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shipping from Greece to Germany is one of the most common routes for Greek senders — students, e-shops and families moving boxes between the two countries. This guide covers door-to-door prices, customs (there are none on the EU Greece-Germany route), packaging and delivery times, so you can handle shipping from Greece to Germany with no surprises. For the bigger picture, see our complete guide to shipping a parcel from Greece.
Shipping from Greece to Germany
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Germany is the number one destination for parcels leaving Greece. Families with relatives in Munich and Stuttgart, students in Berlin, and a fast-growing wave of Greek e-shops all ship there every single day. The good news: Greece to Germany is intra-EU, which means no customs, no forms and no surprise fees — just a 30-second booking and door-to-door pickup.
With CourierAPP a parcel from anywhere in Greece reaches Germany in 1-3 working days with Express, or 3-6 with Economy, at final prices that include VAT.
Prices (final, VAT included)
- Envelope: from €26.90
- Parcel 2 kg: €33.90 Express
- Parcel 5 kg: €49.90 Economy / €59.90 Express
- Parcel 10 kg: €60.90 Economy / €85.90 Express
- Suitcase 23 kg: €88.90 Economy
No customs
Because Germany is in the EU, your parcel travels with zero customs paperwork — no declarations, no duties, no clearance delays. It moves as easily as a domestic shipment.
Tips before you ship
- Consolidate small items into one parcel to lower the cost per kilo.
- Enter accurate dimensions — billing uses the greater of actual and volumetric weight.
- Choose Economy for anything that isn’t urgent; the savings on 5-10 kg are significant.
What Greeks usually send to Germany
Clothes and shoes, books and documents, food that travels well (sealed, non-perishable), laptops and small electronics, and e-commerce orders. For anything fragile or valuable, declare a higher value and pack with care.
How much does shipping from Greece to Germany cost by weight?
An envelope starts at €26.90. A 5 kg parcel is €49.90 with Economy or €59.90 with Express, and a 10 kg parcel €60.90 / €85.90. The heavier and less urgent the shipment, the more Economy saves you — and you always see the final figure in the app before you confirm.
Volumetric weight: the moving-box example
A big, light box (think bedding or a duvet) can be charged on volume, not actual weight: Length × Width × Height in cm ÷ 5000. A 60×50×50 cm box “weighs” 30 volumetric kilos even if it’s light — so choose box size sensibly and the app will show the real billable weight up front.
The German address: the 4 points that decide delivery
Get these right and delivery is smooth: recipient name (exactly as on the bell/mailbox), street and number, 5-digit PLZ postal code and city, plus a mobile number. In Germany the name on the mailbox really matters for apartment buildings.
Packaging for the Greece-Germany route
Use a sturdy box (double-wall for over 5 kg), wrap fragile items individually, fill voids so nothing shifts, tape seams in an “H” pattern, and seal any liquids in a bag. Good packing is half of a successful shipment.
Students in Germany: the two-season system
Demand peaks twice — at the start of the academic year and around the holidays. Students save the most by sending one larger consolidated parcel (winter clothes + books) rather than several small ones, and by picking Economy when timing allows.
E-shops and selling to Germany: what to know
Germany is the largest EU consumer market and an obvious target for Greek e-shops. With CourierAPP you get a fixed daily pickup, wholesale rates instead of retail, and a tracking link for every customer — no customs admin since it’s intra-EU.
Express or Economy for Germany: the 5 kg rule
As a rule of thumb: for parcels up to ~2 kg or anything urgent, Express makes sense; from 5 kg upward where a day or two doesn’t matter, Economy is the clear winner on price (€49.90 vs €59.90 at 5 kg).
Delivery in the German reality
Germany’s delivery network is dense and punctual. Expect a delivery scan with the recipient’s name; if no one is home, parcels are typically left with a neighbour or at a nearby pickup point — another reason the mobile number matters.
What you should NOT send — and what needs care
No cash, no prohibited or dangerous goods, no loose lithium batteries (they must stay installed in the device). Liquids, perfumes and food need proper sealed packaging. When in doubt, check before you book.
Checklist for shipping to Germany in 5 minutes
- Sturdy box, fragile items wrapped, voids filled.
- Accurate weight and dimensions in the app.
- Recipient name, street, PLZ, city and phone.
- Express (1-3 days) or Economy (3-6 days).
