Best companies for GBP/LYD transfers
2 of 2 providers Last updated on 28 October 2026
Based on 6,000 GBP transfer Best companies for GBP/LYD transfers Sort Cheapest
Promoted Regency FX Pay via Bank transfer	Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 8.5338 LYD +0.27% vs mid-market	Recipient gets LYD 51,202.93 Minutes - 24 hours
9 reviews Personal account managerReceive to bank accountProfessional, personal service
Ways to receive money in Libya with Regency FX when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 8.5338 LYD LYD 51,202.93You pay£6,000.00
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Exclusive: First Transfer Deal Regency FX Pay via Bank transfer	Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 8.5338 LYD +0.27% vs mid-market	Recipient gets LYD 51,202.93 Minutes - 24 hours
9 reviews CheapestFastestRecommended Personal account managerReceive to bank accountProfessional, personal service
Ways to receive money in Libya with Regency FX when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 8.5338 LYD LYD 51,202.93You pay£6,000.00
$0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Debit card	Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 8.3627 LYD +2.30% vs mid-market	Recipient gets LYD 50,176.20 Minutes - 24 hours
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Ways to receive money in Libya with MoneyGram when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £4.991 GBP = 8.3627 LYD LYD 50,176.20You pay£6,004.99

$0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Credit card	Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 8.3627 LYD +2.30% vs mid-market	Recipient gets LYD 50,176.20 Minutes - 24 hours
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Ways to receive money in Libya with MoneyGram when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £4.991 GBP = 8.3627 LYD LYD 50,176.20You pay£6,004.99
$0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Bank transfer	Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 8.3627 LYD +2.30% vs mid-market	Recipient gets LYD 50,176.20 Minutes - 24 hours
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Ways to receive money in Libya with MoneyGram when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £4.991 GBP = 8.3627 LYD LYD 50,176.20You pay£6,004.99
How Our Results Work Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 8.5569 LYD Updates every 60 minutes.

Why compare

GBP/LYD exchange rate

Best ways to pay & receive

Transfer speed

How to send money from UK to Libya

Pick a company

For a one-off GBP transfer to Libya, I suggest picking the cheapest option which is Regency FX.

Regency FX was the cheapest on 30 of the 30 days it quoted £6,000 transfers to Libya.

On a 6,000 GBP transfer, Regency FX delivers the most LYD.

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

Fund your transfer

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

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 Libya?

How much GBP you send to Libya 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 Regency FX was the cheapest in 100% of the transfers from £6,000 it quoted, and in 100% of all the transfers it quoted.


£500	2.30%	£4.99	LYD 4,181.35with debit card to cash pickup	LYD 0.00
£1,000	2.22%	£4.99	LYD 8,362.70with debit card to cash pickup	LYD 0.00
£2,000	2.16%	£4.99	LYD 16,725.40with debit card to cash pickup	LYD 0.00
£6,000This page	0.27%	£0.00	LYD 51,202.93with bank transfer to bank deposit	+LYD 770.05
£10,000	0.27%	£0.00	LYD 85,325.75with bank transfer to bank deposit	+LYD 1,274.06
£50,000	0.25%	£0.00	LYD 426,227.06with bank transfer to bank deposit	+LYD 6,069.04
£250,000	0.20%	£0.00	LYD 2,134,094.26with bank transfer to bank deposit	LYD 0.00

Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 8.5569 LYD

GBP/LYD Exchange Rate History

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

The cheapest way to send GBP to LYD 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 Regency FX), across 30 days of comparisons for 6,000 GBP transfers to Libya.

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 LYD 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 LYD on every transfer from UK.

Right now, Regency FX pays 51,202.93 LYD on 6,000 GBP, which is 138.63 LYD less than the mid-market amount.

Today's payout isn't the best this month though, since the highest receive amount was 51,480.98 LYD.

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 Libya.

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

Regency FXAppeared in 103 comparisons
Cheapest every time
MoneyGramAppeared in 165 comparisons
Cheapest in 55% 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 Regency FX is the cheapest and gets you the most LYD, and it was also the cheapest in 100% of the 103 comparisons it appeared in over the past month.

It's a good pick for both one-off and regular transfers to Libya.

MoneyGram (today's second cheapest) was the cheapest in 55% of its comparisons, so if you send money to Libya regularly, it's worth comparing it with Regency FX before each transfer.

Ways to send money from the UK to Libya

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

For small & frequent transfers

Money transfer apps

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

It charges £4.99 in fees, has 2.3% markup, lets you save recipient details, and LYD will arrive in minutes.

