Taking Euros to Greece

rootdown

I'm flying out to Corfu on Monday and am worried about what's the best thing to do in terms of getting Euros: should I switch my cash before hand in UK?

Neil49

You've left it a bit late to get a decent rate in the UK.

Short of getting a small amount from a high street seller to cover initial expenses I suggest you do whatever you had planned to do in the first instance (which I presume would be to use a local atm) as the rate should be better but you will incur whatever charges your uk bank makes for using your card abroad for cash advances.

Doshwaster

TravelEx are offering 1.207 for collection at airports (http://www.travelex.co.uk/uk/) - note that is for collection only, don't whatever you do buy at the airport

Tesco are currently quoting 1.210 for in shop collection (again, pre-order only)

Take a look at http://travelmoney.moneysavingexpert.com/

Also bear in mind that some banks charge for buying currency on your debit card.

C_Mababejive

Whats there to worry about? chances are you will get a fair rate on the high street of your resort..

Happychappy

If you use a VISA debit card like the Nationwide flex card, the exchange rate today is shown below, I have cut and paste from the site, Nationwide charge 2% for foreign cash withdrawals, so you need to factor that in, I used mine earlier in June, and averaged 1.24 after commission

Currencies fluctuate every day. The rate shown is effective for transactions submitted to Visa on June 30, 2012, with a bank foreign transaction fee of 2%.

1 British Pound = 1.270620 Euro

So that works out at 1.24520 after the Nationwide have their bit, which is pretty good, the Post Office is 1.2030 and Thomas Cook 1.2080

Bob_the_Saver

1 British Pound = 1.270620 Euro !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Surely not

I'm seeing this on the visa site

British Pound to Euro
June 30, 2012
1 GBP = 1.245706 EUR

did you put 2% or -2% in to do the transaction calculation?
maybe you should be seeing 1 British Pound = 1.220792 Euro with 2% loading

Happychappy

Bob_the_Saver wrote: »

1 British Pound = 1.270620 Euro !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Surely not

I'm seeing this on the visa site

British Pound to Euro
June 30, 2012
1 GBP = 1.245706 EUR

did you put 2% or -2% in to do the transaction calculation?
maybe you should be seeing 1 British Pound = 1.220792 Euro with 2% loading

Bob

Yes you are correct , I put in the 2% and not the -2% my transactions were

Leykada Branch LEYKADA EU 300.00EUR at 1.249

Leykada Branch LEYKADA EU 300.00EUR at 1.249 and so 1.224 after NW

Bob_the_Saver

Happychappy wrote: »

Bob

Yes you are correct , I put in the 2% and not the -2% my transactions were

Leykada Branch LEYKADA EU 300.00EUR at 1.249

Leykada Branch LEYKADA EU 300.00EUR at 1.249 and so 1.224 after NW

I know the rates been up and down but I thought I was missing out :eek: