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8,293
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.

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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

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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 process is grand and counter…

Ordering process is grand and counter staff great just be good if Sainsbury's could offer a more favourable conversion rate

4 September 2026
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Reply from Sainsbury's Travel money

Hi David,

Thank you for your review. We're delighted to hear you found the ordering process easy and that our colleague provided great service. We appreciate your feedback on our exchange rates and are always working hard to offer competitive value for our customers.

Thank you,

Sainsbury's Travel money Customer team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy to order

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 rates too. I would recommend checking them out when looking for travel money.

4 September 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Currency collection

Always order and collect currency from here great quick turnaround and staff on desk are always so professional and friendly it’s normally the same staff member who has a great personality and clearly likes her job always a pleasure to come in
Thank you

3 September 2026
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Reply from Sainsbury's Travel money

Hi Claire,

We're delighted to hear you always have a great experience with our quick turnaround and professional, friendly staff. We're especially pleased that a particular colleague consistently makes your visits a pleasure.

Thank you,

Sainsbury's Travel money Customer team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic service ordered my travel…

Fantastic service ordered my travel money and had an email to say my money was ready to pick up all within 3 hours

28 August 2026
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Reply from Sainsbury's Travel money

Hi Karen,

We are so pleased to hear that you had such a fantastic experience with our travel money service. It's wonderful to know your order was ready for pick up so quickly.

Thank you,

Sainsbury's Travel money Customer team

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