buy
foreign currency and travellers cheques : bristol airport
You
can buy foreign currency and travellers cheques online, get great
rates and no commission and have it delivered to your door (or
work), or you can buy it at the airport, not get as good rates
and pay commission. That's the basic choice.
[See
this bristol 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 your 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 bristol
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 Bristol Airport
If you want
to buy your currency at Bristol airport, the choice is limited.
There are two currency exchange desks on the first floor (departures
level), one before security / passports and one in the departure
lounge after security. Both are provided by Travelex and are open
daily except Christmas Day.
Standard
opening hours are from 04:00 until 00:00. You can contact Travelex
at Bristol Airport on (01275) 512 500.
