Service · Next day Melbourne & regional Victoria
Next Day Courier Melbourne & Regional VIC
Drop-X takes pre-booked next-day courier jobs across metro Melbourne and from Melbourne to Geelong, the Mornington Peninsula, Ballarat, Bendigo, Shepparton, Albury-Wodonga, Warrnambool, Swan Hill, Traralgon and the towns in between — with same day urgent available on demand.
Plan ahead · Next-day pre-bookings
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Need it sooner? · Regional delivery
Regional deliveries in hours, not days.
Know your delivery cost before you book
More delivery for your money.
Courier bookings: pay for the journey, not the zone · GST included · 20–50 km included by item type.
For published courier rates
- No fuel levies
- No tolls
- No hidden fees
- No surprises
| Item | Same dayStandard rate | Next dayBook ahead, save 10% | Freight accountUp to 30% off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small items(Max 5 items)Parcels, satchels & legal documents — under 50kg total | $35 | $35 | $24.50 |
| Euro pallet(Max 4)800mm W × 1200mm L × 1500mm H · max 250kg per pallet | $88 | $79.20 | $61.60 |
| Standard pallet(Max 2)1165mm W × 1165mm L × 1500mm H · max 500kg per pallet | $110 | $99 | $77 |
| Oversized palletUp to 2400mm L × 1650mm W × 1500mm H · max 1000kg per pallet | $155 | $139.50 | $108.50 |
| Regional Victoria Freight | from$1.95/km | from$1.76/km | from$1.37/km |
Add-ons: Priority delivery +$55 · After-hours delivery +$110 · Weekend delivery +$110
Next day: metro small items stay at $35; regional next-day jobs are 10% off the item rate and distance charge.
Freight account: shown at the maximum 30% discount for top volume tiers; actual rates are tailored to your volume.
These are courier item, pallet and distance rates, not a full 10-pallet truck booking. Truck transport is quoted separately: explore the truck service or request a quote. Courier add-ons and discounts do not apply automatically to trucks. Compare fleet options; dispatch confirms vehicle fit.
What we do
B2B (business-to-business) transport for Melbourne & Victorian businesses.
- Boxes & small parcels
- Cars, utes, vans & tail-lift trucks — dispatch checks fit
- Same day delivery Melbourne
- Same day to regional Victoria
- Next day delivery Melbourne & VIC
- After hours & 24/7 urgent
- Weekend delivery
- Sample & medical freight
- Pallet delivery Melbourne & VIC
- Separately quoted 10-pallet truck enquiries (fit and availability confirmed)
- Interstate freight
- Legal document delivery
- Business freight accounts
- Residential addresses are accepted for business-related freight only
What we don't do
No personal or household deliveries — business freight only.
Keeping our scope tight is how we deliver every job reliably. Drop-X does not handle:
- Household moves, furniture removals & personal items
- Residential addresses are accepted for business-related freight only. Personal deliveries are not available.
- Airfreight or seafreight forwarding. Interstate services are road freight only.
- Perishables needing refrigerated trucks. We don’t run temperature-controlled vehicles.
- Narrow time-slot bookings
- Click & collect pickups from retail shops
- Shared backloading or line-haul. Regional deliveries are completed as a dedicated express service. Interstate freight is a separately quoted dedicated express service.
How does Drop-X make courier pricing simple?
Drop-X shows the price upfront and takes bookings online, so you do not wait for a quote. Every delivery has different requirements; Drop-X handles the logistics behind the scenes and brings the simplicity of online shopping to courier bookings.
The traditional courier process
- Request a quote
- Answer questions about your delivery
- Where is it going?
- What are you sending?
- How large is it?
- When do you need it?
