Via Francigena Luggage Transport Service

[SeattleWoman]

When I did the Camino de Santiago in Spain there was a luggage transport service that carried my bag for 5 euros each day to the next accommodation.
I’m trying to find a similar service in Italy and am not finding success. If you know of a company that offers this service, please let me know. Grazie!!

 

[mspath]

See this earlier post by Sillydoll

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/via-francigena.66045/post-816621

 

[trecile]

When I did the Camino de Santiago in Spain there was a luggage transport service that carried my bag for 5 euros each day to the next accommodation.
I’m trying to find a similar service in Italy and am not finding success. If you know of a company that offers this service, please let me know. Grazie!!

A quick Google search found these

Luggage Transport via Francigena - Walking on Francigena

Luggage Transport via Francigena: are you looking for Luggage transport via Francigena? Bags-Free offers luggage transport on Francigena and st Francis way.

www.walkingonfrancigena.com

Francigena Luggage Transport ?‍♂️ : Your ? follow you step by step

Francigena Luggage Transport ?‍♂️ on Tuscany, Lazio and Umbria. Your ? step by step to your locations every day. Price from € 10 each ?

bags-free.com

Luggage Transfer on Via Francigena

Our Luggage Transfer on Via Francigena

www.sloways.eu

 

[Corned Beef]

I've used 'Bags-Free' but you should know that a) it's about €15 per stage and b) they and the others only start at Lucca. They will also arrange accommodation for you if you want the total package.

 

[henrythedog]

When I did the Camino de Santiago in Spain there was a luggage transport service that carried my bag for 5 euros each day to the next accommodation.
I’m trying to find a similar service in Italy and am not finding success. If you know of a company that offers this service, please let me know. Grazie!!

Just about everything on the Francigena will cost three times as much as on the Frances; except public transport.

 

[Former member 62607]

Just about everything on the Francigena will cost three times as much as on the Frances; except public transport.

Possibly 50 percent again on top compared to spain , or maybe double, but not three times. The via is just so much longer that it does cost a lot more as it adds up, but I dont think it was three times more expensive in 2019.

 

[MichaelC]

I have a related question - a lot of the places I'm looking at between Lucca and Rome aren't staffed regularly (you call when you arrive, or you pick up the key somewhere). Can the luggage transport services also go to these convents and monasteries and donativos, or are they restricted to albergues and hostels?

I've never used a service, but I have a friend who is interested in joining me next year on the VF. He absolutely will need to have his bag transported. For my part, I don't want to be restricted to hostels and albergues.

 

[Corned Beef]

Why not ask them. Pic of their van in San Miniato

The email in the pic is frangigena@bags-free.com. There's a phone number there as well.

 

[trecile]

Why not ask them. Pic of their van in San Miniato

The email in the pic is frangigena@bags-free.com. There's a phone number there as well.

Here's the website of that company

Francigena Luggage Transport ?‍♂️ : Your ? follow you step by step

Francigena Luggage Transport ?‍♂️ on Tuscany, Lazio and Umbria. Your ? step by step to your locations every day. Price from € 10 each ?

bags-free.com

 

[MichaelC]

I've written to both Bags Free and Slow Ways. Slow Ways asks for a list of accommodations, and they will verify if its feasible. Bags Free tells me they can deliver to any "hotel, b&b, and apartment." I'm written both back to see if they can at least tell me in general if they deliver to parochial institutions. I'll keep everyone posted if I get a clearer answer.

 

[MichaelC]

Update: the companies don’t work with donativos.

 

[Corned Beef]

You might need to be a bit inventive then. There are Agriturismos (farm accommodation) in that section to which they will deliver as well as hotels. The baggage companies can also delivery up to 60km away, or 3 walking sections, to cater for cyclists. So you could do sets of 2 x donitivos and 1 x Agriturismo and have luggage relayed while carrying day/overnight packs.

I'd recommend Agriturismos over hotels as they are much more relaxed than hotels/hostals. Even the farm dogs make you welcome by sharing the accommodation with you.