Travel money guides: cash, cards and trip budgets
Choose a destination, check how to pay and build a budget from your own plans. Start with practical guidance, then compare amounts using the linked currency tools.
SESweden · SEK
Swedish kronor, the July 2026 cash rules and the 2027 old-note deadline.
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NONorway · NOK
Norwegian kroner, cash-payment rights and the current 1,000 NOK note.
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USUnited States · USD
US dollar notes, final booking totals and a cash-versus-card plan.
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CACanada · CAD
CAD versus USD, taxes by province and practical payment planning.
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AUAustralia · AUD
AUD banknotes, payment charges and a practical road-trip budget.
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THThailand · THB
Cash backup for a Thailand itinerary, banknotes and your own travel budget.
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TRTürkiye (Turkey) · TRY
Start with the currency on the bill, banknotes and your own travel budget.
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CZCzechia · CZK
Czech koruna is the budgeting unit, banknotes and your own travel budget.
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HUHungary · HUF
Keep your budget in forint, banknotes and your own travel budget.
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MXMexico · MXN
Clarify what the dollar sign means, banknotes and your own travel budget.
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JPJapan · JPY
Yen, foreign cards, cash backup and prepaid transport cards.
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GBUnited Kingdom · GBP
Pounds, contactless payments, cash points and London transport.
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CHSwitzerland · CHF
Swiss francs, euro acceptance, card payments and cross-border budgets.
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PLPoland · PLN
Zloty, bankomats, kantor exchange offices and clear price comparisons.
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EUEuro area · EUR
One currency across euro-area destinations, with country-specific payment checks.
Read the guide →Travel money: worked examples
Three practical examples to help compare exchange offers, card conversion and ATM fees. Use the calculators with your own figures.
How to compare two exchange offers
Compare the amount you actually receive after fees, using the same starting budget.
Pay in local currency or home currency?
Understand a DCC offer and compare it with the estimated cost of your card’s own conversion.
One ATM withdrawal or several?
See how fixed fees add up when you withdraw the same total cash in several transactions.
Original research
Japan travel budget: how exchange rates changed a fixed yen budget in September 2026
A reproducible study of the reference cost of JPY 150,000 in USD, EUR and GBP, using the same recorded dates.
2026-10-02 Read the research →Sweden travel budget: SEK 10,000 in September 2026
A reproducible reference-cost study of an illustrative SEK 10,000 budget in USD, EUR and GBP, using matching recorded dates.
2026-10-12 Read the research →Norway travel budget: NOK 10,000 in September 2026
A reproducible reference-cost study of an illustrative NOK 10,000 budget in USD, EUR and GBP, using matching recorded dates.
2026-10-12 Read the research →