Currency exchange Dubai

TheFullDuck · 18-11-2016 03:39PM #1

Hi folks,

Feel it's a waste of a thread but struggling to get a concrete answer on Google

I made a silly error of not ordering currency in time before I fly to dubai.. Obviously I can exchange at the airport departure side but the rate is generally poor.

I'm thinking f I get a small amount to keep me ticking over at dubai airport arrivals, then look for a bank in dubai, I also heard the malls there generally have currency exchange booths that have quite good rates.. Would this be a good method?

Anyone that's done something similar willing to share?

Thanks

coylemj · 18-11-2016 05:59PM

Get your AED from an ATM when you arrive? Doing FX at an airport bureau du change is an open invitation to be ripped off.

Lima Golf · 18-11-2016 07:27PM

There are exchange places everywhere, on the streets in the malls etc. They offer a better rate than the bank here. So I'd change a little bit in the airport and a what I need for the trip in the malls. The malls have marginally better rates than the airport. If you have a a few thousand to exchange you can haggle about the rate....Otherwise the rate is fixed.

Zascar · 08-01-2017 10:40PM

Hi OP, I'm going in a few days. Was wondering the same, what did you do in the end?

I usually just get it from the ATM but its a good idea to get it from the currency exchange over there, better rate buying euros there than buying dirhams here..

Currency exchange Dubai

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