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Top Providers For transfers from UK to South Africa

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Best for Transfers to Cash Pickup

  • Top provider
    Remitly Monito Score 9.1

    Cheapest

    in 98% of all comparisons

    Top rated

    in 98% of all comparisons

    Fastest

    in 98% of all comparisons

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  • Sponsored
    WorldRemit
    8.0
    Over 4 million users
    Preferential rate on 1st transfer & zero fees on first 3 transfers with code 3FREE

    Same day

    Recipient gets

    Fee Free

    Exchange rate 23.6478

    1.1% worse than mid‑market rate

    7,094 ZAR

    7,000 ZAR

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Sorted by amount received

  • Best deal
    Remitly
    9.1
    Money-back guarantee
    Includes preferential fee and/or exchange rate on your first transfer

    Same day

    Recipient gets

    Fee Free

    Exchange rate 23.8800

    0.12% worse than mid‑market rate

    7,164 ZAR

    6,920 ZAR

  • Western Union
    8.3
    Includes zero transfer fees and/or preferential exchange rate on your first transfer

    1 to 4 days

    Recipient gets

    Fee Free

    Exchange rate 23.6796

    0.96% worse than mid‑market rate

    7,104 ZAR

    7,026 ZAR

  • WorldRemit
    8.0
    Over 4 million users
    Preferential rate on 1st transfer & zero fees on first 3 transfers with code 3FREE

    Same day

    Recipient gets

    Fee Free

    Exchange rate 23.6478

    1.1% worse than mid‑market rate

    7,094 ZAR

    7,000 ZAR

  • Wise
    9.5

    3 days

    Recipient gets

    Fee 6.02 GBP

    Exchange rate 23.9017

    0.03% worse than mid‑market rate

    7,027 ZAR

  • TransferGo
    8.8
    Includes preferential pricing for new users

    3 days

    Recipient gets

    Fee Free

    Exchange rate 23.4050

    2.11% worse than mid‑market rate

    7,022 ZAR

    6,998 ZAR

  • XE Money Transfer
    8.5
    Popular with Monito users

    Next day

    Recipient gets

    Fee 1.99 GBP

    Exchange rate 23.5033

    1.7% worse than mid‑market rate

    7,004 ZAR

  • HSBC
    ?
    Not recommended Consistently poor exchange rates, high fees and low customer satisfaction.

    Next day

    Recipient gets

    Fee 20.70 GBP

    Exchange rate 23.0730

    3.5% worse than mid‑market rate

    6,444 ZAR

    Estimated

    Details
  • RBS
    ?
    Not recommended Consistently poor exchange rates, high fees and low customer satisfaction.

    3 to 5 days

    Recipient gets

    Fee 37.70 GBP

    Exchange rate 23.3144

    2.49% worse than mid‑market rate

    6,115 ZAR

    Estimated

    Details

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Monito's Recommendations for Sending Money from UK to South Africa

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Frequently Asked Questions

About Money Transfers from UK to South Africa

Monito compares 17 providers offering international money transfer services from UK to South Africa. The total cost of the cheapest available option at any given point in the past month was 0.6% of the transferred amount. In comparison, the total cost of the most expensive provider was on average 19.6%.

💸 Number of providers

17

🏆 Cheapest provider (on average)
💰 Lowest total cost (on average)

0.6%

💰 Highest total cost (on average)

19.6%

💸 Most transferred amount

300 GBP

⚡ ️Fastest transfer time

In minutes

💳 Pay-in options

Debit card, Bank transfer, Direct bank payment, Credit card

💵 Pay-out options

Card, Cash pickup, Bank account, Bank account (via international transfer)

👍 Recommended providers

WorldRemit, TransferGo, Xendpay, Moneycorp, Wise, Revolut, Remitly, CurrencyFair, XE Money Transfer, Currencies Direct, Currency Solutions, Paysend, Halo Financial, OFX, FairFX

Best Rated Providers to Send Money from UK to South Africa

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Mid-market exchange rate

To calculate the total cost of your transfer, we compare the exchange rate every provider applies to your transactions with the latest mid-market exchange rate data that we source from XE.

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