How to send money to Angola from UK with the best GBP-AOA rate

We’ve compared 5 companies, and found Remitly to be the cheapest, while TransferGo the fastest.

Sending £1,500 gets you Kz1,836,585 with Remitly at 1224.3900 rupees per pound, about 2.42% more than the next best option.

Best companies for GBP/AOA transfers

5 of 5 providers

Last updated on 28 September 2026

Based on 1,500 GBP transfer

Best companies for GBP/AOA transfers

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MoneyGram

Pay via Bank transfer
Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 1184.8579 AOA +2.55% vs mid-market Recipient gets Kz 1,777,286.85 Minutes - 24 hours

Ways to receive money in Angola with MoneyGram when paying by bank transfer.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours
£4.991 GBP = 1184.8579 AOA
Kz 1,777,286.85You pay£1,504.99
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Xe

Pay via Debit card
Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 1190.2346 AOA +2.10% vs mid-market Recipient gets Kz 1,785,351.90 Minutes - 24 hours
Personal account managerReceive to bank accountDedicated support for larger transactions

Ways to receive money in Angola with Xe when paying by debit card.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours
Free1 GBP = 1190.2346 AOA
Kz 1,785,351.90You pay£1,500.00

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Remitly

Pay via Debit card
Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 1224.3900 AOA -0.73% vs mid-market Recipient gets Kz 1,836,585.00 Minutes - 3 days
Cheapest
Receive to bank account or cash pickup

Ways to receive money in Angola with Remitly when paying by debit card.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositMinutes - 3 days
Free1 GBP = 1224.3900 AOA
Kz 1,836,585.00You pay£1,500.00

Remitly

Pay via Credit card
Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 1224.3900 AOA -0.73% vs mid-market Recipient gets Kz 1,836,585.00 Minutes - 3 days
Receive to bank account or cash pickup

Ways to receive money in Angola with Remitly when paying by credit card.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositMinutes - 3 days
Free1 GBP = 1224.3900 AOA
Kz 1,836,585.00You pay£1,500.00

Remitly

Pay via Bank transfer
Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 1224.3900 AOA -0.73% vs mid-market Recipient gets Kz 1,836,585.00 Minutes - 3 days
Receive to bank account or cash pickup

Ways to receive money in Angola with Remitly when paying by bank transfer.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositMinutes - 3 days
Free1 GBP = 1224.3900 AOA
Kz 1,836,585.00You pay£1,500.00

Ria Money Transfer

Pay via Credit card
Fee £16.00 1 GBP = 1207.6900 AOA +0.65% vs mid-market Recipient gets Kz 1,792,211.96 Minutes - 24 hours

Ways to receive money in Angola with Ria Money Transfer when paying by credit card.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours
£16.001 GBP = 1207.6900 AOA
Kz 1,792,211.96You pay£1,500.00
Mobile walletMinutes - 24 hours
£16.001 GBP = 1207.6900 AOA
Kz 1,792,211.96You pay£1,500.00
Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours
£16.001 GBP = 1207.6900 AOA
Kz 1,792,211.96You pay£1,500.00

Ria Money Transfer

Pay via Debit card
Fee £16.00 1 GBP = 1207.6900 AOA +0.65% vs mid-market Recipient gets Kz 1,792,211.96 Minutes - 24 hours

Ways to receive money in Angola with Ria Money Transfer when paying by debit card.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours
£16.001 GBP = 1207.6900 AOA
Kz 1,792,211.96You pay£1,500.00
Mobile walletMinutes - 24 hours
£16.001 GBP = 1207.6900 AOA
Kz 1,792,211.96You pay£1,500.00
Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours
£16.001 GBP = 1207.6900 AOA
Kz 1,792,211.96You pay£1,500.00

Xe

Pay via Debit card
Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 1190.2346 AOA +2.10% vs mid-market Recipient gets Kz 1,785,351.90 Minutes - 24 hours
Recommended
Personal account managerReceive to bank accountDedicated support for larger transactions

Ways to receive money in Angola with Xe when paying by debit card.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours
Free1 GBP = 1190.2346 AOA
Kz 1,785,351.90You pay£1,500.00

Xe

Pay via Bank transfer
Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 1190.2346 AOA +2.10% vs mid-market Recipient gets Kz 1,785,351.90 Minutes - 24 hours
Personal account managerReceive to bank accountDedicated support for larger transactions

Ways to receive money in Angola with Xe when paying by bank transfer.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours
Free1 GBP = 1190.2346 AOA
Kz 1,785,351.90You pay£1,500.00

Xe

Pay via Credit card
Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 1190.2346 AOA +2.10% vs mid-market Recipient gets Kz 1,785,351.90 Minutes - 24 hours
Personal account managerReceive to bank accountDedicated support for larger transactions

