How to send a gift to someone in Korea from abroad
When you want to do something for someone in Korea and can't be there, this is the simplest thing that actually arrives today: flowers, made near them and handed over the same day, with your message on the card. Here is how it works and what to send.
You don't have to be shopping for flowers to end up sending them. When someone in Korea has a birthday, an anniversary, good news or a hard week — or you simply miss them — the real question is "what can I send that arrives while it still means something?" A parcel from abroad takes weeks and clears customs; by the time it lands, the day has passed. Flowers arrive the same day, in a person's hands, with your words on a card.
Here is the whole thing in one line: tell us the delivery address, order by 6:00 PM KST, and a florist near your person makes a fresh bouquet or basket and delivers it the same day — usually within about three hours. We email you a photo once it arrives. You order in English and pay with an international card, and we have done this in Korea for more than ten years.
What is the best gift to send someone in Korea from another country?
Flowers, more often than not — a hand-tied bouquet or a flower basket. They arrive the same day, a person hands them over, and your message goes on the card. A shipped present can't do that from abroad; it takes weeks and the moment passes. From ₩45,000 for a bouquet, ₩47,000 for a basket.
If the person is a colleague, or the gift is formal, an orchid in a pot is the customary Korean choice and lasts for weeks (from ₩49,000). For what suits a particular relationship or occasion, see what to send flowers for in Korea.
How do I send a gift to someone in Korea if I can't be there?
Three things, and we handle the rest: who it is going to (their name and Korean mobile number), where (the address — for an office, campus or hospital, add the floor or room), and when you would like it to arrive.
Order by 6:00 PM KST and it goes the same day. A florist near the recipient makes it fresh and delivers it by hand, usually within about three hours, anywhere in South Korea. Write your message in the order form and we print it on a card and send it with the flowers.
Ordering from another time zone? Work back from the Korean time (KST) you want it to land, and message us if you'd like help with the timing.
Wouldn't it be better to ship a present?
For most from-abroad moments, no. A parcel takes one to several weeks and may sit in customs, so by the time it lands the birthday or the reason has passed. Flowers are the opposite: they are the thing that arrives today, in person, for an occasion that is today.
If you want something that lasts, a potted plant (from ₩47,000) or an orchid (from ₩49,000) is the middle path — still delivered the same day, but it stays for weeks or months.
What should I send, and to whom?
A quick guide by who is receiving it: a partner or someone you miss — a hand-tied bouquet (from ₩45,000); a parent or grandparent — a flower basket, no vase needed (from ₩47,000); a teacher — a basket or bouquet built around carnations; a friend, a thank-you or a get-well — a bouquet or basket; a colleague or a promotion — a Korean orchid (from ₩47,900) or a phalaenopsis (from ₩49,000).
One rule that trips people up: the tall standing wreaths are for public venues — weddings, funerals, shop openings — not for a person at home. The full breakdown by occasion is in what to send flowers for in Korea.
How fast can it arrive in Korea?
The same day. Order by 6:00 PM KST and a florist near the recipient makes and delivers it that day — usually within about three hours of leaving the shop — anywhere in South Korea. We take orders 08:00–21:00 KST, open every day.
Ordering after 6:00 PM, or for a specific future date? Tell us the day and time you want it to arrive and we will schedule it.
Can I add a message, and will I know it arrived?
Yes to both. Whatever you write in the order form, we print on a card and send with the flowers — often the part people keep.
Once it is delivered we email you a photograph of the arrangement in place, so you can see it even from the other side of the world. Give us an email address you actually check.
Can I order and pay from outside Korea?
Yes. The site is in English and takes international cards. Prices are shown and charged in Korean won (KRW) — we don't convert them, because exchange rates move and your bank applies the day's rate at checkout.
If anything is unclear, message us on WhatsApp at +82 10 5472 1571 or email daljaflowers@gmail.com. A person who has done this for years answers — not a robot.
Questions before you order?
Message us and a person will answer, usually within a few minutes during opening hours. We can help with the address, the ribbon wording, or choosing between arrangements.