Buying US dollars, kip, dong, yen or euros with baht in Bangkok
Article updated: 2026-10-17
Best rate USD · Bangkok: 33.65 — Superrich Thailand — Headquarter Rajdamri 1 · Oct 24, 19:45 → Details
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Most of this site is about selling foreign notes for baht. This page is about the other direction: handing over baht and walking out with dollars, dong, yen or euros. People need it for three reasons. They are going on to Cambodia, where the working currency is the US dollar. They are going to Laos or Vietnam and want local cash for the border. Or they are flying home, or on to Japan or Europe, and want notes for the first taxi.
The Thai version of this site opens on this selling side by default, because Thai readers are mostly buying foreign cash. On the English pages it is one toggle away on the Bangkok page. Rates below are as of 16 October 2026, cover every tracked shop in the country, and refresh every few minutes on the site.
Who sells, and at what spread
On 16 October 2026, 181 tracked shops quoted a selling rate for US dollars, euros, yen, pounds, Australian dollars and Swiss francs; 177 for won, yuan, Taiwan dollars, Singapore dollars and ringgit; 169 for Vietnamese dong. The day’s data carries no selling rate for Lao kip or Cambodian riel, which is itself the useful fact.
The cost of buying has two parts: how far the cheapest selling rate sits from mid-market, and the gap between that selling rate and the best buying rate, which is what a round trip costs if you bring the notes back unspent.
| Currency | Cheapest sell | At | Best buy | Sell minus buy | Mid-market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 33.40 | Superrich Thailand, Central Chidlom | 33.35 | 0.05 (0.15%) | 33.53 |
| EUR | 37.55 | Superrich Thailand, Central Chidlom | 37.40 | 0.15 (0.40%) | 37.60 |
| GBP | 44.50 | Superrich Thailand, Central Chidlom | 44.35 | 0.15 (0.34%) | 44.46 |
| JPY | 0.2130 | Lion Currency Exchange, Central Phuket | 0.2120 | 0.0010 (0.47%) | 0.2121 |
| CHF | 40.30 | Lion Currency Exchange, Central Phuket | 40.30 | 0.00 (0.00%) | 40.48 |
| AUD | 23.20 | Superrich Thailand, Central Chidlom | 23.05 | 0.15 (0.65%) | 23.19 |
| SGD | 26.15 | Twelve Victory, BDMS Wellness | 26.05 | 0.10 (0.38%) | 26.14 |
| CNY | 5.05 | Superrich Thailand, Central Chidlom | 5.03 | 0.02 (0.40%) | 5.00 |
| KRW | 0.0254 | Superrich Thailand, Central Chidlom | 0.0251 | 0.0003 (1.20%) | 0.0250 |
| TWD | 1.035 | Superrich Thailand, Central Chidlom | 1.025 | 0.010 (0.98%) | 1.036 |
| MYR | 8.20 | Vasu Exchange, Sukhumvit Soi 7/1 | 8.16 | 0.04 (0.49%) | 8.21 |
| VND | 0.00134 | Grand Superrich, Soi Ratchadamri 1 | 0.00130 | 0.00004 (3.08%) | 0.00130 |
Three things stand out. First, one counter, Superrich Thailand at Central Chidlom, G floor near Tops Food Hall, was the cheapest seller of seven of the twelve currencies. Second, the cheapest dollar, euro, franc, ringgit and Taiwan dollar sellers all sold below mid-market, 33.40 against 33.53 for dollars, so those notes cost less than the interbank price that day. Third, the round trip was almost free for the majors, 0.15% on dollars and nothing on francs, and widest for dong at 3.08%, the won at 1.2% and the Taiwan dollar at about 1%.
The dearest sellers were two places. T.T. Currency Exchange’s Won Market branch in Pattaya sold dollars at 34.00, yuan at 5.15, Singapore dollars at 26.70, ringgit at 8.60. The Government Savings Bank counters at Samui Airport were dearest for yen (0.2185), euros (38.02), pounds (45.23), won (0.0284), Taiwan dollars (1.18), Australian dollars (23.84) and francs (41.01). For dong the dearest was SuperRich 1965’s partner branch at Terminal 21 Pattaya, 0.0014.
Cheapest to dearest dollar seller was therefore 0.60 baht, about 1.8%, or 600 baht on US$1,000. It is worth choosing a shop, and not buying on an island.
Cambodia: buy dollars, not riel
Cambodia prices hotels, buses, tours and most restaurants in US dollars and gives change in riel below a dollar. Buy US dollars in Thailand, in a mix of US$20, 10 and 1 notes if you can get them, because small change is what you will use; at 33.40 against a mid-market 33.53 they cost nothing over the interbank price. Do not go looking for riel: the day’s data has no shop selling it, and the place to pick up riel is inside Cambodia, in change.
Laos and Vietnam: a little local cash, or none
Both countries have working ATMs and money changers, so the only question is whether you want notes for the first hour after the border. For Laos the data gives no selling rate for kip on 16 October, a reason not to plan on it; take baht or dollars across, both widely accepted near the border, and change small amounts in Laos.
For Vietnam the round trip was 3.08% at the cheapest seller, Grand Superrich on Soi Ratchadamri 1, the widest of the twelve currencies but acceptable for a small amount. Its 0.00134 was about 3% above mid-market, and the dearest seller, in Pattaya, a further 4.5% above that. Buy enough dong for a taxi and a meal.
Onward tickets by bus, train and ferry in all three countries are usually easier to buy online in baht or on a card than in cash at the station, which removes the main reason for local notes.
Japan, Europe, the US: notes for the first day
Yen were sold at 0.213, 0.4% above mid-market, with a 0.47% round trip; euros at 37.55 and dollars at 33.40, both below mid-market, with 0.40% and 0.15%; francs at 40.30 with no round-trip cost at all. All four are close enough to the interbank price that buying a first day’s cash before you fly is reasonable, and usually beats an arrival airport counter. Do not overbuy, since notes you bring back cross the gap again. The cheapest yen and franc seller was Lion Currency Exchange at Central Phuket; in Bangkok, use the selling view of the Bangkok page to find the local equivalent.
Why the airport is usually dearer
The rule is that airport counters sell dearer than city counters because they can, and on 16 October it held in the clearest way. The dearest seller of seven of the twelve currencies was the bank counter at Samui Airport: yen 2.6% above the cheapest seller, euros 1.3%, pounds 1.6%, Australian dollars 2.8%, francs 1.8%, and for the thinner currencies far more, won 12%, Taiwan dollars 14%. If you are leaving from Samui, buy your notes before the island; the island rate penalty explains why it is not just the airport.
The other dearest seller was a street shop in Pattaya, a reminder that the rule is about competition, not geography. The Bangkok airport comparison is on Suvarnabhumi, and Samui’s on Samui Airport.
When not to bother
- You have a card that works abroad. Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Japan and Europe all take cards at hotels and larger shops. Buy nothing, withdraw on arrival.
- You need a few thousand baht’s worth. On US$100 the whole cheapest-to-dearest gap was 60 baht.
- You are coming back to Thailand. Buying euros, flying, and selling the unused euros back crosses the 0.40% round trip for nothing. Keep baht for the return; see leftover baht.
- The currency is not on the board. Kip and riel had no selling rate in the data. Buy them in-country.
Every shop’s selling rate, and which shops stock the regional currencies today, is on the selling view of the Bangkok page; the shop directory has hours and maps.