Anyone have a Thai bank travel card to use abroad? Ktb are cancelling their service

[advancebooking]

I logged onto my ktb app on the phone. Opened the travel card icon to see my travel visa card. It offered a new card. I tried to order but no I cannot get it because Im farang. 

 

I called the head office. They said they only offer to thais. Maybe they make annoucement in June this year but unsure. 

 

Do you have a travel card with any other bank in Thailand. I think they are really useful to load on any currency you want. 

 

Any other options for us oldies living in Thailand. Any other type of card that one can use for travelling abroad?

 

thanks

[pgrahmm]

I have a black "Planet" card from SCB that worked well in the US....

It's a prepay Visa card....It worked 95-?%.....At some gas stations it didn't go through, but seemed to work almost everywhere else.....

We RV, so the gas stops were important for us....

I'd move money from my SCB account to the Planet card as needed using the bank's apps.....

US bank to SCB to the Planet card.....The SCB ATM debit card is a Master Card = possible back up, but never tried to use....

[advancebooking]

3 minutes ago, pgrahmm said:

I have a black "Planet" card from SCB that worked well in the US....

It's a prepay Visa card....It worked 95-?%.....At some gas stations it didn't go through, but seemed to work almost everywhere else.....

We RV, so the gas stops were important for us....

I'd move money from my SCB account to the Planet card as needed using the bank's apps.....

US bank to SCB to the Planet card.....The SCB ATM debit card is a Master Card = possible back up, but never tried to use....

thanks for your reply. When you were in the States could you use your thai phone and open the scb app and transfer to your plannet card?

[simon43]

Maybe I'm missing the point, but doesn't your Thai bank ATM card have a Visa symbol on it, and can be used with ATMs abroad, in-shop overseas purchases and online? Certainly my Bangkok Bank card works fine in those scenarios.

[Magictoad]

Try SWIFT

[pgrahmm]

41 minutes ago, advancebooking said:

thanks for your reply. When you were in the States could you use your thai phone and open the scb app and transfer to your plannet card?

I always use Straight Talk when in the states....It can be used as a hot spot.....We frequent RV parks often enough to use their available wifi as needed.....

I bring the same phone each trip then go get a new number....This facilitates return phone calls as needed as most US entities hesitate to call back a 66 number.....Keeps us local, so to speak.....I don't know exactly which way the road takes us so make/confirm reservations as we go.....Last trip the weather knocked us many 100's of miles away from our projected path....CA/NM east instead of our WA/SD/Yellowstone eastbound initial "plan".....

It allows us flexibility.....

 

[CharlieH]

MOVED to Banking forym

[richard_smith237]

19 minutes ago, simon43 said:

Maybe I'm missing the point, but doesn't your Thai bank ATM card have a Visa symbol on it, and can be used with ATMs abroad, in-shop overseas purchases and online? Certainly my Bangkok Bank card works fine in those scenarios.

 

It works differently... 

 

The Travel cards such as SCB Planet - allow you to 'buy' currency at a fixed rate... i.e. 100,000 JPY and then you can use that like a local card, when in Japan (for example) and not be subject to fluctuating conversion rates and overseas transaction fees...  or even double conversion costs etc.

 

They also have better security because they are not linked to your main account.

[oldcpu]

I recently returned to my home in Thailand from a visit to Australia. While in Australia I mostly used my Wise "visa" debit card (successfully), I did also on occasion use my Krungsri Exclusive "visa" credit card. 

 

Also , a few years earlier, I successfully used my Bangkok Bank "visa" credit card in Northern Ireland.

[Everyman]

7 hours ago, advancebooking said:

I logged onto my ktb app on the phone. Opened the travel card icon to see my travel visa card. It offered a new card. I tried to order but no I cannot get it because Im farang. 

 

I called the head office. They said they only offer to thais. Maybe they make annoucement in June this year but unsure. 

 

Do you have a travel card with any other bank in Thailand. I think they are really useful to load on any currency you want. 

 

Any other options for us oldies living in Thailand. Any other type of card that one can use for travelling abroad?

 

thanks

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[Gaccha]

Ttb's absolute bog standard card ("All Free")  operates as a good travel card. See below:

 

[oldcpu]

I opened an SCB savings account a couple of days ago, and applied for the SCB planet card. (I am on an LTR-WP visa).  Purportedly if one uses the card in one-year (calendar year ?? ) to purchase/withdraw  >20,000 THB equivalent in foreign currency equivalent, one will receive one dragon pass (or equivalent ??? ) which is good for airport lounge access.

[advancebooking]

On 4/26/2025 at 5:48 PM, Gaccha said:

Ttb's absolute bog standard card ("All Free")  operates as a good travel card. See below:

 

scb plannet is open to farang. 

 

kbank youtrip is not possible

 

journey kbank. I dont know about that one. 

 

citibank global wallet. UOB is now citibank. I asked UOB. they dont have a travel card

 

krungthai ktb closes their card to farang soon. they will not allow this new card for farang

 

ttb all free. I have this blue card. I just opened the app on my phone and went to the card tab. I had to enable the overseas useage button and online spending button. I didnt know this was available so thanks for sending the image on this thread. But i cant see how to convert thai funds to euro for example. or maybe its just going to do it whatever country I go to? I also noticed I can use the app to turn on AND turn off the card to temporarily disable it. Quite useful if leaving the card in hotel safes etc. 

[Caldera]

On 4/29/2025 at 10:40 PM, advancebooking said:

kbank youtrip is not possible

 

journey kbank. I dont know about that one. 

 

I have a KBANK Journey card, no problem to get it as a foreigner.

[advancebooking]

2 hours ago, Caldera said:

 

I have a KBANK Journey card, no problem to get it as a foreigner.

and you use it overseas no issues at all?  When you are there I assume its possible to open your thai phone and use the app to convert more funds?

[Caldera]

18 minutes ago, advancebooking said:

and you use it overseas no issues at all?  When you are there I assume its possible to open your thai phone and use the app to convert more funds?

 

That's not how it works, I think you're confusing it with another offer that isn't available for foreigners. 

 

The Journey card is a regular Visa debit card, there's just no currency conversion surcharge when using it for purchases abroad. They use whatever the Visa exchange rate is on that day, you don't exchange any currencies yourself. That does work well and as advertised. 

[treetops]

4 hours ago, Caldera said:

The Journey card is a regular Visa debit card, there's just no currency conversion surcharge when using it for purchases abroad.

 

Looks like the current offering is only fee free until the end of July.  Does yours have a similar gotcha?