Traveling Mailbox pricing
Traveling Mailbox currently offers three primary plans. Prices below were checked in September 2026.
| Plan |
Starting price |
Incoming envelopes |
Page scans |
Recipients |
| Basic |
$15/mo |
40/month |
35/month |
3 |
| Extended |
$25/mo |
100/month |
80/month |
5 |
| Small Business |
$55/mo |
200/month |
180/month |
10 |
All three plans advertise free mail shredding, unlimited cloud storage, plan changes at any time, and junk mail that does not count toward normal plan limits.
Watch the address price. $15 is the starting price, not necessarily the final price for every location. Traveling Mailbox currently lists many premium addresses at an additional $4.95 per month.
Annual billing
Traveling Mailbox currently offers annual subscriptions with the equivalent of two months free. The Basic annual plan, for example, is listed from $150 per year.
What happens if you go over your limits?
Extra envelopes
$0.25 per envelope over your plan allowance.
Extra scanned pages
$0.50 per page over your plan allowance.
Mail forwarding
Postage + $2 per shipment, not per piece.
Check deposit currently costs $4.95 per check plus postage. Traveling Mailbox also allows shipment consolidation, which can help reduce repeated forwarding charges.
One wording quirk worth knowing: Traveling Mailbox's pricing cards say “Your Scans Rollover” on all three main plans, while another section specifically says the Extended, Small Business, and Enterprise plans roll unused scans forward. We would not choose Basic solely for rollover without confirming the current rule with Traveling Mailbox.
Mail scanning
Scanning is one of Traveling Mailbox's strongest features. Incoming envelope images let you decide whether a piece of mail is worth opening before you spend a content-scan allowance on it.
The Basic plan includes 40 incoming envelopes and 35 page scans per month. That is likely enough for many users who have already moved routine bills and statements online. Users with heavier business or household mail may be better served by the Extended plan.
Why this matters: providers with a lower base price can become more expensive if you are paying for frequent open-and-scan requests. Included page scans make the real monthly cost easier to predict.
Mail forwarding
Traveling Mailbox can forward physical mail worldwide through carriers including USPS, UPS, and FedEx. The standard handling fee is postage + $2 per shipment.
The important word is shipment. If you consolidate several pieces of mail together, the $2 handling charge applies to that shipment rather than to each individual item.
Postage still matters. The handling fee is modest, but packages and international shipments can become expensive based on size, weight, carrier, and destination.
Check deposits
Traveling Mailbox offers check-deposit service on all plans. When an eligible check arrives, you can request that it be sent directly to your bank for deposit.
The current fee is $4.95 per check plus postage. Traveling Mailbox says check-deposit requests are mailed within 24 hours and allows multiple checks to be consolidated into one shipment to reduce postage.
This feature is especially useful for small businesses, landlords, consultants, and anyone who still receives occasional paper checks while away from home.
Physical mail and package storage
Traveling Mailbox says physical envelope items are held for 30 days at no charge. If you want an envelope kept longer, a hold can be requested for an additional fee. Digital scans remain in the online mailbox until you delete them.
Package storage is also available. Traveling Mailbox currently lists the first 30 days of package storage as free, followed by a daily weight-based storage fee.
We would treat the service as a mail-management system, not as indefinite physical-document storage. If you need an original document, forward it or place it on hold.
Is Traveling Mailbox good for RVers and full-time travelers?
Yes — this is one of the use cases where Traveling Mailbox makes the most sense.
Most travelers do not need every physical envelope forwarded immediately. They need to know what arrived, whether it is important, whether a scan is enough, and whether the original needs to catch up with them later.
- Scan routine mail without waiting for a shipment.
- Shred junk and unneeded originals.
- Consolidate important items into fewer forwarding shipments.
- Manage the mailbox from anywhere with internet access.
Mailing address ≠ legal domicile. If you are establishing residency or domicile, verify that the specific address works for the DMV, banks, insurers, voter registration, and any other agency you need before relying on it for that purpose.
Read our Best Virtual Mailbox for RVers guide →
Traveling Mailbox for small business
Business names can be added as mailbox recipients, which makes Traveling Mailbox useful for freelancers, consultants, remote companies, landlords, and other small businesses that do not want routine business mail going to a home mailbox.
That does not mean every Traveling Mailbox address automatically satisfies every legal or platform requirement. Banking, state registrations, registered-agent rules, licenses, and Google Business Profile requirements can all have their own address policies.
Use Traveling Mailbox first and foremost as a mail-handling service, then verify any separate legal-address requirement before depending on it.
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Basic vs. Extended vs. Small Business: which should you choose?
Basic — $15/mo
Best starting point for most individuals. You get 40 incoming envelopes, 35 page scans, and 3 recipients.
Extended — $25/mo
Better for heavier household or business mail. You get 100 incoming envelopes, 80 page scans, and 5 recipients.
Small Business — $55/mo
Best for higher-volume use. You get 200 incoming envelopes, 180 page scans, and 10 recipients.
Our recommendation: start with Basic unless you already know your volume will exceed it. Traveling Mailbox allows plan changes, so your real usage can decide whether an upgrade is justified.
Is Traveling Mailbox worth it?
For the right user, yes. The cheapest advertised virtual mailbox is not always the cheapest mailbox after you begin opening, scanning, forwarding, and managing real mail.
Traveling Mailbox makes the most sense when you expect to receive mail regularly, read much of it digitally, shred what you do not need, and periodically consolidate important physical items into a forwarding shipment.
If you only need a low-cost address and expect almost no mail, another provider may cost less. But if the mail-management features are the reason you want a virtual mailbox in the first place, Traveling Mailbox remains one of our strongest overall picks.