Send a parcel from Alwar to Patna. We pick up free.
Roughly 1,200 kilometres east via Agra, Lucknow and Varanasi, 3 working days on DTDC's surface network — 2 days if you choose air express. Pickup from your Alwar address (including Bhiwadi industrial belt) is free for parcels of 5 kg or more.
Pickup in Alwar, hub through Agra, Lucknow and Varanasi, delivery across Patna.
Pickup, Alwar.
Within 60–90 minutes of your call across Old Alwar (Hope Circus, Manu Marg, Bara Bazaar), Civil Lines, Adarsh Nagar, MIA. Bhiwadi industrial-cluster pickups (Honda / Hero / Daikin tier-suppliers) booked the day before.
Trunk via Agra.
Same-evening handover to DTDC's Alwar facility, then NH44 / NH27 / NH19 movement via Agra, Lucknow and Varanasi to the Patna hub.
Patna delivery.
Sortation at the Patna DTDC facility and last-mile across Boring Road, Frazer Road, Kankarbagh, Maroofganj, Khetan Market, IIT-Patna (Bihta), NIT Patna or AIIMS-Patna — typically working day three for surface, day two for express.
POD on WhatsApp.
Once delivered, we forward the proof of delivery (signature image and stamp) on WhatsApp the same hour.
Starting rates, Alwar → Patna.
Final price depends on actual or volumetric weight (whichever is greater) plus the fuel surcharge in force on your booking date. GST is extra.
- Standard parcel (surface) from ₹120 / kg 3 working days. Min billable 5 kg.
- Express parcel (air) from ₹180 / kg 2 working days. Door delivery.
- Bulk consignment (35 kg+) from ₹120 / kg Min 35 kg. Surface routing.
Pickup is free in Alwar on this lane for parcels 5 kg and above. Volumetric formula: (L × W × H cm) ÷ 5000.
Bhiwadi auto-component B2B, NCR-IT family parcels, Bihar government documents.
Bhiwadi auto-component B2B
Tier-suppliers in Bhiwadi (Honda, Hero MotoCorp, Daikin, Ashok Leyland vendor cluster) shipping samples, prototypes and small-lot spares to Patna-based purchase desks and Bihar government PSU procurement offices. Recurring weekly slots; rate sheet on contract.
NCR-IT family parcels
Alwar sits in the NCR spillover — many Patna-resident IT and corporate families have parents and siblings here. Wedding outfits, sealed dry sweets, home essentials, photo albums going to Patna children. Surface is fine; we pack at your door.
Bihar government documents
Files and originals to the Bihar Secretariat, BPSC office, courts, and PSU offices in Patna. Express only — surface is too long for time-bound paperwork. Sealed-cover handover at pickup, AWB to your dispatcher.
IIT-Patna / NIT-P / AIIMS-Patna
Care lanes for Alwar parents shipping books, winter clothes, sealed dry food and home essentials to IIT-Patna (Bihta), NIT Patna, AIIMS-Patna and NLU-Patna students.
Wedding shipments
Alwar wedding venues attract Patna-based families. Photographer drives, decor returns, leftover favours. Bulk pickup over an afternoon, single GST invoice.
Returning-traveller belongings
Patna residents who weekend in Sariska / Bala Quila ship forgotten luggage, hotel-purchased items and bazaar souvenirs home after the trip.
A short, real list.
DTDC (and every air-network courier) prohibits these. Items most often misjudged on the Alwar → Patna lane:
Banned outright
- Liquids of any kind — perfumes, attars, oils, gels, hand sanitiser
- Aerosols and pressurised cans
- Cosmetics, nail polish, fragrance samples
- Flammable solids and matches
- Currency notes and gold/silver bullion
- Lithium batteries above 100 Wh on the air leg
Common Alwar → Patna misjudgements
- Auto-component lubricants and oils — Bhiwadi-cluster shippers occasionally include sample oils with parts. Oils cannot ship; pack the dry components only.
- Dairy-laden Bihari sweets — khoya peda, milk-based laddoo, chhena-based mithai are all banned. Only sealed dry namkeen flows on this lane.
- Ghee, packed pickle — semi-liquid; do not pack with regular parcels.
- Loose handmade incense — paste-based agarbatti is treated as flammable solid.
AWB on WhatsApp. Track on dtdc.in. POD when it lands.
The moment the parcel is booked into DTDC, we send you the AWB number on WhatsApp. Type it into the public tracker at dtdc.in any time. When delivery happens we forward the POD — signed slip or photo — within the hour.
Specific to Alwar → Patna.
Realistically, how long does Alwar to Patna take — and can express make it overnight?
Honest answer: surface is 3 working days, express is 2 working days. Patna is roughly 1,200 km from Alwar and the trunk runs via Agra, Lucknow and Varanasi — there's no overnight option, even on express. If you need a same-week deliverable, book express; if it's not time-critical, surface is the same outcome two days later at standard rates.
I'm sending sealed-cover Bihar government / BPSC paperwork — how is that handled?
This is a regular express routine on the Alwar → Patna lane. We collect the sealed cover at your office or home, AWB it to the recipient department / Secretariat / BPSC address with the contact name on the cover, run the express leg, and last-mile to the Patna address by working day two. POD with signature on WhatsApp the same hour. For senders with recurring filings, we lock a fixed weekly slot.
I'm a Bhiwadi tier-supplier sending samples to Patna PSUs weekly — can you set up a fixed slot?
Yes. We block a weekday afternoon pickup window for your Bhiwadi unit, lock a contract rate (usually below the public from-₹120/kg surface and from-₹180/kg express tariff for sustained volume), invoice monthly with GST, and forward AWBs and PODs to your nominated email IDs on the dispatcher and the Patna PSU purchase desk. WhatsApp us to set it up.