Sending money to Ireland !

[anto]

I want to transfer B10,000 from Thailand to my Irish bank a/c .( its to pay off my

Irish credit card bill ) .Whats a good and

cheap way to do this ?.Before i used Kasikorn Bank but they charged B1,700 to

do this by Swift telex .I dont mind if it takes up to a week to get there .

[redcardave]

Send it via my bank

[anto]

Kasikorn is my Bank so that does not help.

[KamnanT]

THB 1,700 is a bit toppy - Bangkok Bank charges 400 baht for a transfer initiated over the counter, 300 baht for one initiated online. Most banks quote two prices for a TT (telegraphic transfer): one for "split charges" (sender pays charges in Thailand, recipient pays charges from their bank) and one for "sender pays" (charges from both sending and receiving bank paid by the sender). THB 1,700 sounds more like the charge for the latter option.

Not sure if Bangkok Bank would accept a TT order from a someone who isn't already a Bangkok Bank client. They probably would as long as you have a passport and the amount isn't too large.

[anto]

Thanks Kamnan .As it happens i went to Bangkok Bank yesterday ( i do also have an a/c with them ) and they were cheaper at B1,150 ( made up of 2 charges B850 and B300 ) .At both banks i asked for all charges to be paid on the Thai side .