Over the past month, MoneyGram 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 LYD transfers, around £1,000 - £5,000.

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

Of the 2 companies we compared, MoneyGram is the cheapest online service and will get you LD50,176.2 on a £6,000 transfer.

In our comparisons over the past month, it was the cheapest online service on 30 of the 30 days it quoted.

For large transfers

Brokers

Currency brokers like Regency FX 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 Libya, and 24/7 support.

Regency FX charges no fees on large transfers, but adds 0.27% markup on top of the current GBP/LYD rate.

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

Our analysis shows Regency FX was the cheapest broker in 100% of the transfers from £6,000 it quoted.

For fast money transfers

Cash transfer

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

You will need to deposit £6,000 online via MoneyGram, and your recipient in Libya will be able to collect LD50,176.2 in minutes.

Our data shows MoneyGram 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 Libya, companies like Airwallex, WorldFirst, or Payoneer handle batch and recurring payments a consumer app simply can’t.

Ways to fund GBP and receive LYD in Libya

Pay-in and pay-out methods will affect how much GBP you deposit and how much LYD 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 Libya is via Regency FX, using a bank transfer to deposit GBP and bank deposit to receive LYD.

Depositing GBP

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

The cheapest pay-in option is bank transfer.

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 Libya

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

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

Receiving cash

MoneyGram is the cheapest option for cash pickup (getting you LD50,176.2 on a £6,000 transfer).

Digital wallets

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

1

Bank transfer Bank deposit

You pay £6,000.00

LD51,203

Cheapest
2

Bank transfer Cash pickup

You pay £6,004.99

LD50,176

-LD1,027
3

Debit card Cash pickup

You pay £6,004.99

LD50,176

-LD1,027
4

Credit card Cash pickup

You pay £6,004.99

LD50,176

-LD1,027

Consider this when sending GBP to Libya

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

Compare GBP/LYD transfer options

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

Cheapest way to send money to Libya

The cheapest way is to use Regency FX, pay in with a bank transfer and withdraw via bank deposit. You will get LD51,202.93, which is 2.01% more than the next best option.

Fastest way to send money to Libya

The fastest way is to use Regency FX via bank transfer deposit and bank deposit for pay out. You get LD51,202.93 and it will arrive in minutes - 24 hours.

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/LYD 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 Regency FX will get you 51,202.93 LYD, that’s including £0 fee and 0.27% in exchange rate markup.

A bank like on the other hand, will get you LD0, that’s £ in fees but % in FX fees.

Taxes on money transfers

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

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 2 regulated companies offering money transfers from the UK to Libya in real time.

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

Most GBP/LYD 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/LYD 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.

Send money from United Kingdom

Tue, 29 Sept 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.4706	–	LYD 50,823.40
Regency FX Cheapest	8.4477	£0.00	LYD 50,686.18	−LYD 137.22
MoneyGram	8.2918	£4.99	LYD 49,750.80	−LYD 1,072.60

Wed, 30 Sept 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.4903	–	LYD 50,941.60
Regency FX Cheapest	8.4673	£0.00	LYD 50,804.05	−LYD 137.55
MoneyGram	8.2717	£4.99	LYD 49,630.20	−LYD 1,311.40

Thu, 1 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.4673	–	LYD 50,803.88
Regency FX Cheapest	8.4445	£0.00	LYD 50,666.71	−LYD 137.17
MoneyGram	8.3006	£4.99	LYD 49,803.60	−LYD 1,000.28

Fri, 2 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.4741	–	LYD 50,844.86
Regency FX Cheapest	8.4513	£0.00	LYD 50,707.58	−LYD 137.28
MoneyGram	8.2721	£4.99	LYD 49,632.60	−LYD 1,212.26

Sat, 3 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.4822	–	LYD 50,893.16
Regency FX Cheapest	8.4593	£0.00	LYD 50,755.75	−LYD 137.41
MoneyGram	8.2715	£4.99	LYD 49,629.00	−LYD 1,264.16

Sun, 4 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.4417	–	LYD 50,650.32
Regency FX Cheapest	8.4189	£0.00	LYD 50,513.56	−LYD 136.76
MoneyGram	8.2715	£4.99	LYD 49,629.00	−LYD 1,021.32

Mon, 5 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.4637	–	LYD 50,782.48
Regency FX Cheapest	8.4409	£0.00	LYD 50,645.36	−LYD 137.12
MoneyGram	8.2715	£4.99	LYD 49,629.00	−LYD 1,153.48

Tue, 6 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.4922	–	LYD 50,953.49
Regency FX Cheapest	8.4693	£0.00	LYD 50,815.92	−LYD 137.57
MoneyGram	8.3086	£4.99	LYD 49,851.60	−LYD 1,101.89

