damole Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I am flying through BKK to Laos to get an Indian tourist visa and need US$ to pay for it. Is it possible to withdraw US$ using a credit/debit card or exchange Baht for US$? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatewash Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Exchange Baht for US dollars, yes. Withdraw US dollars from an ATM, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 (edited) No. All ATM's dispense local currency, Baht. You need to go to currency exchange to get US dollars. Be warned the Airport exchanges charge enormous fees and or offer very poor exchange rates. Edited February 22, 2016 by jerojero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seank Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I have withdrawn euros and dollars at the foreign currency atms, there is a few dotted around the airport at international departures. I have only being given 50s and 100s from them. If you use a non thailand debit/credit card, you would be charged around 200bt by the thai atm, you may also be charged by your own bank. Exchange baht for usd at the exchange counters would be a cheaper option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeniau96 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I will be travelling to Europe in a few months and will want to get about several hundred euros from my Thai bank card. Travel by Finnair so whereabouts are those ATMs, before or after entering the departure passport control? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4evermaat Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Go to superRich, Vasu or other private money exchanger. Do NOT rely on airport exchange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaitero Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 USD, EURO and GBP withdrawals are possible..Just find the right ATM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorriedNoodle Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 >USD, EURO and GBP withdrawals are possible..Just find the right ATM Great. Are these before immigration on departure floor? I need crisp clean dollar notes to buy visa on arrival at destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaitero Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Sorry, cannot remember the exact location but it was after clearing immigration and security, To finnairman: No thaicards are accepted but you can withdraw with thaicard in europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedemon Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 >USD, EURO and GBP withdrawals are possible..Just find the right ATM Great. Are these before immigration on departure floor? I need crisp clean dollar notes to buy visa on arrival at destination. Turn left after security/immigration (towards C gates) and an SCB ATM is a short distance (20-30M, I guess) on your left side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedemon Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Sorry, cannot remember the exact location but it was after clearing immigration and security, To finnairman: No thaicards are accepted but you can withdraw with thaicard in europe. You can withdraw using local ATM cards issued by SCB but not cards from other Thai banks. Beware that the daily limit is quite low. I don't recall exactly how much but much less than the overall daily limit of the card. I have only used it once and decided then that it was fairly useless because of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familyonthemove Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 >USD, EURO and GBP withdrawals are possible..Just find the right ATM Great. Are these before immigration on departure floor? I need crisp clean dollar notes to buy visa on arrival at destination. After immigration next to the currency exchange booth. But they do not work with Thai debit or credit cards - you need a foreign atm card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeniau96 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Thx Demon et al. I know SuperRich well but have just short layover after flight from HKT then onward to Helsinki. Have Thai card and also foreign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damole Posted February 25, 2016 Author Share Posted February 25, 2016 I managed to withdraw 300$ + 3$ fee. Only one of the two machines worked and I saw other people also have their attempts rejected. I'm not sure if the machine was empty or it was some other reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya46 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Go to superRich, Vasu or other private money exchanger. Do NOT rely on airport exchange. Somewhat contradictory seeing that there is a SuperRich kiosk at Suvarnabhumi airport! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4evermaat Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Go to superRich, Vasu or other private money exchanger. Do NOT rely on airport exchange. Somewhat contradictory seeing that there is a SuperRich kiosk at Suvarnabhumi airport! Can someone confirm that you can exchange THB to other currencies at that specific site? Many of their kiosks are only "to THB" [only other currency] >> THB only. No exchange from Thai Baht to other currencies like at their main office in Rachadarmi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobotie Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 No. All ATM's dispense local currency, Baht. You need to go to currency exchange to get US dollars. Be warned the Airport exchanges charge enormous fees and or offer very poor exchange rates. Yes.. Wrong answer...Swampy has SCB ATMS which dispense USD/Euro and GBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damole Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 I withdrew 300 USD + 3 USD fee. My bank statement shows 216.55 GBP Effective rate = 1.3992 Mastercard rate for 24th = 1.3992 My Halifax Clarity credit card doesn't charge for cash advances, just accumulates interest from the withdrawal date so I transfer money to the card account on the same day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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