Best Place to Exchange Money in Dublin

01Exchange

Where to change money in Dublin

In the city, An Post's buyback scheme is the clearest way to turn foreign notes into euro over a counter, and Fexco lists a store on O'Connell Street. The airport desks are covered below.

• An Post, participating post officesAt 345 post offices nationwide you can sell sterling, US, Canadian or Australian dollars or Polish zloty for euro with no commission, up to €500 per transaction, on production of ID. Before you fly home, about 900 post offices will also sell you those currencies, up to €3,000 at a time, paid for by debit card or cash.
• Fexco, 1 Lower O'Connell Street ↗Fexco's page for this store quotes 0% commission and hours of 10:00 to 17:00, Monday to Saturday. The page is aimed at credit union members, lists payment by cash or from a member's account, and does not say whether others can use the counter, so check before making a special trip.

02On arrival

Changing money at the airport

ICE runs the bureaux de change at Dublin Airport. Arriving passengers will find a desk in Terminal 1 after customs, on the left (07:15 to 23:00), and another in the Terminal 2 baggage hall opposite belts 4 and 5 (04:30 to 20:00); further ICE desks serve departing passengers at check-in and after security in both terminals. These were the hours the airport listed in September 2026. ICE also takes online orders for collection at the airport before you fly.

03Cash machines and cards

ATMs and cards in Dublin

ICE operates the cash machines in both terminals at Dublin Airport. Anywhere in Dublin, euro is the currency to pay in, even when a till or cash machine shows a converted sterling or dollar total: MoneySavingExpert notes that a conversion rate picked by the retailer is likely to cost you more than your card provider's.

04Getting around

Paying for transport in Dublin

BusConnects says paying by contactless bank card or phone is due in 2028, starting on Luas and Dublin city buses. Until then, travel with a TFI Leap card: every post office sells them, and you can add credit at ticket machines for the Luas, DART and commuter trains, in the Leap Top-Up app, online or at Leap outlets.

05Local know-how

Good to know

• Dublin taxis have had to accept credit and debit cards as well as cash since 1 September 2022, and drivers may not add a surcharge for card payment. The legal receipt is the one printed by the taximeter, not the card machine.
• Northern Ireland uses pound sterling, not euro. Some large stores there take euro, but Discover Northern Ireland suggests asking about any charge and their exchange rate first, and smaller businesses may refuse euro or give a poor rate.