Ways to receive money in Angola with Xe when paying by credit card.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours
Free1 GBP = 1190.2346 AOA
Kz 1,785,351.90You pay£1,500.00
$0 fee on first online transfers

MoneyGram

Pay via Bank transfer
Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 1184.8579 AOA +2.55% vs mid-market Recipient gets Kz 1,777,286.85 Minutes - 24 hours

Ways to receive money in Angola with MoneyGram when paying by bank transfer.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours
£4.991 GBP = 1184.8579 AOA
Kz 1,777,286.85You pay£1,504.99
$0 fee on first online transfers

MoneyGram

Pay via Debit card
Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 1184.8408 AOA +2.56% vs mid-market Recipient gets Kz 1,777,261.20 Minutes - 24 hours

Ways to receive money in Angola with MoneyGram when paying by debit card.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours
£4.991 GBP = 1184.8408 AOA
Kz 1,777,261.20You pay£1,504.99
$0 fee on first online transfers

MoneyGram

Pay via Credit card
Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 1184.8408 AOA +2.56% vs mid-market Recipient gets Kz 1,777,261.20 Minutes - 24 hours

Ways to receive money in Angola with MoneyGram when paying by credit card.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours
£4.991 GBP = 1184.8408 AOA
Kz 1,777,261.20You pay£1,504.99

TransferGo

Pay via Bank transfer
Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 1177.0785 AOA +3.21% vs mid-market Recipient gets Kz 1,765,617.81 Within minutes
Fastest
Receive to bank account, debit card or cash pickup

Ways to receive money in Angola with TransferGo when paying by bank transfer.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositWithin minutes
Free1 GBP = 1177.0785 AOA
Kz 1,765,617.81You pay£1,500.00
How Our Results Work
Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 1215.5154 AOA Updates every 60 minutes.

How to send money from UK to Angola

Pick a company

For a one-off transfer to Angola, I suggest picking the cheapest option which is Remitly.

On a 1,500 GBP transfer, Remitly delivers the most AOA.

The best option will change depending on how much you actually send, so I suggest to get the best GBP/AOA rate.

Fund your transfer

You have 3 ways to pay, including debit card, credit card, and bank transfer.

Paying from your bank is usually both cheapest and quickest, since most companies connect straight into your banking app via Open Banking.

Anywhere a debit card works, Apple Pay and Google Pay usually do too.

Verify and send

First time round you'll need to confirm your name, date of birth, address and a photo ID.

On £1,500 transfer it's normally instant but can take a couple hours.

Compare amounts

How much GBP are you sending to Angola?

How much GBP you send to Angola heavily affects the best ways and the cheapest options. Use the table below to check how the cheapest options change and how much more you'd get by comparing.

Cheapest service
£500-0.76%£0.00Kz 613,400.00with debit card to bank deposit+Kz 15,038.06
£1,000-0.73%£0.00Kz 1,224,670.00with debit card to bank deposit+Kz 26,029.10
£1,500This page-0.73%£0.00Kz 1,836,585.00with debit card to bank deposit+Kz 40,946.53
£2,0001.84%£0.00Kz 2,386,511.00with debit card to bank deposit+Kz 11,818.91
£6,0000.27%£0.00Kz 7,282,365.08with bank transfer to bank deposit+Kz 135,331.21
£10,0000.27%£0.00Kz 12,141,946.87with bank transfer to bank deposit+Kz 217,644.31
£250,0000.20%£0.00Kz 303,158,660.11with bank transfer to bank deposit+Kz 3,067,170.08

Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 1215.5154 AOA

Ways to send money from the UK to Angola

There are many ways to send money to Angola from the UK, including online, app, in person, SNPL, digital wallet, and broker, and more.

For small & frequent transfers

Money transfer apps

If you send small amounts back home to Angola, say weekly or monthly, an app like Remitly is the easiest and cheapest way to do it.

It charges £0 in fees, has -0.73% markup, lets you save recipient details, and AOA will arrive in minutes.

For one off transfers

Online transfers

Sending money online is good for occasional medium sized AOA transfers, around £1,000 - £5,000.

Online companies like Remitly often have higher limits and/or first time promos.

Of 1 online services, Remitly is the cheapest and will get you Kz1,836,585 on £1,500 transfer.

For large transfers

Brokers

Currency brokers like Xe are the best for £10,000+ transfers (things like house deposits, education fees, relocation, etc.).

You get a dedicated account manager to handle your transfer to Angola, and 24/7 support.

Xe charges no fees on large transfers, but adds 2.1% markup on top of the current GBP/AOA rate.

The markup gets better the more GBP you send, so we suggest .

For fast money transfers

Cash transfer

Sending cash is the fastest way to send money from the UK to Angola, but is usually a bit more more expensive.

You will need to deposit £1,500 online via Remitly, and your recipient in Angola will be able to collect Kz1,836,585 in minutes.

For business transfers

Global accounts

Global accounts are for UK businesses making payments overseas.