Wed, 7 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.5116	–	LYD 51,069.74
Regency FX Cheapest	8.4886	£0.00	LYD 50,931.85	−LYD 137.89
MoneyGram	8.3183	£4.99	LYD 49,909.80	−LYD 1,159.94

Thu, 8 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.4753	–	LYD 50,852.09
Regency FX Cheapest	8.4525	£0.00	LYD 50,714.79	−LYD 137.30
MoneyGram	8.3076	£4.99	LYD 49,845.60	−LYD 1,006.49

Fri, 9 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.4848	–	LYD 50,908.50
Regency FX Cheapest	8.4618	£0.00	LYD 50,771.05	−LYD 137.45
MoneyGram	8.2879	£4.99	LYD 49,727.40	−LYD 1,181.10

Sat, 10 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.5150	–	LYD 51,089.80
Regency FX Cheapest	8.4920	£0.00	LYD 50,951.86	−LYD 137.94
MoneyGram	8.3158	£4.99	LYD 49,894.80	−LYD 1,195.00

Mon, 12 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.5102	–	LYD 51,061.03
Regency FX Cheapest	8.4872	£0.00	LYD 50,923.16	−LYD 137.87
MoneyGram	8.3158	£4.99	LYD 49,894.80	−LYD 1,166.23

Tue, 13 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.5210	–	LYD 51,125.71
Regency FX Cheapest	8.4979	£0.00	LYD 50,987.67	−LYD 138.04
MoneyGram	8.3126	£4.99	LYD 49,875.60	−LYD 1,250.11

Wed, 14 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.4578	–	LYD 50,747.08
Regency FX Cheapest	8.4350	£0.00	LYD 50,610.06	−LYD 137.02
MoneyGram	8.3286	£4.99	LYD 49,971.60	−LYD 775.48

Thu, 15 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.5096	–	LYD 51,057.65
Regency FX Cheapest	8.4866	£0.00	LYD 50,919.80	−LYD 137.85
MoneyGram	8.3303	£4.99	LYD 49,981.80	−LYD 1,075.85

Fri, 16 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.5592	–	LYD 51,355.27
Regency FX Cheapest	8.5361	£0.00	LYD 51,216.61	−LYD 138.66
MoneyGram	8.3303	£4.99	LYD 49,981.80	−LYD 1,373.47

Sat, 17 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.5517	–	LYD 51,310.07
Regency FX Cheapest	8.5286	£0.00	LYD 51,171.53	−LYD 138.54
MoneyGram	8.3698	£4.99	LYD 50,218.80	−LYD 1,091.27

Mon, 19 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.5856	–	LYD 51,513.78
Regency FX Cheapest	8.5624	£0.00	LYD 51,374.69	−LYD 139.09
MoneyGram	8.3698	£4.99	LYD 50,218.80	−LYD 1,294.98

Tue, 20 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.5699	–	LYD 51,419.15
Regency FX Cheapest	8.5467	£0.00	LYD 51,280.32	−LYD 138.83
MoneyGram	8.3602	£4.99	LYD 50,161.20	−LYD 1,257.95

Wed, 21 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.5754	–	LYD 51,452.11
Regency FX Cheapest	8.5522	£0.00	LYD 51,313.19	−LYD 138.92
MoneyGram	8.3686	£4.99	LYD 50,211.60	−LYD 1,240.51

Thu, 22 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.6034	–	LYD 51,620.35
Regency FX Cheapest	8.5802	£0.00	LYD 51,480.98	−LYD 139.37
MoneyGram	8.4029	£4.99	LYD 50,417.40	−LYD 1,202.95

Fri, 23 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.5655	–	LYD 51,393.10
Regency FX Cheapest	8.5424	£0.00	LYD 51,254.33	−LYD 138.77
MoneyGram	8.3879	£4.99	LYD 50,327.40	−LYD 1,065.70

Sat, 24 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.5594	–	LYD 51,356.36
Regency FX Cheapest	8.5363	£0.00	LYD 51,217.70	−LYD 138.66
MoneyGram	8.3785	£4.99	LYD 50,271.00	−LYD 1,085.36

Mon, 26 Oct 2026	Exchange rate	Fee	Recipient gets	Difference
Mid-market rate	8.5300	–	LYD 51,179.75
Regency FX Cheapest	8.5069	£0.00	LYD 51,041.56	−LYD 138.19
MoneyGram	8.3785	£4.99	LYD 50,271.00	−LYD 908.75

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