Greyhound Shipping: Discontinued — Here Are Your Alternatives

The shutdown notice has been preserved on Archive.org since shipgreyhound.com no longer exists.

Alternatives to Greyhound shipping

Greyhound was popular because it could handle large, heavy items cheaply — up to 100 lb and 29”×47”×82”. Here are the current options for similar shipments:

• uShip — a marketplace for shipping large items like furniture, appliances, and freight. Carriers bid on your shipment, so you can compare prices. This is the closest replacement for Greyhound’s large-item niche.
• UPS Ground / FedEx Ground — for packages up to 150 lb. Buy labels through Stamps.com or Shippo at discounted commercial rates. Use our shipping calculator to compare prices.
• USPS Ground Advantage — for packages up to 70 lb. USPS offers free home pickup and free Priority Mail boxes.
• Amtrak Express Shipping — Amtrak previously offered station-to-station package shipping on select routes, similar to how Greyhound operated, but suspended the service until further notice.
• LTL freight carriers — for shipments over 150 lb. See our LTL freight guide for an overview.

What Greyhound shipping was

Greyhound Package Express (GPX) used empty luggage space under passenger buses to transport packages between 3,800+ destinations across the United States. It operated 24 hours a day and offered three service tiers:

• Direct Drive — door-to-door delivery within 400 miles using dedicated vehicles
• Priority Service — time-critical shipments within 1,300 miles with a money-back guarantee
• Standard Service — budget option that shipped when bus space was available

Packages could weigh up to 100 lb. Rates were lower than FedEx and UPS for large, lightweight items because Greyhound was filling space that would otherwise go empty. The service was especially popular for shipping oversized items that were expensive to send via traditional carriers.

Greyhound shut down its shipping operations on September 30, 2022. No official reason was given.