas	459 miles	$1,462	$2,171	$3,581	$5,197	$7,480
Carlsbad to San Jose	1,298 miles	$1,939	$2,885	$4,771	$6,943	$10,019

*Please note: These Carlsbad, NM moving prices are rough approximations based upon nationwide data as well as local and statewide data. To determine the exact costs associated with your move, get a quote from a licensed mover.

How we ranked the top Carlsbad movers

Why you should trust us

We take reviews seriously to protect people just like you! Our team has been crunching data on moving companies since 2010. Our math-based ranking system uses data, manual review, and statistical analysis to help you hire the best movers in Carlsbad, NM.

Rating Methodology

Here's the methodology we used to come up with the best movers in Carlsbad:

$Our data scientist working on the years of experience formula$

Our original review-based ranking algorithm

We started with a total of 5 companies that offer moving services in the Carlsbad area.

From these 5 companies, we analyzed a total of 1,402 reviews dating all the way back to July 2011.

We also reviewed a total of 2 state and federal moving licenses from these 5 companies and 27 different 3rd party review and social profiles.

Each of the ~1,000 reviews was scored according to our detailed 11-point rating criteria

This gave us a total of 4,842 data points to compute individual company scores.

Reviews are time-weighted so that more recent reviews carry more weight. This helps you understand how a mover is doing today... not 5 years ago. We have 196 Carlsbad moving company data points from the past 2 years that carry more weight.

Bayesian averages calculated to fairly account for the differences between companies that are newer(like Two Men and a Truck) vs older more established companies (like Johnson Storage & Moving).

The Great Guys Moving 11-Point Rating Breakdown

Our 11-point rating criteria scores every Carlsbad moving company across 11 of the most important criteria for a succesful moving experience.

Quality

Overall quality of the service provided on moving day.

8.39/10 avg in Carlsbad from 995 reviews

Punctuality

Did the crew show up on-time with the required equipment?

7.69/10 avg in Carlsbad from 308 reviews

Affordability

How affordable was the moving service?

7.04/10 avg in Carlsbad from 147 reviews

Communication

Responsiveness before, during, and after the move.

7.03/10 avg in Carlsbad from 316 reviews

Stick to Prices

Was the final price consistent with the original quote?

6.34/10 avg in Carlsbad from 119 reviews

Speed

Efficiency without taking unnecessary time to increase costs.

8.35/10 avg in Carlsbad from 372 reviews

Friendliness

Was the moving crew cordial and friendly on moving day?

8.61/10 avg in Carlsbad from 540 reviews

Will Hire Again

How likely a customer is to hire the same movers again.

7.80/10 avg in Carlsbad from 954 reviews

Professionalism

Did the moving crew behave professionally on moving day?

7.95/10 avg in Carlsbad from 551 reviews

Conflict Handling

How well the company responds to accidents and issues.

3.26/10 avg in Carlsbad from 98 reviews

Precision & Care

Were walls scratched? Did furniture get damaged or lost?

7.57/10 avg in Carlsbad from 442 reviews

Charts & Visualizations

With 4,842 data points across 5 moving companies and 1,402 reviews, we've got a lot of data to work with. Here are some of the charts and visualizations we've created to help you understand the moving industry in Carlsbad.

Comparing ratings, review history, and total data points

Bubble size represents the number of analyzed data points. Hover over bubbles for details.

Ranking history

How the currently ranked top 5 Carlsbad movers have performed over time

11-Point Rating Comparison

Detailed breakdown of Carlsbad moving company 11-point ratings

New Mexico-wide 11-Point Percentile Comparison

See how the top movers in Carlsbad compare to all movers in New Mexico

		Quality	Punctuality	Affordability	Communication	Stick to Prices	Speed	Friendliness	Will Hire Again	Professionalism	Conflict Handling	Precision & Care
1	U-Pack Fabulous8.60	77	68	72	83	98	43	49	71	59	88	40
2	Two Men and a Truck Good8.04	69	72	30	52	60	62	83	63	67	55	64
3	BYCO Moving & Storage 7.62	65	53	59	41	51	34	40	60	53	33	63
4	Johnson Storage & Moving 7.01	38	18	24	60	43	36	53	36	40	15	26
5 A	Albuquerque Moving & Storage Co. Inc. 5.11	8	7	9	3	27	10	2	3	3	15	10