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Where to get Euros in the US. We are going to France in May 2022 and today we tried to order Euros through AAA and through Bank of America. Both added fees (although AAA claims they do not; it is Wells Fargo that they go through that charges). The current exchange rate this morning was 1.10 and AAA charges 1.17; Bank of America 1.16.
You can get that rate at a Wells Fargo bank. I just checked the Travelex website, and their rate is $1.37/€. If I were in Europe today, using my local bank's ATM card would cost me less than $1.25/€ (plus $2.50 per transaction). So getting 1000€ over there in 3 withdrawals would cost me $1251.
01/14/14 12:22 AM. 15928 posts. If you buy Euros in the US you will pay much more than if you buy them in Europe. These are places where you can buy Euros in the US (in order from bad to worse): A major bank downtown Seattle. American Express office in Seattle (or anywhere near you)
The currency exchange at Park Meadows is a Travelex store. The Interbank rate right now, per Oanda, is $137.49 per 100€. On their website, Travelex is showing $151.98 per 100€ (10½% over). Wells, on their website, shows $144.25 per 100€ (4.9% over). There is a Wells Fargo bank ¾ mile west of Park Meadows Mall.
The best place and cheapest to get Euros is from a cash machine (ATM) after you arrive. But some people feel more comfortable having Euros in their pockets before they arrive; so in that case get some from your local bank, and use cash machines thereafter. 2) No, the Euro is not used in Hungary.
If you use your ATM card in Europe and request to be billed in the local currency, they you will get the VISA rate. My bank waves or refunds all the fees (cause they like me), but that is going to be 3% more or less either way if you stick to Bank ATM's. The private ones will clip you in the cash they hand back to you.
Is it better to get euros from the local bank in the US, or go to ATM's in various European cities. We are going on a W. Mediterranean Cruise. The local bank has a $7.50 fee, no matter how many Euros you get. Yet I've been told that some of the ATM's have high fees.
Chase charges about 5 extra cents to buy Euros from them. It is going to cost you about 3.5% to 4% including all fees when you get Euros from an ATM in Europe. I did not get all the money I will need from chase for my whole trip, enough for my first 7 to 10 days or so. I probably took too much.
3522 posts. On Friday, Bank of America was charging 6 cents over the GBP exchange rate you would have gotten at an ATM and 7 cents for Euro for purchases of currency at my local branch of at least US$1,000. So €1,000 would cost you US$70.00 more than at an ATM in Europe.
the daily limit is set by your Bank; a Bancomat may have a limit per transaction around € 250, but you can easily bypass it making two separate transactions. you don't need to go around Rome with more than € 250 in cash, and you shouldn't. I regularly wait until arrival at the airport to obtain local currency.