Sending flowers to Switzerland from the UK: the simple way

The easiest way to send flowers to Switzerland from the UK is to skip the middlemen and order straight from a Swiss florist. Our pick is 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. As a UK sender, you only need to remember two things: Switzerland is an hour ahead, and it pays in francs, not pounds.

Prices and cut-off times below were checked on the florists’ websites in October 2026.

Why order from a Swiss florist rather than a UK website

Many UK flower websites offer “international delivery”, but for Switzerland they rarely deliver anything themselves. Your order is usually passed to an international relay network, which then hands it to a florist somewhere in Switzerland. That has three consequences:

• Extra fees for transmitting the order, on top of the bouquet and the local delivery.
• Variable quality: the bouquet is made by whichever partner florist receives the order, with whatever stock they have that day, so it may not look like the photo.
• Less control over timing, because the UK site does not always know Swiss delivery days and holidays.

Ordering directly from a Swiss florist removes all of that. With KANEL, you can see who makes the bouquet (its own florists in Vernier, near Geneva), the price you see in CHF is the real price, and the checkout already knows Swiss postcodes and delivery days. Nothing crosses a border, so there are no customs and no long journey for the flowers.

KANEL at a glance for UK senders

Its honest limits: no Sunday deliveries, same-day delivery only in Geneva, no Italian website, and an entry price above that of postal bouquet services. Our full KANEL review goes into more detail.

The one-hour time difference: UK cut-offs

Switzerland runs on Central European Time and is one hour ahead of the UK all year round. Both countries put their clocks forward on the last Sunday of March and back on the last Sunday of October, so the gap never changes. Florists’ cut-offs are always given in Swiss time, so knock an hour off:

A lunchtime order from the office is therefore fine for tomorrow, but an order placed after work will usually arrive a day later. If the date matters, you can book up to 15 days ahead and pick the delivery date at checkout.

Watch out for Mondays. Outside Geneva, KANEL delivers Tuesday to Saturday. An order placed on Friday afternoon after 3pm UK time will go out on Tuesday at the earliest.

Paying from the UK: pounds, francs and card fees

Swiss florists price everything in Swiss francs (CHF). KANEL accepts the cards most British people carry (Visa, Mastercard and American Express) as well as PayPal. A few tips:

• Your bank converts CHF into pounds at the day’s rate. Some UK debit and credit cards add a foreign transaction fee; travel-friendly cards often do not. Check yours before ordering.
• If a payment page offers to charge you in pounds, compare with paying in CHF: letting your own card issuer convert is often, though not always, the cheaper option.
• TWINT, the payment app you will see on Swiss websites, needs a Swiss app and bank account. You do not need it.

For a full breakdown of what flowers cost in Switzerland, see how much flower delivery costs in Switzerland.

Writing a Swiss address (it is not like a UK one)

A Swiss address is shorter than a British one, but the order is different:

Mr Thomas Muster Bahnhofstrasse 21 8001 Zürich

• The street name comes first, then the house number, the reverse of UK habit.
• The postcode has four digits and goes before the town, on the same line. There is no county line.
• Use the name on the letterbox. In Swiss blocks of flats, couriers look for the name on the letterbox or doorbell, so add “c/o” if your recipient lives with someone else.
• Add a mobile number for the recipient if you have one. Swiss numbers start with +41.
• Town names exist in several languages (Genève/Genf, Basel/Bâle). Either works; use the one your recipient uses.

Which language for the card?

English is fine for a personal message, but Switzerland has several languages: French in Geneva, Lausanne and the west, German in Zurich, Basel and Bern, Italian in Ticino. A short “Joyeux anniversaire” or “Alles Gute” next to your English message is a nice touch. Our guide on what to write on a flower card has ideas.

Dates that differ between the UK and Switzerland

This is where British senders most often get caught out:

If you live in the UK and your mother lives in Switzerland, she celebrates in May, along with everyone around her. Send your March flowers if you like, but plan for 8 May too. Our Swiss Mother’s Day guide and flower-giving calendar list every key date.

Budget: what a delivery really costs

A real example at KANEL (October 2026):

Your statement will show the equivalent in pounds at the day’s rate, plus any card fee. The morning slot outside Geneva costs CHF 5 more.

Other options, and when they suit you better

We recommend KANEL for most UK senders, but it is not the only choice:

• Urgent, outside Geneva: Fleurop-Interflora has an English site, same-day delivery (before 3pm Swiss time on weekdays, 1pm on Saturdays) and a 90-minute express service for CHF 38 in more than 1,000 localities. Budget around CHF 55 minimum (CHF 35 bouquet + CHF 19.80 service fee), and the bouquet is made by a partner florist.
• Same day in Zurich: Blueme-Shop has an English site and delivers the same day in Zurich and Winterthur for weekday orders placed before noon Swiss time (11am UK).
• Tight budget: SayFlowers starts at CHF 59 including delivery, though its site is in German and French only.

Compare them all in our Swiss online florists comparison. For more general advice, read how to send flowers to Switzerland from abroad. If you also have friends across the Irish Sea, see sending flowers to Switzerland from Ireland.

Sending sympathy flowers from the UK

If you cannot travel to a funeral in Switzerland, flowers are a meaningful way to be there. Send them to the funeral home rather than the family home, and allow at least two days. KANEL’s funeral arrangements cost CHF 155–1155 with free delivery. Our funeral flowers guide explains Swiss customs.

Quick checklist for UK senders

1. Recipient’s name as on the letterbox, street then number, four-digit postcode before the town.
2. A Swiss delivery date: not a Sunday, not a public holiday, not a Monday outside Geneva.
3. Order before 3pm UK time the day before (1pm for same-day Geneva).
4. A card or PayPal account that is happy paying in CHF.
5. Your message, signed so the recipient knows it is from you.

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