Delivery time calculator: multi-stop days
From the distance, the average speed, the number of stops, the time at each stop and breaks, see how long a delivery day takes, when it ends and whether it fits the delivery window.
Finish time
3:54 pm
6 h 54 min from a 9:00 am start
- Driving
- 2 h 24 min
- At stops
- 4 h
- Breaks
- 30 min
- Stops per hour
- 4.3
- Slack before the window ends
- 2 h 6 min
Time at each stop
Equal legs and the same time at every stop; the breaks are left out of this list.
- Stop 19:05 am
- Stop 29:17 am
- Stop 39:30 am
- Stop 49:43 am
- Stop 59:55 am
- Stop 610:08 am
- Stop 710:21 am
- Stop 810:33 am
- Stop 910:46 am
- Stop 1010:58 am
- Stop 1111:11 am
- Stop 1211:24 am
- Stop 1311:36 am
- Stop 1411:49 am
- Stop 1512:02 pm
- Stop 1612:14 pm
- Stop 1712:27 pm
- Stop 1812:40 pm
- Stop 1912:52 pm
- Stop 201:05 pm
- Stop 211:18 pm
- Stop 221:30 pm
- Stop 231:43 pm
- Stop 241:55 pm
- Stop 252:08 pm
- Stop 262:21 pm
- Stop 272:33 pm
- Stop 282:46 pm
- Stop 292:59 pm
- Stop 303:11 pm
Finish time
3:54 pm
How it is worked out
The day is driving, time at the stops and breaks. The list of stop times splits the driving into equal legs.
- Driving time
- = distance ÷ average speed
- Time at stops
- = stops × minutes at each stop
- Total time
- = driving time + time at stops + breaks
- Finish time
- = start time + total time
- Slack
- = end of the delivery window − finish time (below zero means late)
- Stops per hour
- = stops ÷ total time in hours
- Arrival at stop n
- = start time + n × leg time + (n − 1) × minutes at each stop
Leg time is the driving time divided by the legs: one leg to each stop, plus one more when the distance includes the drive back to the start.
Worked example
The example values the calculator opens with, worked through step by step. Finish time: 3:54 pm.
| Step | Working | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Driving time | 60 km ÷ 25 km/h | 2 h 24 min |
| Time at stops | 30 stops × 8 min | 4 h |
| Total time | 2 h 24 min + 4 h + 30 min breaks | 6 h 54 min |
| Finish time | 9:00 am + 6 h 54 min | 3:54 pm |
| Slack | 6:00 pm window end − 3:54 pm finish | 2 h 6 min |
| Stops per hour | 30 stops ÷ 6.9 h | 4.3 |
What it leaves out
A calculator answers the question it is given. These are the things to add, or check, yourself.
- Traffic that changes through the day, and roads slower than others: one average speed covers the whole day.
- Stops that take longer than the rest, such as an upper floor with no lift or a cash payment.
- Each customer’s own time slot. The calculator checks one window for the whole day.
- Loading at the start and waiting at a gate. Add them to the breaks if they matter.
- Where the breaks fall. The list of stop times leaves them out; the finish time includes them.
Questions
How do I estimate how long a delivery route takes?
Add three things: the driving time (distance divided by average speed), the time at the stops (stops multiplied by the minutes each takes) and the breaks. Add the total to the start time to get the finish time.
What average speed should I use?
Your vehicles’ moving speed on these roads, from past trips: kilometres driven divided by hours on the move. Speeds on city delivery runs are well below highway speeds.
How long should I allow at each stop?
The time from parking to driving off: walking to the door, the handover, proof of delivery and payment. Time a few real stops and use the average.
What does stops per hour tell me?
How many deliveries one vehicle completes in an hour of its working day, driving and stops together. It is a quick way to compare days, areas or drivers, and to see what a longer stop costs.
Plan the routes, dispatch the work and see what each route costs.
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