The Best Courier Companies in Chandigarh

Chandigarh is justifiably considered one of the best representatives of the modern Indian city. It's well-designed and planned layout has given it an enviable reputation across the country. To add to that, it is also the capital of two states – Punjab and Haryana – and is designated a Union Territory.

With all of these advantages, it is easy to see why so many people choose to make ‘The City Beautiful’ their home. The city is well-connected to other parts of the country which makes transport quite easy, especially transport of goods. Sending and receiving stuff from Chandigarh is quite a convenient process as I found out recently.

It was quite a muddle. My friend had visited me in Bangalore and had forgotten some important certificates at my place – a fact she only realized once she returned home to Chandigarh. She called me up in a panic asking me to send them across as fast as possible since she needed some of those documents for some work.

We both figured that considering the distance she would only get the documents within three to four days and were resigned to the fact that her work might not get done. However, when I went searching for a reliable courier company that could deliver the package as soon as possible, I was pleasantly surprised. Most major courier companies offered to have the package express delivered and my friend got her documents well within time to complete her work.

After this incident, we got talking and she and I decided to look into the best courier companies in Chandigarh. We, at ShoutLo, have done our research and here are the results of best courier services in chandigarh.

Blue Dart

Blue Dart Express was established in 1991 and has been providing domestic and international courier services ever since. It has a domestic network that covers more than 34000 locations. Internationally, Blue Dart sends couriers to and receives couriers from over 220 countries using the DHL service.

In Chandigarh, there are plenty of branches for Blue Dart. One of the premier offices is at the address below:

Blue Dart Express Limited, Ambala Zirakpur Highway, Near Mayur Hotel, Chandigarh Road, Zirakpur

Phone Number: 0172-437-1200

Services: Blue Dart has a variety of services on offer. Some of them are:

Domestic Priority – Send documents and packages under 32 kgs per package for door-to-door delivery

Dart Apex – Door-to-door air delivery service for commercial packages that weigh 10 kgs or more

Dart Surfaceline – Door-to-door ground delivery service for commercial packages that weigh 10 kgs or more

International Services – Courier service for documents and packages to over 220 territories and countries around the world.

For more services or for additional information on these services, you can visit Blue Dart

You can visit the price finder to find out how much it will cost you to ship a package to a particular destination.

DTDC

DTDC was set up in 1990 and has its headquarters in Bangalore. The company operates 430 facilities across the country and has recently established a strategic partnership with the DPD group affiliated with Geopost. The company is rechristening itself DTDC Express Limited and has over 10500 franchisees and a presence in over 500 district headquarters. Internationally, the company delivers to 240 destinations including those in the US, Canada, UK, Hong Kong, UAE, China, Australia and every country in Asia.

In Chandigarh, the Regional Office for DTDC is located at:

SCO 267, Sector 35D, Chandigarh 

Phone Number: 0172-5700157/0172-4600158

Services: DTDC has both national and international courier services.

Domestic Courier Service – Here it offers DTDC lite and DTDC vas (Value Added Services). For more information, visit DTDC Domestic.

International Services – These services are divided into two – Express Services and Cargo Services. For more information, visit DTDC International.

Premium Express Services – These offer urgent delivery services to the metropolitan cities and major cities in the country. These services are DTDC Plus, DTDC Blue, Prime Time Plus (PTP) and Premium Express Cargo (PEC). For more information, visit DTDC Premium

DTDC also offers other services in addition to the ones mentioned above. You can get more information at DTDC.

For those of you wanting to know how much it will cost to ship a package, check out the price and location finder.

Shree Maruti Courier Services

Started as Maruti Travel and Cargo in 1985, Shree Maruti Courier Services originally operated in only four cities in the region of Saurashtra. It grew and established franchises all over the country, also dealing with courier agencies that used the name ‘Maruti’ along the way. Today it is an ISO 9001 – 2008 certified company and has more than 1650 outlets across the nation and 20 Regional Offices. In addition to being a powerful domestic presence, the company also services over 22 territories and countries.

In Chandigarh, you can find Shree Maruti Courier Services at:

28 Vikas Chambers, SCO 1132-1133, Himalaya Marg, 22B, Chandigarh

Phone number: 09317911230

Services: The two domestic services provided by Shree Maruti Courier are Domestic Express Services, meant for small packages and documents and Domestic Cargo Services, meant for heavier packages.

Courier Cargo Services

Also known as Sea Air Shipping Services, this company is the first company to handle excess baggage in Punjab and also deals with international courier and cargo delivery. It is an ISO 9001 – 2008 certified company and has staff with over 15 years of experience in the field.

You can visit the company at the following address:

Kisan Bhavan, 1, Sector 35 A, Chandigarh 

Phone number: 099150 29029

Below are some of the services offered by the company:

· Excess baggage or unaccompanied luggage handling

· International courier services

· Door delivery worldwide

· Door Pickup

· Shipping and freight forwarding

· Packing and crating facility

For a complete list of services, please visit International Courier &Cargo.

If you want to get an idea of the prices, you can get a quote here.

Overnite Express Limited

The company started operations in 1987. Initially, it only had offices in the metropolitan cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Chennai. Today it has an extensive network not only within the country but internationally as well.

In Chandigarh, you can find them at:

SCO 112, Sector 47C, Chandigarh

Phone Number: 0172-263 2972

Services: Overnite Express Limited offers the following services. 

· Pickup Request

· Freight to Collect

· Risk Coverage

· Draft on Delivery

For details, you can visit Overnite Express. And if you would like to know their rates, you can visit the rate calculator.

Do you have any experiences with these companies that you’d like to share? Let us know in the comments section.