The last Royal Mail post dates to make your cards arrive by Christmas

While some people spend Christmas Day surrounded by their loved ones, others may need to plan ahead to get their cards and gifts sent out on time.

And with all the stress of December 25 approaching you want to make sure your Christmas post arrives in plenty of time, so it’s definitely worth noting down these all important dates.

To make sure your cards and presents get to your loved ones on time this year, check out our guide to the last Christmas post and order dates for Royal Mail below (plus some advice on how to get a letter from Santa for your little ones).

Without further ado here are the last Royal Mail Christmas 2019 posting dates, so you aren’t left with a thoughtful, expertly wrapped gift with no way to deliver it.

UK Posting dates

Second Class and Second Class signed For: Wednesday, December 18

First Class and First Class Signed For: Friday, December 20

Royal Mail Tracked 48 – Friday, December 20

Royal Mail Tracked 24 – Saturday, December 21

Special Delivery Guaranteed – Monday, December 23

International standard and international tracked and signature services

Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central and South America, Far and Middle East: Monday, December 9

Cyprus, Malta: Tuesday, December 10

Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia): Wednesday, December 11

Australia, Greece, New Zealand and Turkey: Thursday, December 12

Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA: Saturday, December 14

Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland: Monday, December 16

Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg: Wednesday, December 18

International Economy

Australia, Middle and Far East (except Hong Kong and Singapore), New Zealand and all other non-European destinations (except Canada, South Africa, USA): Saturday, October 5

South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, the USA and Canada: Saturday, October 12

Eastern Europe, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Malta and Iceland: Saturday, November 2

Western Europe: Saturday, November 16

British Forces Post Office (BFPO)

Airmail to Operational HM Forces BFPOs: Monday, November 25

Airmail to Static HM Forces BFPOs: Friday, December 13

Want to make your kids Christmas extra special this year? Click here to see how your child can receive a letter from Father Christmas this year.