Sending Luggage Separately - part 2

Back in 2018 I wrote a post about sending a piece of luggage from Ireland to the UK

Now I'm looking at sending a cabin bag sized item from Ireland to Portugal

There seem to be plenty of companies offering these services - lots more than 5 years ago, so maybe the concept is getting more popular in Europe

Below is a list of companies sorted by PRICE - I'm not checking review sites to see how good these companies actually are at delivering on time!

SendMyBag.com  charge £66 for a 20kg bag under their "Standard" service (taking 4-5 days)

And they charge £256 for their "Express" service (taking 1-2 days)

These are return prices

EuroSender.com  charge €40.98 for a 15kg bag one way using their "Regular" service (taking 4 business days)

This seems like a One Way price - with the return journey being the same price

MyBaggage.com charge £42 for "Economy" service (taking 4-5 days) up to 20kg

They charge £96 for their "Express" service (taking 1-2 days) for the same weight

These prices appear to be one way

LuggageDeliveryCompany.com appear to charge £63.08 for a 15 kg bag - but after "surcharges" it's actually £74.41 - and this is definitely a one way price

FirstLuggage.com  charge a whopping £156.55 for a 15kg bag

Unclear if this is single or return

And finally  Sherpr.com  appear high on the google search returns - but it doesn't offer this routing

The cheapest option of £66 for a return delivery seems like a reasonable price to pay to avoid lugging your bag around if you aren't in a fit state to lug !

Sending luggage separately

It's not a common request amongst people I know, but I'm told it's widely used in Japan (and not just by their older citizens) ... if you want to travel without luggage there are a few options ...

One company ic called SendMyBag.com and will transport a compact 20kg bag from Ireland to the UK (and vice versa) for 25 gbp, or 29 eur if you want to pay a bit extra for the pleasure of using their irish website

The online reviews of SendMyBag are excellent.
The same can't be said for some of its competitors.

FirstLuggage.com is another company, and charge an eye watering 101 gbp to transport a 20kg bag from Ireland to the UK or an equally painful 95 gbp from UK to Ireland

Extra-baggage.com is another company that is has been mentioned - but their website appears to be down at the moment