bangkokgalaxy Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Hello everyone. I have approx 100k baht in cash on hand (not in a bank) and I want to send it to a personal bank account in the USA. I do not have a Thai bank account. Can I walk into a Western Union branch in Bangkok (or another transfer service) and hand over cash for transfer to an overseas bank? Online research on this subject has been confusing. For example, some sites say "you can transfer cash" but they really mean via an online app that links to a Thai bank for a bank-to bank transfer, which I can not do. Any advice would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 WU, yes, but probably one of the most expensive ways to do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokgalaxy Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 I'm not stuck on WU. If you know of any better options, would love to hear about them. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFPhuket Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 I think WU is your only easy option if you don't have a Thai bank. While WU used to be expensive, in the past couple of years fees have gone down due to competition by other online options. Sending 100,000 THB from Thai bank to US bank with today's exchange rate would result in $2631.97 being deposited. It could be different if using cash. The other option is if you have a very trusted friend, deposit it into his/her account and use Dee Mondy. Today 100k would get you $2864.40 into your US bank. Maybe it's not worth the effort to save $33. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin612 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 it's only 100k, give it to me if you are in pattaya, I send you the money through chase bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soondae Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 9 hours ago, bangkokgalaxy said: I'm not stuck on WU. If you know of any better options, would love to hear about them. Thanks. I know that you don't have a Thai bank account, but I thought I'd mention for others that as of this week Kashikorn is now offering international Swift transfers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sophon Posted April 20 Popular Post Share Posted April 20 2 hours ago, DFPhuket said: I think WU is your only easy option if you don't have a Thai bank. While WU used to be expensive, in the past couple of years fees have gone down due to competition by other online options. Sending 100,000 THB from Thai bank to US bank with today's exchange rate would result in $2631.97 being deposited. It could be different if using cash. The other option is if you have a very trusted friend, deposit it into his/her account and use Dee Mondy. Today 100k would get you $2864.40 into your US bank. Maybe it's not worth the effort to save $33. Unless you made an error typing one of the amounts, the difference is USD 233. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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