Where to go, and what it costs
Each price was read on the company’s own site, on the date given. Prices and hours change from store to store, so check the store locator before you go.
| Place | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Walmart Photo Center | Not re-read since September 30, 2026 | A photo taken in the store and printed at 2 × 2 in, by kiosk or associate depending on the store. Read September 30, 2026. |
| USPS, at a Post Office | Not re-read since September 30, 2026 | The “Post Office photo fee (if needed)” when you apply at a Post Office that accepts passport applications. Appointment. Read September 30, 2026. |
| FedEx Office | Not re-read since October 8, 2026 | Two 2 × 2 in prints or a digital copy on a USB drive. Walk in. Read on two store pages, October 8, 2026; prices may differ by store. |
| Walgreens | Not re-read since September 30, 2026 | Two 2 × 2 in prints taken by an associate, with a digital copy by email. Read September 30, 2026. |
| CVS | Not re-read since September 30, 2026 | Two 2 × 2 in prints, at select CVS locations; an emailed copy costs extra where offered. Read September 30, 2026. |
| The UPS Store | Set by each store | Participating locations. Its page lists no price. Read October 8, 2026. |
| AAA | Set by each club | Photos at some clubs’ branches. We couldn’t read a club’s price page, so we quote none. |
These are services where someone takes the picture for you. Printing a photo you already have is a different service; check the store’s current price for one 4 × 6 print. How much does a passport photo cost? compares the prices in detail.
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What each one gives you
- Walmart. Its passport photo page lists a price for a photo taken in the store and printed at 2 × 2 in. It doesn’t say how many prints that is or what the optional USB copy costs. Read September 30, 2026.
- USPS. The passport page lists a photo fee with the fees for applying at a Post Office, marked “if needed”. It says most Post Offices that accept passport applications can take your photo, including digital photos for online renewal. Read September 30, 2026.
- FedEx Office. The Washington, DC and Dallas store pages give one price for two printed photos or a digital copy on a USB drive: one or the other, not both. They say no appointment is needed, and that FedEx Office is not a passport acceptance facility. Check your store’s current price. Read October 8, 2026.
- Walgreens. Two printed photos taken by a store associate, with a digital copy sent by email at no extra charge; check the current price. Read September 30, 2026.
- CVS. Two printed photos taken in the store, at select locations. An emailed digital copy costs extra where it’s offered. Read September 30, 2026.
- The UPS Store. Its passport photo page asks you to come into a participating location, says each store is locally owned and operated, and lists no price.
- AAA. AAA is a group of regional clubs, and each club sets its own photo price and decides which branches take photos. Look up your club’s page or call the branch.
Before you go
Check the store locator for hours, and that the location takes passport photos: CVS offers it at select locations, The UPS Store at participating ones, and AAA at some branches. The Postal Service asks you to make an appointment for photo services. The FedEx Office pages say you can walk in.
Know how many photos you need. A U.S. passport application on paper takes one printed photo; Walgreens, CVS and FedEx Office print two. Renewing online? You upload a digital photo instead, so ask for the digital copy, or take the photo at home. The online renewal photo rules explain the file.
Take your glasses off before the photo, and leave uniforms, headphones and earbuds out of it, as the State Department’s photo rules ask. The background is the store’s: it must be white or off-white.
Places that stopped taking passport photos
Costco. Costco closed its in-store photo departments in February 2021, and passport photos ended with them (Fox Business, February 15, 2021).
Rite Aid. Rite Aid closed all of its remaining stores in October 2025 (ABC7, October 6, 2025).
Taking it at home instead
The State Department’s passport photo page lists three places to get a photo taken: an acceptance facility when you apply, any company that offers photo services, and “A friend or family member”. A photo taken at home counts when it meets every rule.
For online renewal, a photo taken with your phone costs nothing. For a paper application you need a print. Our $9.95 package measures the photo you take at home and gives you the cropped JPEG with true-size 4 × 6 and 5 × 7 in sheets; printing one sheet adds one 4 × 6 print at a photo counter. How to take a passport photo at home covers the light and the wall, and How to print passport photos on a 4 × 6 sheet covers the print.
Check the photo before you leave
A store’s photo can be rejected like any other, so look at it at the counter. Measure one print: it should be 2 × 2 in, with your head 1–1 3/8 in from chin to the top of the head. Look for shadows on your face or behind you, glare, and a background that isn’t white or off-white. If anything is off, ask for a retake at the counter. Our measured examples show what to compare, and Passport photo rejected lists the usual reasons.