Shipping Flowers Overseas: A Practical Guide to Sending a Gift

For shipping flowers overseas as a gift, you can order a bouquet for delivery in the recipient’s country through Turboflora. We deliver across Russia and to more than 1,550 cities in 49 countries abroad; start by checking the destination, then choose the bouquet and enter the delivery details. For orders abroad, the displayed price is in rubles and already includes delivery.

The useful questions are practical: which destination page should you use, when should the flowers arrive, and what will suit the person receiving them? A bouquet for a birthday at home needs different planning from flowers sent to an office or someone recovering from illness. This guide helps you make those decisions, with separate delivery and payment details for Russia and destinations abroad.

Check the destination before choosing your bouquet

Start with the recipient’s country and city, rather than choosing a bouquet and assuming it can go anywhere. For an international destination, open Flower delivery abroad, which lists all the countries and cities we serve. The page is in Russian. Destinations include the USA, United Kingdom, Poland, France, Spain, Egypt, Germany and Canada.

For a recipient in Russia, use our Bouquets catalogue and check the delivery address before completing your order. Include the city, street, building and flat or office number where relevant. If an entrance is difficult to find, a short, precise access note is more useful than a long description of the neighbourhood.

Ordering flowers for delivery at the destination is a different task from posting a bouquet you already own. Our ordering process covers choosing a bouquet and arranging its delivery. If you want to transport your own flowers across a border, check the carrier’s rules and the destination’s plant import requirements separately; a flower delivery listing does not establish those rules.

Choose flowers for the person and the setting

Begin with what you know about the recipient: favourite colours, a preference for simple or abundant arrangements, and whether they enjoy scented flowers. A familiar preference is a stronger guide than a rigid list of flower meanings. If you know very little, think about where the bouquet will stand and whether the recipient will need to carry it home.

Flower symbolism depends on culture, occasion and personal experience. Red roses often suggest romance, so consider whether that message fits your relationship before sending them to a colleague or casual acquaintance. For someone in Russia, an odd number is customary when giving a countable bunch for a celebration; even numbers are traditionally associated with mourning.

For an office delivery, consider desk space and the journey home. For someone sensitive to fragrance, ask about the flower selection before ordering instead of choosing on appearance alone. You can contact a manager on WhatsApp for help choosing a bouquet and agreeing the address, timing and card text, as well as a photo of the bouquet before delivery.

Bouquets we can deliver

Bouquet of 1 yellow sunflowers

$13

Bouquet of 1 white lilies

$19

Bouquet of 1 pink lilies

$19

Bouquet of 3 gerberas mix

$21

Plan around the recipient’s local day

When you are ordering from another country, write down the intended date and the time at the delivery address. A birthday morning for the recipient may still be the previous evening where you live. Use an unambiguous date, such as “7 November”, and check whether the person will be at home, at work or travelling when the flowers are expected.

For Russian cities, orders can be placed 1–30 days ahead. In large cities, express delivery is available 1–2 hours after the order is confirmed. Other options are delivery at an exact time with a tolerance of plus or minus 30 minutes, or within the windows 09–12, 12–15, 15–18 and 18–21. Build your plans around confirmation, rather than the moment you begin checkout.

These express and time-window conditions apply to Russian cities. For a destination abroad, check the details on its country or city page and agree the timing for that order. If the flowers are intended for a dinner, departure or other fixed event, explain that deadline before placing the order so the requested timing is clear.

Enter the details and check the final payment

An order abroad follows the same basic process as an order in Russia: choose a bouquet on the relevant country or city page, enter the delivery address and card text, and pay online in rubles. Read the selected destination and bouquet details together before paying. This final check is particularly useful when several cities have similar names or you are ordering in a second language.

Keep the two delivery price rules separate. In Russian cities, delivery costs 500 RUB; for remote districts and suburbs, the operator confirms the delivery price when confirming the order. For orders abroad, the bouquet price is already converted to rubles and includes delivery. Do not add the Russian city delivery fee to an international listing.

Online checkout uses CloudPayments. Check the payment options displayed there before relying on a particular card: acceptance of every foreign-issued card is not guaranteed. You can also consult Delivery and payment. When planning a date-sensitive gift from overseas, allow time to complete payment and receive order confirmation before treating the delivery arrangements as settled.

Make the message clear and the handover practical

A card with your text is free. Write the message as you want the recipient to read it, including your name if you want them to know who sent the flowers. Delivery is anonymous by default: the courier does not name the sender. An affectionate message without a signature may therefore leave the recipient guessing, even when that was never your intention.

A short card usually works best: name the occasion, say something personal and sign it. For example, “Happy birthday, Mum. Thinking of you today and looking forward to seeing you soon. Love, Anna.” If you are sending condolences, keep the wording gentle and direct. Avoid humour or intimate references that might feel uncomfortable if the card is read in a shared workplace.

For delivery in Russia, the courier calls the recipient about 15 minutes before arrival. If the recipient is absent, we agree a second delivery that day or, with the sender’s consent, hand the flowers to a neighbour or concierge. Keep this possibility in mind when arranging a surprise: a reliable address and a reachable recipient help make the handover straightforward.

Help the bouquet settle in after arrival

For cut flowers that arrive ready for a vase, use a clean vase and fresh water. Remove leaves that would sit below the waterline, then trim the stem ends with a clean, sharp tool before arranging them. If flower food is supplied, follow its instructions. Flowers arranged in a container may need different care, so follow any instructions provided for that arrangement.

Place the bouquet away from radiators, strong direct sunlight and ripening fruit. Check the water daily, top it up as needed and change it when it becomes cloudy. Remove fading flowers and submerged foliage as you notice them. These simple habits support vase life, although the result varies with the flowers, their condition and the room where they are displayed.

If the recipient will be busy hosting guests or returning from work, you can send a brief care message separately from the gift card. Keep the card focused on the occasion and make the practical note easy to act on: prepare a clean vase, add water and choose a suitable spot. A little preparation helps the recipient enjoy the gift without having to work out what to do first.