GUANO Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Hey Beans, Looking to send some monies from the UK to Chiang Mai and wondered if you had any ideas? The amount will likely be a couple of hundred pounds. I've had a look on the forum but mostly it seems people talking about big monies or sending to BKK etc. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Goshawk Posted June 9, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2013 (edited) cheapest option = but pray that he doesn't get predated en-route 1st by those nasty french, & then followed by the equally nasty arabs...... .....(they do love a squab on a stick!) (the safer bet would be a simple 'swift' transfer from your uk bank to ANY bank in Thailand - will cost you 20 quid + the amount) Edited June 9, 2013 by Goshawk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eden8 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 try wire transfer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardholder Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Put the money in my UK bank account and I will transfer the Baht equivalent to any nominated Thai bank account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 If you have a Visa card with the London Bank you can just go into any bank here and use it to get the money. The pigeon is cheaper though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluweyze Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 It will cost approximately £25 to transfer the money through a bank, maybe a little less using Western Union. The cheapest method is use an Aeon ATM if you have a credit or debit card. There is a machine in Siam TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigantojapan Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 for a couple of hundred pounds use a debit/or credit card if you have one minimum to send by wire is 25 pounds plus a 12.50 handling charge on the thai side GET IT SENT IN STERLING NOT BAHT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUANO Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 Hi, Thanks for all the suggestions. Just checked Western Union and to transfer £200 into a Thai bank account is only £6.90. This seems quite reasonable unless the Thai banks take a cut at their end! Plus there are plenty of western Union points around the city. The idea of transferring it to a UK bank of someone with a Thai bank account also sounds like a good idea as it may also help them out in transferring money back home. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soblue2001 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 For what its worth I have Halifax Internet banking, and a Kasikorn account here. I transfer usually 2k GBP at a time. Cost from Halifax is 9.5 GBP. Money in Thai a/c normally within 2 working days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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