Send a parcel from Udaipur to Patna. We pick up free.
Roughly 1,400 kilometres via NH48 → NH27 → NH19 through Lucknow and Varanasi, 4–5 working days on DTDC surface — sooner if you choose air express. Pickup from your Udaipur address is free for parcels of 5 kg or more.
Pickup in Udaipur, road via Lucknow and Varanasi, delivery across Patna.
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.
Hub transit.
Same-evening handover to DTDC’s Udaipur facility, then road movement on NH48 → NH27 → NH19 via Lucknow and Varanasi.
Patna delivery.
Onward leg to Patna DTDC, sortation, and last-mile across Boring Road, Frazer Road, Kankarbagh and outer localities — typically by working day five for surface, day three for express.
POD on WhatsApp.
Once delivered, we forward the proof of delivery (signature image and stamp) on WhatsApp the same hour.
Starting rates, Udaipur → 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 4–5 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.
Diaspora gifts, student parcels, business and admin docs.
Bihari diaspora gifts
Bihari families settled in Udaipur send festive items, wedding gifts and seasonal parcels back to relatives in Patna and surrounding districts. Recipient phone is essential — Patna addressing leans on locality landmarks.
IIT-Patna / NIT-P / AIIMS-Patna students
Parents in Udaipur ship study materials, books, winter clothes and home essentials to students at IIT-Patna (Bihta), NIT Patna and AIIMS Patna. Express on time-sensitive paperwork.
Government and admin docs
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.
Marwari–Bihari business links
Recurring shipments tied to Bihar’s commodity trade with historical Marwari/Rajasthani connections. Documents, samples, contract paperwork on weekly slots.
Sealed Marwari namkeen
Sealed dry namkeen and packaged snacks for Patna weddings and festivals are fine. Dairy-laden Bihari sweets, ghee and khoya are not — see the restricted list below.
Wedding return shipments
Bihari destination-weddings in Udaipur generate return flows to Patna — decor returns, photographer drives, leftover favours, gift consolidation. Bulk pickup over an afternoon, single GST invoice.
A short, real list.
DTDC (and every air-network courier) prohibits these. Items most often misjudged on the Udaipur → 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 Udaipur → Patna misjudgements
- Dairy-laden Bihari sweets — khoya peda, milk-based laddoo, chhena-based mithai are all banned. Only sealed dry namkeen flows on this lane.
- Ghee, besan-laddoo with ghee, packed pickle — semi-liquid or oil-laden; do not pack with regular parcels.
- Attar bottles from the old city — these are oils. They cannot ship.
- 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 Udaipur → Patna.
My son is at IIT-Patna Bihta campus — does that count as Patna last-mile?
Bihta sits on the Patna last-mile DTDC route, so yes — but allow roughly half a day extra over a Patna-city address. Recipient phone is essential for the handover; campus security and hostel blocks are easier to navigate when the rider can call ahead.
Can I send sealed Marwari namkeen for a Patna wedding?
Sealed, factory-packed dry namkeen is fine. What is not allowed: ghee, khoya, dairy-based sweets like peda or chhena mithai, besan-laddoo bound with ghee, or anything semi-liquid. If you’re unsure about a specific box, send us a photo on WhatsApp before pickup and we’ll tell you.
How does monsoon flooding affect transit on this lane?
Express usually still holds at 2–3 working days because the air leg avoids the road network. Surface can add 1–2 days during heavy June–September rain — and occasionally during May or October cyclone seasons that shift NH27/19 routing. We flag the parcel proactively if a hold looks likely en route.