Using your debit card abroad
Whatever you want to spend your holiday money on, take your debit card for secure, convenient and low cost access to your money.
Simply tell us before you travel so we know to expect foreign transactions on your account, either through Online Banking, or by calling Telephone banking on 0845 7555 5551.
Convenient wherever you are
- Your Barclays Visa debit card is welcomed in millions of supermarkets, shops, restaurants, petrol stations, hotels and other outlets worldwide displaying the Visa sign.
- You can withdraw up to £300 per day in the local currency from cash machines displaying the Visa sign.
- Overseas cash machines work the same as they do in the UK and will display instructions in English when you insert your card.
Feel safe and secure
- As a Barclays customer you can be reassured that if your card is used fraudulently you will not be liable for the payments and will get your money back, as long as you have taken proper care to ensure your card and PIN are kept securely.
- Don’t forget to tell us before you travel so we know to expect overseas transactions on your account and can make sure your debit card works just the same as it does at home, either through Online Banking by calling telephone banking on 08457 555 5551
Low cost access to your holiday money
- You won’t pay a transaction charge2 if you use a Barclays Machine or one of our global Alliance partners ATMs. Find out more about Global Alliance member banks and locating your nearest cash machine when abroad.
Important information
1. To maintain a quality service, we may monitor or record phone calls.
Read our call charges and information
2. If you use your debit card abroad, you'll be charged a 2.99% foreign exchange charge. On top of this, if you're getting cash over the counter at a bank (including Barclays), or using an ATM other than a Barclays ATM or those within the Global Alliance, you'll also be charged 2% of the transaction (minimum charge £1.50, maximum £4.50) and there may be other charges. See which banks are in our
Global Alliance
. The 2.99% foreign exchange charge is included in the exchange rate used by the card scheme to convert the currency amount into sterling on the day it processes the transaction.