--- title: "Transit time by distance: delivery days on Indian roads · SSL" description: "Across 1,33,821 road consignments we delivered in FY2025-26, the median time from booking to delivery was 1 day under 100 km and 7 days at 2,000 km…" url: https://safeandsecure.in/research/transit-by-distance/ canonical: https://safeandsecure.in/research/transit-by-distance/ updated: 2026-11-11 lang: en-IN publisher: Safe & Secure Logistics Private Limited --- SSL Research Desk · data study # How many days distance really takes on Indian roads Delivery days against road distance, measured on 1,33,821 consignments we delivered in FY2025-26. Medians and the middle half, by distance band, zone and load type. Across 1,33,821 road consignments we delivered in FY2025-26, the median time from booking to delivery was 1 day under 100 km and 7 days at 2,000 km and over. Beyond 500 km, part loads take longer than full truckloads. This is history, not a promise. Cite as: SSL booking register, FY2025-26. Headline ## The study in three numbers 1,33,821 delivered consignments measured Source: SSL booking register · as of FY2025-26 1 median days, under 100 km Source: SSL booking register · as of FY2025-26 7 median days, 2,000 km and over Source: SSL booking register · as of FY2025-26 Findings ## Days rise with distance, and hubs add time Chart 1 Median and upper quartile delivery days, by road distance **Show the data table (8 rows)** | Distance band | Consignments | Median days | Lower quartile | Upper quartile | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Under 100 km | 22,041 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 100 to 250 km | 10,691 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 250 to 500 km | 26,252 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 500 to 750 km | 12,624 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 750 to 1,000 km | 3,140 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 1,000 to 1,500 km | 20,228 | 8 | 5 | 15 | | 1,500 to 2,000 km | 35,612 | 9 | 6 | 16 | | 2,000 km and over | 3,233 | 7 | 5 | 9 | Source: SSL Research Desk, Safe & Secure Logistics operating data. Download CSV (8 rows) Chart 2 Full truckload against part load: median delivery days **Show the data table (8 rows)** | Distance band | FTL median days | FTL consignments | Part load median days | Part load consignments | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Under 100 km | 1 | 21,585 | 3 | 456 | | 100 to 250 km | 1 | 10,646 | 1 | 45 | | 250 to 500 km | 1 | 25,309 | 1 | 943 | | 500 to 750 km | 2 | 12,187 | 3 | 437 | | 750 to 1,000 km | 3 | 3,040 | 9 | 100 | | 1,000 to 1,500 km | 4 | 6,918 | 10 | 13,310 | | 1,500 to 2,000 km | 6 | 8,760 | 10 | 26,852 | | 2,000 km and over | 7 | 2,943 | 11 | 290 | Source: SSL Research Desk, Safe & Secure Logistics operating data. Download CSV (8 rows) By zone ## Median days by delivery zone Median, with the middle half in brackets. Cells with fewer than 30 consignments show n/a. Zones follow the delivery state. | Zone | Under 100 km | 100 to 250 km | 250 to 500 km | 500 to 750 km | 750 to 1,000 km | 1,000 to 1,500 km | 1,500 to 2,000 km | 2,000 km and over | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | North | **1** (1 to 1) | **1** (1 to 2) | **1** (1 to 2) | **2** (2 to 3) | **3** (2 to 5) | **4** (3 to 7) | **6** (5 to 8) | **7** (5 to 8) | | South | **1** (1 to 3) | **1** (1 to 1) | **1** (1 to 2) | **2** (1 to 3) | **3** (2 to 4) | **4** (3 to 5) | **6** (4 to 8) | **6** (4 to 8) | | East | **12** (1 to 25) | **2** (1 to 19) | **1** (1 to 2) | **2** (1 to 4) | **17** (6 to 33) | **10** (7 to 19) | **10** (7 to 17) | **7** (5 to 10) | | West | **1** (0 to 1) | **1** (1 to 1) | **1** (1 to 2) | **1** (1 to 2) | **2** (2 to 3) | **4** (3 to 6) | **5** (4 to 8) | **7** (6 to 9) | | Central | **1** (1 to 1) | **1** (1 to 2) | **2** (1 to 3) | **3** (2 to 5) | **4** (3 to 5) | **5** (4 to 8) | **8** (5 to 15) | **7** (6 to 13) | | North East | **0** (0 to 1) | **1** (1 to 1) | **1** (1 to 3) | **3** (2 to 5) | **15.5** (6.3 to 25) | n/a | **6** (5 to 8) | **9** (7 to 11) | Method ## How we measured it **Records.** Every consignment in the SSL booking register from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 marked delivered with a recorded delivery date, de-duplicated by consignment number. 68% of the measured consignments are full truckloads. **Transit.** Delivery date minus booking date, in calendar days, so it includes loading, hub handling and unloading. 2,535 consignments over 60 days were left out as likely late status updates. **Distance.** Great-circle distance between the pickup and delivery pincodes (India Post office locations) multiplied by 1.3, the same road factor our distance calculator uses. 21,992 consignments whose pincodes are not on the India Post file were left out. **Zones.** The delivery pincode's state, grouped into North, South, East, West, Central and North East. **Limits.** Only consignments with a recorded delivery date are counted, and our deliveries lean towards the East, so this is not a random sample of Indian freight. A recorded delivery date may include days waiting for the consignee to collect. No customer, supplier, driver or vehicle is identified. **Cite as.** Safe & Secure Logistics (SSL Research Desk), "Transit time by distance", SSL booking register, FY2025-26. https://safeandsecure.in/research/transit-by-distance/ ## Frequently asked questions **How many days does road freight take in India for a given distance?** In our FY2025-26 deliveries the median was 1 day for under 100 km; 1 day for 100 to 250 km; 1 day for 250 to 500 km; 2 days for 500 to 750 km; 3 days for 750 to 1,000 km; 8 days for 1,000 to 1,500 km; 9 days for 1,500 to 2,000 km; 7 days for 2,000 km and over. **Why do part loads take longer?** A part load is collected, moved to a hub, sorted and loaded with other consignments before the line haul, then unloaded and delivered from a destination branch. Each handling adds time. **Is this a transit promise?** No. It is what happened on our own delivered consignments. Our desk gives a delivery date for your load when it confirms the booking. **Can I use these figures?** Yes, with attribution: Safe & Secure Logistics (SSL Research Desk), "Transit time by distance", SSL booking register, FY2025-26. https://safeandsecure.in/research/transit-by-distance/ Need a date for your load? Our desk confirms the transit and your price within minutes. [Get a quote](https://safeandsecure.in/ship/quote/) [Transit time finder](https://safeandsecure.in/tools/transit-time-finder/) --- Source: https://safeandsecure.in/research/transit-by-distance/ (the HTML page is the record; this markdown twin was generated from it on 2026-11-11). Publisher: Safe & Secure Logistics Private Limited, https://safeandsecure.in/. Figures and their periods: https://safeandsecure.in/facts/