Everything's planned but....HELP!!!

Maggie117 · Guru

Everything's planned but....HELP!!!

Andi · Senior Member

You can easily get Euros from an ATM at the airport. Using a credit or debit card for a cash machine is the easiest way to change money. Almost every town in Ireland will have ATM's. Only the tiniest village would not have them.

Of course, you can also change US dollars for Euros at a bank as well.

Maggie117 · Guru

I know my parents have an ATM card, but I don't. I will need to take my cash to a bank and exchange it for Euros, which I'm hoping is easy. My parents have a debit card, and we can travel on that to get us going! TY.

yesiree · Guru

Just about every bank also has a Bureau de Change, so you can stop in during normal bank hours to exchange dollars for euros. There are other exchange places that usually have higher fees than banks, but they will all get you some euros in hand.

The ATM has been the easiest for me, just make sure your bank/credit card company knows you'll be traveling abroad and that you know your daily withdrawal limit. If it's $100 or $200, you'll want it increased.

noshot9 · Veteran Member

Just returned from Ireland on the 23rd and no problem with obtaining Euros at ATM. Did not take any US money with me. I withdrew 600 Euros from ATM in grocery store in one town when we were traveling around.

Dude · Guru

I also took my husband's ATM card just for insurance and did use it one day when I withdrew the max on my card and then turned around and did the same with his. Same account, different cards. If I remember correctly, this was when I wanted to pay cash to the B&B for 3 nights' stay so needed quite a lot. And then there was the shopping....and eating....

Have your parents try to use ATMs connected with banks if possible. Some of the stand-alones in c-stores or such will charge a fee, while the bank ones don't.

If you use a credit card to obtain cash you will pay horrendous fees and interest.

noshot9 · Veteran Member

We also had two cards, same account, in case something happens to one of the cards we are still OK. Had the bank set each card at $1500.00 US for ATM withdrawal and $5000.00 US for Debit in case we made a purchase using debit instead of credit. Really did not ever intend to use the debit for purchases because I wanted to use credit card for purchases.

I found that using ATM cards to obtain money in Ireland is the simplest thing you can do in Ireland.

Michele Erdvig · Host

Maggie,

As everyone else has attested to, using an ATM is the best, quickest, easiest way to get euro in Ireland. Have a great trip!

Michele