WooCommerce Shipping Rate by Distance

The plugin uses Google’s modern Routes API to calculate the most efficient driving distance between your store’s location (origin) and the customer’s shipping address. It determines the distance based on the actual road network, not a straight-line measurement, providing a highly accurate figure for delivery calculations.

Yes, a Google Maps API key is essential. The plugin requires this key to communicate with Google’s services. When setting up your key in the Google Cloud Platform Console, you must enable the Routes API and the Geocoding API for the plugin to function correctly.

You have complete control over your shipping rate structure. The plugin allows you to set up rules such as a fixed base fee, a cost per mile/kilometer..etc. You can also create multiple pricing tiers based on distance ranges (e.g., $5 for 0-10 miles, $10 for 10-50 miles, etc.) to precisely match your delivery costs.

Yes, you can define a maximum shipping distance. If a customer’s address is calculated to be beyond this limit, the distance-based shipping method will not be available to them during checkout. This is perfect for defining your local delivery or service area.

Yes, the plugin settings allow you to choose your preferred unit of measurement. You can select either Miles or Kilometers, and all distance calculations and rate rules will be based on your selection.

Yes. The weight-based surcharges feature lets you define weight ranges with custom costs. For example, charge $0.30 extra per km for orders 0-10kg, and $1.50 per km for orders over 10kg. You can use static values or dynamic formulas like [distance] * 1.5 that scale with delivery distance.

Yes. You can assign different surcharges to each WooCommerce shipping class. This is useful for charging extra for fragile items, oversized products, or items requiring special handling. Surcharges can be fixed amounts or formula-based calculations.

The formula system supports: [distance] (calculated km/miles), [weight] (cart weight), [qty] (item count), [cost] (cart subtotal), and [fee percent=”X” min_fee=”Y”] for percentage-based fees with minimum thresholds. Combine them freely, like [distance] 0.10 + [weight] 0.05.

Yes. Zone-level overrides let you customize settings per shipping zone. Each zone can have its own distance rates, weight surcharges, shipping class costs, and maximum delivery distance, overriding your global defaults.