Amazon moves forward at full speed: delivering in under an hour
Amazon is rolling out 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options in some parts of the U.S., with 3-hour service available in approximately 2,000 cities.
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Amazon is expanding its 30-minute delivery service to dozens of U.S. cities after first piloting the option in December.
Amazon says its Amazon Now service will be available to “tens of millions of customers” by the end of the year. The tech giant first tested Amazon Now in Seattle and Philadelphia. Next, it will be widely available in Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Austin.
Amazon said the option will also be available in Denver, Houston, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City and Orlando, but may be rolled out in select cities first. Customers can check service availability at www.amazon.com/now.
Amazon’s new 30-minute delivery builds on the retailer’s existing one- and three-hour delivery services and same-day delivery service.
What is Amazon now?
Amazon Now offers 30-minute delivery when available. Prime members pay $3.99 per order, and non-Prime customers pay $13.99 per order. For orders under $15, there is a small order fee of $1.99 for Prime members and $3.99 for non-Prime members.
In most regions where Amazon Now is available, Amazon Now is available 24 hours a day. Amazon says customers can buy groceries and household items. Alcohol delivery is also possible in some areas.
How does Amazon’s 30-minute delivery work?
Customers can check whether Amazon Now 30-minute delivery is available in their area through the Amazon app or website.
Amazon said it uses a network of small locations to store products, “designed to efficiently fulfill orders and strategically located near where customers live or work.”
Amazon also offers other delivery services for its products, including Prime Air delivery, which offers delivery within 60 minutes to nine locations across the U.S., according to its website. Available in Hazel Park, Michigan. Houston. Kansas City, Kansas. Richardson, Texas. Ruskin, Florida. Phoenix; Pontiac, Michigan; San Antonio and Waco, Texas.
Amazon also offers 1-hour and 3-hour delivery on over 90,000 items in more than 10,000 cities, and same-day delivery on millions of items.
Betty Lin-Fisher is a consumer reporter for USA TODAY. Contact her at blinfisher@USATODAY.com or follow her at @blinfisher on X, Facebook and Instagram and @blinfisher.bsky.social on Bluesky.. Sign up for our free The Daily Money newsletter, breaking down complex consumer and financial news. Subscribe here.
