Same Day Courier Service Aberdeen
A courier service Aberdeen firms can ring at 2am, when a sailing won’t wait for a depot to open. One van, one driver, your goods and nothing else, and the driver’s usually with you within the hour. Dundee’s about 90 minutes down the A90, Edinburgh’s under three hours, and the price is agreed before anyone turns a key.
- Goods in transit cover to £10,000
- DBS-checked drivers
- No postcode surcharge
Price Your Aberdeen Job
Send the pickup, the drop, what’s going and any gate or berth details. A real person replies with one fixed price, day or night.
Is there a same day courier that covers Aberdeen?
Yes. We collect across every AB postcode, including the harbour, Altens, Dyce and Bridge of Don, and drive direct to the address you give. A driver is usually with you within the hour, and your goods travel alone in that van. Dundee is around 90 minutes away and Edinburgh or Glasgow around three hours, so same day delivery across Scotland is routine. London is more than 500 miles, so that’s a planned overnight or two-driver relay, and we’ll tell you so before you book.
What a Courier in Aberdeen Carries
A courier in Aberdeen has to do more than drop envelopes along Union Street, so we carry anything from one signed contract to a tail-lift Luton of stock, collected in AB and driven direct to the address you give. Every job is fast, reliable, direct and fairly priced, and your controller checks the berth, gate or goods-in cut-off before a van sets off.
Quayside Vessel Runs
Parts for a sailing reach the right berth and the right agent, on one van.
Get a QuoteHeliport Check-In Kit
Late-booked offshore kit gets to Dyce before the check-in cut-off, not after it.
Get a QuotePallets From Altens
A tail-lift Luton lowers your load to the ground at units with no forklift.
Get a QuoteSubsea and Workshop Parts
Valves, fittings and tooling travel strapped and alone between your workshop and the yard.
Get a QuoteHospital and Lab Runs
Correctly packed samples and equipment move direct between Foresterhill, clinics and laboratories.
Get a QuoteLegal and Contract Papers
Signed originals reach the named person in Aberdeen, Edinburgh or Glasgow the same day.
Get a QuoteFlight-Critical Aircraft Spares
AOG means a grounded aircraft, so your spare leaves for the cargo terminal immediately.
Get a QuoteWeekly Site Rounds
A fixed route between your bases at an agreed rate, with one named controller.
Get a QuoteIndustries We Serve in Aberdeen
Time-critical freight is most of the work here, along with fragile or high-value goods that shouldn’t go near a depot, and loads that need secure single handling from one door to the next.
Manufacturing and Energy
Spares, tooling and test equipment moving between Altens workshops, supply bases and vessels alongside.
Legal and Financial
Completion packs, signed agreements and bank paperwork between city centre offices, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Healthcare and NHS
Equipment and correctly packed samples between Foresterhill, community clinics and laboratories across Grampian.
Retail and eCommerce
Urgent stock for city centre and independent shops, and web orders leaving small units in Bridge of Don.
Construction
Fixings, hired kit and long lengths for sites in the city, at Westhill and along the Deeside corridor.
Events and Exhibitions
Stands, merchandise and stage kit for shows at P&J Live and conferences across the city.
Courier Service Aberdeen: Your Goods, Nobody Else’s
Twenty past five on a wet Thursday at Altens. The part’s packed, the vessel goes out on the morning tide, and the carrier who promised two o’clock has just moved it to tomorrow. The van was never the expensive bit. A crew standing by is, and so is a missed sailing slot, and it’s usually one person in a small team who ends up explaining that to the client. Sound familiar?
A network parcel usually gets loaded and unloaded four to six times between van, hub and local round, and Ofcom found 68% of people had a delivery problem in six months. Yours goes on once and comes off once. Pallets from Altens units travel alone from your bay to the quay, and flight-critical spares for Dyce stay with one driver from start to finish. Nothing sits in a depot overnight waiting for a trunk lorry south.
