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Travel Money Cards for Australia

Listed above are travel money cards for Australia available under your current search. Just click on the more information to get further details about your currency card.

Can US Dollars be used in Australia

No. Australian Dollars is the legal currency tender in Australia.

Payment methods in Australia

Visa cards and MasterCard are both widely accepted as well as all major credit cards can be used in Australia. Diners Club cards and American Express are also accepted in most parts of Australia. In smaller towns is it advisable to use cash.

When it comes to paying for fuel you are advised to pay in cash as your travel money card may not work. Also you can not use a travel money card to pre book hotels as a credit card is required. Any Road tolls, on the major routes between cities, can be paid using MasterCard or Visa.

Currency used

Australia unit of currency is the Australian Dollar, which is divided into 100 cents. Notes come in denominations of One dollar and two dollar denominations also 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollars where coins come in denominations of 5c, 10c, 20c, 50 cents.

Banking - ATM Machines

Australia is a booming destination. From the moment you step off the plane you'll start seeing banks, bureau de change and ATM's all over.

Banks are open from 9am to 4pm Mondays to Thursdays and 9am to 5pm Fridays, - Not all banks are open on Saturdays but generally 8.30am to 11am. Airport based banks are open to accommodate international flights.

All the major banks have (ATMs) and you will find them in all larger towns and large population areas.

Cashing travellers cheques may be difficult to cash so cash them at the hotels as some banks charge a small fee to exchange.

How far will your Australian dollar go?

A long way as the exchange rate is usually very good, we suggest that you sign up to market updates, this way you will be able to monitor the exchange rate and get a feel for how much money to take when getting currency cards.

Australian dollar travel money

Looking to buy holiday money consider carrying a variety, Take enough Australian Dollars to last you a day or so in cash, then split the rest in to travellers cheques and a Australian Dollar travel money card. Australian travel money cards are new and offer a better exchange rate than travellers cheques and travel money. With the providers above you can buy all three at once.

What is a Travel Money Card?

Travel money cards are preloaded with foreign currency before you travel so you know how much you have to spend abroad. All travel money cards usually offer No transaction charges when using in the same currency and in some cases some travel money cards offer no atm fees. More importantly you get a better currency exchange rates meaning more for your money making them a better option than traveller's cheques or travel money.