Where can I post a parcel? Find your nearest drop-off point
Find the nearest Post Office, postbox, parcel locker or ParcelShop for the service you've chosen. Each button opens Google Maps and shows drop-off points near you.
Post Office branch
Buy stamps and send any Royal Mail letter or parcel, including Special Delivery and international post. Staff can weigh your item and help with customs forms. Many branches are also Evri ParcelShops.
Best for: Anything you want weighed and paid for at the counter, Special Delivery, and international parcels.
Opening hours: Usually shop hours. Branches inside supermarkets and convenience stores are often open evenings and Sundays.
Royal Mail postbox
Letters and large letters with stamps, and small pre-paid parcels with a Royal Mail label, as long as they fit through the slot. Some larger 'parcel postboxes' take bigger pre-paid parcels.
Best for: Cards, letters and small parcels you have already paid for.
Opening hours: Open all the time - check the plate on the box for the last collection time.
Royal Mail parcel locker
Drop off pre-paid Royal Mail parcels and returns using the code or label from your booking.
Best for: Pre-paid Royal Mail parcels when the Post Office is closed.
Opening hours: Usually available 24/7.
Royal Mail Customer Service Point
Counters at Royal Mail delivery offices. Drop off pre-paid parcels (including Special Delivery) and collect items you missed.
Best for: Pre-paid parcels, and printing a label from a QR code.
Opening hours: Often open early in the morning; hours vary by office.
Evri ParcelShop
Drop off parcels booked with Evri. Most ParcelShops can print your label from a QR code.
Best for: Cheap parcels booked with Evri, including ParcelShop-to-ParcelShop.
Opening hours: Usually in newsagents and supermarkets with long opening hours, often 7 days a week.
Evri locker
Drop off pre-paid Evri parcels in a locker using the code from your booking. Lockers have smaller size limits than ParcelShops.
Best for: Evri parcels outside shop hours.
Opening hours: Many are available 24/7.
InPost locker
Drop off parcels booked with InPost - enter or scan your code and a compartment opens. No printer needed for most bookings.
Best for: Posting at any time of day without a label.
Opening hours: Most lockers are open 24/7.
Which drop-off point should I use?
It depends on which service you've paid for: each carrier's parcels have to go to that carrier's drop-off points.
| If you've booked... | Drop it off at |
|---|---|
| Stamped letters and large letters | Any postbox or Post Office |
| Royal Mail parcel with a label or QR code | Post Office, Customer Service Point, Royal Mail parcel locker, or a postbox if it fits |
| Royal Mail Special Delivery | Post Office or Customer Service Point only |
| Paying at the counter, or international | Post Office |
| Evri | Evri ParcelShop or Evri locker |
| InPost | InPost locker or InPost shop |
Tips
- Check opening times on Google Maps before you go, especially on bank holidays.
- Keep your proof of postage – a receipt or the booking email – in case you need to claim.
- Haven't chosen a service yet? Use our postage calculator to find the cheapest option first.