Ring at any hour and you’ll hear an honest ETA before you commit, with a driver usually at your door within the hour. Vehicles covered 975 million miles on Aberdeen City’s roads in 2025, so if the Bridge of Dee or Wellington Road locks up, you’ll get a call from us before you’ve noticed. Dundee’s offices and labs sit about 90 minutes down the A90, and the run to Inverness takes under three hours. Photo or signature proof lands minutes after handover.
We match the van to the load, from a small van carrying around 400kg to a tail-lift Luton, and the whole journey’s priced as one figure. Heading a long way south? Here’s how far one driver can go in a legal working day. Goods-in-transit cover runs to £10,000 per consignment, with £1,000,000 public liability. Regular runs across our wider Scottish coverage? A contract rate with a named controller saves you explaining the gate every week.
Aberdeen Courier Journey Times
These are typical drive times from central Aberdeen once your goods are on board. Add the time it takes us to reach you, usually within the hour, and allow longer on the A90 at peak times and on the higher roads in winter.
| From Aberdeen to | Main route | Typical drive |
|---|---|---|
| Altens and Tullos | A956 Wellington Road | Around 10 to 20 minutes |
| Westhill | A944 west | Around 15 to 25 minutes |
| Dyce and Aberdeen Airport | A96, or A90 and the AWPR | Around 20 to 30 minutes |
| Stonehaven | A90 south | Around 25 to 35 minutes |
| Ellon | A90 north | Around 25 to 35 minutes |
| Inverurie | A96 north-west | Around 30 to 40 minutes |
| Banchory | A93 Deeside | Around 35 to 45 minutes |
| Peterhead | A90 north | Around 50 minutes to 1 hour 5 minutes |
| Fraserburgh | A90 and A952 | Around 1 hour to 1 hour 20 minutes |
| Dundee | A90 south, about 67 miles | Around 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Elgin | A96 west | Around 1 hour 35 minutes to 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Perth | A90 south | Around 1 hour 40 minutes to 2 hours |
| Stirling | A90, M90 and A9 | Around 2 hours 15 minutes to 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Edinburgh | A90, M90 and Queensferry Crossing, about 125 miles | Around 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours |
| Inverness | A96 west, about 105 miles | Around 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours |
| Glasgow | A90, M90 and M80 | Around 2 hours 45 minutes to 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Carlisle | A90, M90 and M74 | Around 4 hours 15 minutes to 5 hours |
| Newcastle | A90, Edinburgh and A1 | Around 4 hours 30 minutes to 5 hours 15 minutes |
| Leeds or Manchester | M74 and M6, or A1 | Around 6 to 7 hours |
| Birmingham | M74 and M6 | Around 7 hours to 8 hours 15 minutes |
| London | More than 500 miles | Planned overnight or two-driver relay |
Why isn’t London on the same-day list? Geography. The GB domestic rules cap a driver at 10 hours’ driving and 11 hours on duty in a working day, and the drive alone eats nearly all of that before the first queue in north London. So we run it through the night, or put two drivers on it. What we won’t do is collect at lunchtime and let you find out at four o’clock that it was never going to happen.
Sending to Orkney or Shetland? It’s a different kind of job again, because the crossing sets the clock. NorthLink’s sailings to Kirkwall and Lerwick leave Aberdeen in the evening and reach Lerwick the next morning, so plan on next-day arrival. The ferry fare sits inside your fixed quote, and the weather gets a say that no one can argue with.
Four Corners of the North East, Four Different Jobs
A signature on Union Street and a crated valve going to a vessel at Nigg Bay need different vans and different timings. We plan them differently, and we’ll ask the questions that decide which is which.
The city centre and the harbour
Offices, banks and solicitors around Union Street and Queen’s Road, then the working quays that run right up to the edge of town. Expect small drops, named recipients and a loading spot that matters more than the postcode.
