3. Luggage To Ship: the low-cost company that also stores luggage. Cost: Prices start at roughly $30 and increase based on how far your luggage will be traveling and the overall weight.

Depending on your turnaround time, you can expect to pay from about $50 to more than $100 to ship a bag — higher than the $30 to $35 many U.S. airlines charge to check one piece of luggage.

By comparison, Luggage Free, will charge you $5.57 per pound to ship bags door-to-door from the U.S. to the United Kingdom; in this case $278.50 for a 50-pound bag.

Luggage shipping companies tend to charge more based on weight and size. ... The FedEx rate climbed to $128.01, and the USPS price tag tripled to $144.50.

On Luggage Free, I priced a carry-on-size bag shipped from a New York hotel to a San Francisco hotel at $94.99; a full-size suitcase would have cost $114.99. Standard golf clubs were $109.99, skis ...

Some bag-shipping businesses offer door-to-door service and even send clients shipping materials. Other, more affordable services require travelers to pick their luggage up from a FedEx or UPS office.

This shipping option is best for folks whose deliveries are “ low-weight, low-value, and nonurgent,” FedEx says on its website. There are a couple things to note before you opt to send your ...