Luggage to/from Chiang Mai

[night_rider 99]

My experience of the domestic airlines are that moving large luggage bags can be quite expensive. This is the solution I used and wanted to pass on. Not original. I think I read it on a Facebook group. Just hoping it would help someone else.

 

An example. Thai VietJet wanted 1280 baht for 40 kg. That is the most you can pre-purchase. Excess baggage fees were 350 baht per kilogram. I was heavy at 65 kg between two bags. (Long boring story) That's 10,000 in luggage charges.

 

The better option was to ship them to a hotel in Bangkok. Flash Express took them for 320 baht each. I sent them three days in advance. They arrived one day before I did with the hotel holding them. I created an account online and scheduled a booking. They came to the condo to pick up the luggage and they delivered it to the hotel for me to pickup on check in. Good price. Very convenient. Less to worry about on travel days.

 

I spoke to Kerry as well. They were 420 baht per bag but seem to be under pressure from the holidays as they estimated five days for delivery. That is one of the changes from express delivery services in my home country; they really don't have guaranteed delivery times.

 

J&T Express does not take anything over 100 cm dimensionally per the Sutthep branch. But they did give me a lead on an even cheaper service, Siam First ( siamfirst.co.th ). Siam First is right on the inner ring. They deliver to their central locations and you pickup from them. They had four locations in Bangkok. They were 190 baht per bag with next day delivery. As I understand it they run a regular route daily.