It’s always reassuring to know as you board an overseas flight from Australia that you have some of the local currency of your destination, especially for that late night jet-lagged taxi ride from the airport or so you can hit the bars (or bed) right away.
But watch out, it’s a little-known fact that the closer you get to the departure gates the worst the currency exchange rates get! In fact, travellers can end up paying more than 10% extra if you load up on your overseas currency at an airport bureau de change outlet.
The closer you are to the departure gates the worst the currency exchange rates – So plan ahead!
Pre-ordering foreign cash online for better currency exchange rates
If you end up buying your travel money on departure day without pre-ordering online you are most likely wasting some of your money. Best Exchange Rates recommends Travelex Online for the best overall currency exchange rates, quality of service and with the largest network of outlets to pick up your orders and in some countries provide home delivery.
Avoid Airport Stress and Bad Currency Exchange Rates
If you make it part of your pre-departure preparations to Order your Foreign Cash Online you will probably end up extending your travel budget by a couple of precious days. Currency exchange vendors charge you by selling an exchange rate worse than the official mid-market rate exchange rate, and also by charging a per-deal commission, either a fixed amount or a percentage of the amount you’re exchanging, whichever is bigger.
We constantly monitor the exchange rates and commission fees of both banks and currency exchange providers which you check via our Travel Money Calculator to see how much you can save.
4 Steps to getting Cheaper Travel Money Online
Start thinking about your Travel Money options as least 3 days before departure
Use Best Exchange Rates to see how much you can save by Ordering Travel Money online
Visit the Travelex website and select the currency/s and amount
Take care to review the payment options as there may be extra fees for using credit cards
Other Travel Money Options: Prepaid travel cards and credit cards? Read our Best Exchange Rates articles on the best rates and features for prepaid travel cards and the costs of using credit cards for purchases in this article.
You can quickly compare Travel Money Exchange Rates and the vendor margins from the market mid-rate in the table below :
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Gibraltar pound GMD : Gambian dalasi GNF : Guinean franc GTQ : Guatemalan quetzal GYD : Guyanaese dollar HKD : Hong Kong dollar HNL : Honduran lempira HRK : Croatian kuna HTG : Haitian gourde HUF : Hungarian forint IDR : Indonesian rupiah ILS : Israeli new sheqel INR : Indian rupee IQD : Iraqi dinar IRR : Iranian rial ISK : Icelandic krona JMD : Jamaican dollar JOD : Jordanian dinar JPY : Japanese yen KES : Kenyan shilling KGS : Kyrgystani som KHR : Cambodian riel KMF : Comorian franc KPW : North Korean won KRW : South Korean won KWD : Kuwaiti dinar KYD : Cayman Islands dolla KZT : Kazakhstani tenge LAK : Laotian kip LBP : Lebanese pound LKR : Sri Lankan rupee LRD : Liberian dollar LSL : Lesotho loti LTC : Litecoin LYD : Libyan dinar MAD : Moroccan dirham MDL : Moldovan leu MGA : Malagasy ariary MKD : Macedonian denar MMK : Myanma kyat MNT : Mongolian tugrik MOP : Macanese pataca MRO : Mauritanian ouguiya MUR : Mauritian rupee MVR : Maldivian rufiyaa MWK : Malawian kwacha MXN : Mexican peso MYR : Malaysian ringgit MZN : Mozambican metical NAD : Namibian dollar NGN : Nigerian naira NOK : Norwegian krone NPR : Nepalese rupee NZD : New Zealand dollar OMR : Omani rial PAB : Panamanian balboa PEN : Peruvian nuevo sol PGK : Papua New Guinean ki PHP : Philippine peso PKR : Pakistani rupee PLN : Polish zloty PYG : Paraguayan guarani QAR : Qatari rial RON : Romanian leu RSD : Serbian dinar RUB : Russian ruble RWF : Rwandan franc SAR : Saudi riyal SBD : Solomon Islands doll SCR : Seychellois rupee SDG : Sudanese pound SEK : Swedish krona SGD : Singapore dollar SHP : Saint Helena pound SLL : Sierra Leonean leone SOS : Somali shilling SRD : Surinnse dollar SYP : Syrian pound SZL : Swazi lilangeni THB : Thai baht TJS : Tajikistani somoni TMT : Turkmenistani manat TND : Tunisian dinar TOP : Tongan paanga TRY : Turkish lira TTD : Trinidad and Tobago TWD : New Taiwan dollar TZS : Tanzanian shilling UAH : Ukrainian hryvnia UGX : Ugandan shilling USD : US dollar UYU : Uruguayan peso UZS : Uzbekistan som VND : Vietnamese dong VEF : Venezuelan bolívar VUV : Vanuatu vatu WST : Samoan tala XAF : Central African fran XAU : Gold XAG : Silver XPD : Palladium XPT : Platinum XCD : East Caribbean dolla XDR : Special drawing righ XOF : West African franc XPF : CFP franc XRP : Ripple YER : Yemeni rial ZAR : South African rand ZMW : Zambian kwacha ZWL : Zimbabwean dollar X : US dollar Index OIL : Brent Crude Oil BTC : Bitcoin ETH : Ethereum LTC : Litecoin XRP : Ripple
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