Altens, Tullos, Cove and South Harbour
The south side’s industrial belt, off Wellington Road and close to the bigger berths at Nigg Bay. Workshops, supply bases and pallets for a vessel, often booked late, usually with a gate rule that needs sorting first.
Dyce, Kirkhill and Bridge of Don
The airport, the heliports, Kirkhill and Denmore estates, and P&J Live out at the TECA site. Lots of crew kit and parts with a hard cut-off, so give us the check-in time, not the flight time.
Westhill, Deeside and Buchan
Subsea firms at Westhill, Royal Deeside villages out past Banchory and Ballater, then fish processors and energy sites at Peterhead and Fraserburgh. Long, quiet roads, and no surcharge for being at the end of one.
The AWPR, the A90 and the Low Emission Zone
Getting across Aberdeen used to mean going through it. The Western Peripheral Route changed that, but the bridges, the city centre and the winter hills still decide how some jobs go.
| Road | Links | When we use it |
|---|---|---|
| A90 AWPR | Stonehaven and Charleston round the west to Blackdog | Altens to Dyce, Westhill, and anything avoiding the centre |
| A90 south | Stonehaven, Dundee and Perth | Tayside, Fife, Edinburgh, Glasgow and England |
| A90 north | Blackdog, Ellon and Peterhead | Bridge of Don, Buchan and the north-east coast |
| A96 | Haudagain, Dyce side, Inverurie, Huntly, Elgin | The airport corridor, Inverness and Moray |
| A93 | Banchory, Aboyne, Ballater, Braemar | Royal Deeside, and it’s the slow way to Perth |
| A944 | Kingswells and Westhill | Subsea and supply firms to the west |
| A956 Wellington Road | Harbour and Torry to Altens and Charleston | The south side, South Harbour and the AWPR |
| A92 North Anderson Drive | Across the city from the Bridge of Dee to Haudagain | Short cross-city hops when the AWPR is the long way round |
The Haudagain used to be the name everyone dreaded. A 500-metre dual carriageway link now takes traffic between North Anderson Drive and Auchmill Road, which helps, but the river crossings still bunch up at peak times. South or west of the city, snow can shut the Cairn o’ Mounth and the A939 long before the A90 notices. Your controller picks the route on the day and gives you the time it actually gives.
Now the zone. Aberdeen’s Low Emission Zone covers specific city-centre roads, it runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and you can’t pay to get round it. Diesel vans need to meet Euro 6 and petrol vans Euro 4, and a non-compliant van picks up a penalty starting at £60, doubling for repeat entries up to £480. It’s a ban, not a charge. Tell us the street and we’ll check it against the council’s map, and your fixed quote doesn’t change either way.
Getting a Van to the Right Aberdeen Door
Late drops here usually come down to the gate, not the distance. The Port of Aberdeen handled 28.45 million tonnes in 2025, with oil and gas down 16% and South Harbour activity up 13.4%, so the busy berth isn’t always the one you remember. Here’s what gets a driver to the right place first time.
| Where it’s going | What we need from you |
|---|---|
| North Harbour quays, AB11 | Vessel, berth, agent and any port pass the driver needs |
| South Harbour, Nigg Bay | Project or vessel, the correct gate, and a named person on the quay |
| Aberdeen Airport, AB21 7DU | Handling agent or terminal, air waybill number, and any ID the driver must carry |
| Dyce heliports | Operator, passenger or freight check-in, and the cut-off time |
| Altens or Tullos, AB12 | Company and unit, goods-in cut-off and whether there’s a forklift |
| Kirkhill or Denmore estates | Road and unit number, and who’s signing |
| Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, AB25 2ZN | Department, the right Foresterhill entrance and a named receiver |
| University of Aberdeen, AB24 | Building, department and a contact who’ll come down |
| P&J Live, AB21 0XA | Hall, stand number, exhibitor pass and your delivery slot |
| NorthLink terminal, AB11 5NP | Sailing, consignee on the islands and a phone number at both ends |
| Farms and glens | Track surface, gates and the last turning, with a photo if you’ve got one |
Going to a vessel? Tell us who’s receiving it, because agents and vessels change berth at short notice and a postcode can’t keep up. We’d rather spend two minutes on the phone at booking than have your driver parked at the wrong gate while a tide goes out.
