Up to 3 working days after dispatch within Portugal, about 5 to Spain and about 7 to the rest of Europe: those are the times you can count on when you buy a jigsaw puzzle with fast delivery. The rest depends on the date you have in mind, whether it is a birthday on Saturday, a dinner with friends or Christmas. We will not promise times that do not depend only on us. Here is how things work and what you can do in each case.
How long fast delivery really takes
We ship from Portugal with CTT or DPD. The times below count from the moment your order is dispatched, not from the moment you press the pay button.
| Destination | Time after dispatch | Shipping |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | Up to 3 working days | Mainland €3.90 (free from €49.80), Madeira €4.80, Azores €8.80 |
| Spain | About 5 days | €3.90 |
| Rest of Europe | About 7 days | From €9.90, free from €200 |
"Working days" means Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays do not count. An order dispatched on a Friday afternoon has the weekend ahead of it before it really gets moving. If the date is tight, ordering early in the week makes more difference than you might think.
Payment method matters too. Card and PayPal are confirmed straight away. For customers in Portugal, a Multibanco reference only goes ahead once it is paid, so if you are in a hurry, pay it the same day.
How to track your order
Once it has been dispatched, you can see where your puzzle is on the order tracking page. That is where you find out whether it has left, is in transit or is out for delivery. If your address has details that might confuse a courier (an unnumbered flat, a shop on the ground floor, a house with no sign), put them in the order notes. It saves failed attempts.
If it is for Christmas
For Christmas 2026, the last dates for your puzzle to arrive in time are:
- Portugal: order by 18 December.
- Rest of Europe, including Spain and Germany: order by 11 December.
There is a second deadline almost nobody thinks about: the time it takes to do the puzzle. If you want it finished on the table by Christmas Eve, check the estimated time on each product page. A 1000 piece puzzle like Clementoni's Christmas by the Fire needs several evenings, so ordering on the cut-off date leaves you right at the limit. Ye Old Christmas Shoppe, also 1000 pieces and 70 x 50 cm, has the same issue.
If you are ordering in the last week, a 500 piece puzzle is more realistic. Old Toy Shop, a toy shop window on a snowy night, and Train Station with Snowman, with its red locomotive and snowmen, both finish at 49 x 36 cm and can be done in one long evening or two afternoons. They are in our Christmas puzzles 2026, along with other sizes.
If it is a gift, you can add gift wrapping on the product page for €2. It arrives ready to go under the tree.
One order instead of two
When you are in a hurry, the worst thing is realising two days later that one more present was missing. Before paying, think about who else is on the list and put it all in the same box. For people who do not do puzzles, there is UNO, which fits in any pocket, Catan (Portuguese edition) for fans of strategy evenings, and Murdoku, a book with 80 crimes to solve by logic (also in Portuguese).
Combining purchases has another advantage: 5 puzzles in the cart take €5 off, 8 take €10 off, and shipping becomes free from €49.80 in mainland Portugal or from €200 to the rest of Europe.
When it is already too late
Some days, no courier will make it in time. For those, there are our digital gift cards of €20, €40, €60, €80 or €100. No shipping and no delivery time: they arrive by email, with a code you can print, send by message or tuck inside a card. When you buy, you can enter the recipient's email, a message and the day the card is sent, which is handy for scheduling the gift for the morning of the birthday.
The recipient picks the puzzle they want, at their own pace, within one year. Any balance left over stays for their next order.
There is also a hidden advantage: it always gets the piece count right. Not everyone knows whether their friend prefers 500 or 2000.
Ordering from outside Portugal
If you are buying from Spain, the order leaves Portugal and arrives about 5 days after dispatch. For Germany, France and the rest of Europe, about 7. That is exactly why the Christmas date outside Portugal is earlier (11 December). The digital card works the same in any country, because it does not travel.
