Best way to obtain Canadian Dollars traveling from the US — What we ship —...

kernel_kate

I'm travelling from Los Angeles to Canada. I need a few hundred Canadian dollars in cash. What is the best option (minimum rates + processing fees)? As I see it I have 3 options: 1) Get cash from the LA area . Sounds like the best option but I have a time constraint: it is hard to find a place that does this on Sunday . Any suggestions? Does Western Union do this? 2) Get cash at LAX or the Canadian airport during travel 3) Use the ATMs of Bank...

Originally asked by Salmonstrikes on Stack Exchange (travel) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

I work in a bank and from my experience the cheapest way to get cash: ATM (Debit Card) in Canada (best possible rate, unless you are dealing in large amounts). Change USD to CAD in Los Angeles. Change USD to CAD in LAX. (airport rates are higher) Change USD to CAD in Montreal. Change USD to CAD in YUL. (again, airport rates). ATM (Credit Card) in Canada. (credit card network surcharge + withdrawal fees make this the most expensive)

Full answer by Burhan Khalid: https://travel.stackexchange.com/a/39499 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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