Foreign exchange guide to Honduras and the Honduran Lempira (HNL)
The below interactive chart shows the USD to HNL exchange rate, trend and recent alerts for the last 90 days.
| USD/HNL rate | Change | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 03 Aug 2020 : 24.9000 | 0.5% ▼ | 1 Week |
| 11 Jul 2020 : 24.7446 | 0.2% ▲ | 30 Days |
| 12 May 2020 : 24.9305 | 0.6% ▼ | 90 Days |
| 11 Aug 2019 : 24.6750 | 0.4% ▲ | 1 Year |
| 12 Aug 2015 : 21.8951 | 13.2% ▲ | 5 Years |
| 13 Aug 2010 : 18.9200 | 31% ▲ | 10 Years |
Converted at USD/HNL wholesale exchange rate, compare foreign transfer and spend/travel exchange rates.
The domestic currency in Honduras is the Honduran Lempira.
The three letter currency code for the Honduran Lempira is HNL — symbol is L.
It is the domestic currency in Honduras.
No, the Honduran Lempira is freely available and convertible. See guide: What is a closed currency?
Save money and time by Ordering your Honduran Lempira online from Travelex, you get better rates and can pick up the HNL cash locally or even on travel day at the airport.
Another popular option is to use a Pre-paid Travel Card. Your Debit/Credit Card provider will charge you 2% from market mid-rate, but your bank may also charge an extra 3% as an “Overseas Transaction Charge” plus “Overseas ATM” fees for withdrawing cash.
For card purchases if offered a choice of currencies always select to Pay in Honduran Lempira otherwise you may get much worst exchange rates.
When searching around for information on how to get a good exchange rate when sending money to Honduras you need to start with finding out the latest Honduran Lempira exchange rate for foreign-transfers, which can be very different to the wholesale rate.
Then compare your bank's exchange rates to several licensed FX providers exchange rate and fees to see how much you can save - we make that calculation easy in the below table.
When sending money to Honduras it’s important to compare your bank’s rates & fees with those we have negotiated with our partner money transfer providers. To get a better deal you should follow these 4 simple steps :
Use the above Send to Honduran Lempira calculator to compare the exchange rates of FX specialist providers rates versus your bank's standard rates you can hopefully save around 5% and maybe more - end result is more Honduran Lempira deposited into the recipient bank account and less margins and fees kept by the banks!