We’ve compared 5 companies, and found MoneyGram to be the cheapest, while MoneyGram the fastest.
Sending £6,000 gets you K35,451.6 with MoneyGram at 5.9086 rupees per pound, about 0.18% more than the next best option.
| 5 of 5 providers Last updated on 28 September 2026 | |||
| Based on 6,000 GBP transfer Best companies for GBP/PGK transfers | |||
| Promoted  Wise Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £292.46 1 GBP = 5.9584 PGK -0.75% vs mid-market | Recipient gets PGK 34,008.03 Within a week | |
Ways to receive money in Papua New Guinea with Wise when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin a weekAvailable via:SWIFT £292.461 GBP = 5.9584 PGK PGK 34,008.03You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Promoted  Xe Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 5.7684 PGK +2.50% vs mid-market | Recipient gets PGK 34,610.40 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Papua New Guinea with Xe when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 5.7684 PGK PGK 34,610.40You pay£6,000.00 | |||
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| $0 fee on first online transfers  MoneyGram Pay via Debit card | Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 5.9086 PGK +0.09% vs mid-market | Recipient gets PGK 35,451.60 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Papua New Guinea with MoneyGram when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £4.991 GBP = 5.9086 PGK PGK 35,451.60You pay£6,004.99 | |||
| $0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Credit card | Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 5.9086 PGK +0.09% vs mid-market | Recipient gets PGK 35,451.60 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Papua New Guinea with MoneyGram when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £4.991 GBP = 5.9086 PGK PGK 35,451.60You pay£6,004.99 | |||
| $0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 5.9086 PGK +0.09% vs mid-market | Recipient gets PGK 35,451.60 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Papua New Guinea with MoneyGram when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £4.991 GBP = 5.9086 PGK PGK 35,451.60You pay£6,004.99 | |||
| Exclusive: First Transfer Deal  Regency FX Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 5.8982 PGK +0.27% vs mid-market | Recipient gets PGK 35,389.20 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Papua New Guinea with Regency FX when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 5.8982 PGK PGK 35,389.20You pay£6,000.00 | |||
 OFX Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 5.8846 PGK +0.50% vs mid-market | Recipient gets PGK 35,307.58 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Papua New Guinea with OFX when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 5.8846 PGK PGK 35,307.58You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Xe Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 5.7684 PGK +2.50% vs mid-market | Recipient gets PGK 34,610.40 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Papua New Guinea with Xe when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 5.7684 PGK PGK 34,610.40You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Xe Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 5.7684 PGK +2.50% vs mid-market | Recipient gets PGK 34,610.40 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Papua New Guinea with Xe when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 5.7684 PGK PGK 34,610.40You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Xe Pay via Credit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 5.7684 PGK +2.50% vs mid-market | Recipient gets PGK 34,610.40 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in Papua New Guinea with Xe when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 5.7684 PGK PGK 34,610.40You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Wise Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £292.46 1 GBP = 5.9584 PGK -0.75% vs mid-market | Recipient gets PGK 34,008.03 Within a week | |
Ways to receive money in Papua New Guinea with Wise when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin a weekAvailable via:SWIFT £292.461 GBP = 5.9584 PGK PGK 34,008.03You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Wise Pay via Debit card | Fee £309.78 1 GBP = 5.9584 PGK -0.75% vs mid-market | Recipient gets PGK 33,904.83 Within a week | |
Ways to receive money in Papua New Guinea with Wise when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin a weekAvailable via:SWIFT £309.781 GBP = 5.9584 PGK PGK 33,904.83You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Wise Pay via Credit card | Fee £413.74 1 GBP = 5.9584 PGK -0.75% vs mid-market | Recipient gets PGK 33,285.40 Within a week | |
Ways to receive money in Papua New Guinea with Wise when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin a weekAvailable via:SWIFT £413.741 GBP = 5.9584 PGK PGK 33,285.40You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| How Our Results Work Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 5.9142 PGK Updates every 60 minutes. | |||
Transfer details
For a one-off transfer to Papua New Guinea, I suggest picking the cheapest option which is MoneyGram.
On a 6,000 GBP transfer, MoneyGram delivers the most PGK.
The best option will change depending on how much you actually send, so I suggest to get the best GBP/PGK rate.
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.
First time round you'll need to confirm your name, date of birth, address and a photo ID.
On £6,000 transfer it's normally instant but can take a couple hours.
