There are a growing number of travel money cards now available in the UK, ranging from prepaid MasterCard, and Prepaid Visa cards. So what makes them so popular compared to travellers cheques and carrying travel money? With all the travel money MasterCards and Visa cards listed they all offer a better exchange rate than UK banks and travel Bureau's . The table below provides contact details of each issuer. Before selecting a card, we recommend that you visit our for Travel fee summary directory, or our fully interactive online prepaid cost calculator!
Pre-paid Cards Available in the UK
Travel Card Issuer |
Prepaid Card Type |
Further Information |
Useful Information |
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The currency card by BREADFX is a euro card
(it's free) and load it with cash using your UK bank card.
BREADFX convert your sterling into Euros as you load, with no commission and no hidden fees. |
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Phones 4 u have a choice of currency cards. A sterling, Euro and Dollar travel money card .
With FREE international ATM withdrawals, no charges for purchasing worldwide and great rates on foreign currency,
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Cashplus have a choice of currency cards. Euro and Dollar travel money card. The cards are free to existing customers and new customers can now obtain a sterling account for free. The Cashplus account benefits from having one account to control all currency cards. |
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Caxtonfx offer a euro, dollar and global prepaid travel card, No ATM charges when overseas. No fees, commission, or extra charges on your transactions meaning all costs and charges are included in the exchange rate applied |
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Kalixa offer a sterling prepaid card which has no foreign exchange purchase fees when you use your card abroad making it easy just to carry one card in your wallet / purse. |
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Fairfx |
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Virgin prepaid travel cards offer the convenient way to shop abroad which is easier to budget with than a debit or credit card. Virgin also offer a safer way than carrying bundles of cash and less hassle than travellers cheques
with a free emergency card.
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My travel cash |
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Travelex |
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ICE |
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Gap year card |
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Moneybookers |
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Prepaid financial |
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Endsleigh |
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Tuxedo Travel Money Cards - Euro - Dollar and Sterling |
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Lloyds Travel Money Card |
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Lloyds Travel Money Card |
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Pocket Currency Card |
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Post Office Travel Card |
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International Foreign Exchange |
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IFX Currency card |
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Paypal Card |
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Paypal Card |
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Chequepoint Currency Card |
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Chequepoint Currency Card |
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Sterling Card |
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Sterling Card |
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STA Currency card |
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STA Currency card |
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Sainsburys Travel money |
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Sainsburys Travel money |
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Debenhams Prepaid Card |
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Debenhams Prepaid Card |
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Ryanair Prepaid Card |
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Ryanair Prepaid Card |
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Red88 Prepaid Card |
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Red88 Prepaid Card |
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Rational FX |
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Rational FX |
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Indigo Card |
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No Longer Available |
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Post Office travel card |
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No Longer available |
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Western Union currency card |
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No Longer Available |
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TorFX |
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No Longer Available |
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Moneycorp |
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No Longer Available |
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Tesco |
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The Tesco travel money card has been taken off the market by Tesco's and is No Longer Available |
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Barclays Travel Money Card |
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Barclays Travel Money Card |
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You may also use our online calculator which will show you the true cost, and provide you with a best buy, based on the amount and type of transactions you will perform on your pre-paid card. online calculator
