Nationwide Non-UK commission and cash withdrawal fees

MarkBargain

I withdrew 200 euros from my Nationwide Flexaccount in Portugal last week. I got a good rate (1.136) but I note on my statement they have charged me a £3.52 non-UK commission fee and a £1.00 cash withdrawal fee. Is Nationwide therefore the cheapest option for getting cash therefore? I used their credit card where I could and got the 1.136 with no fees.

benjus

Nationwide ceased to be the cheapest way to get cash abroad some time ago.

Have a look here, under the "debit card" section for direct alternatives: http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-travel-money

MarkBargain

benjus wrote: »

Nationwide ceased to be the cheapest way to get cash abroad some time ago.

Have a look here, under the "debit card" section for direct alternatives: http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-travel-money

Thanks for this. I only go abroad a couple of times a year so don't want to go to the hassle of getting another bank account, but I do have a FairFX card and I note they only charge 1.50 Euros to withdraw so it looks like it will be cheaper to use that rather than the Nationwide card in future.

dzug1

MarkBargain wrote: »

Thanks for this. I only go abroad a couple of times a year so don't want to go to the hassle of getting another bank account, but I do have a FairFX card and I note they only charge 1.50 Euros to withdraw so it looks like it will be cheaper to use that rather than the Nationwide card in future.

That depends on what exchange rate they use to supply your euros so you need to factor that in as well. FairFX is still probably better but not by a lot

stilltheone

Best value PrePaid Mastercard for travel is the Travelex Cash Passport Globe.