Planning a Christmas cheese board, a festive gift or a summer raclette evening? Here’s when we’ll be dispatching your Alpine Express orders over Christmas and into the new year.
December dispatch dates
To manage the Christmas order volumes, we’ll spread our main Christmas dispatch across Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 December.
We’ll prioritise rural and remote shipments on Monday, giving them more time to reach you, with metropolitan shipments primarily leaving on Tuesday. We’ll allocate your order to the most suitable day.
These dispatches will also include all pre-orders marked ‘For Christmas’ and our special Christmas boxes, which will be released soon, unless we’ve communicated a different arrangement for your order.
The order cut-off for both dispatch days is 8pm Sydney time on Sunday 13 December.
Our last dispatch for 2026 will be Monday 21 December. We’ll then take a short break from dispatching over Christmas and New Year.
| Dispatch date | Details |
|---|---|
| Monday 14 & Tuesday 15 December 2026 | Main Christmas dispatches, including ‘For Christmas’ pre-orders and special Christmas boxes. Rural and remote shipments prioritised on Monday; metropolitan shipments primarily on Tuesday. |
| Monday 21 December 2026 | Final dispatch of the year |
| Monday 28 December 2026 | No dispatch |
For Christmas entertaining and gifting, we recommend ordering for the 14–15 December dispatches, particularly if your order has further to travel. Your cheese will arrive with best-before dates that comfortably cover the full festive period, so you can order early with confidence. Dispatch dates are the days orders leave us; delivery timing depends on your location and the carrier.
January dispatch dates
We’ll resume dispatching on Monday 4 January 2027, ready for summer gatherings and those early-January cheese cravings.
| Dispatch date | Details |
|---|---|
| Monday 4 January 2027 | First dispatch of the new year |
| Monday 11 January 2027 | Regular dispatch |
| Monday 18 January 2027 | Regular dispatch |
| Monday 25 January 2027 | No dispatch during Australia Day week |
| Monday 1 February 2027 | Regular weekly dispatch resumes |
With Australia Day falling on Tuesday 26 January, we’ll skip that week’s dispatch. If you’re planning cheese for the long weekend, please order for Monday 18 January, with orders closing at 8pm Sydney time on Sunday 17 January.
Ordering over the holidays
You can continue placing orders online during our dispatch break. Orders received after the final December cut-off will be scheduled for our first dispatch on Monday 4 January.
Our usual order cut-off is 8pm Sydney time on the Sunday before dispatch.
Browse our Christmas selection for festive inspiration, or explore the full shop to put together your own selection.
Thank you for making Alpine Express part of your celebrations. We wish you a delicious Christmas and a happy new year!