How to send money to Bhutan from UK with the best GBP-BTN rate

We’ve compared 4 companies, and found Paysend to be the cheapest, while Remitly is the fastest.

Sending £6,000 gets you Nu.755,368.9 with Paysend at 125.8948 BTN per GBP, about 1.18% more than the next best option.

Best companies for GBP/BTN transfers

4 of 4 providers

Last updated on 28 October 2026

Based on 6,000 GBP transfer

Best companies for GBP/BTN transfers

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Remitly

Pay via Debit card
Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 124.4100 BTN +1.74% vs mid-market Recipient gets BTN 746,460.00 Within minutes
Receive to bank account or cash pickup

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

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositWithin minutes
Free1 GBP = 124.4100 BTN
BTN 746,460.00You pay£6,000.00
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TransferGo

Pay via Bank transfer
Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 123.5560 BTN +2.42% vs mid-market Recipient gets BTN 741,335.94 Next day
Receive to bank account, debit card or cash pickup

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

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositNext day
Free1 GBP = 123.5560 BTN
BTN 741,335.94You pay£6,000.00

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Paysend

Pay via Debit card
Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 125.8948 BTN +0.55% vs mid-market Recipient gets BTN 755,368.90 Minutes - 24 hours
Cheapest

Ways to receive money in Bhutan with Paysend when paying by debit card.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours
Free1 GBP = 125.8948 BTN
BTN 755,368.90You pay£6,000.00

Paysend

Pay via Credit card
Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 125.8948 BTN +0.55% vs mid-market Recipient gets BTN 755,368.90 Minutes - 24 hours

Ways to receive money in Bhutan with Paysend when paying by credit card.

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours
Free1 GBP = 125.8948 BTN
BTN 755,368.90You pay£6,000.00

Remitly

Pay via Debit card
Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 124.4100 BTN +1.74% vs mid-market Recipient gets BTN 746,460.00 Within minutes
Fastest
Receive to bank account or cash pickup

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

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositWithin minutes
Free1 GBP = 124.4100 BTN
BTN 746,460.00You pay£6,000.00

Remitly

Pay via Credit card
Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 124.4100 BTN +1.74% vs mid-market Recipient gets BTN 746,460.00 Within minutes
Receive to bank account or cash pickup

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

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositWithin minutes
Free1 GBP = 124.4100 BTN
BTN 746,460.00You pay£6,000.00

Remitly

Pay via Bank transfer
Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 124.4100 BTN +1.74% vs mid-market Recipient gets BTN 746,460.00 Within a week
Receive to bank account or cash pickup

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

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositWithin a week
Free1 GBP = 124.4100 BTN
BTN 746,460.00You pay£6,000.00
$0 fee on first online transfers

MoneyGram

Pay via Debit card
Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 123.9517 BTN +2.11% vs mid-market Recipient gets BTN 743,710.20 Minutes - 24 hours

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

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours
£4.991 GBP = 123.9517 BTN
BTN 743,710.20You pay£6,004.99
$0 fee on first online transfers

MoneyGram

Pay via Credit card
Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 123.9517 BTN +2.11% vs mid-market Recipient gets BTN 743,710.20 Minutes - 24 hours

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

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours
£4.991 GBP = 123.9517 BTN
BTN 743,710.20You pay£6,004.99
$0 fee on first online transfers

MoneyGram

Pay via Bank transfer
Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 123.9517 BTN +2.11% vs mid-market Recipient gets BTN 743,710.20 Minutes - 24 hours

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

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours
£4.991 GBP = 123.9517 BTN
BTN 743,710.20You pay£6,004.99

TransferGo

Pay via Bank transfer
Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 123.5560 BTN +2.42% vs mid-market Recipient gets BTN 741,335.94 Next day
Recommended
Receive to bank account, debit card or cash pickup

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

MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets
Bank depositNext day
Free1 GBP = 123.5560 BTN
BTN 741,335.94You pay£6,000.00
How Our Results Work
Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 126.5890 BTN Updates every 60 minutes.

How to send money from UK to Bhutan

Pick a company

For a one-off GBP transfer to Bhutan, I suggest picking the cheapest option which is Paysend.

Paysend was the cheapest on 2 of the 2 days it quoted £6,000 transfers to Bhutan.

On a 6,000 GBP transfer, Paysend delivers the most BTN.

The best option will change depending on how much you actually send, so I suggest to get the best GBP/BTN 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 a £6,000 transfer it's normally instant but can take a couple of hours.

Compare amounts

How much GBP are you sending to Bhutan?

How much GBP you send to Bhutan 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.

Our analysis shows Paysend was the cheapest in 100% of the transfers from £6,000 it quoted, and in 100% of all the transfers it quoted.

