Surface mail is mail that is sent via a ship (surface of the earth) rather than buy Airplane (air above the earth!)
Surface mail is overseas mail that goes by ship rather than by air. Parcel mail is for parcels.
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About three months.
SAL mail is a cheap way to get mail to and from Japan. It cost less than usual air mail, but is usually faster than regular snail mail. SAL= Surface Air Lifted. Basicall, while on the ground the mail is transported like normal ground mail, but when going from one country to another, it is in the same class as air mail. At it's destination, the handling is back to regualr mail.
Its been 3 weeks in us still not here
airmail is cheaper and quicker, better . choose EMS cheaper than
The UK Royal Mail website says 5 days for Air Mail, and 2 weeks for surface mail. For a letter these are almost the same price, so you're much better off using Air Mail. For packages the prices differences are greater, so you may prefer the less-expensive Surface Mail if you have unlimited time.
The adjective form of "surface" is also surface. We generally use it to describe something that is meant to be carried out via land or sea and NOT via air. We might say "surface mail" or "surface transportation."
It typically takes surface mail packages 2 to 4 weeks to travel from London to California. The actual time varies based on the type of service used.
Expected delivery: 6-30 business days
from 20 upto 45 days