Travel money when you need it
Drop in, phone up
or order online
Our travel money service is mixes flexibility, convenience and reliability: just the right blend to take the stress out of your travel planning.
You can choose from foreign notes in 70 currencies, and travellers cheques in 6 currencies. That's one of the widest selections in the UK.
And of course, we'll also change your left-over money - at any branch.
Foreign Currency Accounts
Do you regularly make and receive payments in a particular foreign currency or have surplus currency funds? A foreign currency account from The Royal Bank of Scotland could make your life a lot easier. Just ask for more information at your local branch.
Withdraw money and make purchases overseas
If you've got a Royal Bank of Scotland Current Account or Credit Card, you can withdraw money from overseas cash machines. You can also make purchases and your RBS credit card is accepted at more than 24 million locations around the world. Just look out for the Cirrus, Maestro or MasterCard logos.
WE REGRET THAT OUR ONLINE ORDERING SERVICE IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE.
INSTEAD, PLEASE TELEPHONE 0845 300 1278 AND OUR DEDICATED TEAM OF TRAVEL MONEY OPERATORS WILL HELP FULFILL YOUR REQUEST.
Call 0845 300 1278
We have a dedicated team of expert travel money operators ready to help. They can advise you on many aspects of your travel money needs such as the best currencies to take and whether travellers cheques may help. If you decide to order, the whole process is typically completed in under 5 minutes.
- All of our foreign currencies and foreign travellers cheques are commission free.
- You can pay by credit or debit card
- You can choose between home or branch delivery.
You can order upto 10 days before you require your currency.
Place your order before 12 noon and we'll deliver your travel money the next working day or a later date of your choice. Orders placed after 12 noon take an extra day.
Deliveries to your local branch will be ready for you to collect from 1pm on the day you requested and home deliveries will arrive by 1pm.
Order your travel money
Call us on 0845 300 1278. The maximum call charge from a BT landline is 4p per minute. Calls from other networks may vary. Calls may be recorded.
Travel money at your local branch
With our next-day service, you just need to order your money in one of our branches before 2pm, and it will be ready for you from 1pm on the next business day.
And if you place your order between 2pm and 3:30pm, you can still pick up your currency from the branch of your choice from 1pm the next business day. There's a £5 fee for this service.
Euros and US dollars - currency on-demand
If you need Euros and US dollars in a hurry, we can help. Many of our branches have pre-packaged amounts of €100, €500 or $200, so there's no need to order your travel money in advance.
For Branch orders:
Delivery Times:
- You can order up to 10 days in advance and specify the delivery day of your choice.
- Orders placed before 2pm can be available for collection no earlier than 1pm next working day.
- Orders placed after 2pm can be available for collection no earlier than 1pm next working day +1. ( This means that if you place an order after 2pm on Friday the earliest it can be with you is 1pm on Tuesday).
Charges:
- All our currencies and foreign travellers cheques are commission free, only sterling travellers cheques incur 1% commission ( min £3, max £50 )
- An emergency next day delivery service is available from 2pm -3.30pm but this will incur an additional fee of £5.
For Telephone orders:
Restrictions:
- To protect against fraud, you must take your payment card and a passport or driving license with you when collecting your order from our branches, if you do not bring either item the order cannot be issued to you.
- Also to protect against fraud, there is a £2,500 order limit in a 90 day period. There is no such limit if you place your order in-branch.
Charges:
- All our currencies and foreign travellers cheques are commission free, only sterling travellers cheques incur 1% commission ( min £3, max £25 )
- Home delivery orders for less than £500 will incur a delivery fee of £5, branch delivery is free for all orders.
Delivery Times:
- You can order up to 10 days in advance and choose a delivery date to suit you.
- Orders placed before 12 noon can be delivered/available for collection no earlier than 1pm next working day.
- Orders placed after 12 noon can be delivered/available for collection no earlier than 1pm next working day +1. ( This means that if you place an order after 12 noon on Friday the earliest it can be with you is 1pm on Tuesday).
- Saturday deliveries are available but cannot be guaranteed, i.e. if you request delivery for a Saturday it may arrive Saturday or Monday.
- Payment will be requested at the time you order (from a debit or credit card) and once the order has been finalised and processed it cannot be cancelled.
Royalties Accounts:
- If you have a Royalties Gold, Royalties Private or a Student or Graduate account, then you qualify for preferential exchange rates. To benefit you must order through your membership services telephone number (found in your benefits booklet).