What time do couriers usually deliver parcels?
Are you waiting for a parcel delivery and wondering when the courier will arrive? Most shipping services can’t provide a specific delivery hour, but only the estimated delivery date. The reason for it is that a lot of factors may influence the delivery hour. Generally, most couriers deliver between 9 and 18 during working days (from Monday to Friday).
Read more to find out at what time your package will arrive.
What do you want to know?
- DHL delivery hours
- DPD delivery hours
- UPS delivery hours
- FedEx delivery hours
- Other couriers’ delivery hours
- Eurosender delivery times
- When will my parcel arrive?
When does DHL deliver packages?
DHL usually delivers parcels between 8:00 and 18:00 for most of its services. The company delivers from Monday to Friday in most countries and may offer weekend deliveries in some countries, with the same delivery times. For some services, DHL may communicate a specific delivery timeframe. For the Saturday service, DHL delivery hours are the same as on weekdays: between 8:00 and 18:00.
To know the time window or the exact hour when DHL will deliver your parcel check the tracking information and the service details.
What time does DPD deliver?
The couriers from the DPD group deliver shipments every business day from 8:00 to 18:00. You will receive your parcel from DPD on the scheduled day between those hours. For some shipments, you will get a notification on the delivery day with a 1-hour time slot when the DPD courier will deliver your parcel. This service is available via myDPD.
When you book an express delivery on Saturday with DPD, you can expect your parcel to arrive by 12:00.
How late does UPS deliver parcels?
UPS will deliver your shipment between 9:00 and 19:00 on business days. The specific delivery hour can’t be communicated because it depends on the driver’s route and external factors such as traffic, etc. You can use the UPS tracking tool to estimate when UPS will deliver your parcel.
Some UPS Express services guarantee a specific delivery time, for example, delivery by 9:00 or 10:30.
What time does FedEx start and stop delivering parcels?
The standard FedEx delivery days are from Monday to Friday, while delivery hours depend on the service. Overall, FedEx couriers usually start delivering packages at 8:00 and stop at 20:00.
Some overnight services offered by FedEx guarantee more specific times: such as delivery by 9:00 or 12:00. You can see the cutoff time for the delivery of the specific service when booking.
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Sending with other couriers: what time do they deliver?
Similarly to the top couriers, most international and local couriers will deliver between 9:00 and 18:00 on working days.
Depending on the company, country, and the specific service you booked, the delivery hours may change. Read more about the most important courier companies on our dedicated pages.
What time will my parcel be delivered with Eurosender?
Hence at Eurosender we work with all the listed couriers above, generally deliveries occur between 9:00 and 18:00, from Monday to Friday. The time windows for each service is the following:
- Express package: deliveries between 9:00 and 18:00 (20:30 in some locations).
- Standard package: deliveries between 9:00 and 18:00.
- Documents service: deliveries between 9:00 and 18:00 (20:30 in some locations).
For all our heavy load services sent with freight transport or dedicated vans, the delivery time depends on the route and will be communicated to you by our team or the driver.
Sum up: Until what time do couriers deliver?
Depending on the company and the service, couriers have different hours until which they deliver. Check out the following table to know when the courier you booked can deliver your parcel.
| Courier | Starts delivering | Stops delivering |
|---|---|---|
| DHL | 8:00 | 18:00 |
| DPD | 8:00 | 18:00 |
| FedEx | 8:00 | 20:00 |
| UPS | 9:00 | 19:00 |
| Eurosender | 9:00 | 18:00 |
* The delivery hours reported in the table are the average times for the most common services. Premium or express services may offer different timeframes for delivery.
How to know when the courier will arrive with my parcel?
- Get an estimated delivery date. Calculate the delivery date to predict which day your parcel is scheduled to be delivered.
- Follow the shipment with online tracking. This way, you can check when the parcel is out for delivery and will be able to predict what day your parcel will arrive.
- Check for the specific delivery timeframe. This option is not always available and is more expensive. It will give you the chance to choose a narrower time window for the delivery.
- Contact the courier company. You can consider calling the company to ask for updates, keeping in mind they are not in direct contact with the driver while out for delivery.