Currency buyback
Don’t waste your leftover holiday money, sell back currency with Sainsbury’s Bank. Bring your foreign currency to one of our instore bureaux when you get home and turn your spare cash into pounds.+ Nectar members get better rates on leftover holiday money.
Sell travel money with Sainsbury’s Bank.
Get 300 Nectar points when you sell back over £100 of leftover holiday currency
Sell back any leftover currency at an instore bureau by 31 December* and if the transaction value is £100+, we’ll add 300 Nectar points to your Nectar balance.
How to sell your currency back to us
Selling travel money is easy with Sainsbury’s Bank. Here’s how:
Head into a bureau
Visit one of our bureaux to sell currency. Many Sainsbury’s stores have a bureau, and they all offer currency buyback.
Swap currency on your Travel Money Card
Our Travel Money Card lets you transfer your holiday money into different currencies. You can also transfer foreign currency into Pounds to spend in the UK.
Currency buyback FAQs
What is the exchange rate for buying back currency?
The exchange rate for currency buyback changes daily and is dependent on the market. We buy back currency at the rate on the day you return it, not the rate when it was bought.
Can coins be exchanged?
We don’t buy back coins. If you don’t want to keep hold of your foreign coins, we have a coin collection box at all our bureaux. The proceeds are donated to the Royal British Legion.
Which currencies can I sell back?
We buy back all the currencies we sell, including Euros, US Dollars, Australian Dollars, Polish Zloty, Turkish Lira, UAE Dirham, Swiss Francs and many more. See the full list of foreign currencies we buy back.
What is the minimum amount I can sell back?
The minimum amount we’ll buy back is the lowest denomination of notes from each currency we sell. For example, we buy back 10 Turkish Lira notes which are worth around 25p, and we also buy back US$100 bills, which are worth about £80. We can accept any currency note as long as it’s in good condition.
What is the maximum amount I can sell back?
The maximum amount of foreign currency we can buy back is up to a value of £25,000. This limit is in place to prevent money laundering, but the average amount returned is much lower – in the region of £145.
Can I send currency to sell back in the post?
We don’t offer currency buy back via post due to the risk of money going missing. You’ll need to visit one of our bureaux to sell back currency. We have many across the UK. Find your nearest store.
Do I need to have bought the currency at a Sainsbury’s Bank bureau to sell it back?
We only exchange foreign currencies for cash. When you sell back currency to us, you’ll receive your money in notes and coins in Pounds.
Can you pay the money back into my bank account?
We only exchange foreign currencies for cash. When you sell back currency to us, you’ll receive your money in notes and coins in Pounds.
Do I get any benefits for being a Nectar member?
Yes, you do. If you tell us your Nectar card number when you bring your lefover holiday money, we'll give you a better exchange rate*. Not a Nectar member? Sign up today.
Currency Converter
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Buy currency
Buy foreign currency at Sainsbury’s Bank. We offer over 50 foreign currencies which you can buy online or instore. Get ready for your next holiday and buy currency today.
Travel Money Card
Make spending money abroad easier than ever with our prepaid Travel Money Card. Simply load money to spend securely on your holidays. Use contactless, chip and pin, swipe or withdraw from ATMs for your convenience.
Terms and conditions
+ Nectar members receive better exchange rates on single buyback transactions of all available foreign currencies. We buy back most foreign currency notes in the denomination we sell. Rates vary daily. Sell travel money back to us at an instore travel money bureau via our buyback service. You need to tell us your Nectar card number at the time of your transaction. This offer is governed by English law and we reserve the right to change or cancel it without notice.
* 1. This offer is only available when you sell at least £100 of travel money back to us at an instore travel money bureau via our buyback service by 31 December 2024. 2. Sainsbury's Bank will add 300 points to your Nectar account within 60 days of your transaction. 3. You need to scan, swipe or enter your Nectar card number when transacting to qualify for 300 bonus Nectar points. 4. Travel money card is excluded from this offer. 5. Points are only awarded once per Nectar account. 6. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. 7. Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd award the points from this offer. No cash alternative is available. 8. This offer is governed by English law and Sainsbury's Bank reserves the right to change or cancel this offer without notice.
Sainsbury's Bank plc, Registered Office, 33 Holborn, London EC1N 2HT (registered in England and Wales, no. 3279730) is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority (Register no. 184514). Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd is an appointed representative of Sainsbury's Bank plc