Courier Aberdeen Postcodes, AB10 to AB56
Need a courier to Aberdeen or out of it, and not only inside the city? The AB postcode area runs from Union Street to Braemar and the Moray coast, and every district gets the same honest ETA and the same pricing on the drive alone.
| Postcode | Areas and estates | Typical jobs |
|---|---|---|
| AB10, AB25 | City centre, Holburn, Ruthrieston, Rosemount, Foresterhill | Contracts, hospital runs, shop top-ups |
| AB11 | Harbour, Torry, Footdee, Ferryhill | Vessel parts, agent drops, ferry consignments |
| AB12 | Altens, Tullos, Cove Bay, Nigg, Kincorth, Portlethen | Pallets, workshop parts, South Harbour runs |
| AB13, AB14, AB15 | Milltimber, Peterculter, Cults, Bieldside, West End, Kingswells | Home deliveries, office papers, trade orders |
| AB16, AB24 | Mastrick, Northfield, Middlefield, Old Aberdeen, Seaton | University drops, shop stock, trade counters |
| AB21 | Dyce, Airport, Kirkhill, Bucksburn, Newmachar | Heliport kit, airfreight, estate pallets |
| AB22, AB23 | Danestone, Bridge of Don, Denmore, Balmedie, Blackdog | Trade parts, web orders, A90 collections |
| AB30, AB39 | Laurencekirk, Stonehaven, Newtonhill | Local trade, farm spares, runs south |
| AB31, AB33 to AB36 | Banchory, Alford, Aboyne, Ballater, Braemar, Strathdon | Deeside orders, hospitality stock, rural drops |
| AB32, AB51, AB52 | Westhill, Kintore, Inverurie, Insch | Subsea parts, supply base transfers |
| AB41 to AB43 | Ellon, Peterhead, Fraserburgh | Fish processing spares, energy site kit |
| AB44, AB45, AB53, AB54 | Macduff, Banff, Turriff, Huntly | Farm parts, marine spares, shop orders |
| AB37, AB38, AB55, AB56 | Tomintoul, Aberlour, Keith, Buckie | Distillery runs, Moray coast drops |
Sending something into the north east works the same in reverse. We’ll collect anywhere in mainland UK and bring it straight to an AB door, a unit at Altens or a heliport check-in. Can’t see your village? Ring us anyway. If there’s a road to it, we can price it, and the van comes straight to you rather than through a depot.
Choosing a Van for an Aberdeen Job
The right van is the smallest one that carries your load safely and fits the gate. Tell us the weight, the longest item and whether someone can unload at the far end, and we’ll pick from four.
| Vehicle | Guide price | Typical Aberdeen load |
|---|---|---|
| Small van (around 400kg) | from £39 | Signed papers, a sample case or a box of spares for Dyce |
| SWB van (around 800kg) | from £49 | Workshop parts, tool cases and boxed stock |
| LWB van (around 1,200kg, 4m loads) | from £69 | Pipework, long lengths and racking for site |
| Luton with tail lift (around 1,000kg) | from £89 | Pallets and heavy crates to units with no forklift |
Guide prices are where a job starts. Distance, van size and how soon it must arrive set the final figure, and longer runs work out at roughly £1.10 to £1.80 per mile depending on those same three things. Nights, weekends and bank holidays cost a little more, and that sits inside your fixed quote, along with fuel, tolls, ferry fares and London’s Congestion Charge and ULEZ on anything heading that far south. Sending one small box with no deadline? A network parcel may well be cheaper, and we’d rather tell you that than sell you a van you don’t need.
How It Works
Four steps from your first call to a signature at the other end, with the price agreed before anything moves.
