Turnaround Time · Dry Cleaning · The Swiss Laundry
How long does dry cleaning take?
Standard: 48 hours. Express: 24 hours or less. Same-day: available on request. Here is the full turnaround guide by garment type — and what to do if you need a garment urgently.
48 hours is the standard dry cleaning turnaround. Express service takes 24 hours or less. Same-day service is available — call by 10AM to confirm availability.
The Swiss Laundry · Kasba, Kolkata · Est. 2013Why 48 hours and not faster? The cleaning cycle itself takes under 30 minutes. The time is in the skilled hand-work: pre-spotting individual stains before the cycle, and pressing each garment individually after it. A silk saree takes 15–20 minutes of pressing alone. A heavily embroidered lehenga with complex stain pre-treatment can take over an hour of skilled work in total.
Turnaround times — by garment type
| Garment type | Standard | Express available? |
|---|---|---|
| Shirts and kurtas | 48 hours | Yes — same-day by 10AM |
| Suits and blazers | 48 hours | Yes — 24 hours |
| Silk sarees (plain) | 48 hours | Yes — 24 hours |
| Silk sarees (Banarasi, Kanjivaram) | 48 hours | 24 hours — confirm first |
| Embroidered occasion wear (lehenga, sherwani) | 48–72 hours | 48 hours express — confirm first |
| Pashmina and cashmere shawls | 48 hours | Yes — 24 hours |
| Velvet garments | 48 hours | 24 hours — confirm first |
| Carpets and rugs | 3–5 days | 48-hour express — confirm first |
| Curtains and bed linen | 48 hours | Yes — 24 hours for linen |
| Wedding and bridal garments | 3–5 days | 48 hours — confirm well in advance |
What affects turnaround time
Stain complexity: A garment with multiple stains — food, makeup, sweat, oil — requires more pre-spotting time. Each stain is treated individually by hand before the machine cycle. A plain suit with no visible staining takes significantly less preparation time than a lehenga worn at a wedding with ghee, haldi and syndoor stains.
Pressing requirements: A shirt takes 5 minutes to press. A heavily embroidered lehenga, pressed with care around each embellishment, can take 30–45 minutes. A Kanjivaram saree with deep storage fold lines requires steam pressing in multiple passes. The pressing step is often the primary constraint on turnaround time for fine garments.
Volume at the facility: During peak seasons — October to December (Puja through wedding season), and February (end of winter before storage) — the facility handles higher volumes. Express service is still available but should be confirmed by call or WhatsApp rather than assumed.
Common questions
Questions.
Answered.
Standard turnaround is 48 hours. Express is 24 hours or less for most garments. Same-day is available — call 9836233354 by 10AM to confirm.
Yes at The Swiss Laundry. Call 9836233354 or WhatsApp before 10AM. Available for most standard garments. Complex embroidered items may require 24–48 hours even on express.
The cleaning cycle is under 30 minutes. The time is in the skilled hand-work: pre-spotting individual stains before the cycle, and pressing each garment individually after. A silk saree takes 15–20 minutes of pressing alone.
A suit takes 48 hours standard, 24 hours express. Call 9836233354 to confirm express availability. For a suit needed same-day, call by 10AM.
A heavily embroidered wedding lehenga typically takes 48–72 hours — the complex stain pre-treatment and careful pressing of embellishments take significant time. Call well in advance for wedding garments. Do not wait until the day before the event.
Express dry cleaning
in Kolkata.
Standard 48hr · Express 24hr · Same-day available. Call 9836233354 to confirm.