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Sainsbury's Travel money Reviews 

8,284
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.6

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Evaluating 8,185 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Consumers frequently share that ordering travel money through the website is completely straightforward and hassle-free. Customers consistently praise the team members for being exceptionally polite, helpful, and efficient when collecting orders in store. People also love finding great exchange rates and receiving fast notifications when their currency is ready for pick up. However, some reviewers were not happy with unexpected extra charges such as paying for small paper envelopes. A few other people also felt that occasional long wait times, staff breaks, or issues with order processing made visits frustrating.

What people talk about most

Staff

Clients share positive opinions on staff, frequently highlighting the friendly, polite, and efficient service... See more

Order

Consumers find order to be positive, highlighting how easy and straightforward the online platform is to... See more

Service

Customers report great satisfaction with the service, praising the polite, helpful, and efficient staff... See more

Price

Reviewers highlight positive aspects of price, consistently reporting competitive exchange rates especially... See more

Website

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very efficient and friendly service. Ordered one day, ready to pick up from the store next day. Friendly lady checked I was happy with the denominations in the pack ready to pick up, and gave me som... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy to order, quickly had a message telling me it was ready to collect, when I went to collect it the person working there offered me a choice in the size of note denominations. Reasonable exchange r... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered my currency and received text and email early next morning, that it was available to pick up in East Kilbride store. When picking up my currency, the young chap who served me was friendly and... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I ordered my travel money on line to be picked up the next day. The site was easy to manage and within a few hours of me ordering the money I got a message to say that my currency was ready to collect... See more


Company details

  1. Currency Exchange Service

About Sainsbury's Travel money

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Planning a trip? We’re here to help you get great value holiday money, quickly and easily.

At Sainsbury’s Travel money, you can buy from over 50 foreign currencies online or at one of our 220+ instore bureaux. You’ll enjoy competitive exchange rates, 0% commission, and convenient ways to get your currency — including Click & Collect, secure home delivery, or our easy to use travel money card.

If you're a Nectar member, you’ll get even better rates through Nectar Prices, helping you stretch your budget a little further.

In July 2025, Sainsbury’s Bank announced the sale of its travel money business to Fexco Group, a global leader in foreign exchange, marking the start of a new long term strategic partnership. Don’t worry – Services continue under the Sainsbury’s brand, and from day one, you’ll still get the same reliable, easy and trusted service you expect from Sainsbury’s Travel money, instore and online now backed by Fexco’s FX expertise, innovation and scale.

Wherever you're going, we’re here to help you start your trip with confidence.

✈️💷

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4.6

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Ordering online was easy

Ordering online was easy. In store, the member of staff was unable to find the order amongst the batched up orders despite finding it on the system. However she quickly resolved it from the till.

4 September 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very poor worst customer service ever…

Very poor worst customer service ever received scruffy un professional staff don’t go here go to Tesco professional service provided and courtesy

28 August 2026
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Reply from Sainsbury's Travel money

Hi Craig,

We're very sorry to read your feedback. Providing friendly, professional service is extremely important to us, so it's disappointing to hear that your experience fell short of expectations. We appreciate you taking the time to share your comments and would welcome the opportunity to look into this further.

Please contact our Customer Services team at customerservices@sainsburystravelmoney.co.uk with more details so we can investigate.

Thank you,
Sainsbury's Travel money Customer team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Painless…

Easy to order the currencies I wanted and got messages telling me when I could collect - quicker than I expected. A painless experience, well done

28 August 2026
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Having to pay 25p for a paper envelope…

Having to pay 25p for a paper envelope is an insult when changing large sums of money. This appears to be penny pinching of the first order.

4 September 2026
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Reply from Sainsbury's Travel money

Hi Nick,

We're sorry to hear you were disappointed by the charge for the paper wallet. The 25p charge is part of a nationwide initiative to help reduce our paper usage. It covers the cost of the wallet, and 40% of the charge is donated to Just One Tree, a registered Community Interest Company (Reg. 12067406).

We appreciate that this may not have been clear at the time, and we'll make sure this is communicated more clearly to customers in future.

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.

Sainsbury's Travel money Customer team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service as usual.

Best exchange rate offered.
Easy to place order online.
Order was quickly processed and ready before expected.
The in store member of staff who processed the order was professional and efficient.
Would recommend and will definitely use again.

28 August 2026
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I had no email to confirm the currency…

I had no email to confirm the currency was ready for collection, I just turned up a few hours after ordering where the currency hadn't been allocated? No problems getting currency and the exchange rate was good. My order just wasn't actioned properly?

4 September 2026
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Reply from Sainsbury's Travel money

Hi John,

We're sorry to hear about your experience. From what you've described, it sounds like something may have gone wrong with the processing of your order, and we appreciate how frustrating that would have been. We're pleased you were able to collect your travel money and that you were happy with the exchange rate, but we're sorry the experience wasn't as smooth as it should have been.

Thank you,
Sainsbury's Travel money Customer team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

So easy to order

So easy to order, good rate with Nectar card. Collecting in-store was convenient and security reassured as I was obliged to produce proof it was me (bank card. & passport)

2 September 2026

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