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 (as they 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 two suppliers, Travelex and International Currency Exchange (or ICE).
Travelex have one desk at the airport in the airport departure lounge near gate 7. Standard opening hours are for Travelex are 06:00 - 18:00 You can contact Travelex at Edinburgh Airport on (0131) 470 1900.
ICE have a desk on the first floor (departures) in the shopping village before airport security and passport control. There is also a currency exchange on the ground floor in the public arrivals area. You can contact ICE at Edinburgh airport on (0131) 333 3146.
