Brisbane Airport currency exchange. The lowdown

Brisbane Airport (BNE) is often voted Australia’s best airport by Skytrax and has won the award 4 times. It welcomed nearly 23 million passengers in the 2024 fiscal year.¹ If you’re headed there soon, as part of a trip to or from Australia, you’re going to need some money to get you started.

With 600+ businesses based out of Brisbane Airport, you won’t struggle to change money there. In this quick guide, we’ll fill you in on the options you have to change money at BNE.

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Where to exchange money in Brisbane airport?

Brisbane airport offers currency exchange services through (Prosegur Change Australia](https://au.prosegurchange.com). There are 5 Prosegur currency exchange locations at the airport and their stores can be found both at departures and arrivals².

You can book your currency in advance online and collect it at a Prosegur store. Changing your currency at the airport is seldom the cheapest option – so it certainly pays to do some research in advance, so you can avoid paying over the odds for your conversion.

Prosegur stores at BNE

You can find Prosegur stores at the following locations:

International Landside Departures – Level 3
Services – Travel money cash exchange and online orders

International Airside Departures
Services – Travel money cash exchange and online orders

International Landside Arrivals – Level 2
Services – Travel money cash exchange

Airside Baggage – Level 2
Services – Travel money cash exchange

You can view more branches and maps on the Prosegur website here.

Should I exchange money in Brisbane airport?

Airport currency exchanges serve a captive market, and aren’t subject to any real competition. That means they can get away with offering a poor deal, and often choose to markup their rates to increase their profit.

If you need to buy AUD or foreign currency, you might get more for your money by ordering currency online in advance, or taking your cash out directly from an ATM upon arrival.

Another option is to exchange only a small amount of cash at the airport for your immediate needs, and then exchange the rest of your money in the city. That should mean you have more providers to choose from, and potentially better exchange rates.

Watch out for hidden fees in the exchange rate

Your holiday is no time to stress about money. However, investing a little time in advance to do some research can save you a lot of cash – meaning more in your pocket to enjoy your trip.

Places like airports and hotels offer currency exchange services which are convenient, but they’re often not very good value. That’s because they might take the mid-market rate, and add a markup to increase their profits.

They’ll then often claim to offer fee free, or zero commission exchange, but in reality, their profit is all wrapped up in a poor exchange rate. That’s not transparent, and usually isn’t good value.

Use a currency converter to check the airport exchange rate

You’ll need to know the mid-market exchange rate for your currency pairing, so you can check that the rate being offered to you is fair. You can do that easily by looking up your currency pairing using an online currency converter.

How to avoid paying high fees on your money exchange in Brisbane airport

Here are a few more handy tips to make sure you’re getting a good deal on your currency exchange in Brisbane.

• Use a comparison service for transfers, or an online currency converter to quickly and easily check the exchange rates and fee applied by your chosen exchange service or bank

• Check in advance if it’s cheaper to exchange money before you leave, or after you arrive in Australia

• If you plan on making ATM withdrawals, check if your home bank has a partner in Australia which lets you get cheap or free ATM withdrawals

• Don’t change too much money. You really don’t want to get hit by fees a second time when you convert your remaining AUD back to your home currency.

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With a Wise Account you can hold money in 40+ currencies and spend it in 160+ countries. You can also order local account details in popular world currencies like AUD, NZD, USD, EUR, GBP to receive local and/or international payments like a local.

Whenever you exchange currencies it’s done using the mid-market rate with a conversion fee shown upfront.

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