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Royal Mail parcel prices: what it costs to send
The quick answer
Royal Mail's lowest price on 26 Oct 2026 is £3.75 for Tracked 48 (Small parcel up to 2kg · drop off · Royal Mail). The table compares all 12, read from Royal Mail's own site.
Best Royal Mail deal
Royal Mail
Tracked 48
Small parcel up to 2kg · drop off · Royal Mail
Price
£3.75
- 12 prices from £3.75
12 deals · best value first
Every Royal Mail deal we track
Ranked by price, read from each seller's own site. Prices checked on each provider's own site, 26 Oct 2026.
Who Royal Mail suits
Royal Mail suits people who post parcels from a Post Office counter or postbox. It offers tracked and untracked services from the UK's postal service.
Choose Tracked 24 or Tracked 48 if you want to follow your parcel online until it arrives. Untracked 1st Class and 2nd Class give no online updates, so pick them only when tracking does not matter.
Royal Mail's online prices are cheaper than paying at a Post Office counter. Dropping off at a shop, locker or counter usually costs less than a courier collecting from your door. If you want collection, compare options on Interparcel, which sells many couriers' services in one quote.
Prices depend on your parcel's size and weight, so check its size band first. Our table shows the date its prices were last checked.
Prices by parcel size
Royal Mail prices depend on your parcel's size and weight. Couriers price by the size band your parcel fits, so measure yours before you compare.
Find the band that fits your parcel, then compare the Royal Mail price with rival couriers. Real cost alone sets the order for every provider.
Dropping a parcel at a shop, locker or counter usually costs less than a courier collecting from your door. Royal Mail online prices are also cheaper than paying at a Post Office counter, so book online first.
Our prices cover one parcel sent within the UK mainland. Each table shows the date its prices were last checked. Prefer one quote for several couriers? Compare them on Interparcel, which shows drop-off and collection options together.
How to send with Royal Mail
Sending a parcel with Royal Mail takes four simple steps. Buying online usually costs less than paying at a counter.
- Measure your parcel. Prices depend on its size and weight, so check which size band it fits.
- Choose a service. Pick Tracked 24 or Tracked 48 to follow your parcel online. 1st Class and 2nd Class are untracked, so you cannot follow them.
- Buy postage online. Royal Mail's online prices are cheaper than paying at a Post Office counter.
- Drop it off. Take your parcel to a Post Office counter or postbox.
Before you buy, check the date the table was last checked.
Straight answers
Questions people ask
- How much does Royal Mail charge to send a parcel?
- Royal Mail charges by your parcel's size and weight, so the price varies for each parcel. Online prices are cheaper than paying at a Post Office counter. Our table shows the current price for each service and the date it was last checked.
- Is Royal Mail cheaper than Evri?
- It depends on your parcel's size and weight, because couriers price by the size band your parcel fits. Compare both services' own price lists for your parcel's size, since real cost sets the order in our tables. Royal Mail's online prices are cheaper than paying at a Post Office counter.
- Does Royal Mail track parcels?
- Yes, Royal Mail tracks some parcels but not all. Tracked 24 and Tracked 48 let you follow your parcel online until it is delivered. 1st Class and 2nd Class Standard services are untracked, so you get no online updates.
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