quickest way to send money from uk to thailand

[Clive]

good morning,
My son is returning from thailand and I need to send money quickly to thailand so that he can be home for christmas,
Can anyone please advise on the quickest method, perhaps 24 hours for the money to reach thailand.
Thank you

 

[SaintLouisBlues]

If speed is your only concern then Western Union is close to instantaneous. Whether you get a good FX rate is a different question

[madmax2]

If your son has a Thai bank account you can do a direct transfer from your bank to his Thai bank account. it should be in his bank account the same day but Thai banks regularly hold up payment here for 7 days 

[The Fat Controller]

SWIFT to a Thai bank usually takes 2 working days total, never had a Thai bank hold any money !

 

Unless your son has access to a Thai bank account, Western Union or Moneygram are your best bets, although the exchange rates are not the best.

[bartender100]

9 minutes ago, madmax2 said:

If your son has a Thai bank account you can do a direct transfer from your bank to his Thai bank account. it should be in his bank account the same day but Thai banks regularly hold up payment here for 7 days 

 

You need to change your bank, 36 hours max from my UK bank to Kbank, been like that for years. 

[madmax2]

14 hours ago, bartender100 said:

 

You need to change your bank, 36 hours max from my UK bank to Kbank, been like that for years. 

2 transfers of 250K aud in 2 years one to scb and one to bb both held by banks for 7 days

Previous smaller amounts 50K aud transferred were not held up

[transam]

Western Union has no hiccups, banks can...