Letters and postcards up to 20 grams sent Posta
Ordinaria, or regular mail, cost € 0.41 to
Italy, Europe, and countries around the Mediterranean
Basin, and € 0.52 to the United States, Canada,
Australia, and New Zealand. Delivery is from three to
five days in Italy, about six days within Europe, 10
days around the Mediterranean Basin, and 14 days to
the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
The Italian post office aims to deliver Posta Prioritaria,
or priority mail, within one working day (plus the day
of mailing) to destinations in Italy, three working
days to the rest of Europe, four or five working days
to countries of the Mediterranean Basin, five or six
working days to the U.S. and Canada, and seven or eight
working days to Australia and New Zealand.
A standard Posta Prioritaria letter, weighing up to
20 grams (and measuring 14 to 23.5 centimeters by 9
to 12 centimeters) costs €62 for Italy, Europe,
and countries of the Mediterranean Basin, and EUR.77
for the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. A
package weighing the maximum 2 kilos (and measuring
the maximum 34.3 by 35 by 5 centimeters) costs €8.06
for Italy, Europe, and countries of the Mediterranean
Basin, €16.53 for the U.S. and Canada, and €20.66
for Australia and New Zealand. Stamps can be purchased
at the post office or in tobacco shops; a special Posta
Prioritaria sticker (free) is necessary. The envelope
can be mailed at the post office or dropped in any letter
box or in one of the 3,000 or so special Posta Prioritaria
letter boxes.
Postacelere, for destinations in Italy only, guarantees
delivery within one working day (Saturdays included,
Sundays and holidays excluded). Envelopes sent Postacelere
cost EUR7.23 and may not weigh more than 3 kilos nor
exceed 45.5 by 32.5 centimeters. They can be sent only
from a post office, where you must fill out a special
mailing form.
