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Foreign currency

Heading abroad? Check the rates you could get by buying travel money online

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  • UAE Dirham
  • Australian Dollar
  • Barbados Dollar
  • Bangladesh Taka
  • Bulgarian Lev
  • Bahrain Dinar
  • Bermuda Dollar
  • Brunei Dollar
  • Canadian Dollar
  • Swiss Franc
  • Chilean Peso
  • Chinese Yuan
  • Colombian Peso
  • Costa Rican Colon
  • Czech Koruna
  • Danish Kroner
  • Dominican Peso
  • Euro
  • Fiji Dollar
  • Guatemalan Quetzal
  • Hong Kong Dollar
  • Hungarian Forint
  • Indonesian Rupiah
  • Israeli Sheqel
  • Icelandic Krona
  • Jamaican Dollar
  • Jordanian Dinar
  • Japanese Yen
  • Kenyan Shilling
  • Korean Won
  • Kuwaiti Dinar
  • Cayman Island Dollar
  • Mauritius Rupee
  • Mexican Peso
  • Malaysian Ringgit
  • Norwegian Krone
  • New Zealand Dollar
  • Omani Rial
  • Peru Nuevo Sol
  • Philippino Peso
  • Polish Zloty
  • Romanian New Leu
  • Saudi Riyal
  • Swedish Kronor
  • Singapore Dollar
  • Thai Baht
  • Turkish Lira
  • Trinidad Tobago Dollar
  • Taiwan Dollar
  • US Dollar
  • Uruguay Peso
  • Vietnamese Dong
  • East Caribbean Dollar
  • French Polynesian Franc
  • South African Rand
  • Brazilian Real
  • Qatar Riyal
Min online spend £400, max £2,500
Today’s online rate: 1 GBP
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Delivery options, available branches and fees may vary by value and currency. Branch rates will differ from online rates. T&Cs apply.

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Why get your foreign currency from Post Office?

  • Over 60 currencies available in cash or 22 for top-up on our Travel Money Card
  • Pick your cash up from your nominated branch or get delivery to your home
  • The more you buy, the better the rate
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Travel money flash sale now on

Get even better exchange rates when you order travel money online until 9 April 2025. Minimum spend £500. Choose home delivery or collect in branch.

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Offer available online only for EUR, USD, AUD and THB. Minimum order £500

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Over 60 currencies to collect from any branch the next day

Home delivery

Order travel money online for delivery to your door – free for orders over £500

Buy in branch

Need currency quickly? Visit your local branch. Stocks can vary. Terms and conditions apply

Today’s online rates

Spend
£400+
 Spend
£500+
 Spend
£1000+
Euro
1.1531 1.1672 1.1758
US Dollar
1.2447 1.2599 1.2692
Australian Dollar
1.9648 1.9832 1.9965
Canadian Dollar
1.7546 1.774 1.7962
Turkish Lira
41.6654 43.7241 45.5868
Japanese Yen
182.6101 183.5779 185.8233

Rate correct as of 02/04/2025

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Safe and secure holiday spending

Manage your holiday funds on a Travel Money Card with our free travel app. Top it up, freeze it, swap currencies, view your PIN and more.

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New-look travel app out now

Our revamped travel app’s out now. It makes buying, topping up and managing Travel Money Cards with up to 22 currencies a breeze. Buying and accessing Travel Insurance on the move effortless. And it puts holiday extras like airport hotels, lounge access and more at your fingertips. All with an improved user experience. Find out what’s changed.

 

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Keep things secure and simple with a Travel Money Card, holding up to 22 currencies and allowing you pay using contactless  

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Travel money help and support

Read our travel money FAQs or contact our team about buying currency online or in branch:

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Some common questions

  • We offer free home delivery on travel money orders of £500 or more. If you order less, we can deliver it for just £4.99.

    If you order before 3pm you should receive your order the next working day.

    Please note, your order can only be delivered to the billing address your payment card is registered to. This is to protect you from any unauthorised card use.

  • If you've bought travel money from us but have had to cancel your holiday, we guarantee to refund 100% of it at the rate you bought it within 28 days of purchase. Find out more about our refund guarantee

    If you've been on your holiday but have local currency leftover, we can buy back currency notes from you commission-free if you bring your original receipt. The exchange rate on the day of the buyback will apply.

  • Yes, you can order multiple currencies at the same time.

    For online travel orders there's a minimum order value of £400 and maximum of £2,500. This can be made up of more than one currency. There's no minimum order value for orders placed in branch.

  • Read all travel money FAQs

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Please read the Post Office Travel Money terms and conditions.

Travel money online terms and conditions

Travel money in-branch terms and conditions

Post Office Travel Money is provided by First Rate Exchange Services. Post Office and the Post Office logo are registered trademarks of Post Office Limited.

Post Office Limited is registered in England and Wales. Registered number 2154540. Registered office: 100 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7ER.

Find out more information by reading the Post Office Travel Money Card's terms and conditions.

Post Office Travel Money Card is an electronic money product issued by First Rate Exchange Services Ltd pursuant to license by Mastercard International. First Rate Exchange Services Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with number 4287490 whose registered office is Great West House, Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 9DF, (Financial Services Register No. 900412). Mastercard is a registered trademark, and the circles design is a trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated.