Speed here is measured door to gate, and yours is 31 minutes. When a consignment misses its window it usually misses it on the ground, not in the air. Martigues is on the courier list because the ground half is short: 27 km to Marseille Provence, then the 117 destinations it serves without a change.
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On Board Courier, Martigues
Freelance courier assignments for Martigues residents. MRS is 31 minutes away, the ticket is the desk’s cost and never yours, and the fee is fixed in writing per trip.
OnBoard Courier is a United Arab Emirates company, contracted by ICSL FZE and run from Dubai. A city named on this site is a place we cover and route through, not a separate company in that city. Assignments are contracted under UAE law, and the terms are published in full under legal and policies.
Based inMartigues, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Nearest gateMRS · Marseille
Drive to the aircraft27 km · 31 minutes
Nonstop from MRS117 airports
EngagementFreelance · per assignment
Fee per assignmentAED 900 to 2,600
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Applying is free. Freelance · self-employed ·
posted 7 September 2026 · open until 7 March 2027
What the work pays
The fee for an assignment is agreed with you in writing before you accept it. These are the figures the site publishes, and what the desk covers on top of them.
Top published feeAED 2,000The highest fee the site shows for a single assignment: sealed medical samples in a cooled case, Dubai to Singapore.
Published band, per assignmentAED 900 to 2,600A document pouch to London is AED 1,200, an aircraft part to Frankfurt AED 1,500, an escorted watch on the Berlin lane AED 1,800.
What the flight costs youAED 0The desk books and pays the ticket, the transfers and, where the routing needs it, the hotel. A courier never fronts the fare.
The one payment you makeAED 199, returnedThe Academy, paid once. It comes back in full on top of the fee for your first completed assignment. Applying itself is free.
Fees vary with the lane, the notice, the waiting time and whether the return is immediate, so the desk quotes each assignment individually rather than pretending one number fits every trip. You are self-employed and there is no minimum: accept or decline whatever you like, and declining costs you nothing. Earnings are paid per delivery by bank transfer, they appear in your courier portal, and you can request a payout once the balance reaches AED 200. Apply and see the flight board.
You fly as a passengerOne consignment in the cabin, one handover against signature. No warehouse, no van, no round.
The desk books and pays the ticketFlight, transfers and, where the routing needs it, a hotel are booked before you leave for the airport.
Paid per assignmentA fee agreed in writing before you accept, paid to your bank account after the signature. Applying is free.
How to start, in four steps
1
Apply once
One application covers every country desk. Tell us which passports you hold and where you can travel.
2
Verification and the Academy
Identity and background check, then a short course on customs, handovers and chain of custody.
3
Your first offer
The desk sends the routing, the dates and the fee in writing. You accept or decline, nothing is automatic.
4
Fly, hand over, get paid
Collect, board, clear customs in person, hand over against signature, and the fee is paid to your account.
The assignment
The desk calls, you answer, and the clock starts. 31 minutes to Marseille Provence, boarding pass already issued, consignment in the cabin. Where the routing runs through the Emirates it goes by way of LHR, on one ticket, with the connection booked long enough to be real. You hand over to a named person, you photograph the handover, and the assignment is closed in the portal the same day.
Getting to the aircraft from Martigues
Road, not air, decides whether Martigues gets the call. From Martigues it is 27 km to MRS and 31 minutes behind the wheel, and the desk holds you to the check in time rather than the departure time.
From Martigues the 31 minutes to MRS is short enough for a same day flight and long enough that the desk builds slack into every timing it gives you. MRS is the only usable gate for Martigues, which makes its 117 nonstop destinations the whole of the picture rather than the start of it.
| IATA | Airport | By road | Driving time | Nonstop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRS | Marseille Provence | 27 km | 31 minutes | 117 |
Martigues is a city of 46,000 people in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, and the clock there runs 2 hours behind the Emirates in summer and 3 in winter. Road distances are measured driving routes rather than straight lines, and nonstop counts come from the scheduled route data this site publishes.
What MRS reaches without a change
The desk checks two things before it calls Martigues: how far you are from MRS, and what MRS flies. The second answer is 117 nonstop destinations across 33 countries.
| IATA | City | Airport | Frequency | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDG | Paris | Paris Charles de Gaulle | about 12 departures a day | 3 operators: Air France |
| ALG | Algiers | Algiers Houari Boumediene | about 7 departures a day | 3 operators: Transavia France, Air Algerie |
| BIA | Bastia/Poretta | Bastia/Poretta Bastia-Poretta | about 5 departures a day | 4 operators |
| AJA | Ajaccio/Napoléon Bonaparte | Ajaccio/Napoléon Bonaparte Ajaccio-Napoléon Bonaparte | about 5 departures a day | 3 operators |
| LHR | London | London Heathrow | about 5 departures a day | 1 operator: British Airways |
| TUN | Tunis | Tunis Carthage | about 5 departures a day | 3 operators: Transavia France, Tunisair |
| MAD | Madrid | Madrid Adolfo Suárez-Barajas | about 4 departures a day | 6 operators: Ryanair, Vueling, American Airlines |
| NTE | Nantes | Nantes Atlantique | about 4 departures a day | 2 operators: Ryanair, Transavia France |
| FSC | Figari Sud-Corse | Figari Sud-Corse | about 3 departures a day | 1 operator |
| LIS | Lisbon | Lisbon Portela | about 3 departures a day | 2 operators: Ryanair, TAP Air Portugal |
Counting every airport a courier in Martigues can drive to, the combined nonstop board is 117 airports. Frequencies are average daily flights and change with the season, so the desk checks the live schedule before it offers you anything.
