Better exchange rates are available from other suppliers. See our Buy Currency page for a full comparison of today’s best rates.
Our Review of John Lewis Holiday Money Service
Pros: What we like :
✓ Hassle-free home delivery of travel money.
✓ John Lewis cardholders benefit from using the service, as you’ll earn points on your currency purchases.
✓ Home delivery is free, when you spend £500 or more online.
Cons: What we like less:
✘ They have fewer currencies readily available than many of our providers.
✘ Generally not the most competitive exchange rates.
✘ John Lewis holiday money service have less positive consumer reviews than many other providers
Buy currency now with John Lewis
If you want to order travel money for home delivery, you just need to visit their website and you can place an order online.
You just need to enter the following information into a simple form:
- ✓ Your personal details
- ✓ The amount of pounds you’re exchanging into the foreign currency
- ✓ Select the currency you’re exchanging your pounds into
- and select how you want to pay.
- Select your preferred delivery option, whether you want your travel money delivered to your home or to a John Lewis or Waitrose brance near you.
Then, once you have made the bank transfer and they have received the payment, they will send you your travel money.
John Lewis price match on other high street currency providers, however they do not price match their rates to online providers. To ensure you are getting the best rate on your holiday money see our buy currency page for a full comparison of today's rates.
This obviously will depend on the currency and exchange rates each of the travel money providers are offering. Our online comparison tool will show you all the latest travel money rates who is offering the best deals on your foreign currency.
You can order a minimum of £300 worth of travel money online
The maximum amount of travel money you can order online is £2,500.
You can pay for your travel money via bank transfer or debit or credit card.
John Lewis’ Holiday Money Service can have your travel money order shipped to your home address. They use Royal Mail Special Delivery which attempts to deliver to your chosen address before 1pm.
Alternatively you can order online and collect your travel money in store in your local John Lewis or Waitrose.
£5 delivery charge on orders up to £499.
Not usually! Many of the online travel money providers can offer better rates than in highstreet branches or bureau de changes as their overheads can be kept down meaning you can often get the best rates for travel money online.
Yes, they do, however, we always recommend you compare the best buyback rates here to make sure you are getting the best possible deal and saving you money.
