Send a parcel from Kota to Surat. We pick up free.
Roughly 770 kilometres south via Ratlam, Vadodara and the Ahmedabad trunk, 2 working days on DTDC surface — next-morning on express. The trunk is shared with our Mumbai and Vadodara lanes. Pickup from your Kota address is free for parcels of 5 kg or more.
Pickup in Kota, hub in Ahmedabad, delivery across Surat.
Pickup, Kota.
Within 60–90 minutes of your call across Talwandi, Rajeev Gandhi Nagar, Vigyan Nagar, Dadabari and the rest of the city. We bring tape, bubble wrap and a luggage scale; the parcel is sealed at your address.
Hub transit.
Same-evening handover to DTDC's Kota facility, then road movement via Ratlam and Vadodara to the Ahmedabad hub overnight — the same trunk that feeds our Mumbai and Vadodara lanes.
Surat delivery.
Onward leg from Ahmedabad to Surat DTDC, sortation, and last-mile to your recipient — typically by working day two on surface, next-morning on express. Ring Road and Bombay Market addresses use multi-digit dealer numbers.
POD on WhatsApp.
Once delivered, we forward the proof of delivery (signature image and stamp) on WhatsApp the same hour.
Starting rates, Kota → Surat.
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 2 working days. Min billable 5 kg.
- Express parcel (air) from ₹180 / kg Next-morning / 1 working day. Door delivery.
- Bulk consignment (35 kg+) from ₹120 / kg Min 35 kg. Surface routing.
Pickup is free in Kota on this lane for parcels 5 kg and above. Volumetric formula: (L × W × H cm) ÷ 5000.
Coaching-parent care kits, diamond-district reverse trade, textile B2B.
Coaching-student care kits to Surat-resident parents
There's a steady flow of Surat-resident Marwari parents whose children are at Allen / Resonance / Bansal in Talwandi — sealed dry namkeen, festival outfits, books and warm clothes shipped from your Kota address outstation to Surat homes before festivals or breaks. The reverse direction (parents in Surat → Kota hostels) is also a recurring lane.
Surat-Diamond-District non-precious gem-sample reverse trade
Surat's Marwari diamond-merchants are part of the Kota-coaching-parent network — non-precious cut-glass and synthetic samples for design reference move both directions on this lane. Real diamonds and loose stones are banned outright by DTDC. Recipient phone on AWB is essential — Mahidharpura and Varachha shop addresses are dense.
Ring Road / Bombay Market textile B2B
Block-printed base material from Kota and surrounding ateliers moves to Ring Road and Bombay Market dealers as sample swatches and short runs — Surat is Asia's largest synthetic textile market and Kota textiles feed sample-room cycles. Recurring weekly B2B slots; rate sheet on contract.
Wedding outfits to Gujarati-Marwari families
Cross-cultural Gujarati-Marwari weddings around Surat with Kota-side family contributions. Lehenga and outfit returns, decor, gift consolidation. Bulk pickup over an afternoon, single GST invoice.
B2B textile bulk
Multi-box weekly shipments to Ring Road and Bombay Market dealers. Bulk consignment 35 kg+ at ₹120/kg, single GST invoice; ask for a partner-rate sheet for >50 kg/month.
Personal documents
Originals, signed contracts, GST notices and bank correspondence between Kota Marwari traders and Surat-Marwari trade. Express only.
A short, real list.
DTDC (and every air-network courier) prohibits these. Items most often misjudged on the Kota → Surat lane:
Banned outright
- Real diamonds and loose stones — banned outright by DTDC and every air-network courier. Cut-glass / synthetic samples are fine; precious stones are not.
- 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 Kota → Surat misjudgements
- Coaching-hostel ghee dabbas — fresh ghee, even sealed, is treated as liquid.
- Silver jewellery — non-precious silverwork is fine; precious-metal pieces are not.
- Loose handmade incense — paste-based agarbatti is treated as flammable solid.
- Packed pickle / ghee — semi-liquid; do not pack with regular parcels.
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. Ring Road and Bombay Market addresses use multi-digit dealer numbers, so we always confirm the recipient phone before booking. Monsoon (Jul–Sep) sometimes adds a brief surface-transit slip; we flag it on the day if it applies.
Specific to Kota → Surat.
If I book before noon, can my parcel reach a Ring Road or Bombay Market dealer by next-morning?
Yes, that's the standard pattern. Ring Road, Bombay Market, Salabatpura and most central Surat textile-trade pin codes are reliable next-morning deliveries on express when the booking is locked before noon. We can confirm against your specific dealer address at booking — Mahidharpura and Varachha (diamond-district) are slightly tighter on the last-mile and need a working recipient phone for gali navigation.
I'm shipping non-precious cut-glass samples to a Mahidharpura diamond merchant — what's the routine?
Carry a commercial invoice describing the contents as cut-glass / synthetic samples with declared value, sender KYC (PAN or Aadhaar), and the recipient GSTIN. Real diamonds and loose stones are banned regardless of paperwork — only non-precious / synthetic samples for design reference. Mahidharpura and Varachha shop addresses use multi-digit shop numbers; we'll confirm the full address and recipient phone before booking. The Kota-Surat lane runs this routine often enough that we know the diamond-district last-mile.
We run a weekly B2B slot to Ring Road textile dealers — how does that work?
We hold a fixed weekday pickup window (most Kota-Surat clients pick Tue or Fri), the consignment is weighed and sealed at your Kota address, and it lands at the Ring Road or Bombay Market dealer typically by working day 2 on surface. Single GST invoice per shipment, or consolidated monthly. For volumes above 50 kg/month we share a partner-rate sheet with a fixed weekday pickup slot. Monsoon (Jul–Sep) sometimes adds a brief surface-transit slip; we flag it on the day.