Cheapest service
£5000.55%£0.00BTN 62,947.41with debit card to bank deposit+BTN 1,190.62
£1,000£0.00BTN 124,250.00with debit card to bank deposit+BTN 290.76
£2,0000.53%£0.00BTN 251,600.17with debit card to bank deposit+BTN 4,337.85
£6,000This page0.55%£0.00BTN 755,368.90with debit card to bank deposit+BTN 8,415.08
£10,0000.27%£0.00BTN 1,262,379.30with bank transfer to bank deposit+BTN 17,146.73
£50,0000.25%£0.00BTN 6,306,204.78with bank transfer to bank deposit+BTN 81,464.83
£250,0000.20%£0.00BTN 31,575,338.02with bank transfer to bank depositBTN 0.00

Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 126.5890 BTN

GBP/BTN Exchange Rate History

Is today a good time to send money from UK to Bhutan?

The cheapest way to send GBP to BTN can change every day, or stay with the same company all month.

We've compared the mid-market rate with the cheapest option each day (today it's Paysend), across 30 days of comparisons for 6,000 GBP transfers to Bhutan.

BTN received for £6,000, after fees

Wed, 28 Oct 2026Mid-market rateBTN 759,533.93 Paysend BTN 755,368.90PaysendBTN 755,368.90RemitlyBTN 746,460.00MoneyGramBTN 743,710.20

