A courier in The Hague is called because of the road, not the postcode. Rotterdam The Hague is 19 km away and reaches 62 airports nonstop, so a consignment that has to leave South Holland today has a real chance of leaving today. The desk works the list by drive time, and yours is 20 minutes.
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On Board Courier, The Hague
A courier list for The Hague and the South Holland area. Your departure gate is RTM, 19 km by road, and every ticket on it is bought by the desk rather than by you.
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 inThe Hague, South Holland
Nearest gateRTM · Rotterdam
Drive to the aircraft19 km · 20 minutes
Nonstop from RTM62 airports
EngagementFreelance · per assignment
Fee per assignmentAED 1,200 to 2,000
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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 1,200 to 2,000A 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 shape of a trip out of The Hague is short and defined. Collection, 20 minutes on the road, check in at Rotterdam The Hague, and a seat you did not pay for. Where the routing runs through the Emirates it goes by way of SAW, on one ticket, with the connection booked long enough to be real. You do not open the consignment, you do not check it into the hold, and you do not leave it anywhere.
Getting to the aircraft from The Hague
20 minutes is the drive from The Hague to RTM, 19 km by road. It is the single most useful fact on this page, because it decides which departures from RTM you can realistically be offered.
Anything under half an hour changes what The Hague can be offered. From The Hague it is 20 minutes, so late confirmations are a normal case rather than a gamble. The desk will send you to AMS when the routing is better from there. It is 40 minutes from The Hague and carries 281 nonstop destinations, and the offer always names the airport before you accept.
| IATA | Airport | By road | Driving time | Nonstop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTM | Rotterdam The Hague | 19 km | 20 minutes | 62 |
| AMS | Amsterdam Schiphol | 47 km | 40 minutes | 281 |
| EIN | Eindhoven | 132 km | 1 hour 48 minutes | 74 |
| BRU | Brussels | 168 km | 2 hours 6 minutes | 193 |
The Hague is a city of 474,000 people in South Holland, 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 RTM reaches without a change
From RTM a consignment can be in 62 other airports without touching a second aircraft. 19 countries are covered, and the heaviest routes are these.
| IATA | City | Airport | Frequency | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAW | Istanbul | Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen | about 2 departures a day | 2 operators: AJet, Pegasus Airlines |
| IBZ | Ibiza Town | Ibiza Town Ibiza | about 2 departures a day | 1 operator: Transavia |
| LCY | London | London City | about 2 departures a day | 1 operator: British Airways |
| ALC | Alicante | Alicante | about one departure a day | 1 operator: Transavia |
| AGP | Málaga | Málaga | about one departure a day | 1 operator: Transavia |
| FAO | Faro | Faro | about one departure a day | 1 operator: Transavia |
| BCN | Barcelona | Barcelona | about one departure a day | 1 operator: Transavia |
| GRO | Girona | Girona | about one departure a day | 1 operator: Transavia |
| NDR | Nador | Nador | about one departure a day | 2 operators: Transavia |
| PMI | Palma De Mallorca | Palma De Mallorca | about one departure a day | 1 operator: Transavia |
Counting every airport a courier in The Hague can drive to, the combined nonstop board is 340 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
What is made near RTM shapes what moves out of it in a hurry. The sites below are a matter of public record. Listing one is an explanation of why The Hague generates urgent work, not a statement that the company works with us.
- ASML, Veldhoven. Lithography systems, including the only extreme ultraviolet machines in production. A single reticle or optic can hold up a fab on another continent. It sits on AMS, which is 40 minutes from The Hague by road, and the sector is semiconductor.
- Johnson and Johnson, Beerse and Leiden. Pharmaceutical research and vaccine production. Two low country sites, two gates. It sits on AMS, which is 40 minutes from The Hague by road, and the sector is pharma.
- ASM Pacific and Besi, Duiven and Singapore. Semiconductor assembly equipment. Back end equipment feeding Asian assembly plants. It sits on AMS, which is 40 minutes from The Hague by road, and the sector is electronics.
Why a courier in The Hague is useful to the desk
The value of a The Hague address is timing. When a consignment has to leave South Holland today, the desk needs a name that is 20 minutes from a working gate, not a name in the nearest capital who is four hours away in traffic.
RTM does not fly to the Emirates directly. From The Hague the best single change is Istanbul (SAW), and SAW to DXB is flown by AJet and flydubai, about 2 departures a day. Counting a normal connection that is around 8h 36m gate to gate, so an assignment between The Hague 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 Netherlands list
Show the 9 closest, and how far each is from The Hague
Rotterdam21 km away, RTM in 9 minutesHaarlem41 km away, AMS in 18 minutesUtrecht56 km away, AMS in 48 minutesBreda64 km away, RTM in 48 minutesAlmere Stad70 km away, AMS in 39 minutesTilburg80 km away, EIN in 28 minutesEindhoven108 km away, EIN in 13 minutesNijmegen110 km away, EIN in 1 hour 1 minutesGroningen199 km away, BRE in 2 hours 5 minutes
All 10 Netherlands cities are listed on the Netherlands 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 RTM and the other airports listed above, between the Netherlands 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 20 minutes drive to RTM. 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 RTM, 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 The Hague list
01How far is The Hague from RTM?
It is 19 km of driving from The Hague, roughly 20 minutes. Parking or the transfer is paid by the desk, and if the timings are tight the desk pays for a room near RTM the night before instead of hoping.
02What can I reach from The Hague without a change of aircraft?
RTM serves 62 airports nonstop across 19 countries with 14 operating carriers, and counting every gate a courier in The Hague can drive to, the combined nonstop board is 340 airports. That is the practical range of a single assignment from here before anybody has to connect.
03Getting from The Hague to the Emirates: nonstop or not?
From The Hague the best single change is Istanbul (SAW), and SAW to DXB is flown by AJet and flydubai, about 2 departures a day. Counting a normal connection that is around 8h 36m gate to gate, so an assignment between The Hague 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?
You do not. A residence visa is not asked for and not needed to be on the The Hague list. What is asked for is a passport, the right to enter the country on the routing, and the ability to reach RTM.
05Does it cost anything to apply?
Applying costs nothing and always will. A courier on the The Hague list makes exactly one payment to us, the AED 199 Academy, and gets it back in full with the fee for the first assignment they complete.
06How is my fee agreed?
The desk sends the routing, the timing and the fee for that specific assignment in writing. You accept or decline it. Nothing is deducted or charged without your written agreement.
Apply to fly out of RTM
The application takes about five minutes and asks what the desk actually needs to know: your passports, your visas, and how quickly you can be at RTM.
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