Foreign
Currency Durham Tees Valley Airport
You
can buy foreign currency and travellers cheques online and get
great rates and no commission, or you can buy it at the airport,
not get as good rates and pay commission. That's the basic choice.
[See
this durham
tees valley airport news article on how bad the rates and
charges at airports can be].
Buying Foreign
Currency at Durham Tees Valley Airport
There is
a Travelex outlet at Durham Tees Valley airport - near the check-in
desks in the departures area, before security (tel: 01325 331
065). There also a Thompson currency desk (tel: 01325 335 050)
in the same area.
Telephone
both and compare their rates and charges to the rates available
online below, then you'll book online!
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 work by 17:30 the next day. (NB: If paying with
Switch, Delta and Solo cards, just 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 (they do at Durham
Tees Valley). And with the
Post Office you can pick between delivery, or you can
pick your currency up at your local Post Office.
