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Last-mile Delivery Calculator

Estimate cost for a multi-drop local delivery route using address count, route distance, stop time and hourly driver cost.

Last-mile estimate

€129

Service time: 3.5 hours.

How to use this tool

Enter the required values in the labeled fields. Results update in your browser and are announced for assistive technologies. Use realistic measurements and verify important outcomes before acting on them.

Formula or logic

Total = route km × vehicle cost per km + service hours × driver hourly cost.

Example calculation

Example: 35 addresses, 120 km and 6 minutes per stop gives a useful local delivery estimate.

Practical use and limits

This page is built for planning freight, warehouse, courier or transport scenarios before confirming commercial terms with a carrier, forwarder or internal operations team. The calculation is intentionally visible and described above so you can sanity-check the result instead of treating it as a black box.

Limit: carrier rules, surcharges, legal requirements and real-world constraints can change the final answer. For important decisions, use this result as a planning aid and verify it against the relevant source of truth.

Last reviewed: May 29, 2026.

Last-mile Delivery Calculator: practical guide

Last-mile delivery cost is shaped by density, failed deliveries, service time, parking, building access and customer communication. Distance alone rarely explains the real cost per stop.

Use this calculator before pricing local delivery, same-day service or ecommerce routes where small inefficiencies repeat many times.

Real examples

Dense urban route

Input: 30 stops in a small area

Result: cost per stop can be low if access is predictable

Spread-out suburbs

Input: 12 stops with long gaps

Result: distance and drive time dominate

Practical notes

  • Delivery density is usually the biggest lever.
  • Failed delivery attempts should be modeled, not ignored.
  • Parking, stairs, elevators and handover rules add service time.

Common mistakes

  • Pricing by distance only.
  • Ignoring failed attempts and customer no-shows.
  • Forgetting packaging, proof-of-delivery and support costs.

Frequently asked questions

Does this include failed deliveries?

No. Add a surcharge manually if failure rates are high.

Does this optimize the route?

No. Pair it with the route planning helper or a map/TMS.

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