Get a Fixed Quote
Give us both postcodes, the weight, the biggest item and the berth or gate if there is one. You’ll hear one all-inclusive price on the call, so you can decide there and then.
Book Your Delivery
Confirm by phone or online. Written confirmation follows with the van size, pickup time, access notes, the price and a direct number for your controller.
We Collect
A DBS-checked driver arrives, usually within the hour, checks the goods against the booking, then straps and blankets them so everything arrives as it left.
We Deliver Direct
The van drives straight to the drop with nobody else’s freight on board. You get updates on the way and photo or signature proof with a name and time.
Worried a Late Part Will Cost You the Tide?
We’ll be straight with you about the time before you book, not on the quay afterwards. Your consignment stays in the van it was loaded into, and if the A90 stops moving or a berth changes, we call you with a new route and arrival time before you’ve had to chase.
Fixed All-Inclusive Quote
One price with fuel, tolls and ferry fares already in it, agreed before the van leaves for your door.
Dedicated Vehicle
Only your consignment is on board, so the van goes from your yard to the quay with no detours.
Photo and Signature POD
A photo or signature with the recipient’s name and exact time, emailed as soon as it’s handed over.
24/7 Human Support
A real person answers at any hour and can tell you exactly where your van has got to.
Anywhere in the AB Postcodes, Usually Collected Within the Hour
Tell us what it is and where it’s going. We’ll fix the price and the pickup time on the same call.
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions Aberdeen businesses and households ask before they book, answered straight.
Can I send a parcel to Aberdeen today?
Yes, from most of Scotland and the north of England, on a dedicated van that drives straight to the Aberdeen address. From Edinburgh or Glasgow it’s around three hours, so a same-day parcel to any AB postcode is routine if it’s booked in time. From London it’s a planned overnight job. You’ll get one fixed price before pickup, and for a small box with no deadline a network parcel may be cheaper.
Can you deliver from Aberdeen to London the same day?
No, and we’d rather say so. It’s more than 500 miles, which uses up nearly all of one driver’s 10-hour legal driving limit before city traffic at the far end. We run it as a planned overnight, or as a two-driver relay when the deadline demands it. Within Scotland, same day is routine, and we’ll confirm a realistic arrival time before you book.
How far is Aberdeen from Edinburgh or Glasgow by van?
Edinburgh is about 125 miles and usually two and a half to three hours. Glasgow is around 145 miles and normally two and three-quarter hours to three and a quarter. Both are comfortable same-day jobs, even booked around midday. Dundee is much closer at about 67 miles, or 80 to 100 minutes. Peak traffic and winter weather can add time, so you’ll get a real ETA at booking.
Does Aberdeen have a low emission zone?
Yes. Aberdeen’s Low Emission Zone covers specific city-centre roads and runs 24 hours a day. Diesel vans must meet Euro 6 and petrol vans Euro 4, or they face a penalty starting at £60. You can’t pay to enter, because it’s a ban on non-compliant vehicles rather than a charge. That’s for us to deal with on your job, and it doesn’t change your fixed quote.
Is Aberdeen in Aberdeenshire, and do you cover both?
Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire are separate council areas, and we cover both. Kingswells and Peterculter are in the city, while Westhill, Portlethen, Inverurie and Peterhead are in the shire. It makes no difference to how we work. There’s no surcharge for rural addresses, because a dedicated van is priced on the journey it makes, and you’ll know that price before anything moves.
Can you collect from South Harbour, Aberdeen Airport or the heliports at any hour?
Yes, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and out-of-hours collections cost a little more inside your fixed quote. Give us the vessel, berth and agent for the harbour, or the terminal and check-in cut-off for Dyce, along with any pass the driver needs. Site access decides how early the van has to be there, so we’ll ask before anyone sets off.
Got an Aberdeen Job That Can’t Wait?
No call centre, no script. You speak to the person handling your job, get a fixed price in minutes and have a driver on the way, usually within the hour.