The Cost of Taking Your Cubs Abroad

kevinmarkham

kevinmarkham

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For anyone planning a golf holiday abroad, the cost of taking your clubs on board can be a real kick in the pants.... £100 on Ryanair!!

I've been digging around on the airline websites, for a blog I've been writing, and have produced a table of charges and conditions for 16 airlines flying within Europe (from Ireland and the UK). It might be useful information down the road and I've included an alternative to taking your clubs altogether.

I can't get the table to paste on here so hopefully the Mods won't mind me directing you to my blog: http://tinyurl.com/6oyltej or http://golfcoursesireland.blogspot.com

If there are any airlines blatantly missing, please let me know and I will update.
 
Airlines will fleece you for every penny they can, specially the low cost airlines like Ryanair etc. By the time you've lobbed on all the additional charges for this and that, you'd be better of just buying a ticket with somone like BA
 
Virgin offer free club transfer in addition to your standard baggage allowance, but that is flying outside Europe (they don't fly within Europe, do they?)
 
Bratty said:
Virgin offer free club transfer in addition to your standard baggage allowance.
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They also leave your clubs in Vegas for a week, when it's your club champs that weekend :angry: Then their stupid courier company will only deliver to your home address, Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm when any normal person would be at work :angry:

Nice trolley dollys though ;)
 
Flybe are £30 each way. You can just pay for an extra 20kg for £12 which is what I did when I took them to Spain last month, but we had a lot of hassle getting them back through the Spanish check in and at on time I didn't think we were going to make the flight.
 
I remember sitting in an airport restaurant in the South of France with my father in law a few years back, we saw our plain come in as we sat eating our 3 course meal, then we saw the little truck with baggage trailers on the back... and off dropped a set of golf clubs onto the runway apron, out jumps the driver grabs the clubs and tosses them like a rugby ball onto the back of the truck.... OMG we laughed when we realised that they were my father in laws clubs... he did not!


I think ill hire when I got away.
 
Its an absolute joke. I was away a few weeks back to spain and cost easyjet were quoting was ridiculous.
IMO its far better to rent while there. Obv prefer to have my own clubs but i ended up with a very nice set of Wilson Di11s practically unused.

By the way, anyone going to costa del sol i would def recommend using http://www.sunshine-golf.co.uk/
all ex pats in the shop and they sort out everything for you (even flights, accom and carhire if you want)
You can rent the clubs off them so if your away for a few days you get to use the same clubs over and over.
Come the end i was so used to then i was pricing the wilsons for myself......
 
Cost £20 to take my clubs to Mexico in November with Thomson’s also going to the Dominican Republic in December this year and it’s the same price
 
Justvread somewhere today that Jet2 are not charging for clubs on Portugal bound flights.

As for Ryanair they are a complete joke, IMO. Their CEO is to blame as I have always found their cabin crew to be really good.

They just cut a lot of flights from Edinburgh moaning they were being charged too much. Now they know how their passengers feel.
A last resort (excuse the pun) airline for me
 
Bratty said:
Virgin offer free club transfer in addition to your standard baggage allowance, but that is flying outside Europe (they don't fly within Europe, do they?)
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Luckily I chose to fly with these guys to Jamaica in 3 months time. Good job too as I'm playing White Witch and cinnamon Hill!!!
 
I just came back from a 3 week holiday (training camp if anyone thats playing in the GM V's HDID meet is reading this) Flew with Emirates and clubs went free, as did the push chair and the car seat. Can't fault them one bit, quality service.....
 
Hendo007 said:
I just came back from a 3 week holiday (training camp if anyone thats playing in the GM V's HDID meet is reading this) Flew with Emirates and clubs went free, as did the push chair and the car seat. Can't fault them one bit, quality service.....
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Emirates are great. Anytime I fly east or to Australia I will go with them
 
when i went to portugal i used the "clubs to hire" from faro airport and the clubs i was given were lovely new r9's (the current model at the time) really good service and worked out cheaper and less hassle than taking my own across. would defo recommend if they have a branch where one flying to
 
Take my sticks every year to Florida and always go BA, we take the clubs, 1 checked in suitcase and 2 carry ons at 23 kg each if need be (within the size constraints) all as part of our free allowance and that's good enough for us. Clubs need to be under 23kg and unless you stick dozens of balls in you shouldn't be over.
 
kevinmarkham said:
For anyone planning a golf holiday abroad, the cost of taking your clubs on board can be a real kick in the pants.... £100 on Ryanair!!

I've been digging around on the airline websites, for a blog I've been writing, and have produced a table of charges and conditions for 16 airlines flying within Europe (from Ireland and the UK). It might be useful information down the road and I've included an alternative to taking your clubs altogether.

I can't get the table to paste on here so hopefully the Mods won't mind me directing you to my blog: http://tinyurl.com/6oyltej or http://golfcoursesireland.blogspot.com

If there are any airlines blatantly missing, please let me know and I will update.
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Just checking in online about an hour ok for a cheap week in Fuerteventura.... It costs more than the bloody flight! I have already paid 50 quid just to take clothes 30 because I used a card other than a Ryanair credit card and 90 taxes...

Its nothing short of robbery!
 
I have read your book "Hooked" it's a great read and thoroughly helpful for whenever I'm heading down to another course. Thanks
 
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