बैंगलोर से तिरुवनंतपुरम कूरियर · Z2 ज़ोन · 2–3 दिन
Booked at HSR Layout or collected from you — 9164995001.
Kerala's capital is a Z2 destination on the DZB service and one of the cheapest lanes we book: ₹236 for the first kilo, 2–3 days. Documents take a different route — they run on the DSF service with a scale of their own. Seven consignments have gone this way on our DTDC account — a steady trickle rather than a busy lane, and we would rather say so than claim Kerala expertise.
Our card quotes this lane against pincode 695572 — a district code rather than a city-centre one — and the city block from 695001 to 695045 books on it. Both tables below include 18% GST.
| Weight | Standard2-3d | Premium (air)2d | Surface3-4d |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 kg | ₹236 | ₹576 | ₹311 |
| 3 kg | ₹519 | ₹1268 | ₹311 |
| 5 kg | ₹864 | ₹1959 | ₹519 |
| 10 kg | ₹1729 | ₹3688 | ₹1037 |
| 15 kg | ₹2593 | ₹4063 | ₹1556 |
| 25 kg | ₹4322 | ₹6771 | ₹2593 |
| 50 kg | ₹8644 | ₹10661 | ₹5186 |
| Weight | Standard | Premium (air) |
|---|---|---|
| 500g | ₹156 | ₹403 |
| 1kg | ₹236 | ₹576 |
| 2kg | ₹398 | ₹922 |
| 3kg | ₹559 | ₹1268 |
Rates for Thiruvananthapuram (pincode 695572), DTDC service DZB. Billed weight is the greater of actual weight and volumetric weight (L × W × H ÷ 5000). Surface and heavier air slabs carry a 3 kg minimum. Full rate card and how billing works →
Two things make this lane different from the rest of our southern card, and neither is the price.
The first is that documents leave the parcel network entirely. Parcels move on DZB; paper books on the DSF service, on a scale that opens at ₹156 and reaches ₹559 at three kilograms. There is an express document column too, at ₹403 and ₹1,268 for the same two ends of the range. For anyone posting attestation files, bank paperwork or Technopark employment documents regularly, the ordinary DSF scale is the one to remember.
The second is the shape of the Premium column. At the light end it is poor value — ₹576 for a kilo where Standard charges ₹236 and already delivers in two to three days. But it flattens sharply higher up: ₹4,063 at 15 kg and ₹10,661 at 50 kg, against Standard’s ₹2,593 and ₹8,644. At the top of the table the commitment costs about a quarter more instead of more than double. If a heavy consignment genuinely has to fly to a date, this is one of the few lanes where that is affordable.
Road freight sits three to four days out, only a day behind Standard. Above the three-kilo billing floor it saves properly — ₹1,556 at 15 kg and ₹5,186 at 50 kg — and below it does the opposite, charging ₹311 for a one-kilo box that the air tier moves for ₹236. Light and cheap should always fly here.
The 695 block covers the city and the towns along the coast either side of it. Send the pincode with your enquiry so we can confirm the delivery point.
695001 · 695024
695004 · 695003
695581
695527 · 695121
695101 · 695141
Standard quotes two to three working days, Premium two, and the road tier three to four — a single day behind the air service.
Because paper books on DSF here while parcels move on DZB. Two networks, two scales — the document one starts at ₹156.
Road freight at ₹5,186 against ₹8,644 by air, for about one extra day in transit.
At heavy weights it can be. A 50 kg Premium booking is ₹10,661 against ₹8,644 on Standard, whereas at one kilo it costs more than double for no real gain.
Our card prints this row against 695572. The city block, 695001 to 695045, books on the same row — send us your pincode and we will confirm it.
Yes, across the district. Coastal addresses are confirmed against the card at booking time.
Say whether it is a document or a parcel, and how heavy — the two ride different services here. Pickup anywhere in the city costs nothing.