Australia - Money

MozH

We are travelling to Australia soon and want to know what is the best way to take spending money with us?

melli_2

MozH wrote: »

We are travelling to Australia soon and want to know what is the best way to take spending money with us?

I'm off to Oz soon too and I am planning on taking some cash and the rest travellers cheques, Then withdrawing from my bank account when I run out of the physical cash (hopefully that will be at the end of the trip)

MozH

Have you considered using one of these prepaid cards like Fairfax?

melli_2

MozH wrote: »

Have you considered using one of these prepaid cards like Fairfax?

I've had a look but can't find one that you can pre load with AUS$
It seems to have to pre load with GBP and then there is commission to change it to AUS$

murphymum

You could try Travelex as they do prepaid cards in australian dollars. Other prepaid cards probably do it too.

spottydog

melli wrote: »

I'm off to Oz soon too and I am planning on taking some cash and the rest travellers cheques, Then withdrawing from my bank account when I run out of the physical cash (hopefully that will be at the end of the trip)

Don't be surprised if the Aussie banks charge you to cash Travellers Cheques (even when they are in Aussie dollars). When my friend came over in 2007 she was charged about $15 a cheque

Kt8

i took my bank card and got large amounts out at several times, charged 1.50.was there for 3 weeks spent near 3grand.
didnt bother with travellers cheques,, had a few hundred in dollers before i went