Question: How do I get excess baggage cheapest to Germany?
I have been in the UK for an exchange year, now I will go back to Germany in June – and of course there are a lot of things I’d like to take with me – how can I do this in the best and cheapest way? I will have approx. 50kg at least – parcels or excess baggage shipping? Or any other solutions? Thank you for answering!
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Best answer:

Answer by slashgirl_1984
your books will be heaviest – I’d go for parcels! I did with my books and other paper stuff when I moved from Belgium to Ireland, it’s usually the heaviest especially if you have a lot of it.

Either that or take it in two times – leave some stuff with a friend and return to UK for a weekend with an empty suitcase to pick up the rest.

You could also combine: send paper by post and take the rest in two turns – you’ll also have an excuse for a visit back there if you have some stuff left back there to pick up!

Excess bagage is to be avoided – it cost a lot, and if the flight’s fully booked, the airline might not even allow it even if you pay the fee for it. You might be able to have more bagage allowance on “business class” tickets depending on the airline, but that’s pricey too so it might be cheaper to go back again than to take it all with business tickets.

One last and final option is to have a friend or family member come over without much bagage (hand luggage at most) and have them take some of your stuff back as “their” luggage.