Flowers to Switzerland from Ireland: how to send them right

If you want to send flowers to Switzerland from Ireland, the best approach is to order directly from a Swiss florist rather than an Irish or European relay network. We recommend KANEL, a Geneva florist with an English website: bouquets are hand-tied in its own workshop on the day of delivery, sent anywhere in Switzerland the next day (Tuesday to Saturday) for CHF 14.90, and delivered the same day in Geneva. Two things trip Irish senders up: Switzerland uses francs, not euro, and Swiss Mother’s Day is in May.

Prices and times were checked on the florists’ websites in October 2026.

Switzerland is close, but not in the EU

From Dublin, Switzerland feels next door: same continent, a short flight, only one hour of time difference. But it is outside the European Union and the eurozone. For flowers, that has practical consequences:

• Prices are in Swiss francs (CHF), not euro.
• A parcel of fresh flowers sent from Ireland would cross a customs border. Ordering from a florist based in Switzerland avoids that completely, as the bouquet is made and delivered locally.
• Swiss rules apply: no Sunday delivery, Swiss public holidays, four-digit postcodes.

Relay networks vs. a Swiss florist

Irish and European flower websites that deliver “to Switzerland” usually transmit your order through a network to a partner florist there. You pay a transmission fee, and the bouquet depends on the stock of whichever florist receives it. Some European companies sell to Switzerland in euro: FloraPrima, for instance, is a German company charging from about €59.99 for Switzerland, with no working Swiss shop. Others, such as Bloomy Days and Bergamotte, do not deliver to Switzerland at all.

Ordering from KANEL means you know who makes your bouquet, you see the full price in CHF, and the flowers go straight from the workshop in Vernier (canton of Geneva) to your recipient. Outside Geneva, they travel in a box with a water reserve.

KANEL at a glance

To be fair about it: no Sunday delivery, same-day only in Geneva, no Italian website and a higher entry price than Swiss postal bouquets. Our KANEL review goes into detail.

Cut-off times in Irish time

Switzerland is one hour ahead of Ireland all year round: both move their clocks on the last Sunday of March and the last Sunday of October. Swiss florists always give cut-offs in Swiss time, so subtract one hour:

So an order placed at lunchtime in Dublin, Cork or Galway arrives in Switzerland the next day, but an order placed in the evening will usually take a day longer. For important dates, book ahead: KANEL accepts orders up to 15 days in advance and you choose the date at checkout.

Mind the long weekend. Outside Geneva, KANEL delivers Tuesday to Saturday, so after a Friday afternoon order past 3pm, the next delivery is Tuesday. Swiss public holidays (such as Easter Monday) also mean no delivery.

Paying in francs with an Irish card

KANEL accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express and PayPal.

• Your bank converts CHF into euro at the day’s rate. Euro payments within the eurozone are usually fee-free, but a payment in Swiss francs is a non-euro transaction and some Irish banks charge a fee for it. Check your card’s terms.
• If you are offered to pay in euro at checkout, compare with paying in CHF: letting your own bank convert is often the better deal, though it depends on the card.
• TWINT is a Swiss payment app and needs a Swiss account; you don’t need it.

More on what drives the price in our guide to flower delivery costs in Switzerland.

A Swiss address, the Irish way round

Ms Aoife Muster Kramgasse 10 3011 Bern

• Street name first, then the house number, the opposite of most Irish addresses.
• Four-digit postcode before the town. It does the job of an Eircode, but it covers an area rather than a single building, so the street and number matter.
• The name on the letterbox is what the courier looks for in apartment buildings; add “c/o” if your recipient lives with someone else.
• A phone number (+41) for the recipient is useful.

A word in the local language

English is fine on the card, but Switzerland speaks French in Geneva and Lausanne, German in Zurich, Bern and Basel, and Italian in Ticino. A “Bon anniversaire” or “Herzlichen Glückwunsch” next to your English message goes down well. Ideas in what to write on a flower card.

Irish and Swiss dates: watch the differences

If your mother lives in Switzerland, she celebrates in May, not March. Send flowers on the Irish date if that’s your family tradition, but put Saturday 8 May in your diary too: order by Friday 7 May, 3pm Irish time. See our Swiss Mother’s Day guide and flower-giving calendar for every date.

Budget example

Your bank converts that into euro at the day’s rate. A morning delivery slot outside Geneva costs CHF 5 more.

Other Swiss options

• Urgent, outside Geneva: Fleurop-Interflora delivers the same day for orders before 3pm Swiss time on weekdays (2pm Irish time) and 1pm on Saturdays (noon Irish time), with a 90-minute express service (CHF 38) in over 1,000 localities. Count on around CHF 55 minimum (CHF 35 + CHF 19.80); a partner florist makes the bouquet.
• Same day in Zurich: Blueme-Shop, English website, Zurich and Winterthur, weekdays before 11am Irish time.
• Lower budget: SayFlowers, from CHF 59 delivery included (German and French site).

Compare them all in our Swiss online florists comparison, and read how to send flowers to Switzerland from abroad for general advice. Sending from across the water too? See our page for UK senders.

Sympathy flowers from Ireland

If you can’t travel to a funeral in Switzerland, flowers let you be there in spirit. Address them to the funeral home rather than the family home and allow at least two days. KANEL’s funeral arrangements cost CHF 155–1155 and are delivered free. Our funeral flowers guide and condolence message ideas can help with the words.

Checklist for Irish senders

1. Name as on the letterbox, street then number, four-digit postcode before the town.
2. A Swiss delivery day: not a Sunday or holiday, and Tuesday to Saturday outside Geneva.
3. Ordered before 3pm Irish time the day before (1pm for same-day Geneva).
4. A card or PayPal account ready for a CHF payment.
5. Your signed message, perhaps with a word in French, German or Italian.

Ready to send? Order from KANEL and your bouquet is hand-tied in Switzerland and delivered tomorrow, or see our guide to the best flower delivery in Switzerland.