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Yes the bank exchanger web site is a great one if you want current rates.

If you ever want to get historic rates then Bangkok Bank's website is fine:

http://www.bangkokbank.com/BangkokBank/WebServices/Rates/Pages/FX_Rates.aspx

Buying rates/TT is the column that gives the rates you get when foreign cash comes into your BKK Bank account. Usually very little different from other Thai high st banks.

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Yes the bank exchanger web site is a great one if you want current rates.

If you ever want to get historic rates then Bangkok Bank's website is fine:

http://www.bangkokbank.com/BangkokBank/WebServices/Rates/Pages/FX_Rates.aspx

Buying rates/TT is the column that gives the rates you get when foreign cash comes into your BKK Bank account. Usually very little different from other Thai high st banks.

Bangkok Bank I agree also

If want to exchange money try this for http://www.yjpattayaexchange.com/index.html

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Perhaps this one, couldn't find one on the BOT site. - http://bankexchangerates.daytodaydata.net/default.aspx

Just select From Currency and too currency and the type of exchange, TT, Notes, etc.

But remember, the statement on above web site saying "For ATM rate select the TT rate" is completely bogus. They probably have this statement since the majority of the folks who visit the web site are looking for the TT Buying Rate and/or ATM Rate...and for those folks if they knew the TT Rate is "not" the same as ATM Rate then they probably wouldn't visit the site anymore and the website would lose viewer count and ad revenue.

Wonder why Thai bank websites don't list their ATM rates? Well, that's because they use the Visa/Mastercard exchange rate minus any foreign transaction fee they may (usually) apply. You get the Visa/Mastercard exchange rate at ATM assuming the ATM don't offer you (try to trick you) into using their Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) exchange rate which they may give a warm & fuzzy name like "Home Rate", "The Bank's Rate", etc...but if you accept this rate you'll end up with approx a 2-4% lower exchange rate...plus if your card applies a foreign transaction fee you probably still get hit with that fee. DCC bad, very bad for the customer; DCC good, very good for the bank. Note: The SCB website does list their DCC exchange rate for credit cards.

The ATM rate you get is the Visa/Mastercard rate minus any foreign transaction fee your card may apply; not the TT Buying Rate. But the TT Buying Rate and Visa/Mastercard rates are usually pretty close to each other...like plus or minus 0.25% when the FX market is fairly stable but can vary maybe up to 1% when the FX market is volatile. Go to the Visa or Mastercard exchange rate web pages depending on the card you have to determine the rate of the day.

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