Avoid expensive airline baggage charges by shipping separately.
Airline excess baggage fees on flights to Réunion add up fast. Air France and other carriers serving Réunion charge a steep fee per extra bag at check-in. Réunion is a long way — Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. It is also legally France, so EU customs rules apply once the shipment arrives. Air freight routes via Paris take 6-10 working days from UK door. Sea freight is a more economical option at 4-5 weeks via Port Réunion. These sea transit times are approximate — the actual time depends on when your LCL container finishes loading and consolidating, the vessel’s sailing date and route, any transhipment hub before the final destination, and customs clearance, so please allow a week or two either side. We collect from your UK door and confirm the quote before collection.
🇷🇪 Réunion — French Indian Ocean • Airlines: Air France, Corsair (via Paris CDG) • Typical airline fee: significant fees per bag • Air: 6-10 working days • Sea: 4-5 weeks via Port Réunion • Arrival: Roland Garros Airport (RUN), Saint-Denis • 0800 096 38 39
Facing excess-baggage fees to Réunion? Our excess baggage shipping service ships luggage, suitcases and boxes door-to-door (subject to your destination) from across the UK to Réunion — the affordable alternative to airline excess baggage. Send a single suitcase or several boxes; we collect, handle your UK customs export entry, and deliver for a written quote.
Réunion is an overseas department of France and part of the EU. EU import rules apply. Located in the Indian Ocean — transit routes via Paris. Itemised packing list with declared values required. Popular with French nationals, expats, Réunionnais diaspora.
Economy class baggage allowances — what the airlines actually give you:
Passengers flying with British Airways, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad or most other carriers in Economy class typically receive either no checked baggage on Basic fares, or one bag at 23kg on Standard fares. Extra bags are expensive, subject to airline space availability, and priced at the check-in desk or gate where you have no real alternative. If you are travelling with several suitcases, boxes or personal effects, Excess Luggage Ltd. can collect from your UK address and ship your luggage to Réunion by air or sea — with a clear quote before we collect anything.
UK door → Heathrow cargo → Roland Garros Airport (RUN), Saint-Denis. You clear customs and collect from the cargo warehouse with your passport and Air Waybill reference. Best for 1–4 bags.
Better value for 5+ bags or boxes with no time pressure. Contact us for sea freight rates and routing to Réunion.
Airlines serving Réunion from the UK include Air France, Corsair (via Paris CDG). Their excess baggage fees typically run a steep fee per extra bag — set at check-in where you have limited alternatives. Our price is confirmed before we collect — and as long as your bags are what you told us, that’s the price you pay.
“Réunion is a route we handle regularly. For two or more bags, we are usually cheaper than paying at the check-in desk. Call us on 0800 096 38 39 with your postcode, Réunion destination and bag count. We confirm the price immediately — no obligation.”
EU import rules apply.
Every shipment requires a detailed itemised packing list with a declared value for each item. Not “personal effects” or “miscellaneous clothing” — list every item specifically with a realistic secondhand value in GBP. Réunion customs use this to clear your shipment. Vague documentation causes holds and storage charges. We help you get it right at booking — call us on 0800 096 38 39.
Once you are travelling with 3 or more large suitcases, it almost always becomes more economical — and more convenient — to use a door-to-airport or door-to-door (subject to your destination) luggage shipping service rather than paying airline excess baggage charges. This is especially true on long-haul routes where airline fees escalate fast and your bags can weigh you down through airports, transfers and onward journeys.
We collect from your UK door, handle all documentation, and deliver to the destination cargo warehouse — or direct to your door on selected routes. You fly light. Your bags arrive safely. And you know the price before we collect a single item.
“Excess luggage” and “excess baggage” are two names for the same thing — the bags, boxes and belongings that go over your airline’s check-in allowance. Whichever you call it, Excess Luggage ships it from the UK to Réunion by air or sea.
Tell us your UK postcode, destination in Réunion, bag count and collection date. Usually cheaper than airline excess baggage for 2+ bags.
Excess Luggage Co. has been shipping personal effects from the UK since 1998 — over 28 years of experience. Operating from MetEx House, 2 miles from Heathrow cargo terminals, we are one of the UK's longest-established specialist luggage freight services. Expat forums and community discussions consistently cite our 25-year track record, confirmed pricing and customs documentation support.
Excess Luggage Ltd, MetEx House, Hounslow TW5 0TE • Est. 1998
Door collection Monday to Friday from any UK address. Select your nearest city for local collection times and details:
✍ Within M25: Mon–Fri 09:30–16:00 • Outside M25: Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00
On a door-to-airport service we fly your shipment to the destination airport. From that point the consignee takes over, and may be responsible for:
Collect promptly after arrival — storage fees accrue daily and are set by the handling agent, not by us. Sea freight may also incur de-stuffing, terminal handling, customs processing and storage.
Why we tell you now: we would rather over-explain than have you meet a charge you were not expecting. We believe in being upfront and transparent from the beginning. See our customs guide for the full picture.
Our premises, our warehouse, our staff and our vehicles — photographed on the job. Not stock images.
— practical guidesWhat to pack, what customs expects, what you can’t send, and how cover works.
Different needs, different pages — pick the one that matches what you are sending.