Courier Delivery Pricing Calculator

Work out courier delivery pricing instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Courier Delivery Pricing Calculator

Courier pricing combines a base charge covering pickup and handling with a distance rate and a weight surcharge above a free allowance. The base charge is what makes short deliveries viable, since the fixed cost of a stop does not shrink with distance.

Formulas

Distance charge

Distance charge = Distance x Rate per km

Weight surcharge

Surcharge = max(0, Weight - 2 kg) x 12 per kg

Price

Price = Base charge + Distance charge + Weight surcharge

Worked example

With the default values below, Courier Delivery Pricing Calculator returns Delivery price of $246.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Delivery distance: 18 km
Parcel weight: 4 kg
Base charge: 60
Rate per km: 9

Results

Delivery price: $246.00
Distance charge: $162.00
Weight surcharge: $24.00
Effective rate per km: 13.67

Step by step

1Values used
2Distance charge
3Weight surcharge
4Price
5Delivery price= 246.00
6Distance charge= 162.00
7Weight surcharge= 24.00
8Effective rate per km= 13.67

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is there a base charge?

Because every delivery consumes a pickup, a handling event and a drop regardless of distance. Pure per-km pricing loses money on short runs.

What is volumetric weight?

Chargeable weight based on parcel dimensions, used when a package is bulky but light. Most couriers charge the greater of actual and volumetric weight.