How to Send Flowers to Hamburg From Russia or Abroad
To send flowers to Hamburg, open our Hamburg delivery page, choose a bouquet, enter the recipient's address and the card text, and pay online. The price is shown in rubles, already converted and already including delivery, and foreign bank cards are accepted as well as Russian ones. If you mean the smaller Hamburg in the United States, that one is on our list too, on the Hamburg, New Jersey page.
In our Saint Petersburg shops, open since 2011, customers ask about Germany more often than almost any other country: a daughter studying in Hamburg, a brother who moved for work, old friends from Leningrad who settled near the Elbe. The questions are always practical. How the order works, which flowers are appropriate, what to write in the address so the courier finds the right door, and how not to miss the date because of the time difference. This article answers each of them in turn.
How the order works for Hamburg
An order to Hamburg is placed exactly like an order inside Russia. You choose the bouquet on the city page, fill in the recipient's name, phone number and full address, write the card text and pay online in rubles by bank card, SBP or Yandex Pay. Foreign cards go through Robokassa, which is convenient if you already live abroad yourself and do not hold a Russian card. Because delivery is already built into the price, there is nothing extra to calculate at checkout.
Hamburg is one of 45 German cities on our list, together with Berlin, Potsdam, Dusseldorf, Bonn, Leipzig and Munster, so a single order flow covers relatives in different parts of the country. Across all destinations we deliver to 53 countries and more than 1,630 cities, listed on the flower delivery abroad page. That page and the city pages are in Russian, which most of our customers find easier anyway.
The 500 RUB city delivery fee and the express and time-window options on our site apply to Russian cities, not to Hamburg. For an order abroad, plan a few days ahead for an important date, and if you want to clarify timing before paying, call us on 8 (812) 507-67-05 and we will tell you what is realistic for your day.
Getting a German address right
Most failed deliveries abroad come down to the address, and German addresses have their own order. The street name comes first and the house number after it, for example a street followed by 12a, then the five-digit postcode and the city on the next line. Hamburg postcodes start with 20, 21 or 22, so if the number you have looks different, check it with the recipient before ordering.
In Germany the name on the doorbell matters more than the flat number. Apartment buildings in Hamburg often have a panel of bells with surnames and no flat numbers at all, so write the surname exactly as it appears on the bell, including a partner's surname if the bell shows that one. If the recipient lives in a shared flat or with a host family, which is common for students, add a short note such as the name of the main tenant.
Include a mobile phone number in international format with the German code +49. Office deliveries work well during the week, but give the company name and the floor or department, since large Hamburg office buildings around the port and the city centre usually have a reception desk that receives deliveries for many firms.
Bouquets we can deliver
Flower etiquette in Germany
Germans take a few flower customs seriously, and knowing them saves embarrassment. Red roses are read as a clearly romantic gesture, so for a colleague, a teacher or a friend's mother a mixed seasonal bouquet is safer. White lilies, white chrysanthemums and wreath-like arrangements are associated with funerals and graves, and carnations can feel old-fashioned to younger recipients. Yellow roses are acceptable for friends, though some older people still link them with jealousy.
Never congratulate a German on a birthday before the actual date. Wishing someone a happy birthday early is widely considered bad luck, and a bouquet arriving the day before can be received with a nervous laugh rather than delight. Aim for the birthday itself or a day later with a card that says the wishes are a little late; that is perfectly polite.
The even-number rule that Russians follow, with even numbers reserved for funerals, means little in Germany, but most German bouquets are made with odd numbers anyway for visual balance, so an odd number never looks wrong. Muttertag falls on the second Sunday of May and Valentine's Day is celebrated mainly by couples. Weihnachten in late December is a strong flower season too, with red amaryllis, poinsettia colours and white roses with fir greenery.
Choosing a bouquet for Hamburg's seasons
Hamburg has a mild, damp, maritime climate with grey winters and fresh, breezy summers, and seasonal bouquets suit the city well. In spring, tulips and ranunculus echo what grows in the city parks; in summer, peonies, garden roses and sunflowers; in autumn, deep orange, burgundy and copper tones with dried grasses; in winter, white and red with greenery. A bouquet in the colours of the season looks natural in a Hamburg flat rather than out of place.
Think about where the flowers will stand. Many Hamburg apartments are in older buildings with high ceilings and tall windows, where a generous bouquet looks right. Students and young professionals often live in compact rooms, and for them a medium bouquet that fits a simple vase is more practical than a large arrangement. When in doubt, a medium size is the safest choice.
Time difference, the card and the right day
Hamburg is one hour behind Saint Petersburg in summer and two hours behind in winter, after Germany moves its clocks back at the end of October. The gap is small, but it still matters for dates: an order placed late in the evening by our time is already the recipient's late evening too, and a surprise for the morning should be planned well before. For a birthday, anniversary or Muttertag, place the order a few days in advance.
Write the card in the language the recipient reads most comfortably. For relatives and friends from Russia this is often Russian, while a German partner, landlady or colleague will appreciate a few words in German or English. Keep it short and personal: who it is from, the occasion and one warm sentence. The card text goes into the order form together with the address, so prepare it before you start.
If the bouquet is a surprise, mention in the card who sent it, since the recipient may not expect flowers from abroad. Ask them gently to put the flowers into water soon after arrival, trimming the stems at an angle and keeping the vase away from radiators, which in German flats are usually right under the window.
Hamburg in the USA and sending flowers back to Russia
Several American towns carry the name Hamburg, and the one on our list is Hamburg, New Jersey, a small borough in Sussex County. The order works the same way: open the Hamburg, New Jersey page, choose a bouquet, enter a US address with the five-digit ZIP code and pay in rubles with delivery included. Before ordering, double-check with the recipient which Hamburg they live in, because a German and an American address can look similar in a hurried message.
Families are often split between countries, and the same site works in the other direction. Inside Russia, city delivery costs 500 RUB, and in large cities an express bouquet arrives one to two hours after the order is confirmed, or at an exact time, in a window such as 09-12 or 18-21, or pre-ordered up to 30 days ahead. In Saint Petersburg, where our three shops on Ilyushina Street, Obvodny Canal Embankment and Srednerogatskaya Street are based, delivery runs around the clock. Questions about any order can be asked by phone on 8 (812) 507-67-05. We deliver bouquets across Russia in 1–2 hours.
Frequently asked questions
Can I send flowers to Hamburg, Germany, from Russia?
Yes. Hamburg is on our list of delivery cities in Germany. Choose a bouquet on the Hamburg page, enter the address and card text, and pay online in rubles.
Is delivery included in the price for Hamburg?
Yes. For orders abroad the price is already converted to rubles and already includes delivery. The 500 RUB fee applies only to city delivery in Russia.
Can I pay with a foreign bank card?
Yes. Foreign bank cards are accepted through Robokassa, and Russian cards, SBP and Yandex Pay work as well. Payment is made online on the site.
Do you also deliver to Hamburg in the USA?
Yes, Hamburg, New Jersey, is on our list of US delivery cities. Check with the recipient which Hamburg they mean before ordering.
Which flowers should I avoid sending in Germany?
White lilies, white chrysanthemums and wreath-like arrangements are linked with funerals. Red roses read as romantic, so choose a mixed bouquet for friends, family and colleagues.
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