Christmas air mail – latest dates of posting 2024
Hongkong Post today (October 24) announced the latest air mail posting dates for Christmas this year. While the dates are provisional, they have been calculated based on the requirements of respective postal administrations, and are for reference only. These dates and services are subject to availability of flights, and may be altered at short notice. Members of the public are advised to post earlier than the dates shown. They may visit the Hongkong Post web page at (www.hongkongpost.hk/en/about_us/whats_new/index.html) on the service availability for various destinations before posting.
Destinations | Letters and packets | Parcels | |
Asia and the Middle East | |||
Bangladesh | December 5 | November 29 | |
Brunei Darussalam | December 3 | * | |
India | December 2 | November 29 | |
Indonesia | December 6 | December 5 | |
Iran | December 3 | December 2 | |
Israel | December 3 | * | |
Japan | December 4 | December 4 | |
Jordan | December 3 | December 2 | |
Korea | December 3 | December 3 | |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | December 9 | December 6 | |
Lebanon | November 29 | November 28 | |
Malaysia | December 3 | December 2 | |
Myanmar | December 3 | * | |
Nepal | December 3 | * | |
Pakistan | December 9 | December 2 | |
Saudi Arabia | December 3 | December 2 | |
Singapore | December 2 | November 29 | |
Sri Lanka | December 9 | * | |
Taiwan | December 4 | December 2 | |
Thailand | December 4 | December 2 | |
The Mainland | December 9 | December 5 | |
The Philippines | December 3 | December 2 | |
United Arab Emirates | December 5 | December 4 | |
Vietnam | December 6 | December 5 | |
Other destinations in Asia and the Middle East |
December 5 | December 4 | |
Central, South and North America | |||
Argentina | November 19 | November 18 | |
Brazil | December 2 | November 20 | |
Canada | December 4 | November 28 | |
Chile | November 28 | November 18 | |
Costa Rica | November 19 | * | |
Mexico | November 29 | November 29 | |
Panama | December 3 | December 2 | |
Peru | December 3 | December 2 | |
United States | December 5 | December 5 | |
Other destinations in Central, South and North America | November 28 | November 26 | |
Europe | |||
Austria | December 3 | December 2 | |
Belgium | December 5 | December 4 | |
Cyprus | November 19 | November 18 | |
Czech Republic | November 18 | November 18 | |
Denmark | December 2 | November 29 | |
Estonia | December 4 | December 3 | |
Finland | December 5 | December 2 | |
France | December 3 | December 3 | |
Germany | December 6 | December 5 | |
Greece | November 28 | November 27 | |
Hungary | December 3 | December 2 | |
Iceland | December 2 | * | |
Ireland | December 9 | December 2 | |
Italy | December 3 | * | |
Latvia | December 2 | November 29 | |
Lithuania | December 3 | December 2 | |
Malta | December 3 | December 2 | |
Netherlands | December 3 | December 2 | |
Norway | December 3 | December 2 | |
Poland | December 4 | December 2 | |
Portugal | December 3 | November 28 | |
Romania | December 6 | December 2 | |
Russia | November 25 | November 15 | |
Serbia | December 3 | December 2 | |
Slovakia | December 4 | November 29 | |
Spain | November 28 | November 28 | |
Sweden | December 3 | December 2 | |
Switzerland | December 9 | December 5 | |
Türkiye | December 3 | December 2 | |
United Kingdom | December 3 | December 3 | |
Other destinations in Europe | November 26 | November 25 | |
Oceania | |||
Australia | December 4 | December 4 | |
Fiji | November 29 | November 28 | |
French Polynesia | December 3 | December 2 | |
Nauru | November 29 | * | |
New Caledonia | December 3 | December 2 | |
New Zealand | November 29 | November 29 | |
Papua New Guinea | November 26 | * | |
Solomon Islands | December 3 | * | |
Tonga | December 3 | December 2 | |
Other destinations in Oceania | December 3 | November 25 | |
Africa | |||
Egypt | December 6 | December 6 | |
Kenya | December 3 | * | |
Malawi | December 4 | * | |
Mauritius | December 3 | November 27 | |
Morocco | December 3 | December 2 | |
South Africa | November 21 | November 20 | |
Other destinations in Africa | December 3 | December 2 |
* Service is currently under suspension