Pounds to US Dollars Exchange Rate

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*Applies to orders made before 2pm Monday to Friday, excludes Bank Holidays.

Ordering on a Friday but need your currency on Saturday? There's just an additional £1.50 charge.

Travel Money Card

If you're a regular traveller, Travel Money Card is a simple, safe, hassle-free way to pay.

A prepaid card that stores 13 currencies, it's accepted at 36 million locations in over 200 countries.

Check your balance, top up and swap currencies online or with our mobile app. And if your card's lost or stolen we'll replace it in just 24 hours.

Order online or in branch.

More about the Travel Money Card

Small Travel Money order? Buy in branch

If you need less than £400 worth of currency, pop into one of our 11,500 UK branches - and there's no minimum order when buying in branch.

Many are open longer - some from 7.30am to 10.30pm or even on Sundays.

And many of our larger branches have dedicated Travel Money counters.

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Post Office Money was voted 'Best Foreign Exchange/Travel Money Retailer' at the British Travel Awards 2017 - and not for the first time.

That's a real vote of confidence by the UK public. No wonder we processed on average one foreign currency transaction every four seconds in 2017.

Some notes about US Dollars

• US dollar bills come in 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Dollar denominations. There's also a 2-dollar bill but it is fairly rare. There are also 1, 5, 10 and 25-cent US coins, as well as rarer 50 cent and 1 dollar coins.
• When you order your currency ask for lower-denomination $10 and $20 dollar bills that are more widely accepted in taxis and smaller shops.
• Tipping is widespread, so take plenty of $1 bills for hotels, bars and restaurants.

How to make more of your US money on holiday

Obviously the price of your American holiday depends to an extent on where you're staying. For example, Texas and the deep south don't cost much for dining out or buying souvenirs, compared to Boston, York or Chicago. However there are some general rules to heed, if you want your holiday spending to go further.

• Public transport is usually cheaper with many cities offering good-value travel passes. Alternatively you might consider renting a car.
• Whether you want to visit the theatre or watch a ball game ticket prices vary significantly from tour operator to tour operator and among agents so it's best to shop around.
• And if you are intend to pack in a lot of sightseeing, you can money with a CityPASSopens in new window, which covers admission to multiple major attractions in 10 US cities.

Tip if you think it's worth it

While tipping is not mandatory in most of the United States, it is customary in many circumstances for service, especially at almost all sit-down restaurants which offer table service and many food servers depend on tips as an essential part of their wage. Generally, the average tip is 15% to 20% of the total meal cost.

You can find out more information by reading the Post Office Travel Money terms and conditions

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