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.+
Sell travel money with Sainsbury’s Bank.
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 50p, 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?
No, you don’t need to have purchased your currency with us to return it at one of our bureaux. We buy back currency no matter where it was purchased, as long as it’s a currency we accept and in good condition.
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.
Currency Converter
Find out the exchange rate for buying with our currency converter.
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
+We buy back most foreign currency notes in the denomination we sell. Rates vary daily.
**Nectar members receive better exchange rates on single purchase transactions of all available foreign currencies. Excludes travel money card home delivery orders and online reloads. Exchange rates may vary depending on whether you buy instore, online or by phone.© You need to tell us your Nectar card number at the time of your transaction. No cash alternative is available. We reserve the right to change or cancel this offer without notice.