- Wait while the price is calculated
- Approve the quote and arrange the booking
The result
- Waiting for a response
- Unclear final pricing
- Back-and-forth calls and emails
The Drop-X process
- Enter your delivery details
- Our system calculates the logistics
- Pickup and delivery locations
- Freight requirements
- Service option
- Review the quoted price
- Book online and receive confirmation
The result
- Price upfront
- No waiting for quotes
- Simple online checkout
Courier pricing can be complex behind the scenes, but booking your delivery shouldn’t be. Drop-X manages the logistics for you, providing clear upfront pricing and simple online booking in minutes.
Pre-book and save
Next-day pallets cost less than same day, and regional next-day jobs are 10% off the item rate and distance charge.
Statewide coverage
Next day delivery to the regional centres and the smaller towns around them, from Gippsland to Mildura.
Pallets to satchels
Anything from a single envelope to multi-pallet freight on the same run.
Same day on demand
Urgent regional same day runs available 24/7 — just ask.
Next day courier across metro Melbourne
Not every delivery has to go today. Pre-book a metro Melbourne pickup for next-business-day delivery and pallets move at the lower next-day rates shown in the rate table above; small items stay at the standard $35. It suits planned stock transfers, trade orders and pallets between warehouses and sites. Dispatch confirms pickup and delivery timing for each booking.
- Next day delivery Truganina
- Next day delivery Derrimut
- Next day delivery Altona
- Next day delivery Brooklyn
- Next day delivery Tullamarine
- Next day delivery Campbellfield
- Next day delivery Epping
- Next day delivery Dandenong
- Next day delivery Braeside
How regional next day delivery works
- Book ahead for delivery on the next business day, with timing confirmed per booking
- One driver from pickup to delivery — no depots, no cross-docking
- Same day urgent regional runs on demand (Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo)
- Cross-border freight to Albury-Wodonga
- Runs to Swan Hill and Mildura in the north-west
- Smaller towns covered as well as the regional centres
- Pallet, carton, satchel and document handling on the same run
- Transparent per-kilometre pricing — no surprise distance surcharges
Why businesses choose Drop-X for regional VIC freight
Most freight networks treat regional Victoria as an afterthought. Drop-X treats it as core work: direct runs from Melbourne to the regional centres and the towns around them, real Melbourne dispatchers who know the routes, and same-day urgent capability when things go wrong. From Truganina manufacturers shipping to Bendigo retailers, to Geelong wineries moving stock to city distributors, to Latrobe Valley energy operators needing critical parts fast — tell dispatch the timing you need and they will confirm what is available for the booking.
Regional Victoria delivery destinations
Drop-X assesses next-day road freight across regional Victoria, with timing confirmed per booking. Top destinations include:
Planning a larger business load? Explore separately quoted 10-pallet tail-lift truck transport. Vehicle fit, timing, access and availability are confirmed per job; courier rates do not price a full truck.
Industries on our regional network
Pre-booked regional runs serve these Victorian industries:
All industries we serveNext day delivery by suburb and town
Each suburb and town below has its own next day delivery page. Pickup and delivery timing are confirmed for every booking.
Metro Melbourne (14)
Geelong (47)
- Anakie
- Armstrong Creek
- Avalon
- Bannockburn
- Barrabool
- Batesford
- Bell Park
- Bell Post Hill
- Belmont
- Breakwater
- Ceres
- Charlemont
- Corio
- Drumcondra
- East Geelong
- Freshwater Creek
- Fyansford
- Geelong
- Geelong West
- Gnarwarre
- Grovedale
- Hamlyn Heights
- Herne Hill
- Highton
- Lara
- Little River
- Lovely Banks
- Manifold Heights
- Marshall
- Moolap
- Moorabool
- Mount Duneed
- Murgheboluc
- Newcomb
- Newtown
- Norlane
- North Geelong
- North Shore
- Point Wilson
- Rippleside
- South Geelong
- St Albans Park
- Stonehaven
- Thomson
- Wandana Heights
- Waurn Ponds
- Whittington
Bellarine Peninsula (16)
Mornington Peninsula (48)
- Arthurs Seat
- Balnarring
- Balnarring Beach
- Baxter
- Bittern
- Blairgowrie
- Boneo
- Cape Schanck
- Capel Sound
- Carrum Downs
- Cranbourne South
- Crib Point
- Dromana
- Fingal
- Flinders
- Frankston
- Frankston South
- Hastings
- Karingal
- Langwarrin
- Langwarrin South
- Main Ridge
- McCrae
- Merricks
- Merricks Beach
- Merricks North
- Moorooduc
- Mornington
- Mount Eliza
- Mount Martha
- Pearcedale
- Point Leo
- Portsea
- Red Hill
- Red Hill South
- Rosebud
- Rye
- Safety Beach
- Seaford
- Shoreham
- Skye
- Somers
- Somerville
- Sorrento
- St Andrews Beach
- Tootgarook
- Tuerong
- Tyabb
Gippsland (19)
Western Victoria (14)
Northern Victoria (25)
South West Victoria (5)
North East Victoria (9)
Albury-Wodonga (2)
Other metro Melbourne suburbs are listed on the Drop-X coverage map.
