We’ve compared 12 companies, and found Wise to be the cheapest, while Wise is the fastest.
Sending £6,000 gets you AED29,404.22 with Wise at 4.9194 AED per GBP, about 0.04% more than the next best option.
| 12 of 12 providers Last updated on 9 November 2026 | |||
| Based on 6,000 GBP transfer Best companies for GBP/AED transfers | |||
| Promoted  Wise Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £22.84 1 GBP = 4.9194 AED -0.01% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 29,404.22 Within minutes | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Wise when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin minutesAvailable via:Bank Transfer £22.841 GBP = 4.9194 AED AED 29,404.22You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Promoted  WorldRemit Pay via Debit card | Fee £3.99 1 GBP = 4.7496 AED +3.50% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 28,478.53 Minutes - 2 days | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with WorldRemit when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Cash pickupMinutes - 2 days £3.991 GBP = 4.7496 AED AED 28,478.53You pay£6,000.00 Card depositMinutes - 2 days Free1 GBP = 4.7310 AED AED 28,385.88You pay£6,000.00 | |||
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| Wise Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £22.84 1 GBP = 4.9194 AED -0.01% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 29,404.22 Within minutes | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Wise when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin minutesAvailable via:Bank Transfer £22.841 GBP = 4.9194 AED AED 29,404.22You pay£6,000.00 | |||
 Remitly Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 4.8986 AED +0.41% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 29,391.60 Within a week | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Remitly when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin a week Free1 GBP = 4.8986 AED AED 29,391.60You pay£6,000.00 | |||
 Western Union Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 4.8901 AED +0.59% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 29,340.56 Minutes - 2 days | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Western Union when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 2 days Free1 GBP = 4.8901 AED AED 29,340.56You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Western Union Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 4.8901 AED +0.59% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 29,340.56 Minutes - 2 days | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Western Union when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 2 days Free1 GBP = 4.8901 AED AED 29,340.56You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Wise Pay via Debit card | Fee £41.82 1 GBP = 4.9194 AED -0.01% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 29,310.85 Within minutes | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Wise when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin minutesAvailable via:Bank Transfer £41.821 GBP = 4.9194 AED AED 29,310.85You pay£6,000.00 | |||
 CurrencyFair Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £3.05 1 GBP = 4.8830 AED +0.73% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 29,283.00 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with CurrencyFair when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours £3.051 GBP = 4.8830 AED AED 29,283.00You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Remitly Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 4.8794 AED +0.80% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 29,276.40 Within minutes | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Remitly when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin minutes Free1 GBP = 4.8794 AED AED 29,276.40You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Remitly Pay via Credit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 4.8794 AED +0.80% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 29,276.40 Within minutes | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Remitly when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin minutes Free1 GBP = 4.8794 AED AED 29,276.40You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| $0 fee on first online transfers  MoneyGram Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 4.8697 AED +1.00% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 29,218.20 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with MoneyGram when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:All Banks £4.991 GBP = 4.8697 AED AED 29,218.20You pay£6,004.99 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £4.991 GBP = 4.8697 AED AED 29,218.20You pay£6,004.99 | |||
| $0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Debit card | Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 4.8635 AED +1.13% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 29,181.00 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with MoneyGram when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:All Banks £4.991 GBP = 4.8635 AED AED 29,181.00You pay£6,004.99 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £4.991 GBP = 4.8635 AED AED 29,181.00You pay£6,004.99 | |||
| $0 fee on first online transfers MoneyGram Pay via Credit card | Fee £4.99 1 GBP = 4.8635 AED +1.13% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 29,181.00 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with MoneyGram when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hoursAvailable via:All Banks £4.991 GBP = 4.8635 AED AED 29,181.00You pay£6,004.99 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £4.991 GBP = 4.8635 AED AED 29,181.00You pay£6,004.99 | |||
 Ria Money Transfer Pay via Credit card | Fee £16.00 1 GBP = 4.8600 AED +1.20% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 29,082.24 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Ria Money Transfer when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours £16.001 GBP = 4.8600 AED AED 29,082.24You pay£6,000.00 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £16.001 GBP = 4.8600 AED AED 29,082.24You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Ria Money Transfer Pay via Debit card | Fee £16.00 1 GBP = 4.8600 AED +1.20% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 29,082.24 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Ria Money Transfer when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours £16.001 GBP = 4.8600 AED AED 29,082.24You pay£6,000.00 Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £16.001 GBP = 4.8600 AED AED 29,082.24You pay£6,000.00 | |||