730,000
740,000
750,000
760,000
770,000
780,000
At the mid-market rateWith the cheapest optionPaysendRemitlyMoneyGram
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 127.0549 – BTN 762,329.61
Regency FX Cheapest 126.7119 £0.00 BTN 760,271.32 −BTN 2,058.29
MoneyGram 124.6122 £4.99 BTN 747,673.20 −BTN 14,656.41
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 127.3578 – BTN 764,146.84
Regency FX Cheapest 127.0139 £0.00 BTN 762,083.64 −BTN 2,063.20
MoneyGram 124.0306 £4.99 BTN 744,183.60 −BTN 19,963.24
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 127.0969 – BTN 762,581.26
Regency FX Cheapest 126.7537 £0.00 BTN 760,522.29 −BTN 2,058.97
MoneyGram 124.6980 £4.99 BTN 748,188.00 −BTN 14,393.26
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 127.9988 – BTN 767,992.54
Regency FX Cheapest 127.6532 £0.00 BTN 765,918.96 −BTN 2,073.58
MoneyGram 124.1198 £4.99 BTN 744,718.80 −BTN 23,273.74
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 128.2723 – BTN 769,633.81
Regency FX Cheapest 127.9260 £0.00 BTN 767,555.79 −BTN 2,078.02
MoneyGram 124.4343 £4.99 BTN 746,605.80 −BTN 23,028.01
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 127.7052 – BTN 766,231.28
Regency FX Cheapest 127.3604 £0.00 BTN 764,162.46 −BTN 2,068.82
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
MoneyGram No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 128.0271 – BTN 768,162.54
Regency FX Cheapest 127.6814 £0.00 BTN 766,088.50 −BTN 2,074.04
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
MoneyGram No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 127.0628 – BTN 762,377.05
Regency FX Cheapest 126.7198 £0.00 BTN 760,318.63 −BTN 2,058.42
MoneyGram 124.7515 £4.99 BTN 748,509.00 −BTN 13,868.05
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 127.5694 – BTN 765,416.59
Regency FX Cheapest 127.2250 £0.00 BTN 763,349.96 −BTN 2,066.63
MoneyGram 124.8505 £4.99 BTN 749,103.00 −BTN 16,313.59
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 127.5810 – BTN 765,486.05
Regency FX Cheapest 127.2365 £0.00 BTN 763,419.24 −BTN 2,066.81
MoneyGram 125.0005 £4.99 BTN 750,003.00 −BTN 15,483.05
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 127.6654 – BTN 765,992.39
Regency FX Cheapest 127.3207 £0.00 BTN 763,924.21 −BTN 2,068.18
MoneyGram 124.7001 £4.99 BTN 748,200.60 −BTN 17,791.79
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 128.0187 – BTN 768,112.14
Regency FX Cheapest 127.6730 £0.00 BTN 766,038.24 −BTN 2,073.90
MoneyGram 125.2118 £4.99 BTN 751,270.80 −BTN 16,841.34
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 128.0187 – BTN 768,112.14
Regency FX Cheapest 127.6730 £0.00 BTN 766,038.24 −BTN 2,073.90
MoneyGram 125.2118 £4.99 BTN 751,270.80 −BTN 16,841.34
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 127.9384 – BTN 767,630.18
Regency FX Cheapest 127.5929 £0.00 BTN 765,557.58 −BTN 2,072.60
MoneyGram 124.1825 £4.99 BTN 745,095.00 −BTN 22,535.18
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 126.9302 – BTN 761,581.30
Regency FX Cheapest 126.5875 £0.00 BTN 759,525.03 −BTN 2,056.27
MoneyGram 123.4117 £4.99 BTN 740,470.20 −BTN 21,111.10
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 125.1856 – BTN 751,113.31
Regency FX Cheapest 124.8476 £0.00 BTN 749,085.31 −BTN 2,028.00
MoneyGram 123.3829 £4.99 BTN 740,297.40 −BTN 10,815.91
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 125.7799 – BTN 754,679.41
Regency FX Cheapest 125.4403 £0.00 BTN 752,641.77 −BTN 2,037.64
MoneyGram 123.2811 £4.99 BTN 739,686.60 −BTN 14,992.81
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate – – –
MoneyGram Cheapest 123.0402 £4.99 BTN 738,241.20 –
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate – – –
TransferGo Cheapest 123.2808 £0.00 BTN 739,684.80 –
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
MoneyGram No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 126.3839 – BTN 758,303.24
Paysend Cheapest 126.0585 £0.00 BTN 756,351.05 −BTN 1,952.19
Remitly 124.4800 £0.00 BTN 746,880.00 −BTN 11,423.24
MoneyGram 123.8714 £4.99 BTN 743,228.40 −BTN 15,074.84
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 126.8611 – BTN 761,166.84
Regency FX Cheapest 126.5186 £0.00 BTN 759,111.69 −BTN 2,055.15
MoneyGram 123.7409 £4.99 BTN 742,445.40 −BTN 18,721.44
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate – – –
TransferGo Cheapest 124.2499 £0.00 BTN 745,499.64 –
MoneyGram 123.7199 £4.99 BTN 742,319.40 –
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 126.9625 – BTN 761,774.85
Regency FX Cheapest 126.6197 £0.00 BTN 759,718.06 −BTN 2,056.79
MoneyGram 123.8308 £4.99 BTN 742,984.80 −BTN 18,790.05
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 126.7620 – BTN 760,572.07
Regency FX Cheapest 126.4198 £0.00 BTN 758,518.53 −BTN 2,053.54
MoneyGram 123.9078 £4.99 BTN 743,446.80 −BTN 17,125.27
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 126.7202 – BTN 760,320.92
Regency FX Cheapest 126.3780 £0.00 BTN 758,268.06 −BTN 2,052.86
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
MoneyGram No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate – – –
MoneyGram Cheapest 124.1480 £4.99 BTN 744,888.00 –
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 126.8151 – BTN 760,890.68
Regency FX Cheapest 126.4727 £0.00 BTN 758,836.27 −BTN 2,054.41
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
MoneyGram No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 126.4120 – BTN 758,471.91
Regency FX Cheapest 126.0707 £0.00 BTN 756,424.04 −BTN 2,047.87
MoneyGram 124.1513 £4.99 BTN 744,907.80 −BTN 13,564.11
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 127.0352 – BTN 762,211.43
Regency FX Cheapest 126.6922 £0.00 BTN 760,153.46 −BTN 2,057.97
MoneyGram 124.1808 £4.99 BTN 745,084.80 −BTN 17,126.63
Paysend No quote collected this day – – – –
Remitly No quote collected this day – – – –
Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference
Mid-market rate 126.5890 – BTN 759,533.93
Paysend Cheapest 125.8948 £0.00 BTN 755,368.90 −BTN 4,165.03
Remitly 124.4100 £0.00 BTN 746,460.00 −BTN 13,073.93
MoneyGram 123.9517 £4.99 BTN 743,710.20 −BTN 15,823.73

Exchange rateFeeRecipient getsDifference

Each line shows what the recipient gets when you send £6,000, after fees, as quoted by each company. The mid-market line shows what £6,000 converts to at the real exchange rate, with no fees or markup. Rates are checked once a day. Sponsored placements never affect this data. There are no bank quotes for this period.

The dashed line is what you'd get at the mid-market rate with no fees, and the blue line is the cheapest option that day.

When the blue line goes above the dashed one, you're getting more BTN per GBP than the mid-market rate can offer.

This could be due to money transfer offers, FX rate adjustments, or market competitiveness.

No company, app or bank beat the mid-market rate over the past month, meaning you lose a bit of BTN on every transfer from UK.

Right now, Paysend pays 755,368.9 BTN on 6,000 GBP, which is 4,165.03 BTN less than the mid-market amount.

Today's payout isn't the best this month though, since the highest receive amount was 767,555.79 BTN.

If you can wait and want to get the most out of your transfer, create a rate alert and we'll let you know when the rate improves.

Cheapest over time

Picking the cheapest money transfer company

Just because a company is the cheapest today doesn't mean it's always the best option for sending money to Bhutan.

