Russian Post Shipping

Is the Russian Post reliable?

Russian Post or Pochta Rossii is a state-owned postal courier. Russian Post offices are found everywhere in the country, just ask where Pochta is and a local will tell you where to find or locate one. Nowadays, it is much more efficient, reliable, and faster compared to the old times.

Sending a letter or a postcard will take 7 to 14 business days to arrive in the EU or the USA. It will cost you €0.7 but if you pay extra, it will cost you €10 for a 1 week delivery time. When you want to ship parcels weighing 1 kg, it would cost €10 to send within Russian and €20 to send it internationally. This service comes with a tracking number where you can use it on the Ship24 homepage so you can track where your letter or postcard is located at.

Russian Post shipping gives you an option to choose their Electronic Mail Services (EMS). Russian Post offers this premium service for about €20-€30 and the shipping of your letters or parcels will arrive at their destination within 5 business days.

Is Russian Post shipping fast?

Russian Post ships parcels to both domestic and international shipping. Shipping parcels domestically will usually take 3 business days within the major cities in Russia. Shipping parcels in the remote areas of Russia would usually take 5 business days.

As for shipping parcels internationally, the process and delivery would take around 10 to 30 business days but again, the speed of the delivery will depend if it is delivered to remote areas of the world.

Customers should take into account that there could be some delays in the shipping because of several circumstances. Circumstances such as the weather, road blockages, bad weather, or the wrong address given by the addressee could play a role in the delay of the delivery.

Of course, you can still track your parcels to get you updated with the current status of your parcels. Ship24 is a global tracking website that offers you information about your parcels. You can track your parcels among the 1200 couriers around the world 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Ship24 has tracked more than 300 million shipments leaving the customers who used the service contented and satisfied.

How can I track a package from Russian Post shipping?

Whether you are receiving or sending a package, you should receive a tracking number. This tracking number can be found on your receipt or online via an email confirmation. If you are the one receiving, have the sender send you the tracking number.

With the tracking number, go to the Ship24 homepage and type in your tracking numbers. Ship24 is the most effective way to track your package because you can put up to 10 parcels at the same time and get results almost instantly. You can also put in 10 different tracking numbers from different couriers and Ship24 will give you real-time events relating to your parcels. This service can be used 24/7 and the best thing about it is that it’s free!

Does Russian Post shipping work on the weekends?

Most Russian Post offices in small towns only operate on the weekdays with Saturdays being shortened and Sundays off.

For smaller towns, they only operate on:

• Mondays to Fridays from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm with lunch breaks from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.
• Saturdays from 9:00 am 6:00 pm with lunch breaks from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.

However, depending on the workload or how busy the schedule is, the time schedule is sometimes adjusted. The post office in some small towns or cities can sometimes open an hour later or close an hour earlier, although there will be no lunch breaks. Sometimes, if the schedule is really busy in the larger cities, they will operate until 10 pm without lunch breaks.

In major cities, the operations are different. They operate from Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm. On Saturday and Sunday, they work from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Some workers have an option to work on Sundays for half a day only from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm without lunch breaks.

In busy cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg, the mail runs 24 hours a day 7 days a week without any day-offs and lunch breaks.

Russian Post offices will not have any shipping during the holidays, New Year’s Day to be specific. The monopolistic post office will not operate on January 1, 2, and 7. Any days other than that, the Russian Post will operate per the usual schedule.

Where is my Russian Post shipping package?

To find where your Russian Post shipping package is, you can use your tracking number. You can find your tracking number on the receipt or via an email confirmation. The Russian Post tracking number consists of a 13-digit combination of numbers and letters. The format goes is that there are 2 capitals letters in front, 9 numbers in the middle, and 2 letters in the back.

To search for your Russian Post shipping package, you can head over to their website or use their mobile app. It might be difficult to track your packages on their nowadays due to political affairs. The best way to track your packages would be by using Ship24. Ship24 has a universal tracking that allows you to follow your parcels’ journey. All you have to do is copy down your tracking number and copy it into the homepage of Ship24.

Ship24 can give you the latest updates on your parcels and you can track up to 10 parcels, so it consumes less time and it is very user-friendly to most users!

How can I contact Russian Post shipping?

While Russian Post aims for a high quality on their delivery services, their customer service is also ready to answer your questions and feedback.

The Russian Post head office is located at:

Varshavskoye Shosse, 37
Moscow, 131000, Russia
Phone: +7 (495) 956-20-67

You can contact their support line on this information:

Phone: 8-800-1-000-000
Email: office@russianpost.ru for feedback about the postal service
Email: client@russianpost.ru for customer service