 Caxton Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 4.8450 AED +1.50% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 29,070.14 Minutes - 2 days | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Caxton when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 2 days Free1 GBP = 4.8450 AED AED 29,070.14You pay£6,000.00 | |||
 Moneycorp Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 4.8204 AED +2.00% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 28,922.57 Minutes - 2 days | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Moneycorp when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 2 days Free1 GBP = 4.8204 AED AED 28,922.57You pay£6,000.00 | |||
 Paysend Pay via Debit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 4.8099 AED +2.24% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 28,859.25 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Paysend when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 4.8099 AED AED 28,859.25You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Paysend Pay via Credit card | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 4.8099 AED +2.24% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 28,859.25 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Paysend when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 GBP = 4.8099 AED AED 28,859.25You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Wise Pay via Credit card | Fee £155.60 1 GBP = 4.9194 AED -0.01% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 28,751.12 Within minutes | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Wise when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositWithin minutesAvailable via:Bank Transfer £155.601 GBP = 4.9194 AED AED 28,751.12You pay£6,000.00 | |||
 Barclays Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £0.00 1 GBP = 4.7830 AED +2.80% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 28,697.76 Minutes - 5 days | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Barclays when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 5 days Free1 GBP = 4.7830 AED AED 28,697.76You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Only available via Mobile App WorldRemit Pay via Debit card | Fee £3.99 1 GBP = 4.7496 AED +3.50% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 28,478.53 Minutes - 2 days | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with WorldRemit when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Cash pickupMinutes - 2 days £3.991 GBP = 4.7496 AED AED 28,478.53You pay£6,000.00 Card depositMinutes - 2 days Free1 GBP = 4.7310 AED AED 28,385.88You pay£6,000.00 | |||
 Xoom Pay via PayPal | Fee £2.99 1 GBP = 4.7303 AED +3.91% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 28,367.66 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Xoom when paying by paypal. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £2.991 GBP = 4.7303 AED AED 28,367.66You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Xoom Pay via Bank transfer | Fee £2.99 1 GBP = 4.7303 AED +3.91% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 28,367.66 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Xoom when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £2.991 GBP = 4.7303 AED AED 28,367.66You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Xoom Pay via Debit card | Fee £2.99 1 GBP = 4.7303 AED +3.91% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 28,367.66 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Xoom when paying by debit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £2.991 GBP = 4.7303 AED AED 28,367.66You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| Xoom Pay via Credit card | Fee £2.99 1 GBP = 4.7303 AED +3.91% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 28,367.66 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Xoom when paying by credit card. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Cash pickupMinutes - 24 hours £2.991 GBP = 4.7303 AED AED 28,367.66You pay£6,000.00 | |||
| How Our Results Work Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 4.9188 AED Updates every 60 minutes. | |||
Transfer details
For a one-off GBP transfer to the UAE, I suggest picking the cheapest option which is Wise.
Wise was the cheapest on 9 of the 29 days it quoted £6,000 transfers to the UAE.
On a 6,000 GBP transfer, Wise delivers the most AED.
The best option will change depending on how much you actually send, so I suggest to get the best GBP/AED rate.
You have 4 ways to pay, including bank transfer, debit card, credit card, and PayPal.
Paying from your bank is usually the fastest, since most companies connect to 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 a £6,000 transfer the verification is normally instant but can take a couple of hours.
How much GBP you send to the UAE 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 Wise was the cheapest in 12% of the transfers from £6,000 it quoted, and in 8% of all the transfers it quoted.
| Cheapest service | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £500 | 0.40% | £0.00 | AED 2,452.00with bank transfer to bank deposit | +AED 42.24 | |
| £1,000 | 0.09% | £2.10 | AED 4,899.15with bank transfer to bank deposit | +AED 61.79 | |
| £2,000 | 0.38% | £0.00 | AED 9,794.40with bank transfer to bank deposit | +AED 72.10 | |
| £6,000This page | -0.01% | £22.84 | AED 29,404.22with bank transfer to bank deposit | +AED 425.99 | |
| £10,000 | 0.25% | £0.00 | AED 49,136.77with bank transfer to bank deposit | +AED 368.47 | |
| £50,000 | 0.20% | £0.00 | AED 245,241.13with bank transfer to bank deposit | +AED 1,216.41 | |
| £150,000 | 0.15% | £0.00 | AED 736,141.28with bank transfer to bank deposit | +AED 3,758.87 | |
| £250,000 | 0.15% | £0.00 | AED 1,226,935.83with bank transfer to bank deposit | +AED 5,568.34 |
Mid-market rate: 1 GBP = 4.9188 AED
The cheapest way to send GBP to AED 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 Wise), across 30 days of comparisons for 6,000 GBP transfers to the UAE.
