Send a parcel from Udaipur to Chennai. We pick up free.
Roughly 1,985 kilometres down NH48, NH44 and NH16 — surface 4–6 working days, express 2–3. Pickup from your Udaipur address is free for parcels of 5 kg or more.
Pickup in Udaipur, hubs at Ahmedabad and Hyderabad, delivery across Chennai.
Pickup, Udaipur.
Within 60–90 minutes of your call. We bring tape, bubble wrap and a luggage scale; the parcel is sealed at your address before it leaves.
Ahmedabad → Hyderabad transit.
Same-evening handover to DTDC’s Udaipur facility, road to Ahmedabad overnight, then south through DTDC’s Hyderabad sortation hub on the way to Tamil Nadu.
Chennai delivery.
Onward leg to Chennai DTDC, sortation, last-mile across the city — typically by working day five for surface, day three for express. Avadi and Tambaram outlying pins can add half a day.
POD on WhatsApp.
Once delivered, we forward the proof of delivery (signature image and stamp) on WhatsApp the same hour.
Starting rates, Udaipur → Chennai.
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 4–6 working days. Min billable 5 kg.
- Express parcel (air) from ₹180 / kg 2–3 working days. Door delivery.
- Bulk consignment (35 kg+) from ₹120 / kg Min 35 kg. Surface routing.
Pickup is free in Udaipur on this lane for parcels 5 kg and above. Volumetric formula: (L × W × H cm) ÷ 5000.
Student care parcels, Tamil-home shipments, T. Nagar samples.
Medical & engineering student care
Chennai is a magnet for med-school students — Madras Medical, Stanley, Sri Ramachandra. Parents in Udaipur ship textbooks, study notes, dry packaged food (ready-to-eat thepla, dry namkeen, sealed pickle pouches in cartons).
Vellore students via Chennai
CMC Vellore is on Chennai DTDC’s last-mile network. We route parcels for Vellore students through this lane; transit adds half a day for the Vellore drop.
Tamil families settled in Udaipur
Festival parcels home — Pongal sweets, items for relatives in Mylapore, T. Nagar, Adyar. Surface routing for the 4–6 day window if booked a week ahead of the festival.
Tourist purchases home
Chennai-resident visitors shipping their Udaipur buys home before flying — miniature paintings, mojaris, brass, marble inlay from Hathipole. Packed at your hotel; AWB on WhatsApp before you board.
B2B textile samples
Saree borders, embroidery samples, block-print swatches to T. Nagar and Anna Nagar showrooms. Recurring weekly slots; rate sheet on contract.
Onward to SE Asia / US East Coast
Chennai is DTDC’s outbound hub for southeast Asia and the US east coast. Some shippers stage parcels in Chennai for international onward — we can hand off to a Chennai-based forwarder if you arrange the receiver.
A short, real list.
DTDC (and every air-network courier) prohibits these. Items most often misjudged on the Udaipur → Chennai 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 Udaipur misjudgements
- Homemade ghee or pickle in jars — semi-liquid, leaks under air pressure or summer heat in transit; do not pack with regular parcels.
- Loose agarbatti / sambrani — paste-based incense is treated as flammable solid.
- Attar bottles from the old city — these are oils. They cannot ship.
- Silver jewellery for festival gifting — non-precious silverwork is fine; precious-metal pieces are not.
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 Udaipur → Chennai.
My daughter is at CMC Vellore — does this lane cover Vellore too?
Yes. Vellore sits on Chennai DTDC’s last-mile network, so parcels route Udaipur → Ahmedabad → Hyderabad → Chennai → Vellore on the same booking. Add roughly half a working day on top of the Chennai transit time. For hostel deliveries, mark the room number and the student’s phone on the AWB; the rider calls before the drop.
Can I send a Tanjore-style framed painting from a Udaipur dealer to Chennai?
Yes. We pack two-layer: bubble wrap directly on the frame, corrugated outer carton with foam corners, FRAGILE on every face. Use surface routing rather than air — the Hyderabad hub handling is gentler than the air leg, and the 4–6 day window suits a non-urgent piece. For anything above ₹15,000 declared value, ask us about declared-value cover before pickup; DTDC’s default liability cap is limited.
Is the route faster during monsoon if I pay express?
Express is still 2–3 working days even through Chennai’s October–December monsoon, because the air leg from the Hyderabad hub onwards isn’t affected by surface road conditions. Surface, however, can pick up a 1–2 day delay during heavy monsoon weeks, particularly when the Chennai sortation centre is dealing with backlog after a wet day. If timing matters in those months, choose express.