buy
foreign currency and travellers cheques : edinburgh airport
You
can buy foreign currency and travellers cheques online and get
great rates and no commission, or you can buy it at the airport,
not get as good rates and pay commission. That's the basic choice.
[See
this edinburgh airport
news article on how bad the rates and charges at airports
can be].
Buying Foreign
Currency Online
You can buy
your currency online via a number of foreign exchange companies.
Each time we check the rates, including commission and delivery
charges, we find that Onlinefx,
Travelex
and the
Post Office are the most competitive.
With Onlinefx,
if you buy it via a website called www.1stholidaystore.co.uk and
pay via a debit card, the currency is delivered free as well as
commission free. If you order by 12:30 your currency can be delivered
to your home or work by 17:30 the next day. (NB: If paying with
Switch, Delta and Solo cards, type "free delivery" in
the Promotion / ID box at payment stage.)
With Travelex
you need to give 48 hours notice, but you can collect your currency
from the airport if they have a desk there (they no longer do at Edinburgh
airport). And with the
Post Office you can pick between delivery, or you can
pick your currency up at your local Post Office.
Buying Foreign
Currency at Edinburgh Airport
If you want
to buy your currency at Edinburgh Airport you have the choice
of one supplier, American Express.
Amex
have one desk at the airport in the airport departure lounge near
gate 7, a desk on the first floor (departures) in the shopping village
before airport security and passport control and on the ground floor in the public arrivals area. To get the best deal, order online before you go to pick up at the airport.
