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We are getting to St Jean Pied de Port on a Saturday. Are we going to have problems exchanging dollars over the weekend? Any suggestions on best places to exchange currency there?
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Currency exchange occurs primarily at the airport. If you use your ATM card, the ATM will dispense Euros at the current exchange rate with a fee if your bank charges a fee (and an ATM usage fee from the bank that owns the ATM). Do not expect currency exchanges anywhere except the largest cities, and the charge will be obscene!We are getting to St Jean Pied de Port on a Saturday. Are we going to have problems exchanging dollars over the weekend? Any suggestions on best places to exchange currency there?
We are getting to St Jean Pied de Port on a Saturday. Are we going to have problems exchanging dollars over the weekend? Any suggestions on best places to exchange currency there?
Note there is a fee for using ATM machines. It doesn't matter how much you take out so there is a cost efficiency to be had by drawing the maximum. There was an ATM at London Airport that had no bank fees other than the cirrus fee (but I don't recall the bank's name).