To send a parcel interstate from the Sunshine Coast, use an interstate courier that collects locally: pack it in a strong carton just big enough for the contents, label it, measure and weigh it, and book it with All Freight Carrying using the pickup suburb and the destination suburb and postcode. Our own driver collects it from your business anywhere on the Sunshine Coast or in Gympie, it is sorted at our Yandina depot, and it travels on established national carrier networks to every capital city and regional centre in Australia, with one tracking number from pickup to proof of delivery. Satchels, single cartons and multi-carton consignments all travel the same way.
Pack it for a network, not a single trip
An interstate parcel is sorted and handled several times. Use a double-walled carton for anything heavy or valuable, leave about 5 cm of padding on every side, fill every gap so nothing moves, and seal every seam with strong tape. Label every carton with the receiver’s name, address, suburb, postcode and phone number, and the item count (“1 of 3”), and remove old labels and barcodes. More in how to package freight so it arrives undamaged.
Measure and weigh every carton
Parcels are charged on the greater of their actual weight and their cubic weight, at 250 kg per cubic metre for road freight. A 60 × 40 × 40 cm carton has a cubic weight of 24 kg however light the contents, so right-size the carton and you pay less. Use the cubic weight calculator before you book. A carton that turns out larger or heavier than declared is re-rated at its actual size.
Long, flat or awkward items, such as lengths of pipe, panels or flat-pack furniture, travel too; give us the longest dimension at booking. See large parcel delivery.
Business or home at the other end?
Tell us whether the receiver is a business with receiving hours or a home. Residential delivery is a normal part of interstate delivery but is charged as an additional service and confirmed with the quote. Our guide to business versus residential delivery explains the difference.
Book it, then track it
Ask for a quote with the pickup and destination suburbs, the number of cartons and their dimensions and weights; we reply with a price and a transit estimate, normally the same business day. One-off senders need no account, and regular senders get a standing pickup and a credit account, with local, Brisbane and interstate parcels collected together. Every parcel is scanned at pickup and into Yandina, travels on one consignment note and tracking number, and has proof of delivery in tracking. If you need to know where it is, you ring our office on the Sunshine Coast.
Dangerous goods, including aerosols, perfume, paint, lithium batteries and anything that holds fuel, must be declared in writing before booking. See what you must declare.
How long does a parcel take to get interstate?
As estimates in business days from pickup, confirmed with every quote: Sydney, Newcastle and Melbourne about 2 to 3; Canberra about 3 to 4; Adelaide about 4 to 5; Perth about 5 to 6; Hobart and Darwin about 6 to 7; Townsville and Cairns about 2 to 3. Brisbane is next business day on our own trucks. Regional towns can take longer than the capital; check any suburb on the transit times page.
Parcels and pallets on the same booking
If you send cartons one day and a pallet the next, it is the same pickup, the same office and the same tracking. See how to send a pallet interstate and the full interstate courier and freight service from the Sunshine Coast.
Published by All Freight Carrying, Yandina, Sunshine Coast · 9 November 2026 · Last updated 9 November 2026