The industry inside this catchment
Urgent work has causes, and around Martigues the causes are visible. These publicly recorded sites lie inside the MRS catchment and are listed as context rather than as a client list.
- Airbus Helicopters, Marignane. Helicopter final assembly and the group helicopter head office. Rotorcraft AOG, frequently for offshore and medical operators who cannot wait. It sits on MRS, which is 31 minutes from Martigues by road, and the sector is aerospace.
Why a courier in Martigues is useful to the desk
Inbound work into Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is the quiet half of this. Consignments arrive into Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur as often as they leave it, and somebody has to meet the aircraft at MRS and complete the handover. A courier who already lives 31 minutes away is the obvious answer.
The connection is the part worth understanding before you accept anything out of MRS. From Martigues the best single change is London (LHR), and LHR to DXB is flown by Emirates, about 5 departures a day. Counting a normal connection that is around 10h 08m gate to gate, so an assignment between Martigues and the Emirates is planned as a connecting itinerary and the desk books the whole thing on one ticket.
The nearest other cities on the France list
Show the 12 closest, and how far each is from Martigues
Istres13 km away, MRS in 47 minutesMarseille29 km away, MRS in 30 minutesAix-en-Provence35 km away, MRS in 33 minutesAubagne44 km away, MRS in 46 minutesArles46 km away, MRS in 1 hourAvignon63 km away, MRS in 1 hour 6 minutesNîmes74 km away, MRS in 1 hour 18 minutesToulon77 km away, MRS in 1 hour 14 minutesHyères93 km away, MRS in 1 hour 30 minutesMontpellier98 km away, MRS in 1 hour 54 minutesFréjus136 km away, NCE in 56 minutesBéziers149 km away, TLS in 2 hours 8 minutes
All 81 France cities are listed on the France courier desk, which stays the general application for the country.
The engagement, and who we are looking for
The engagement
- Type: freelance, self-employed. You are an independent courier accepting individual assignments, not an employee, and you decide which ones you take.
- Where it runs: assignments are flown out of MRS, between France and wherever the consignment is going, with the return leg agreed per mission.
- Hours: variable. An assignment is a single trip, not a shift or a roster.
- How you are paid: a fee per completed assignment, agreed in writing before you accept it. The fees published on this site run from AED 1,200 for a document pouch to AED 2,000 for a cooled medical consignment, and the figure for your assignment reflects the lane, the notice, the waiting time and whether the return is immediate.
- What the desk pays: the flight, the transfers and, where the routing needs it, the hotel. A courier never pays for the ticket and never fronts the fare.
- Applying is free. No payment is required to apply, to be screened or to be placed on the courier list. The Academy costs AED 199, paid once, and is returned in full on top of the fee for your first completed assignment. It is the only payment a courier ever makes to us.
What we look for
- A passport with comfortable remaining validity and free pages, and the right to enter the country on the routing. The desk checks the visa position for your specific passport before any assignment is offered.
- A clean background check and a willingness to be verified. Couriers carry other people’s property.
- Availability at short notice, and a realistic view of the 31 minutes drive to MRS. Most assignments are confirmed hours, not days, before departure.
- Presentable, calm and articulate at a customs counter. The consignment is only as smooth as the person carrying it.
- A working phone, reachable on the number you gave us, for the whole assignment.
What we provide
- The ticket. Always. A courier never pays for the flight and never fronts the fare.
- The paperwork, prepared before you reach MRS, and a named contact at the desk on both ends.
- A briefing on the consignment, the consignee and what the customs position at the far end looks like.
- A fee per completed assignment, agreed with you in advance and paid by bank transfer after the handover.
Questions about the Martigues list
01How far is Martigues from MRS?
About 31 minutes, or 27 km of measured route. Every city on this list has that number recorded, and it is what decides who gets the call for a departure out of MRS tonight.
02What can I reach from Martigues without a change of aircraft?
MRS serves 117 airports nonstop across 33 countries with 44 operating carriers, and counting every gate a courier in Martigues can drive to, the combined nonstop board is 117 airports. That is the practical range of a single assignment from here before anybody has to connect.
03Getting from Martigues to the Emirates: nonstop or not?
From Martigues the best single change is London (LHR), and LHR to DXB is flown by Emirates, about 5 departures a day. Counting a normal connection that is around 10h 08m gate to gate, so an assignment between Martigues and the Emirates is planned as a connecting itinerary and the desk books the whole thing on one ticket.
04Do I have to live in the UAE to be on this list?
No residence visa and no relocation out of Martigues. A courier on this list lives here, drives the 31 minutes to MRS and flies from there.
05Does it cost anything to apply?
Nothing to apply, nothing to be screened and nothing to stay on the Martigues list. One payment exists anywhere in the process, the AED 199 Academy, and it comes back on top of your first assignment fee out of MRS.
06How is my fee agreed?
A courier in Martigues is never asked to accept an assignment before seeing the fee for it, because the routing out of MRS and the figure arrive in the same message.
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