Frequently asked questions
What's the cut-off for next day delivery from Melbourne?
Drop-X can assess next-business-day road-freight requests across metro Melbourne and for major regional Victorian centres. Dispatch confirms the applicable cut-off, capacity and estimated timing for each booking; next-day completion is not guaranteed.
Do you offer next day delivery within Melbourne?
Yes. Drop-X takes pre-booked next-day courier jobs across metro Melbourne. Pallets booked for next day are charged at the lower next-day rates shown in the rate table, and small items stay at the standard $35. Dispatch confirms pickup and delivery timing for each booking.
Which regional Victorian towns do you cover next day?
Next day delivery can be pre-booked to the regional towns Drop-X covers, from Geelong, the Mornington Peninsula, Ballarat, Bendigo, Shepparton and Albury-Wodonga to Warrnambool, Swan Hill, Mildura, Traralgon, the Latrobe Valley and Bairnsdale, plus the smaller towns around them. Each one is listed in the suburb and town index on this page.
Can I get same day delivery to regional Victoria?
Yes. Same day urgent regional runs to Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and the Mornington Peninsula are available on demand for an additional fee. Cross-border same day to Albury-Wodonga is also available — call Drop-X on 1300 973 038 to arrange.
Do you deliver next day across the NSW border?
Yes. Drop-X delivers next day to Albury-Wodonga on the Victoria–NSW border. Next day delivery there is pre-booked as a direct road run from Melbourne and priced on road distance, with timing confirmed per booking. Freight going further into NSW is quoted separately as interstate road freight.
How is next day freight priced?
Drop-X prices regional next day delivery per kilometre, with a 10% discount off the standard same-day price. You pay the item rate ($35 small item up to $155 oversized pallet) plus $1.95 per km of road distance after the free distance — the first 20 km free on small-item jobs, or 50 km with a pallet on board — with kilometres beyond 100 charged at $2.50. All inc GST. Request a quote at /book.
Do you handle pallets and bulk freight?
Yes. Pallets, cartons, bulky parcels and document satchels can all be booked with Drop-X for next day delivery, and a mixed load can travel on the one vehicle. Tail-lift and pallet jack handling is available at both ends on request.
Do you collect from regional Victoria back to Melbourne?
Drop-X takes business road-freight requests between regional Victoria and Melbourne in either direction. Dispatch confirms whether next-day or same-day timing is feasible for the specific booking.
Can you deliver to farms and rural properties?
Yes. Rural property and site deliveries are everyday work for our regional drivers. Add clear access directions and a site contact at booking, and tail-lift handling is available where there's no forklift on site.
Related guides
- Same Day vs Next Day Delivery in Melbourne — How to ChooseA plain-English guide to choosing between same-day and next-day courier services in Melbourne, covering urgency, route and booking considerations.
- Regional Victoria Freight: Comparing Courier and Express PostA practical comparison of regional Victoria road freight and parcel networks, including what to confirm before requesting a quote.
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