Courier Missions

Overview

There are 3 courier missions in San Andreas, one in each of the big cities. 
There are three vehicles scattered around the state that will activate a 
Courier Mission - just get on the vehicle, and the mission automatically 
starts.

The locations of the Courier Missions are not marked on your in-game map; see 
red marks on maps below to find exactly where each courier is located.

There are four levels of deliveries to complete on each Courier mission. Once 
they are completed, you are rewarded with a money-making asset (generating 
revenue up to a maximum of $2000 a day), and a small amount of progress in the 
game (0.54% per mission), as well as any earnings you make on the mission.

IGN describe the courier missions as like the classic game "Paperboy in a 
Grand Theft Auto" setting, and this is a fairly accurate description. Once 
you've got onto the vehicle, your aim is to deliver packages to certain 
destinations in certain amounts of time, and to do so, you must throw the item 
through a checkpoint ring. 

Useful tips for doing the Courier Missions:

? Do the Roboi's Food Mart one in LS as early as possible. Not only will it 
boost your bike skill, it will also provide you with much-needed cash very 
early in the game.
? If you're having difficulty getting the package delivered, use L2 and R2 
only when you're right next to the checkpoint ring (a red corona) - my 
strategy is to ride as quickly as possible to the ring, then brake hard using 
R1 and square together to stop just before you reach the corona. Then, holding 
L2, or R2 as appropriate, cycle slowly past the checkpoint, and when passing 
it, throw your package in using circle.
? Don't get too close or too far away from the corona - by playing through the 
mission you will easily figure out a good distance to be from it.
? If you do happen to miss when you throw a package, quickly hop off your bike 
and collect it (this can only be done for a short period of time before the 
thrown package disappears). This ensures that not only will you have some 
spare in case of an emergency, but you also earn more money for having spare 
packages when you return at the end of each section of the mission. Lose all 
your packages before carrying out your deliveries and you will FAIL the 
mission, so be careful!
? VERY IMPORTANT! Take your time. This may sound like very basic advice, but 
in reality, the main reason people fail this mission is because they panic and 
think it all has to be done fast. In reality, you can go at a fairly leisurely 
pace and still complete the courier missions without any problems. 
? Plan your route! Use your map - another basic, but often overlooked, piece 
of advice. I have tried to indicate the best way to go for each delivery in 
each set of missions, but you can figure your own best way out by using the 
waypoint marker on your map - that's what it's there for.
? For the San Fierro and Las Venturas Courier Missions, you will be operating 
motorized vehicles - chances are that you may need to use a Pay'n'Spray. Try 
to time your runs so you're passing one on your deliveries. Don't panic if 
this happens - you've more than likely got plenty of time. I used the 
Pay'n'Spray twice when doing the SF deliveries, and still had plenty of time 
to spare.

Los Santos 

Vehicle: BMX 
Location: Roboi's Food Mart

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Level 1: Six packages total, four dropoff points. Time: 5 min
Level 2: Six packages total, four dropoff points. Time: 5 min
Level 3: Seven packages total, five dropoff points. Time: 5 min
Level 4: Eight packages total, six dropoff points. Time: 10 min

Level 1 - Get to the coronas in any order; they are all relatively close to 
one another. 

Level 2 - Drop off your packages in this order - Market, Temple, Idlewood, 
Verdant Bluffs.

Level 3 -- Conference Center, Verdant Bluffs, Idlewood, Pershing Square, 
Verona Beach.

Level 4 - Drop off packages in this order - Santa Maria Beach Boardwalk, Santa 
Maria Beach lighthouse, Vinewood, Temple, East Beach, Playa Del Seville.

By the time you finish the LS Courier Mission, you should have earned around 
$12-14,000 - no small amount when you're just starting out. If the notion 
strikes you, you can do this mission again whenever you need more money. As 
well as giving you a nice cash injection, the LS Courier Missions should also 
bring your bike skill up to ~50%.

San Fierro 

Vehicle: Freeway 
Location: Hippy Shopper 

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Level 1: Six packages total, three dropoff points. Time: 3 min
Level 2: Six packages total, four dropoff points. Time: 5 min 
Level 3: Seven packages total, five dropoff points. Time: 5 min
Level 4: Eight packages total, six dropoff points. Time: 6 min

Level 1 - Get to the coronas in any order; they are all relatively close to 
one another.

Level 2 - Drop off your packages in this order - City Hall, Chinatown, 
Downtown, Garcia

Level 3 - Drop off your packages in this order - Ocean Flats, Palisades, 
Paradiso, Chinatown, Doherty

Level 4 - Drop off your packages in this order - Avispa Country Club, 
Hashbury, Cranberry Station, Downtown, Downtown (not far from the shoreline), 
Juniper Hollow.

Las Venturas 

Vehicle: Faggio 
Location: Burger Shot (Redsands East)

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Level 1: Six packages total, three dropoff points. Time: 3 min
Level 2: Six packages total, four dropoff points. Time: 5 min
Level 3: Seven packages total, five dropoff points. Time: 5 min
Level 4: Eight packages total, six dropoff points. Time: 7 min

Level 1 - Get to the coronas in any order; they are all relatively close to 
one another.

Level 2 - Drop off your packages in this order - Airport North, Airport South, 
Camel Toe Casino, Royal Casino

Level 3 - Drop off your packages in this order - Red Sands West, Airport, 
Royal Casino, Old Venturas Strip, Red Sands East

Note: On Level 4, the delivery points spawn in some awkward places - use the 
map to find the correct roads and entrances, or you may get stuck and have to 
restart.

Level 4 - Drop off your packages in this order - Roca Escalante, Spinybed, 
Prickle Pine, Redsands West, Whitewood Estates, Blackfield.

Submitted by kavanf1 - Created 1/16/06
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