How much it costs to send a parcel in Romania in 2026
Updated 30 October 2026. Prices are the couriers' published rates for private senders without a contract, domestic shipments, VAT included (Poșta Română's universal service is VAT-exempt), read on 30 October 2026 from the official pages cited per courier. DPD publishes no consumer price list. Prices change (fuel index, promotions): check the courier's app or site before paying. xAWB.ro sells nothing and takes no commission.
Short version: for a small 1 kg parcel the cheapest options are Poșta Română at a post office (14 lei), Cargus Ship & Go → Ship & Go (17 lei) and Sameday easybox (17.99 lei); to the door, FAN Courier Standard (29.65 lei first kg) and Cargus door → door (33 lei). Lockers are 8–12 lei cheaper than door delivery wherever the courier differentiates.
| Courier | 1 kg locker/point | 1 kg door | 5 kg locker/point | 5 kg door | 10 kg locker/point | 10 kg door | Pricing rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAN Courier | 22.99 (FANbox) | 29.65 | 22.99 | 42.73 | 22.99 | 59.08 | by weight: 29.65 first kg + 3.27/kg; FANbox flat 22.99 up to 30 kg; + fuel index |
| Sameday | 17.99 (S) | in app* | 17.99 (S) | in app* | 19.99 (M) | in app* | by size S/M/L: 17.99 / 19.99 / 21.99 on the displayed route (easybox → easybox); other routes in the app |
| Cargus | 17.00 (M) | 33.00 | 22.50 (L) | 38.50 | 28.00 (XL) | 44.00 | by size S/M/L/XL; Ship & Go → Ship & Go 11.5 / 17 / 22.5 / 28; +8 lei per "address" end |
| DPD | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published | no public consumer list; price in DPD Market / offices |
| GLS | 29.75 (S) | 29.75 | 41.00 (M) | 41.00 | 52.75 (L) | 52.75 | longest + shortest side: XS ≤35 cm 21.75; S ≤50 29.75; M ≤65 41; L ≤80 52.75; XL ≤100 72.50; same price door or ParcelShop/Locker |
| Poșta Română | 14.00 (office/locker) | 17.00 (Prioripost, from) | 19.00 | at counter | 19.00 | at counter | domestic parcel ≤10 kg: Small (<5 kg) 14, Medium (5–10 kg) 19; with extra services 16.27 / 24.40 |
Standard parcel assumptions: 1 kg in ~30×20×10 cm, 5 kg in ~40×30×20 cm, 10 kg in ~50×40×30 cm; size-priced couriers get the smallest category that fits. * Sameday shows one price set on its page and four routes; the exact door price appears in the app. First shipment in the app from 7.99 lei (promo).
Per courier (sources)
- FAN Courier: Standard public tariff: envelope 25.77; parcels 29.65 first kg + 3.27 per extra kg (1–30 kg); Saturday +8.47; FANbox 22.99 for any parcel up to 30 kg (lockers S 9×44×45, M 19×44×45, L 40×44×45 cm); fuel index added. Agencies closed in April 2026; ship via the app, courier pickup or FANbox drop-off. [fancourier.ro/standard, /fanbox]
- Sameday: no contract, app or web; S (47×44.5×9.5 cm, ≤10 kg) 17.99, M (≤15 kg) 19.99, L (≤25 kg) 21.99 on the displayed route; COD 3%, insurance 2%, out-of-network 9.99, open-on-delivery 4.99; 6,000–7,000 easybox lockers. [sameday.ro/trimite-colete]
- Cargus: Click & Collect by size: S 11.5, M 17, L 22.5, XL 28 lei Ship & Go to Ship & Go; +8 lei for address pickup and +8 for address delivery; above XL, weight tariff 0–15 kg 44, 15–20 kg 64, 20–25 kg 75, 25–31 kg 88.50; COD 7.50, declared value 14, open 7.50, Saturday 10.50; Ship & Go holds parcels 5 days. [cargus.ro price list; service guide ed. 4 / 1 Apr 2026]
- DPD: no public consumer tariff; Standard 1–2 working days, card payment at the courier, offices and lockers. Brokers resell DPD "from 4.99 lei + VAT" (woot.ro, 29 Oct 2026). [dpd.com/ro]
- GLS: national list by size sum: XS 21.75, S 29.75, M 41, L 52.75, XL 72.50; max 31.5 kg; same price to address, ParcelShop or Locker; COD 8.70; locker holds 7 days, pay by SMS link. [gls-group.com/RO]
- Poșta Română: universal service (VAT-exempt, from 1 Mar 2026): domestic parcel ≤10 kg Small 14, Medium 19; small packet 0.5–1 kg 14, 1–2 kg 19; non-universal (extra services or >10 kg, VAT incl., from 1 Aug 2025): ≤5 kg 16.27, 5–10 kg 24.40, 10–20 kg 36.61, 20–30 kg 52.87; Prioripost courier from 17. [posta-romana.ro tariffs + PDFs]
Brokers (woot.ro, eAWB, eColet…)
Platforms resell courier capacity at their own ex-VAT prices: woot.ro "from" 10.39 FAN, 10.45 Sameday, 4.99 DPD, 15.99 Cargus, 19.99 Poșta (+VAT); eAWB from 11.23 (FAN from 13.77). The AWB stays the courier's, so tracking works the same. Compare the final VAT-inclusive price and the weight/size the "from" price covers. [public pages, 29 Oct 2026]
FAQ
1 kg parcel in 2026? 14 lei (Poșta, at the office) to ~30 lei (FAN Standard to the door, GLS S). Lockers: Cargus 17, Sameday 17.99, FANbox 22.99. 10 kg? FANbox 22.99 (if it fits), Cargus XL 28 at Ship & Go or 44 to the door, Sameday M 19.99 on the easybox route, GLS L 52.75, FAN Standard door 59.08, Poșta 19 at the office. Why no DPD prices? DPD Romania publishes no consumer list; get a quote in DPD Market or at an office.
Sources as in the Romanian page; all read on 30 October 2026. Re-check monthly and on every tariff announcement.