Luggage Shipping Via Amtrak and Greyhound

Looking for a way to ship a package without the costly fees–or at least, with fewer costly fees? Turns out rail and bus services offer shipping, often at lower rates than FedEx and UPS.

On Amtrak, you can ship your packages to more than 100 locations: You simply drop your package off at a participating Amtrak station and the recipient picks it up in the destination city.

The down side is that certain items, such as artwork, breakable items and furniture are not accepted, and shipping will take up to a week.

Greyhound bus lines ships packages within one to three days throughout the continental U.S.

The cost varies by distance, size and weight, but in some cases, you’ll pay half of express delivery services.

For example, shipping a 50-pound box on Amtrak or Greyhound from Los Angels to Boston will cost about $52, while FedEx is charging $113 for its three-day express saver rate.

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Davis Williams

Another good alternative is to use a luggage delivery service that utilizes all the major shippers for cost effective and reliable delivery of your luggage.

The company I use is MadTravelers (www.madtravelers.com). They pick up my luggage from my home and deliver it to my end destination ahead of time. I never have to bring it to the airport (or Amtrak station) and I can travel with my limbs free of extra baggage. Totally worth it now with the hectic travel experiences on trains, planes, and automobiles.

Tricia Ross

USPS comes out to $1 per pound so its about the same cost you can send up to 70lbs in 1 package and its much more convenient to go to the post office. You can insure it for how much you like with less restrictions , you can choose who can and cannot sign for your package and you can have it tracked. All the additional services run around 2-3$. I actually moved this way and sent 300lbs from Kansas City to Chicago . It was cheaper than a small moving van and I was not bringing furniture. In Chicago I have found that USPS is much more reliable and friendly than UPS or FEDEX. I send and recieve packages at least 10 times per week.