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Euro to Icelandic Krona get here or there

  • 15-12-2018 5:07pm
    #1
    davepatr07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 330 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Not sure if this is on another thread but want to ask in case it hasn't.

    I'm going to Iceland in late Jan after seeing a Icelandair sale from Dublin for a long weekend (3 days). I was wondering where would be the best place to get some Icelandic Krona, would the banks here in Ireland have them or would I just be better off using the debit card up there? I'm guessing ATM withdraws in Reykjavik would be mad expensive.

    Any tips would be great, thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    Under His Eye
    Closed Accounts Posts: 907 ✭✭✭Under His Eye


    Just use your debit card.


  • #3
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,493 ✭✭✭Curb Your Enthusiasm


    Get a Revolut card and use it over there in ATMs. They accept card payments pretty much everywhere over there anyway.


  • #4
    daheff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,994 ✭✭✭daheff


    I would think it’s cheaper to buy ISK over in Iceland.


  • #5
    cannotlogin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,172 ✭✭✭cannotlogin


    As far as I know it's a closed currency and you can only get it there.


  • #6
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,930 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    Curb Your Enthusiasm wrote: »
    Get a Revolut card and use it over there in ATMs. They accept card payments pretty much everywhere over there anyway.

    This. An absolute no-brainer.


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  • #7
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    Quackster wrote: »
    This. An absolute no-brainer.

    Revolut or N26, which is best for use in Iceland?


  • #8
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,930 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    tuxy wrote: »
    Revolut or N26, which is best for use in Iceland?

    Purely for foreign-currency transactions, Revolut is better as that's what it was specificity developed for.

    I use both as N26 is a decent current account and it's always essential to have backup as nothing is 100% reliable but Revolut is the go-to option in this case.


  • #9
    davepatr07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 330 ✭✭davepatr07


    Thanks guys for the responses. Think I’ll just bring the debit card, being a short trip.


  • #10
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    You can buy a little in the airport but use your revolution card everywhere.


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