buy
foreign currency and travellers cheques : belfast 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 summer 2005 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 both
of Belfast's airports). 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 Belfast International Airport
If you want
to buy your currency at Belfast International Airport, Travelex
have a desk on the first floor (departures) and in the airport
departure lounge. Standard opening hours are from 05:00 until
21:00 Monday, Tuesday & Thursday, 05:00 - 20:00 Wednesday,
05:00 - 22:30 Friday & Sunday and 05:00 - 23:00 Saturday.
You can contact Travelex at Belfast International Airport on 028
9444 7500.
Buying Foreign
Currency at Belfast City Airport
If you want
to buy your currency at Belfast City airport, the choice is limited.
There is one currency exchange bureau on the ground floor near
the arrivals hall, next to the information desk. It is provided
by Travelex and is open daily except Christmas Day.
Standard
opening hours are from 06:00 until 20:00 Monday - Saturday and
07:00 - 20:00 Sunday. You can contact Travelex at Belfast City
Airport on (028) 9088 7700
