Block (Amazon Flex)
A block is a scheduled slot of delivery work on Amazon Flex, offered at a fixed price for a fixed length of time, usually between two and five hours from a named delivery station.
Last checked 12/09/2026.
The price is quoted before you accept, which makes Flex unusual: you know the gross figure in advance and the risk is in how long the route takes and how far it runs.
What it means for your money
The quoted rate is gross and says nothing about miles. Two blocks at the same price can differ by fifty miles, which at real running costs is the difference between a good shift and a poor one. The rate per mile matters more than the rate per hour.
Overrunning is unpaid on some block types and paid on others. Check which before treating the quoted length as the real one.
Where to read more
How Amazon Flex pay works covers the pricing and what the quoted rate leaves out.
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