How to send baggage from US to Australia?
We are planning a trip to Australia. We are going to spend some months there and we would like to take with us more than the current baggage limit. One option would be carrying in the plane just what we strictly need, and sending the rest of the things (between 3 and 4 large suitcases) by boat (we don't mind if it takes several weeks, or if it is not a door-to-door service). We though this was possible... however, this seem to be expensive: the best estimates we could get are around $2000 (container spaces, or international moving companies). Maybe our research wasn't pointed in the right direction... do you have any advice?
We are travelling from LAX (Los Angeles, California) to Melbourne.
Edit: this would be a one-way service. It doesn't matter if we can't bring everything back.
Best Answer
It all depends on the weight of your baggage and its size.
- Luggage Forward quotes about $1300-$1500 for the standard size bags (50lb).
- Luggage Free offers $7.75/lb so to get to $2000 you will need to ship about 260lbs.
- Discount Shipping charges $560/150lb for the door-to-door service.
So depending on how much stuff you ship it could come out more economical then $2k.
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Almost certainly the cheapest and easiest option is to just take it all with you on the plane. For example, on Qantas each you can take two bags up to 23 kg each for free, which means that with two passengers, the total cost for four bags with up to 92 kg of stuff is zero.
If that's not enough, additional bags for flights to/from the US cost A$123 (~US$115) each, still way less than any complicated container schemes. Also remember that any freight arriving in Oz has to go through Customs inspection, which is slow and costly, whereas if you bring it with you on the plane, this is completed instantly and for free as you leave the airport.
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