How it costs elsewhere: Germany on the value map
For the same 5-10 kg parcels, counter prices at the post office or traditional couriers are usually higher once surcharges are added. Booking online with CourierAPP is frequently up to 70% cheaper than the counter.
The 3 most common mistakes shipping to Germany
- Under-stating dimensions and paying more on volumetric weight.
- Choosing Express when Economy would have been fine — overspending on non-urgent parcels.
- An incomplete address (missing PLZ or phone), which slows the last mile.
A parcel’s journey: Heraklion → Munich in ~60 hours
Booked and picked up in Greece, departed, arrived in Germany, out for delivery, delivered with the recipient’s name — all visible in real time in the app. No customs step keeps the timeline tight and predictable.
In short
Germany is the busiest and one of the easiest routes from Greece: no customs, Express in 1-3 days, door-to-door pickup and final prices from €26.90. Whether it’s a family package, a student’s winter clothes or e-shop orders, CourierAPP turns it into a 30-second booking. Check your exact price in 30 seconds at app.courierapp.gr — new customers get €5 off with the code COURIER5. See the full price list or our complete shipping guide.
Tracking your parcel to Germany
Every shipping from Greece to Germany booking includes a tracking code you can follow from pickup to final delivery. DHL and FedEx are both available as carriers, so you can compare live rates and delivery windows before booking, then track the shipment in real time from the same dashboard until it’s signed for in Germany. Since Germany is inside the EU, there’s no customs clearance step, so tracking updates tend to move steadily without the pauses that non-EU routes can show.
Sending several parcels to Germany at once
If you need to send more than one box — for a house move, restocking a Germany-based online store, or shipping gifts to several people — the booking form supports up to 10 parcels in a single order through the “+ Add parcel” option, with one combined price and a separate tracking code for each piece, saving time compared to repeating the process at a counter.
Booking faster with AI-assisted tools
CourierAPP now includes AI features that speed up booking: photograph your parcel next to a regular A4 sheet of paper and let the AI estimate its dimensions and weight from the photo, or scan a shipping label to auto-fill an address. These are a helpful starting estimate, not a replacement for checking your own parcel — you confirm the details before booking, and the carrier always re-weighs the parcel at pickup, adjusting only the difference transparently if needed. Photos are used only to calculate the shipment.
Germany and beyond: shipping worldwide from Greece
Germany is one of the simplest and most common routes thanks to the shared EU market, but CourierAPP covers 220+ destinations worldwide through DHL and FedEx — so the same account you use for Germany works equally well for the UK, the US, or destinations across Asia and beyond, each with the same live pricing and tracking experience.
Left something behind on your trip to Germany?
If you’re travelling to or from Germany and realise after checkout that you left an item at a hotel, Airbnb or villa, that’s a different situation from shipping your own parcel. The property doesn’t pay anything — the traveller arranges and pays for return shipping through CourierAPP’s Lost & Found service, with DHL or FedEx collecting the item directly from the property.
Packaging tips for parcels to Germany
Use a rigid outer box, pad fragile items so they can’t shift in transit, and seal every seam with strong tape. Weight and volumetric weight both affect price, calculated from length times width times height, so the smallest box that safely fits your items keeps the cost down. A snug fit with proper corner padding is normally enough for most household items, clothing and documents heading to Germany.
Business shipments and repeat shipping
Germany remains one of the largest export markets for Greek online stores and small businesses thanks to its size and proximity. Regular shippers benefit from saved sender details, repeat bookings from the same account, and the multi-parcel option described above when sending several orders at once. Comparing the total monthly cost of shipping to Germany — not just a single parcel — gives the clearest picture of your real shipping costs.
Handling returns from Germany
Online stores selling into Germany sometimes need a parcel sent back, whether for a wrong size, a changed order, or a failed delivery attempt. Booking a return works the same way as an outbound shipment, from the same account, with the same live pricing and tracking, keeping the process simple.
Shipping to Germany during busy periods
Around Christmas and other peak periods, shipping volumes to Germany rise noticeably. Booking a few days earlier than you actually need the parcel to arrive gives you a buffer if a pickup slot needs to move, and generally means smoother handling during the busiest weeks of the year.
Students and relocations to Germany
Greek students moving to German universities, or families relocating for work, often need to send several boxes of belongings rather than a single small parcel. This is exactly the scenario where multi-parcel booking and per-piece tracking save both time and money compared to arranging several separate shipments. It’s worth comparing the total cost of a full move, not just one box, when planning a relocation to Germany.