We've tracked 196 comparisons to check how often today's top companies were the cheapest across 7 amounts over the past month.

  1. PaysendAppeared in 34 comparisons

    Cheapest every time

  2. RemitlyAppeared in 73 comparisons

    Cheapest in 56% of them

  3. MoneyGramAppeared in 156 comparisons

    Cheapest in 10% of them

Based on 196 comparisons across 7 amounts over the last 30 days.

Different companies can come out cheapest depending on the day and the amount you send.

To keep things fair, we only count the comparisons each company appeared in, and only analyse companies that appeared in at least 50% of all comparisons (so occasional cheapest options don't skew it).

Today Paysend is the cheapest, but it only quotes some of the amounts we track, so it isn't included in these figures.

Ways to send money from the UK to Bhutan

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

For small & frequent transfers

Money transfer apps

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

It charges £0 in fees, has 0.55% markup, lets you save recipient details, and BTN will arrive in minutes.

Over the past month, Paysend was the cheapest app on 100% of the days it appeared for £6,000 transfers.

For one off transfers

Online transfers

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

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

Of the 4 companies we compared, Paysend is the cheapest online service and will get you Nu.755,368.9 on a £6,000 transfer.

In our comparisons over the past month, it was the cheapest online service on 2 of the 2 days it quoted.

For large transfers

Brokers

Currency brokers like TorFX or Key Currency, are the best for sending large amounts (£10k+) to Bhutan.

They charge no fees but add a percentage on top of the GBP/BTN interbank rate (which gets better the more you send).

We suggest to compare your options.

For fast money transfers

Cash transfer

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

You will need to deposit £6,000 online via Remitly, and your recipient in Bhutan will be able to collect Nu.746,460 in minutes.

Our data shows Remitly came out cheapest among in-person options on 100% of days in the past month.

For business transfers

Global accounts

Global accounts are for UK businesses making payments overseas.

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

Ways to fund GBP and receive BTN in Bhutan

Pay-in and pay-out methods will affect how much GBP you deposit and how much BTN 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 £6,000 to Bhutan is via Paysend, using a debit card to deposit GBP and bank deposit to receive BTN.

Depositing GBP

You have 3 pay-in options for transfers to Bhutan, 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 Bhutan

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

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

Receiving cash

Remitly is the cheapest option for cash pickup (getting you Nu.746,460 on a £6,000 transfer).

Digital wallets

Your recipient can receive BTN directly into a digital wallet (like PayPal) which usually takes a few minutes to arrive.

  1. 1
    Debit card Bank deposit

    You pay £6,000.00

    Nu.755,369

    Cheapest

  2. 2
    Credit card Bank deposit

    You pay £6,000.00

    Nu.755,369

    Nu.0

  3. 3
    Bank transfer Bank deposit

    You pay £6,000.00

    Nu.746,460

    -Nu.8,909

  4. 4
    Debit card Cash pickup

    You pay £6,004.99

    Nu.743,710

    -Nu.11,659

  5. 5
    Credit card Cash pickup

    You pay £6,004.99

    Nu.743,710

    -Nu.11,659

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  1. 6
    Bank transfer Cash pickup

    You pay £6,004.99

    Nu.743,710

    -Nu.11,659

Consider this when sending GBP to Bhutan

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

Compare GBP/BTN transfer options

Right now, these are the best money transfer options for a £6,000 transfer to Bhutan:

Cheapest way to send money to Bhutan

The cheapest way is to use Paysend, pay in with a debit card and withdraw via bank deposit. You will get Nu.755,368.9, which is 1.18% more than the next best option.

Fastest way to send money to Bhutan

The fastest way is to use Remitly via debit card deposit and bank deposit for pay out. You get Nu.746,460 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/BTN transfers (roughly £10,000 up) expect a source-of-funds check, such as a payslip or a statement.

These are anti-money-laundering checks, and they can hold your transfer up, so have the documents ready.

The transfer costs involved

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

For example, sending £6,000 with Paysend will get you 755,368.9 BTN, that’s including £0 fee and 0.55% in exchange rate markup.

A bank like on the other hand, will get you Nu.0, that’s £ in fees but % in FX fees.

Taxes on money transfers

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

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.

How we analyse the market

We track 4 regulated companies offering money transfers from the UK to Bhutan in real time.

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

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

In the past 30 days alone, we analysed 196 comparisons across 7 amounts.

This page covers the cheapest and fastest options for GBP/BTN transfers. This is how we pick them:

  • Cheapest: the company that gets your recipient the most, after fees and the exchange rate. On a tie, live pricing from the company takes priority over the rates we collect by hand.

  • Fastest: the company with the shortest estimated delivery time once you’ve paid. On a tie, the one that pays out more takes priority.

More on how we work:

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