Summary: UCSD Mail Services offers a messenger service to pick up and deliver official UCSD correspondence to on- and off-campus locations. Read about messenger service rates and service areas.
Messenger service costs vary depending on the delivery or pickup location and are recharged to your department's index:
Location
Service area
Rates
Campus
Includes UCSD campus, Torrey Pines Center North and South, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Thorton Hospital, La Jolla Professional Center, Veterans' (VA) Hospital
$6.00
Medical Center
Includes UCSD Medical Center and Hillcrest
$8.50
Off campus
Includes all other locations
$12.00 minimum
There is an additonal charge of $2.50 per 15 minutes if:
The messenger is delayed at the pickup or delivery location
The pickup and delivery consists of six or more boxes
Pickup and delivery hours:
On-campus pickups and deliveries are made weekdays throughout the day.
Off-campus pickups and deliveries are made once every weekday, and must be scheduled by 10 a.m. for same-day delivery. Requests received after 10 a.m. will be scheduled for the following work day.
Note: The messengers are part-time student assistants.
Request service: Contact Linda Thornton, (858) 534-1164 phone or (858) 534-6774 fax, and give her the following information: