If you’re a last-minute shopper (guilty!), you still have time to get your gifts shipped in time for the holidays. But don’t wait too long! Shipping deadlines are quickly approaching, and you’ll need to act soon if you want guaranteed delivery by December 24th.

To help get your gift delivered on time, our editors have put together this handy guide to shipping deadlines for the 2024 holiday season. While these dates are your best chance to get packages delivered on time, nothing is guaranteed. The sooner you can make your selections, the better. Need some gift inspo? Our editors can help with that too!

UPS Shipping Deadlines for December 25th Delivery

These are the recommended deadlines to get your delivery by December 25th via UPS:

  • UPS Ground: Varies. Check the UPS website for the deadlines and details.
  • UPS 3-Day Select: Thursday, December 19th
  • UPS 2nd Day Air: Friday, December 20th
  • UPS Next Day Air: Monday, December 23rd

US Postal Service Shipping Deadlines for December 25th Delivery

These are the recommended send-by dates to get your order delivered in time for December 25th for the lower 48 states:

  • USPS Ground Advantage (delivery within 2-5 business days): Wednesday, December 18
  • First-Class Mail (delivery within 1–5 business days): Wednesday, December 18
  • Priority Mail (delivery within 1-3 business days): Thursday, December 19
  • Priority Mail Express service (delivery within 1-2 day delivery): Saturday, December 21

Our friends in the non-contiguous states will have to plan to ship a little earlier. To get your order by December 25th, residents of Alaska & Hawaii will need to ship by:

  • USPS Ground Advantage: Monday, December 16
  • First-Class Mail service: Thursday, December 18
  • Priority Mail service: Thursday, December 19
  • Priority Mail Express service: Friday, December 20

FedEx Shipping Deadlines for December 25th Delivery

FedEx offers two different shipping options: FedEx Home and FedEx Ground. For most holiday packages, FedEx Home delivery will be appropriate. This service delivers packages to residential addresses every day of the week that weigh 150 pounds or less. FedEx Ground is a service for shipping packages of 150 pounds or less to business or commercial addresses. For larger packages, we recommend you refer to the FedEx website. To get your packages on or before December 25th, here are the FedEx 2024 holiday shipping deadlines.

FedEx Home Delivery

  • 5-Day Shipping: Tuesday, December 17
  • 4-Day Shipping: Wednesday, December 18
  • 2-to-3-Day Shipping: Friday, December 20
  • 1-Day Shipping: Monday, December 23
  • FedEx Overnight: Monday, December 23
  • FedEx Same Day: Tuesday, December 24

FedEx Ground

  • Economy: Friday, December 13
  • FedEx Ground 5-Day Shipping: Tuesday, December 17
  • FedEx Ground 4-Day Shipping: Wednesday, December 18
  • FedEx Ground 3-Day Shipping: Thursday, December 19

Amazon Shipping Deadlines for December 24th Delivery

These are the recommended deadlines to get your Amazon order by December 24th:

  • Free Shipping: Saturday, December 14th
  • 2-Day Shipping (Prime): Sunday, December 22nd
  • 1-Day Shipping (Prime): Monday, December 23rd
  • Same Day Delivery (Prime): Tuesday, December 24th
  • e-Gift Card Delivery: Tuesday, December 24th

Shipping Deadlines from our Favorite Stores

If you’re ordering directly from a retailer's website, it’s important to take note of their holiday shipping cutoffs. Below you’ll find a list of our favorite retailers and the dates we recommend you order by to get your delivery by December 25th.

  • Macy's: Order by December 21st at 5 p.m. ET
  • Kohl’s : Order by December 20th at 1 p.m. CT
  • Best Buy: Order no later than December 18th
  • Target: Order on or before December 20th
  • JCPenney: Order by December 17th
  • Walmart+ Members: Order by December 20th
  • Walmart (non Walmart+ Members): Order by December 19th
  • Home Depot: Order by December 17th
  • Vera Bradley: Order by December 16th
  • Old Navy & Gap: Order by December 15th
  • Sephora: Order by December 20th at 6 a.m ET
  • Harry & David: Place your order by December 19th for standard shipping (expedited two-day express and overnight shipping is available at a higher rate)
  • Nordstrom Rack: Order by December 17th at 8 p.m. ET
  • Dick’s Sporting Goods: Place your order by December 19th at 3 a.m. ET
  • lululemon: Order by December 22nd at 12 p.m ET
  • Anthropologie: Order by December 19th at 1 p.m ET

Shipping Packages in Time for Hanukkah and Kwanzaa

It’s not typical for companies to list delivery dates for Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, but this year both holidays align right around Christmas. The first evening of Hanukkah is December 25th and Kwanzaa begins on December 26th. With these dates in mind, you can use the shipping deadlines for Christmas to make sure your package arrives on time.

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