Thai Baht
Get ready for your trip to Thailand. Order your Thai Baht at Manor FX today. Our great exchange rates mean you'll have more THB cash to spend. Have your Thai Baht banknotes delivered securely to your home or office, or pick them up from the Manor FX bureau near Heathrow.
Manor FX offers fast delivery times and a fuss-free online ordering process for your Thai baht travel money.
Travel advise: payments in Thailand
Jet off well-informed to Thailand. Here are some handy facts about cash and card payments in Thailand.
You'll be able to use your credit or debit card to make payments in Bangkok and Thailand's tourist areas, especially in most international hotels, major shops, shopping malls and some restaurants. However cash is still king in Thailand and many vendors won't accept card payments.
Using your card to withdrawn money at a Thai ATM is costly: a 200 Thai baht surcharge will automatically be added plus you'll pay currency conversion fees. If possible, avoid using your card to withdraw money at ATMs in Thailand.
If you are going to pay by card in Thailand: Be aware of significant card fees and currency conversion fees for card payments in Thai Baht: Your bank's THB to GBP exchange rate may be quite bad. This is how banks make money.
Before using your bank card for payments in Thailand it's certainly a good idea to contact your bank. This will avoid your card becoming blocked due to international transactions that your bank may find suspicious.
It's certainly a good idea to bring Thai Baht cash with you on your trip to Thailand. Cash is the most used payment method by far in Thailand.
Many Thai vendors only accept cash payments. This is the case for street vendors, eateries, most bars, taxi drivers and tuk-tuk drivers, tour guides and many local shops.
Paying by cash in Thailand will also help avoid currency conversion card fees and the ATM fees of 200 baht per withdrawal.
The overall cost of living in Thailand is 21% lower than the cost of living in the UK.
For a coffee in a cafe in Bangkok you'll likely pay around 70 baht. For a three-course meal in a restaurant you are likely to be billed around 500 baht per person.
Tipping in Thailand is never expected. No Thai waiter will ask for a tip, nor will waiting staff complain when a tip isn't left. It's really up to you if you want to leave and for how much.
Banknotes in Thailand
The newest set of Thai banknotes feature the portrait of King Rama X of Thailand, whose full name is Maha Vajiralongkorn. You will also still baht banknotes with the image of the old king, Rama IX, who died in 2016.
Coins in Thailand
Thai coins range from 1 satang (0.01 THB) to 10 baht. But you will rarely find the satang coins in daily use. For everyday transactions you'll use coins of 1 baht, 2 baht, 5 baht and 10 baht.
Did you get back from Thailand with some leftover coins? Our sister company Leftover Currency can help you to
exchange Thai Baht coins back to cash.
Thailand's currency import and export regulations
Travelers can take a maximum of 50,000 Thai Baht per person to Thailand. There is no restriction on the amount of foreign currency travelers can take into Thailand.
A declaration must be made if travelers carry over $20,000 USD worth in currency.
These rules apply for both importing currency into Thailand as for exporting currency out of Thailand.
Ordering Thai Baht online
Order Thai Baht online and have them delivered fast and securely to your home or office, with Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed®. Or pick them up from our travel money shop near Heathrow. Click here to
buy Thai Baht online.
Selling back Thai Baht
If you have Thai Bahts to sell, follow this link to
exchange Thai Baht to Pounds, click on 'sell currency' and select 'THB Thai Baht'. We'll pay good rates for your leftover Thai Baht.
