What’s the cheapest way to send money to Thailand?
There are 2.7 million Thai people living and working around the world, and they need fast, reliable and low-cost international money transfers to ensure that their money goes the extra mile when it reaches home.
The problem is, traditional money transfer methods can be slow and expensive, with poor exchange rates and hidden fees. This makes life difficult for Thai people sending money to friends and family.
How can I send money to Thailand?
Traditional methods of money transfer involve visiting a high-street bank, remittance outlet or post office, and wiring money overseas with the help of a cashier. But now, in the digital age, you can send money quicker and cheaper on your own by using your smartphone or web browser.
Paysend is a next-generation money transfer platform that lets users send money directly to cards or bank accounts in Thailand. We’re trusted by nearly 1.5 million customers to send their money safely to over 80 countries worldwide, and Thailand is one of our top destinations.
How much does it cost to send my money to Thailand?
With Paysend, you can send money directly to a credit or debit card in Thailand for just £1 or €1.5 (or equivalent, depending on where you’re sending it from).
If you want to transfer your money to a Thai bank account there are no transfer fees at all when you send money via the Paysend platform!
Our low, transparent fees and excellent exchange rates make Paysend one of the cheapest options for sending money to Thailand.
How much will my recipient receive?
Paysend uses competitive exchange rates to make sure that your recipient gets as much of your money as possible. We’ll let you know exactly how much your recipient will receive before you confirm the transfer.
We’ve got a handy currency conversion tool on our homepage that’ll tell you exactly how much will be received in Thailand.
How long does it take to send money to Thailand?
Money sent using Paysend will usually reach the recipient in Thailand within a few seconds of being sent, although it could take up to three days working days if your recipient’s bank isn’t quite as quick as us at processing payments!
Download the Paysend app now to start sending money cheaply and quickly to Thailand.
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Here's the short answer: yes, you can use a credit card to get money into someone's bank account abroad. "Credit card to bank transfer" means exactly that — you fund the transfer with your credit card, and your recipient receives it in their bank account. Or on their card, in their wallet, or as cash to collect, depending on where they are.
The card and the bank account do different jobs. Your card pays for the transfer. A provider like Paysend then pays the money out through local systems on the other end. It's one flow, and it takes about a minute in the app.
One thing worth knowing before you start: a credit card is usually the most expensive way to fund a transfer. Some issuers treat it as a cash advance, and credit tends to carry higher payment fees than debit. You'll always see the full cost, exchange rate included, before you confirm anything. What follows is: the ways your money can arrive, what each one costs, how fast it gets there, and the cheaper routes worth checking first.
Every month, thousands of people working in the Czech Republic send part of their payday home — many of them Ukrainians supporting family across the border. And the traditional route makes it harder than it should be: bank wires that ask for IBANs and SWIFT codes, fees that only show up after the money's gone, and days of waiting while someone at home is counting on it.
Pavel Štich has spent years helping his readers solve exactly that. He's Co-Founder and Lead Financial Editor at Moneyo.cz, an independent Czech platform that compares money transfer services, stock brokers, and alternative investments — and a Paysend Ambassador, which means he tests what he recommends, explains it plainly, and brings his readers reader-only perks. We asked him how Moneyo started, who reads it, and why he chose Paysend.
