COVID-19 Business Update
Please note, due to the impact of COVID-19, our stores are temporarily closed until after international travel resumes. While our stores are closed, we do not have rates available for foreign cash until we re-open.
Please note, due to the impact of COVID-19, our stores are temporarily closed until after international travel resumes. While our stores are closed, we do not have rates available for foreign cash until we re-open.
Budget planning tool
Punch in your holiday deets in the tool below to help you plan your spending money.
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On foreign exchange rates when you order with Travel Money NZ.
Pick up locally
With over 20 convenient store locations across New Zealand, you can securely pick up your Pounds with no hassles.
We get it, doing your holiday budget is a snore fest. It's important though, so we've made it super easy for you to do now. Just punch in your holiday deets and we'll combine destination spend data with our exchange rates so you know how much to take. Easy peasy budget donesy!
The pound sterling is the official United Kingdom currency, used in all four of the countries that form the UK:
Important note: If your holiday includes a detour into the Republic of Ireland, you’ll also need some euros (they won’t accept pounds here, no matter how charming you are).
You’ll also want to exchange your New Zealand dollars to pounds if you’re packing bags for:
Forget about dollars and cents. In the UK you’ll be dealing with pounds and pence. (And yes, we know that rhymes.) There are 100 pence (p) in every pound (£), so at least that’s straightforward enough. You’ll most commonly see coins of 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2, and banknotes of £5, £10 and £20. There are a couple of other odd denominations floating around (like a 6p coin and a £25 note), but these are rarer than sunshine in Glasgow.