What's the cheapest way to send money from South Africa to UK?

The cheapest way to send money from South Africa to UK is through an online provider. Among the 8 available, WorldRemit was most often the cheapest provider (in 52.3% of the searches on Monito.com in the past 3 months).

What are the best providers to send money from South Africa to UK?

Here are the providers that were the most often the cheapest in the comparisons of the past 30 days on Monito.com: WorldRemit (cheapest in 52.3% of the searches) Currencies Direct (cheapest in 19.2% of the searches) Halo Financial (cheapest in 12.0% of the searches)

How much does it cost to send money from South Africa to UK?

If you send money with the cheapest available provider, the total cost of a ZAR-GBP transfer was 2.0% of the transfer amount (including all fees and exchange rates) over the past month. In contrast, the cost of the most expensive option was 10.0%.

What is the fastest option to send money from South Africa to UK

The provider that was most often the fastest provider in comparisons of the past 30 days was CurrencyFair (average fastest transfer time: Next day)

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8.0

Cheapest

in 52% of all comparisons
Go to WorldRemit
Top rated
8.4

Top rated

in 100% of all comparisons
Fastest

in 72% of all comparisons
Go to CurrencyFair

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Best Ways to Send Money from South Africa to UK

The best rated: CurrencyFair (8.4/10)
The cheapest: WorldRemit
The fastest: CurrencyFair

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the cheapest way to send money from South Africa to UK?

The cheapest way to send money from South Africa to UK is through an online provider. Among the 8 available, WorldRemit was most often the cheapest provider (in 52.3% of the searches on Monito.com in the past 3 months).
What are the best providers to send money from South Africa to UK?
Here are the providers that were the most often the cheapest in the comparisons of the past 30 days on Monito.com:
- WorldRemit (cheapest in 52.3% of the searches)
- Currencies Direct (cheapest in 19.2% of the searches)
- Halo Financial (cheapest in 12.0% of the searches)
How much does it cost to send money from South Africa to UK?

If you send money with the cheapest available provider, the total cost of a ZAR-GBP transfer was 2.0% of the transfer amount (including all fees and exchange rates) over the past month.
In contrast, the cost of the most expensive option was 10.0%.
What is the fastest option to send money from South Africa to UK

The provider that was most often the fastest provider in comparisons of the past 30 days was CurrencyFair (average fastest transfer time: Next day)

About Money Transfers from South Africa to UK

Monito compares 8 providers offering international money transfer services from South Africa to UK. The total cost of the cheapest available option at any given point in the past month was 2.0% of the transferred amount. In comparison, the total cost of the most expensive provider was on average 10.0%.

💸 Number of providers	8
🏆 Cheapest provider (on average)	WorldRemit
💰 Lowest total cost (on average)	2.0%
💰 Highest total cost (on average)	10.0%
💸 Most transferred amount	5300 ZAR
⚡ ️Fastest transfer time	Next day
💳 Pay-in options	International bank transfer, Bank transfer, Credit card, Debit card
💵 Pay-out options	Bank account, Card
👍 Recommended providers	Moneycorp, Halo Financial, Xendpay, WorldRemit, Currencies Direct, OFX, CurrencyFair, Currency Solutions

Best Rated Providers to Send Money from South Africa to UK

9.1

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9.0

8.4

8.3

8.0

7.2

6.9

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Before each international money transfer, you should come and compare the costs of the different options on Monito, as they may have changed. The cheapest option is at the top, of our results but you may want to consider other criteria such as the speed of transaction or the pay-in or pay-out methods.
I simply use my bank to send money to UK, do I really need to compare other options?

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