How to transfer money from abroad to the UK

The UK may be a small set of islands, but it’s filled with hundreds of different nationalities and cultures, making it one of the most diverse places on Earth!

Equally, British people have travelled far and wide, and you can find British expats living in nearly every corner of the globe.

If you want to send money from abroad to the UK, you probably want to find the cheapest way to send money to the UK, so that you don’t waste money on high fees and poor exchange rates.

However, sending money to a UK bank account or card account might be trickier than you think, because often foreign banks are poor at communicating with each other, which makes the process long, confusing and expensive for customers.

How can I save money when transferring money from abroad to the UK?

You should always check the fees before you commit to sending money to the UK with any provider. Fees should always be transparent, and you need to pay attention to:

• Transfer fees
• Exchange rates
• Hidden fees

Hidden fees might include things like extra charges from the receiving bank, or inaccurate exchange rates that are added as fees for the foreign exchange provider.

Paysend is a money transfer company based in the UK which helps over 3 million people send money internationally. The UK is one of our top sending and receiving countries, and every day we process thousands of transactions to and from the UK.

What’s so great about Paysend?

When you send money with Paysend, it costs just £1, €1.5 or $2 to send money from abroad to the UK, no matter how much you want to send.

This means that if you’re sending €500 or €2000 from France to the UK, it will cost you just €1.5 either way. This means that your recipient will have even more money to spend in the UK.

Plus, with Paysend you can send money directly to your recipient’s Mastercard using just their name and card number - meaning you don’t need to bother with lots of complicated bank details.

Or if that’s not most convenient for you, you can send money to a UK bank account fee-free.

How much will my recipient in the UK receive?

When you transfer money from abroad to the UK, you can choose whether you want it to be received in GBP or EUR.

Paysend uses excellent, competitive exchange rates which means that your recipient will have even more money to spend in the UK.

When will my money arrive in the UK?

Sending money with Paysend is fast. If you’re making a cup of tea and waiting for a message from your recipient to say that it’s arrived, you probably won’t have filled the kettle up yet when your transfer is processed.

90% of our transfers now arrived in 15 seconds or less, making us one of the fastest money transfer companies in the world.

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Send money from the United Kingdom

Are you looking to instead send money from the UK to another country?

See the list of supported countries below when sending money transfers from the United Kingdom:

Transfer money from the UK to Albania

Transfer money from the UK to Algeria

Transfer money from the UK to Andorra

Transfer money from the UK to Argentina

Transfer money from the UK to Armenia

Transfer money from the UK to Austria

Transfer money from the UK to Australia

Transfer money from the UK to Azerbaijan

Transfer money from the UK to Bahrain

Transfer money from the UK to Bangladesh

Transfer money from the UK to Belarus

Transfer money from the UK to Belgium

Transfer money from the UK to Belize

Transfer money from the UK to Benin

Transfer money from the UK to Bhutan

Transfer money from the UK to Bolivia

Transfer money from the UK to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Transfer money from the UK to Brazil

Transfer money from the UK to Bulgaria

Transfer money from the UK to Burkina Faso

Transfer money from the UK to Burundi

Transfer money from the UK to Cameroon

Transfer money from the UK to Canada

Transfer money from the UK to Cape Verde

Transfer money from the UK to Chile

Transfer money from the UK to China

Transfer money from the UK to Colombia

Transfer money from the UK to Congo

Transfer money from the UK to Costa Rica

Transfer money from the UK to Croatia

Transfer money from the UK to Cote d’Ivoire

Transfer money from the UK to Cyprus

Transfer money from the UK to Czech Republic

Transfer money from the UK to Denmark

Transfer money from the UK to Djibouti

Transfer money from the UK to Dominica

Transfer money from the UK to Dominican Republic

Transfer money from the UK to Democratic Republic of the Congo

Transfer money from the UK to Ecuador

Transfer money from the UK to Egypt

Transfer money from the UK to El Salvador

Transfer money from the UK to Estonia

Transfer money from the UK to Ethiopia

Transfer money from the UK to Fiji

Transfer money from the UK to Finland

Transfer money from the UK to France

Transfer money from the UK to Gambia

Transfer money from the UK to Georgia

Transfer money from the UK to Germany

Transfer money from the UK to Ghana

Transfer money from the UK to Greece

Transfer money from the UK to Guatemala

Transfer money from the UK to Guyana

Transfer money from the UK to Guinea

Transfer money from the UK to Guinea-Bissau

Transfer money from the UK to Haiti

Transfer money from the UK to Honduras

Transfer money from the UK to Hong Kong

Transfer money from the UK to Hungary

Transfer money from the UK to Iceland

Transfer money from the UK to India

Transfer money from the UK to Indonesia

Transfer money from the UK to Ireland

Transfer money from the UK to Israel

Transfer money from the UK to Italy

Transfer money from the UK to Jamaica

Transfer money from the UK to Japan

Transfer money from the UK to Jordan

Transfer money from the UK to Kazakhstan

Transfer money from the UK to Kenya

Transfer money from the UK to Kuwait

Transfer money from the UK to Kyrgyzstan

Transfer money from the UK to Latvia

Transfer money from the UK to Lebanon

Transfer money from the UK Lesotho

Transfer money from the UK to Liechtenstein

Transfer money from the UK to Lithuania

Transfer money from the UK to Luxembourg

Transfer money from the UK to Macedonia

Transfer money from the UK to Madagascar

Transfer money from the UK to Malawi

Transfer money from the UK to Malaysia

Transfer money from the UK to Malta

Transfer money from the UK to Mauritania

Transfer money from the UK to Mexico

Transfer money from the UK to Moldova

Transfer money from the UK to Mongolia

Transfer money from the UK to Montenegro

Transfer money from the UK to Morocco

Transfer money from the UK to Mozambique

Transfer money from the UK to Namibia

Transfer money from the UK to Nepal

Transfer money from the UK to Netherlands

Transfer money from the UK to New Zealand

Transfer money from the UK to Niger

Transfer money from the UK to Nigeria

Transfer money from the UK to Norway

Transfer money from the UK to Pakistan

Transfer money from the UK to Peru

Transfer money from the UK to Philippines

Transfer money from the UK to Poland

Transfer money from the UK to Portugal

Transfer money from the UK to Qatar

Transfer money from the UK to Romania

Transfer money from the UK to Russia

Transfer money from the UK to Rwanda

Transfer money from the UK to San Marino

Transfer money from the UK to Senegal

Transfer money from the UK to Serbia

Transfer money from the UK to Singapore

Transfer money from the UK to Slovakia

Transfer money from the UK to Slovenia

Transfer money from the UK to South Africa

Transfer money from the UK to South Korea

Transfer money from the UK to Spain

Transfer money from the UK to Sri Lanka

Transfer money from the UK to Sweden

Transfer money from the UK to Switzerland

Transfer money from the UK to Tajikistan

Transfer money from the UK to Tanzania

Transfer money from the UK to Thailand

Transfer money from the UK to Togo

Transfer money from the UK to Tunisia

Transfer money from the UK to Turkey

Transfer money from the UK to UAE

Transfer money from the UK to Uganda

Transfer money from the UK to Ukraine

Transfer money from the UK to United Kingdom

Transfer money from the UK to Uruguay

Transfer money from the UK to Uzbekistan

Transfer money from the UK to Venezuela

Transfer money from the UK to Vietnam

Transfer money from the UK to Zambia