UPS Delivery Schedule: Days, Times and 2026 Holidays

The UPS delivery schedule is built around business days: UPS delivers Monday through Friday, offers Saturday delivery for UPS Ground in many areas and for air packages shipped with the Saturday Delivery option, and doesn’t run regular Sunday delivery. UPS pickup and delivery stop on six U.S. holidays, which in 2026 are January 1, May 25, July 4, September 7, November 26 and December 25.

This guide covers delivery days, delivery times by service, weekend service, the 2026 holiday closures, and how business days decide when a package actually arrives.

What Days Does UPS Deliver?

UPS delivers every weekday, Monday through Friday, for all its domestic services. Saturday is an added delivery day for many addresses, and Sunday isn’t part of the standard UPS delivery schedule.

What Time Does UPS Deliver?

UPS Ground has no time-of-day commitment, so a Ground package can arrive any time the route reaches your address. Business addresses usually get deliveries during business hours, while residential stops often run into the evening, particularly during the holiday peak.

Air services come with a delivery commitment that depends on the service and the destination:

To narrow the window for a specific package, track it at UPS.com; UPS My Choice members can see an estimated delivery window on the day of delivery. Our guide on how long UPS takes to deliver covers transit times in more detail.

Does UPS Deliver on Saturdays?

Yes, in many areas. UPS delivers Ground packages to many residential addresses on Saturdays as part of the normal route, so a package can arrive on a Saturday even though Saturday isn’t counted as a transit day. Air shipments arrive on Saturday only when the shipper selects the Saturday Delivery option, which costs extra.

Our guide to whether UPS delivers on Saturdays covers coverage and cutoffs, and we explain the international case in whether UPS Express Saver delivers on Saturday.

Does UPS Deliver on Sundays?

Sunday isn’t a regular UPS delivery day for Ground or air packages, and UPS’s holiday notices list Sundays such as Easter as days with no pickup or delivery service. The exception is UPS Express Critical, an urgent, premium service available around the clock.

Packages that seem to arrive from UPS on a Sunday were usually handed to another carrier for the final delivery under an older or specialized arrangement. Our complete guide to UPS Sunday delivery in the US explains when that happens.

Which Holidays Change the UPS Delivery Schedule?

UPS suspends pickup and delivery on six U.S. holidays. Packages already in the network wait until the next business day, and holidays don’t count as business days for transit times.

On other federal holidays, such as Presidents’ Day and Columbus Day, UPS runs normal service, although UPS noted that Ground Saver packages take an extra business day around Presidents’ Day. See our pages on UPS delivery on Labor Day and UPS delivery on Columbus Day, or the full UPS holiday schedule, which also covers the days around Christmas and New Year’s.

How Do Business Days Affect UPS Delivery Dates?

UPS counts transit in business days: Monday through Friday, excluding UPS holidays. The day of pickup doesn’t count, and Saturday deliveries don’t add a transit day.

• A 2nd Day Air package picked up on Thursday is due on Monday, because Saturday and Sunday aren’t business days.
• A 2nd Day Air package picked up on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is due the following Monday, because Thursday is a UPS holiday and Friday is the only business day before the weekend.
• A Ground package with a three-day transit picked up on Friday is due on Wednesday.

Weather and peak-season volume can push a package past its scheduled date; our guides to UPS weather delays and why UPS can be slow cover the usual causes. For Ground specifically, see how long UPS Ground takes.

When Should You Ship to Make the UPS Schedule?

A package’s clock starts when UPS scans it, so it has to reach UPS before that day’s cutoff. Cutoff times differ between The UPS Store, UPS Customer Centers, Access Points and drop boxes, and even between two stores in the same town. Check the exact time for your location in the UPS Drop-Off Locator, or read the collection time posted on a drop box.

Before you ship, check UPS service alerts for weather or regional disruptions, and allow extra time in December. If a package misses a delivery attempt, our guide to how many times UPS will attempt delivery explains what happens next.

The delivery schedule is the same whichever way you buy the label, but the price isn’t. ParcelPath is free and offers up to 85% off UPS and up to 89% off USPS rates, with no subscription or per-label fee. Compare UPS Ground against air services for your package in the ParcelPath rate calculator, then follow our UPS shipping label guide to print it. If a delivery goes wrong, see UPS claims and support.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the UPS delivery schedule on weekdays?

UPS delivers Monday through Friday for every domestic service. Air services arrive by the committed time for the service and destination, such as 10:30 a.m. for many UPS Next Day Air addresses, while UPS Ground has no set delivery time and can arrive whenever the route reaches you, often into the evening for homes.

Does UPS deliver on federal holidays?

Only some. UPS suspends pickup and delivery on six holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. On other federal holidays, such as Presidents’ Day and Columbus Day, UPS operates normally. In 2026, Independence Day falls on Saturday, July 4, and UPS treats Friday, July 3 as a regular operating day.

Is Saturday a business day for UPS?

No. UPS counts transit in business days, Monday through Friday, so Saturday doesn’t add a day to a delivery commitment. UPS still delivers Ground packages to many residential addresses on Saturdays, and air packages arrive on Saturday only when the shipper buys the Saturday Delivery option.

Does UPS deliver on Sundays?

Not as a regular service. Sunday isn’t part of the standard UPS delivery schedule for Ground or air packages, and UPS’s holiday notices list Sundays such as Easter as no-service days. UPS Express Critical, a premium urgent-shipment service, is the exception and runs every day of the year.

Sources

• UPS: Holiday Schedule
• UPS: Service Alerts
• UPS: Drop-Off Locator
• UPS: Tracking
• UPS: Tracking Support