For suppliers, freelancers, salaries, or invoices in Angola, companies like Airwallex, WorldFirst, or Payoneer handle batch and recurring payments a consumer app simply can’t.

Ways to fund GBP and receive AOA in Angola

Pay-in and pay-out methods will affect how much GBP you deposit and how much AOA your recipient gets. Use the table below to see how different options change how much you pay and what they get.

The overall best and cheapest way to send £1,500 to Angola is via Remitly, using a debit card to deposit GBP and bank deposit to receive AOA.

Depositing GBP

You have 3 pay-in options for transfers to Angola, including debit card, credit card, and bank transfer.

The cheapest pay-in option is debit card.

The fastest option in the UK is almost always bank transfer, since most companies use Open Banking and Faster Payments System (FPS).

The most expensive deposit option is bank transfer.

Be careful with credit card deposits, since your bank often treats it as a cash advance and will charge interest.

Receiving money in Angola

Money can reach Angola by bank deposit, cash pickup, and mobile wallet, and each delivery method comes with its own fees.

The cheapest way to receive money in Angola is with bank deposit on average.

Receiving cash

Remitly is the cheapest option for cash pickup ( getting you Kz1,836,585 on £1,500 transfer).

Mobile wallets

You can receive AOA into a mobile wallet, which is useful since they don't need a bank account.

  1. 1
    Debit card Bank deposit

    You pay £1,500.00

    Kz1,836,585

    Cheapest

  2. 2
    Credit card Bank deposit

    You pay £1,500.00

    Kz1,836,585

    Kz0

  3. 3
    Bank transfer Bank deposit

    You pay £1,500.00

    Kz1,836,585

    Kz0

  4. 4
    Debit card Cash pickup

    You pay £1,500.00

    Kz1,792,212

    -Kz44,373

  5. 5
    Debit card Mobile wallet

    You pay £1,500.00

    Kz1,792,212

    -Kz44,373

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  1. 6
    Credit card Cash pickup

    You pay £1,500.00

    Kz1,792,212

    -Kz44,373

  2. 7
    Credit card Mobile wallet

    You pay £1,500.00

    Kz1,792,212

    -Kz44,373

  3. 8
    Bank transfer Cash pickup

    You pay £1,504.99

    Kz1,777,287

    -Kz59,298

Consider this when sending GBP to Angola

There are a few nuances you should consider before sending GBP to Angola such as limits, taxes, and safety.

Compare GBP/AOA transfer options

Right now, these are the best money transfer options for £1,500 transfer to Angola:

Cheapest way to send money to Angola

The cheapest way is to use Remitly, pay in with a debit card and withdraw via bank deposit. You will get Kz1,836,585, which is 2.42% more than the next best option.

Fastest way to send money to Angola

The fastest way is to use TransferGo via bank transfer deposit and bank deposit for pay out. You get Kz1,765,617.81 and it will arrive in within an hour.

UK transfer limits

There is no legal limit and no tax on sending your own money abroad.

Main hard limits come from your bank or money transfer company, often around £10,000 to £25,000 online (which you can usually increase in the app).

Also, the "£10,000 declaration" only applies to physically carrying cash through the border, not online transfers.

And on bigger GBP/AOA transfers (roughly £10,000 up) expect a source-of-funds check, such as a payslip or a statement.

That's anti-money-laundering checks, but it holds transfers up, so be prepared.

The transfer costs involved

Your cost is the fee plus the exchange-rate margin.

For example, sending Kz1,836,585 with Remitly will get you 1,836,585 AOA, that’s including £0 fee and -0.73% in exchange rate markup.

A bank like on the other hand, will get you Kz0, that’s £ in fees but % in FX fees.

Taxes on money transfers

There is no UK tax for the act of sending money to Angola.

And, regular gifts out of your normal income are free of inheritance tax straight away, no cap and no seven-year wait.

Staying safe when sending abroad

Only ever use a provider authorised by the FCA, which you can check on the FCA register in under a minute.

The rules in place for any scams cover domestic pound transfers only, on a transfer abroad you're less protected.

Always confirm who you're really sending to before you send, because there's little recourse after.

For more information, check our guide to money transfer regulations in the UK.

Live GBP-AOA Exchange Rate

Finding the best exchange rate for GBP to AOA

The exchange rate you secure impacts how much AOA you get for your GBP, so waiting a day or two can get you more Kwanza.

Mid-market rate:1 GBP = 1,218.354799 AOA

How we analyse the market

We track 5 regulated companies offering money transfers from the UK to Angola in real time.

We analyse the fees, exchange rates, deposit/withdrawal methods, and each goes through our internal review.

Most GBP/AOA pricing data comes directly from the providers. We collect the rest manually, run it through our comparison engine and label it in the table.

More on how we work:

Any tax information is for general guidance only and does not constitute tax advice. Speak to a qualified tax adviser about your circumstances.