An Post parcel prices from Ireland
An Post parcel prices from Ireland start at €12.25 for a 0.5 kg parcel within Ireland, on An Post Standard. We hold 149 An Post prices in all, across 20 of the 30 destinations we publish, 0.5–15 kg.
3 named services quote through the sites we check: An Post, An Post International and An Post Standard. This page is prices only. For tracking, a collection query or anything else about a parcel already booked, the carrier and the site you booked on are the ones who can help.
An Post’s own counter and online rates are not in this comparison, so this page is only half the picture. The other half is how An Post’s counter rates compare, band by band, including the weight at which the answer flips.
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An Post services and what they cost
3 services tracked| Service | Example lane | Band | Price | Transit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Post Standard1 route | Within Ireland | 0.5 kg | €12.25 | 3–5 days |
| An Post1 route | Within Ireland | 0.5 kg | €16.33 | 1–3 days |
| An Post International19 routes | Germany | 0.5 kg | €30.86 | 3–4 days |
Each row is that service at its cheapest across every route we price, so the lane and the weight change from row to row, it’s a floor, not a fixed rate. Prices for your own parcel come from the full comparison. What you are charged is the heavier of the actual weight and the volumetric weight, rounded up to the next band.
Where we hold An Post prices
An Post quotes on 20 of the 30 destinations we price from Ireland. It did not come back on Northern Ireland, the UK, France, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan and the UAE in the last check, so those lanes need another carrier.
Common questions
How much does An Post charge to send a parcel?
The cheapest An Post price we hold from Ireland is €12.25 for a 0.5 kg parcel within Ireland, and the dearest is €97.03 for a 10 kg parcel to Spain. That is across 149 prices on 20 destinations, 0.5–15 kg, checked on 14 August 2026. An Post prices in weight bands, so a 2.4 kg parcel prices at the 3 kg band.
Where does An Post deliver from Ireland?
An Post quotes on 20 of the 30 destinations we price from Ireland. It did not come back on Northern Ireland, the UK, France, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan and the UAE in the last check, so those lanes need another carrier. Prices on this page are quoted from a Dublin address to a reference address in the destination country, and the exact figure is confirmed at booking for your Eircode.
How long does An Post take?
An Post estimates run from 1–3 days to 6–8 days across the 149 prices we hold, depending on the lane and the service. Within Ireland the quickest An Post estimate we hold is 1–3 days on An Post. Estimates are the carrier’s own, counted in working days from collection rather than from when you book, and customs clearance on non-EU lanes sits outside them.
Strengths
Every An Post price we hold is a drop-off service, so there’s no waiting in for a van and no van to miss.
The quickest An Post estimate we hold is 1–3 days, An Post, within Ireland.
Considerations
There is no collection option: every An Post price we hold expects you to drop the parcel off yourself.
An Post prices stop at 15 kg in our check. Anything heavier than that needs a different carrier.
Every An Post price we hold needs a label printed at home. No printer, no booking, worth checking before you pay.
See every An Post price for your parcel
Put in the weight and where it’s going. We show An Post beside every other carrier quoting that lane, cheapest first, with a book link on each row.
Worth reading
- The cheapest way to send a parcel in IrelandWhat a parcel actually costs to post within Ireland at every weight from 0.5 to 30 kg, set against An Post’s counter rates.
- An Post vs couriers: which is cheaperBand by band, where An Post’s packet rate wins and where a courier does. Including the weight the answer flips.
- How long parcels take from IrelandQuoted transit to every destination we price, fastest against cheapest, and what the estimate does not include.
