August 3rd, 2008
Currency and Money Exchange in Thailand
Foreign visitors may freely bring in unlimited foreign currencies. When you’re leaving Thailand you may freely take out as much foreign currency as you want and there is no limit.
Foreign visitors may bring in an unlimited amount of Thai currency, however when leaving the country you can take only 50,000.- Thai Baht out of Thailand this counts for both Thai residents and Foreign visitors per person. If you want to take out a bigger amount you can exchange Thai currency into Euro’s for example before leaving the country.
The basic currency that is being used in Thailand is Baht one Baht is divided into 100 Satang.
Coins: 25 and 50 Satang and 1, 2, 5, 10 Baht.
Bank notes: 20 (green), 50 (blue), 100 (red), 500 (purple), 1,000 (brown) Baht.
Major foreign currencies can be exchanged with any local bank or authorized money exchangers nationwide. Major credit cards like Visa and Mastercard are widely accepted in department stores and ATM machines can be found every where in the city.
