@JunkDNA If I fly an airline that charges for luggage, I analyze the fees vs. shipping with UPS, FedEx, etc. and will actually use FedEx or UPS to ship my luggage to my destination.
You can look at UPS and FedEx map zones to how long it will take for your "package" to arrive from your departure zone to your destination zone.
I have sent luggage in a box earlier than my departure to my destination using the lowest cost shipping and have 99% of the time had it arrive the day I was to arrive--the other 1% it comes a day early and in that one case I called the hotel to inform them and they accepted and held the package for me.
You can look at UPS and FedEx map zones to how long it will take for your "package" to arrive from your departure zone to your destination zone.
I have sent luggage in a box earlier than my departure to my destination using the lowest cost shipping and have 99% of the time had it arrive the day I was to arrive--the other 1% it comes a day early and in that one case I called the hotel to inform them and they accepted and held the package for me.