How much GBP you send to Papua New Guinea 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 | 0.12% | £4.99 | PGK 2,954.30with debit card to cash pickup | +PGK 109.18 | |
| £1,000 | -0.04% | £4.99 | PGK 5,908.60with debit card to cash pickup | +PGK 206.35 | |
| £2,000 | -0.05% | £4.99 | PGK 11,817.20with debit card to cash pickup | +PGK 281.48 | |
| £6,000This page | 0.09% | £4.99 | PGK 35,451.60with debit card to cash pickup | +PGK 716.96 | |
| £250,000 | 0.20% | £0.00 | PGK 1,472,508.83with bank transfer to bank deposit | +PGK 26,780.10 |
Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 5.9142 PGK
There are many ways to send money to Papua New Guinea from the UK, including online, app, broker, in person, multi-currency account, and global account, and more.
For small & frequent transfers
If you send small amounts back home to Papua New Guinea, say weekly or monthly, an app like MoneyGram is the easiest and cheapest way to do it.
It charges £4.99 in fees, has 0.09% markup, lets you save recipient details, and PGK will arrive in minutes.
For one off transfers
Sending money online is good for occasional medium sized PGK transfers, around £1,000 - £5,000.
Online companies like MoneyGram often have higher limits and/or first time promos.
Of 1 online services, MoneyGram is the cheapest and will get you K35,451.6 on £6,000 transfer.
For large transfers
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 Papua New Guinea, and 24/7 support.
Regency FX charges no fees on large transfers, but adds 0.27% markup on top of the current GBP/PGK rate.
The markup gets better the more GBP you send, so we suggest .
For fast money transfers
Sending cash is the fastest way to send money from the UK to Papua New Guinea, but is usually a bit more more expensive.
You will need to deposit £6,000 online via MoneyGram, and your recipient in Papua New Guinea will be able to collect K35,451.6 in minutes.
For spending and receiving
Multi-currency accounts let you hold and spend Kina abroad like a local.
Wise offers the best multi-currency account.
With it, converting £6,000 to PGK will get you K34,008.03 after fees.
If you don’t have PGK in your account, your GBP will auto-convert whenever you pay with Wise in Papua New Guinea.
Once you have PGK in the account, there are no extra fees from Wise for spending or holding it (local ATM charges may still apply).
For business transfers
Global accounts are for UK businesses making payments overseas.
For suppliers, freelancers, salaries, or invoices in Papua New Guinea, companies like Airwallex, WorldFirst, or Payoneer handle batch and recurring payments a consumer app simply can’t.
Pay-in and pay-out methods will affect how much GBP you deposit and how much PGK 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 Papua New Guinea is via MoneyGram, using a debit card to deposit GBP and cash pickup to receive PGK.
You have 3 pay-in options for transfers to Papua New Guinea, 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 credit card.
Be careful with credit card deposits, since your bank often treats it as a cash advance and will charge interest.
Money can reach Papua New Guinea by bank deposit and cash pickup, and each delivery method comes with its own fees.
The cheapest way to receive money in Papua New Guinea is with bank deposit on average.
Receiving cash
MoneyGram is the cheapest option for cash pickup ( getting you K35,451.6 on £6,000 transfer).
Digital wallets
Your recipient can receive PGK directly into a digital wallet (like PayPal) which usually takes a few minutes to arrive.
You pay £6,004.99
K35,452
Cheapest
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K35,452
K0
You pay £6,004.99
K35,452
K0
You pay £6,000.00
K35,389
-K62
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K34,610
-K841
You pay £6,000.00
K34,610
-K841
There are a few nuances you should consider before sending GBP to Papua New Guinea such as limits, taxes, and safety.
Right now, these are the best money transfer options for £6,000 transfer to Papua New Guinea:
Cheapest way to send money to Papua New Guinea
The cheapest way is to use MoneyGram, pay in with a debit card and withdraw via cash pickup. You will get K35,451.6, which is 0.18% more than the next best option.
Fastest way to send money to Papua New Guinea
The fastest way is to use MoneyGram via debit card deposit and cash pickup for pay out. You get K35,451.6 and it will arrive in minutes - 24 hours.
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/PGK 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.
Your cost is the fee plus the exchange-rate margin.
For example, sending K35,451.6 with MoneyGram will get you 35,451.6 PGK, that’s including £4.99 fee and 0.09% in exchange rate markup.
A bank like on the other hand, will get you K0, that’s £ in fees but % in FX fees.
There is no UK tax for the act of sending money to Papua New Guinea.
And, regular gifts out of your normal income are free of inheritance tax straight away, no cap and no seven-year wait.
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.
The exchange rate you secure impacts how much PGK you get for your GBP, so waiting a day or two can get you more Kina.
Mid-market rate:1 GBP = 5.997429 PGK
We track 5 regulated companies offering money transfers from the UK to Papua New Guinea in real time.
We analyse the fees, exchange rates, deposit/withdrawal methods, and each goes through our internal review.
Most GBP/PGK pricing data comes directly from the providers. We collect the rest manually, run it through our comparison engine and label it in the table.
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