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Greyhound Package Express Has Closed
Greyhound ended its package shipping service on September 30, 2022. If you came here looking for Greyhound shipping rates, here is the honest status as of June 2026 and the cheaper box-shipping options that actually work today.
Status: closed
Greyhound Package Express, the bus-station-to-bus-station parcel service movers used as a cheap mid-weight shipping option, ended on September 30, 2022 (online shipment booking stopped September 15, 2022). It has not returned, and there is no published consumer per-pound rate because the service is closed.
Greyhound, now part of FlixBus parent Flix, still runs passenger buses, but it no longer ships unaccompanied parcels or freight. For a cross-country move, skip Greyhound and use the working options below.
What Greyhound Package Express used to be
For more than a century, Greyhound carried freight in the cargo holds of its passenger buses. Greyhound Package Express let you drop a box at one bus terminal, have it ride to the destination terminal, and have a recipient pick it up with a matching ID. It was priced per pound with a per-package minimum and was a genuinely cheap option for 30 to 60 lb boxes, with far wider station coverage than Amtrak ever had, including mid-size cities and college towns.
That ended on September 30, 2022. Greyhound said it was discontinuing the service to focus on passenger travel, a shift accelerated by the company’s 2021 acquisition by FlixBus. Any cost guide still quoting a live Greyhound Package Express rate is working from pre-2022 information.
What to use instead
Both transit-based shipping options are now gone (Amtrak Express also suspended shipping in 2020), so the realistic ways to ship boxes cross-country are the mainstream parcel carriers and self-load freight.
| Option | Best for | Rough cost |
|---|---|---|
| USPS Media Mail | Books, CDs, DVDs, printed media | ~$4 - $9 per box |
| USPS Priority Mail / Ground Advantage | Mixed boxes under ~20 lb, fast transit | Flat Rate Medium box ~$25, Large ~$34 (2026 retail) |
| UPS Ground / FedEx Home Delivery | Heavier boxes, door-to-door, 50-100 lb | $40 - $90+ per box by weight and zone |
| U-Pack freight trailer | Whole apartment, no driving | $1,800 - $3,500 cross-country |
USPS Flat Rate prices are 2026 retail (post office) figures reflecting the price adjustment in effect from April 26, 2026 through January 17, 2027; always confirm your exact box and weight at usps.com. UPS and FedEx ground costs vary by weight, dimensions, and zone.
The honest bottom line
For a small apartment, ship books by USPS Media Mail and everything else by UPS Ground or USPS, then fly. For a full household, a U-Pack freight trailer is the cheapest no-driving option and a rental truck the cheapest overall. See the ship-boxes-only guide for the full carrier comparison.
Frequently asked questions
Does Greyhound still ship packages in 2026?+
No. Greyhound Package Express ended its package shipping operations on September 30, 2022, and online shipment booking stopped on September 15, 2022. The service has not returned. Greyhound, now owned by FlixBus parent Flix, continues to run passenger buses but no longer offers station-to-station parcel or freight shipping. Treat any site quoting a current Greyhound Package Express per-pound rate as out of date.
Why did Greyhound Package Express close?+
Greyhound announced it was ending package express shipping to focus on its core passenger-travel business. The 2021 acquisition by FlixBus (Flix) accelerated the wind-down of legacy non-passenger lines. After more than a century of carrying freight in bus cargo holds, the service shut down on September 30, 2022.
What was Greyhound Package Express and what did it cost?+
It was a bus-station-to-bus-station parcel service: you dropped a box at one Greyhound terminal, it rode in the bus cargo hold, and the recipient picked it up at the destination terminal. It was priced per pound with a per-package minimum and was a cheap mid-weight shipping option, especially in mid-size cities and college towns that Amtrak did not reach. Those rates no longer apply because the service is closed.
What is the cheapest way to ship boxes cross-country now?+
Use the mainstream parcel carriers: USPS Media Mail for books (roughly $4 to $9 per box), USPS Priority Mail or Ground Advantage and UPS Ground or FedEx Home Delivery for everything else. For a small apartment, a full box-shipping move runs about $800 to $2,000. For loads too big to ship by parcel, U-Pack (a freight trailer you load yourself) is the cheapest no-driving option at roughly $1,800 to $3,500 cross-country.
Can I still send a bag on a Greyhound bus?+
Greyhound passengers can travel with checked baggage on their own ticket, subject to the standard baggage allowance and excess-bag fees, but that is passenger luggage you travel alongside, not a standalone shipping service. You cannot send an unaccompanied box terminal-to-terminal the way Package Express allowed.
Sources: closure dates from the official Greyhound Package Express closure notice (operations ended September 30, 2022; online shipments stopped September 15, 2022). Amtrak Express suspension from the Amtrak Express service history. USPS pricing from usps.com. Reviewed June 2026.