shipping to paris

[arwenant]

im moving to paris in september for uni and need to ship my belongings! has anyone got any suggestions as to how i go about this? any companies you can reccomend? is it very expensive?

[Buenchico]

Firstly, if possible, travel by Eurostar (rather than flying) and take as much luggage as you can with you. Eurostar allow you to take two pieces of 'average suitcase-sized' luggage (with no weight limit but not longer than 2m) and one piece of hand baggage, without charge. Additional bags, up to 30kg, are charged at just �12 each. (That's far cheaper than any airline or shipping company would charge).

For items you can't take with you, try UPakWeShip:
http://www.upakweship.co.uk/

Chris

[sddsddean]

Look in your Yellow Pages under 'Freight Forwarders'. You are looking for someone that does groupage to Paris. You will have to ask for a price including pick up and delivery, but be warned, pack everything very, very well. Your belongings will go on a truck and will be handled several times prior to delivery. I used to haul for Davies Turner. They have depots from Cumbernauld in Scotland down to Bristol, Southampton and Dartford in the South. Heres their site
http://www.daviesturner.com/
If I remember correctly, Paris is a daily service.

[bednobs]

i wonder if you might find it easier/cheaper to hire a largeish car and go over by eurotunnel, then drive the car back

[arwenant]

thats brilliant thanks a lot! i was getting way over my head with ups etc... much easier by your suggestions!