It’s cheaper for Britons to send Christmas cards from Europe than from the UK

Skyscanner said such savings would require card senders to look for specific deals.

Flights from Luton to Belgrade, Serbia can cost as little as £33. Sending 100 Christmas cards abroad from Serbia’s capital costs just £78; this is less than half the cost. first class postage It will be sent via Royal Mail and will take three to five days to arrive in Britain.

The Telegraph’s analysis, using data compiled by Skyscanner on 12 November, found similarly cheap flights to four other European destinations with cheaper postage than in the UK.

These included a £28 return flight from Manchester to Memmingen, Germany (sending 100 cards costs just £91) and a £28 return journey from London Stansted to Milan, which would cost £108.

Return flights from Luton to Sofia, Bulgaria and Faro, Portugal were similarly priced. Sending 100 Christmas cards from these cities to Britain will cost less than £110.

In most cases, Telegraph analysis found international stamps abroad were cheaper than first-class stamps in Britain. The price of an international stamp in Japan is 100 Yen, which is equivalent to 51 pence.

Royal Mail has come under criticism for its decision to increase the price of a first-class stamp by 30p to £1.65. The increase in September attracted attention Fifth increase in three years – This time last year the price of a first class stamp was £1.25.