Westpac Travel Money & Currency Exchange Services for Cash
Westpac Foreign Currency Exchange Rates for Travel Money
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About these Westpac exchange rates
Buy Foreign Cash: Your rate to buy foreign currency in cash (notes and coins)
Sell Foreign Cash: Your rate to sell foreign currency in cash (notes and coins)
To view the exchange rates for Westpac international money transfers, click here
If you're not sure about what currency you’ll need for the country you are going to, check out the full list of currency codes here.
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How to buy foreign currency in cash from Westpac Bank
There are 2 ways to buy foreign currency in cash at the Westpac Bank:
- Order it online
- At a Westpac Foreign Cash ATM
1. Online
Head to the Westpac foreign currency cash website. Enter the amount you need. Choose how you would like to pay for it (either Bpay or card). You need to choose which branch you'd like to pick it up from and a date to pick it up. Finally, you'll need to confirm your details and have your I.D. on hand when you collect your foreign currency.
There is a minimum order size of $500 and a maximum limit of $10000. You can pick the order up from your local branch in 2-3 business days, but you need to bring some I.D.
2. At an ATM
Westpac has 10 ATM's across Australia that dispense foreign currency in cash. You can withdraw USD, GBP, EUR or NZD.
They are located at:
341 George St, Sydney NSW
303 Collins St, Melbourne VIC
Westfield SC Bondi Junction, Sydney NSW
425 Victoria Avenue Chatswood, Sydney NSW
Petrie Plaza, Canberra ACT
260 Queen St, Brisbane QLD
St Georges Terrace, Perth WA
St. George Bank Wynyard, 341 George Street, Sydney NSW
St. George Bank, Pitt and Market Street, Sydney NSW
BankSA, 97 King William St, Adelaide SA
Charges, currency conversion fees and commissions
Westpac charge a fee of $4 to order currency to be picked up at a branch. If you want to pay for your currency using a credit or debt card, there are card processing fees.
Please note, Westpac do not give you the wholesale exchange rate you see on Google or XE.com. While a worse rate is not a commission or a fee, it still adds to your cost of purchasing currency.
Currency Codes
If you're not sure which exchange rate you need, here is a list of currencies, countries and currency codes.
Country | Currency | Code |
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ARGENTINA | Argentine Peso | ARS |
AUSTRALIA | Australian Dollar | AUD |
AUSTRIA | Euro | EUR |
BANGLADESH | Taka | BDT |
BELGIUM | Euro | EUR |
BRAZIL | Brazilian Real | BRL |
CANADA | Canadian Dollar | CAD |
CHILE | Chilean Peso | CLP |
CHINA | Yuan Renminbi | CNY |
COLOMBIA | Colombian Peso | COP |
CROATIA | Kuna | HRK |
CYPRUS | Euro | EUR |
CZECH REPUBLIC | Czech Koruna | CZK |
DENMARK | Danish Krone | DKK |
EGYPT | Egyptian Pound | EGP |
ESTONIA | Euro | EUR |
EUROPEAN UNION | Euro | EUR |
FIJI | Fiji Dollar | FJD |
FINLAND | Euro | EUR |
FRANCE | Euro | EUR |
GERMANY | Euro | EUR |
GREECE | Euro | EUR |
GREENLAND | Danish Krone | DKK |
HONG KONG | Hong Kong Dollar | HKD |
HUNGARY | Forint | HUF |
ICELAND | Iceland Krona | ISK |
INDIA | Indian Rupee | INR |
INDONESIA | Rupiah | IDR |
IRELAND | Euro | EUR |
ISRAEL | New Israeli Sheqel | ILS |
ITALY | Euro | EUR |
JAPAN | Japanese Yen | JPY |
JORDAN | Jordanian Dinar | JOD |
KENYA | Kenyan Shilling | KES |
THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA | Won | KRW |
LATVIA | Euro | EUR |
LIECHTENSTEIN | Swiss Franc | CHF |
LITHUANIA | Euro | EUR |
LUXEMBOURG | Euro | EUR |
MALAYSIA | Malaysian Ringgit | MYR |
MALTA | Euro | EUR |
MEXICO | Mexican Peso | MXN |
MONACO | Euro | EUR |
MOROCCO | Moroccan Dirham | MAD |
NEPAL | Nepalese Rupee | NPR |
THE NETHERLANDS | Euro | EUR |
NEW CALEDONIA | CFP Franc | XPF |
NEW ZEALAND | New Zealand Dollar | NZD |
NORWAY | Norwegian Krone | NOK |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Kina | PGK |
THE PHILIPPINES | Philippine Peso | PHP |
POLAND | Zloty | PLN |
PORTUGAL | Euro | EUR |
PUERTO RICO | US Dollar | USD |
QATAR | Qatari Rial | QAR |
ROMANIA | Romanian Leu | RON |
RUSSIA | Russian Ruble | RUB |
SAMOA | Tala | WST |
SOUTH AFRICA | South African Rand | ZAR |
SPAIN | Euro | EUR |
SRI LANKA | Sri Lanka Rupee | LKR |
SWEDEN | Swedish Krona | SEK |
SWITZERLAND | Swiss Franc | CHF |
TAIWAN | New Taiwan Dollar | TWD |
THAILAND | Thai Baht | THB |
TONGA | Pa’anga | TOP |
TURKEY | Turkish Lira | TRY |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | UAE Dirham | AED |
UNITED KINGDOM | Pound Sterling | GBP |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | US Dollar | USD |
VANUATU | Vatu | VUV |
VIETNAM | Dong | VND |