Boxed bicycler courier cost comparison for South Africa
Who is the best value for money boxed bicycle courier company in the country. Let’s try and find the answer below. We took a standard boxed bicycle and compared the courier cost to ship it between various places. Including main centers and remote deliveries. Assumptions and conclusion below. Spoiler alert: it looks like #bicyclecouriers right here is over 50% better priced then the competitor on everyone’s lips for main centre deliveries. And over 40% better priced than that same competitor for remote bicycle deliveries. Put us to the test. See why below…
MAIN CENTRE bicycle courier cost comparison
What does it cost to send a boxed bicycle between main centers in South Africa? For example between Cape Town, George, PE, East London, Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Nelspruit, Polokwane, Bloemfontein etc. As anywhere else is a remote area. We stay in Stellenbosch. So our main centre boxed bicycle delivery example is from JHB to CPT. More specifically, Sandton to Stellenbosch. Because we know you like to come down here for a spot of cycling. And in recent media they said Stellenbosch is the new Sandton. Even though I don’t agree with it. Having stayed in both. And made my decision. But enough about the side shows. Let’s focus on the boxed bicycle delivery fees below.
From Sandton to Stellenbosch
- Cost on TCG R1656.34
- Cost on DSV R1326.69
- Our rate just 749 for door-to-door
Which means we are a whopping 55% cheaper than The Courier Guy and 44% cheaper than DSV on the same route. Wow! That’s half price…
REMOTE AREA bicycle courier cost comparison
And now for something different. Outside of town. Starting in Ballito outside of Durban. And sending a boxed bicycle to Hazyview. Assuming you are going to Kruger National Park or thereabout. Either way, the difference is vast once again. See below how much more cost effective it is to send your boxed bicycle on bicycle couriers compared to others. and these are real live pricing obtained today.
From Ballito to Hazyview
- Cost on TCG R1765.02
- Cost on DSV R1338.64
- Our rate just 999 again door-to-door
Which means we are a whole 43% cheaper than The Courier Guy and 25% cheaper than DSV on the same route. Wow! That’s an average of one third less than the others…
Conclusion
There you have it. conclusive proof that we are anywhere from 55% – 44% – 43% – 25% etc less to send a boxed bicycle with on bicycle couriers compared to TCG or DSV on the same routes. Assumptions a 160*30*80cms and 20kgs boxed bicycle which gives a good average bikebox size. The actual weight is not that important because it goes on the volumetric weight which is much more in all instances here. And TCG stands for the Courier Guy and DSV we all know from next to the N2 at CPT airport and across the globe, especially Europe. So there you have it. if you want to save a ¼ to ½ off your boxed bike shipping rates then book online with bicycle couriers. Put us to the test and become a lifelong customer.
Which begs the question – is it time to raise our fees?
Until then, where can we send your bicycle today?
2 Comments
Interesting to see the cost breakdown for bicycle couriers. Did you find any surprising variations in pricing?
Yes indeed – but we standardize pricing to make it easier for our customers – so all you have to worry about is (A) how many boxed bicycles your are sending (we use averages for boxed dimensions) and (B) will it go to/from a main center or a remote area 🙂