A quick final check before you book
Before confirming a booking to Germany, take a moment to double-check the destination address and postal code, confirm the declared contents match what’s actually inside the box, weigh the parcel after it’s fully packed, and save your tracking code somewhere easy to find. These small habits routinely prevent the most common and avoidable delays.
Shipping fragile or valuable items to Germany
Electronics, glassware and other fragile items raise the stakes when shipping from Greece to Germany, since damage during transit is costly and disruptive. All carriers expect adequate padding and a rigid outer box, but declared value and insurance coverage differ by service level — check specifically what’s covered by default and what additional insurance costs before shipping anything valuable.
Reusing packaging responsibly
A sturdy box from a previous delivery works fine for shipping from Greece to Germany, as long as old labels are removed or covered and the structure is still solid. Avoid oversized boxes with excess empty space, since extra volume can push you into a higher volumetric weight bracket — a snug, well-protected fit is usually the better choice both for cost and for the environment.
Getting help if something goes wrong
Most shipments to Germany arrive without any issue, but if a delivery attempt fails or an address needs correcting mid-transit, having your booking confirmation and tracking code ready speeds up support considerably. CourierAPP keeps tracking and support tied to the same booking record, so you don’t need to re-explain the shipment from scratch.
Why more shippers choose this route online
The combination of upfront pricing with VAT included, doorstep pickup and live tracking is why an increasing number of individuals and businesses now book shipping from Greece to Germany online rather than visiting a counter. It gives a single, comparable price before you commit to a booking, without the guesswork of comparing partial price lists at different counters.
In short
Shipping from Greece to Germany stays one of the simplest and most established international routes, with no customs paperwork and predictable delivery times. Whether you’re a student, an online store, or someone shipping a gift, comparing the live price for your exact weight before booking is still the best way to avoid paying more than necessary.
Business accounts for frequent shippers
Small businesses that ship to Germany regularly benefit from an account with saved sender profiles and order history, rather than re-entering the same information for every shipment. Combined with the multi-parcel booking option, this can meaningfully cut down the time spent on logistics each week, letting you focus on the parts of the business that actually need your attention.
Shipping with a hard deadline
If a parcel absolutely must arrive by a specific date, choose the express service level rather than economy, and book as early as realistically possible rather than the day before. Even on a well-established EU route like Germany, unexpected delays at sorting hubs can happen occasionally, so a buffer of a day or two protects against most worst-case scenarios.
The bottom line
Whatever the reason for your shipment to Germany — a gift, a business order, a student’s belongings, or a forgotten item from a hotel stay — comparing the live price and confirming every detail before booking remains the single best habit for a smooth delivery. Bookmark this guide before your next shipment so you can double-check the essentials without starting your research from zero.
Germany’s status as Greece’s closest large economy means competition among providers is strong, so it’s always worth checking the live price for your exact weight rather than assuming last month’s number still applies.
A little planning ahead, an accurate declared weight, and a quick check of your address details are all it takes to keep a Germany shipment on schedule.
None of this needs to be complicated — book, track, and repeat the process for your next shipment with confidence.
Safe travels, and safe shipping, on the Greece-Germany route.
If you take away one thing from this guide, let it be this: check the live price for your exact weight and service level before you assume you know the cost, since rates are refreshed regularly and can shift from week to week on this route.
Frequently asked questions
How much does shipping from Greece to Germany cost?
It depends on weight and size. CourierAPP shows the final door-to-door price including VAT at app.courierapp.gr before you book, and it is typically up to 70% cheaper than the post office for parcels from about 5 kg.
Are there customs charges for shipping from Greece to Germany?
No. Both Greece and Germany are in the EU, so there are no customs duties or import paperwork on the Greece-to-Germany route.
How long does delivery from Greece to Germany take?
Express shipments typically arrive in about 2-3 business days door-to-door; Economy takes a little longer at a lower price.
Is pickup from my address included?
Yes. With CourierAPP a courier collects the parcel from your home or office — you do not need to visit a store.
The bottom line
For most parcels, shipping from Greece to Germany is fastest and cheapest door-to-door: no customs, pickup from your address included, and full tracking to delivery. Compare our full international shipping rates, see how the cost compares with ELTA and ACS, or read our guides for the UK and Cyprus. Get your exact quote at app.courierapp.gr.