Mon, 9 Nov 2026Mid-market rateAED 29,512.83 Wise AED 29,404.22 Barclays AED 28,697.76WiseAED 29,404.22RemitlyAED 29,391.60Western UnionAED 29,340.56Extra cost of a bankAED 706.46
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.8629 | – | AED 29,177.68 | |
 | 4.8508 | £0.00 | AED 29,104.73 | −AED 72.95 |
| | 4.8611 | £22.84 | AED 29,055.45 | −AED 122.23 |
| | 4.7270 | £0.00 | AED 28,362.29 | −AED 815.39 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.8638 | – | AED 29,182.53 | |
| | 4.8516 | £0.00 | AED 29,109.57 | −AED 72.96 |
| | 4.8644 | £22.84 | AED 29,075.30 | −AED 107.23 |
| | 4.7294 | £0.00 | AED 28,376.35 | −AED 806.18 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.8614 | – | AED 29,168.63 | |
| | 4.8493 | £0.00 | AED 29,095.71 | −AED 72.92 |
| | 4.8621 | £22.84 | AED 29,061.73 | −AED 106.90 |
| | 4.7290 | £0.00 | AED 28,373.78 | −AED 794.85 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.8310 | – | AED 28,986.27 | |
 | 4.8312 | £0.00 | AED 28,987.20 | +AED 0.93 |
| | 4.8313 | £22.84 | AED 28,877.33 | −AED 108.94 |
| | 4.7410 | £0.00 | AED 28,445.79 | −AED 540.48 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | – | – | – | |
| | 4.8637 | £22.84 | AED 29,071.17 | – |
| | 4.7350 | £0.00 | AED 28,410.00 | – |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.8921 | – | AED 29,352.45 | |
| | 4.8798 | £0.00 | AED 29,279.07 | −AED 73.38 |
| | 4.8926 | £22.84 | AED 29,243.97 | −AED 108.48 |
| | 4.7350 | £0.00 | AED 28,410.00 | −AED 942.45 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.8831 | – | AED 29,298.87 | |
| | 4.8709 | £0.00 | AED 29,225.62 | −AED 73.25 |
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| Bank No quote collected this day | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.8831 | – | AED 29,298.87 | |
| | 4.8803 | £0.00 | AED 29,281.80 | −AED 17.07 |
| | 4.8779 | £0.00 | AED 29,267.40 | −AED 31.47 |
| | 4.8946 | £22.84 | AED 29,255.57 | −AED 43.30 |
| | 4.7592 | £0.00 | AED 28,555.44 | −AED 743.43 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.8932 | – | AED 29,359.45 | |
| | 4.8810 | £0.00 | AED 29,286.05 | −AED 73.40 |
| | 4.8945 | £22.84 | AED 29,255.33 | −AED 104.12 |
| | 4.7563 | £0.00 | AED 28,538.05 | −AED 821.40 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.9020 | – | AED 29,411.98 | |
| | 4.8897 | £0.00 | AED 29,338.45 | −AED 73.53 |
| | 4.9025 | £22.84 | AED 29,302.85 | −AED 109.13 |
| | 4.7563 | £0.00 | AED 28,538.05 | −AED 873.93 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | – | – | – | |
| | 4.9186 | £22.84 | AED 29,399.44 | – |
| | 4.7847 | £0.00 | AED 28,708.13 | – |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | – | – | – | |
| | 4.9254 | £22.84 | AED 29,440.08 | – |
| | 4.7847 | £0.00 | AED 28,708.13 | – |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.9143 | – | AED 29,485.94 | |
| | 4.9020 | £0.00 | AED 29,412.22 | −AED 73.72 |
| | 4.9154 | £22.84 | AED 29,380.07 | −AED 105.87 |
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| Bank No quote collected this day | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | – | – | – | |
| | 4.9130 | £22.84 | AED 29,365.61 | – |
| | 4.7802 | £0.00 | AED 28,681.38 | – |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.9118 | – | AED 29,470.75 | |
| | 4.9130 | £22.84 | AED 29,365.61 | −AED 105.14 |
| | 4.8942 | £0.00 | AED 29,365.35 | −AED 105.40 |
| | 4.8937 | £0.00 | AED 29,362.20 | −AED 108.55 |
| | 4.7802 | £0.00 | AED 28,681.38 | −AED 789.37 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.9043 | – | AED 29,425.73 | |
| | 4.8917 | £0.00 | AED 29,350.00 | −AED 75.73 |
| | 4.8876 | £0.00 | AED 29,325.60 | −AED 100.13 |
| | 4.9047 | £22.84 | AED 29,316.00 | −AED 109.73 |
| | 4.7736 | £0.00 | AED 28,641.50 | −AED 784.23 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.8932 | – | AED 29,359.09 | |
| | 4.8809 | £0.00 | AED 29,285.69 | −AED 73.40 |
| | 4.8937 | £22.84 | AED 29,250.13 | −AED 108.96 |
| | 4.7611 | £0.00 | AED 28,566.84 | −AED 792.25 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.8822 | – | AED 29,293.46 | |
| | 4.8700 | £0.00 | AED 29,220.23 | −AED 73.23 |
| | 4.8826 | £22.84 | AED 29,184.32 | −AED 109.14 |
| | 4.7496 | £0.00 | AED 28,497.56 | −AED 795.90 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.8940 | – | AED 29,363.78 | |
| | 4.8817 | £0.00 | AED 29,290.37 | −AED 73.41 |
| | 4.8949 | £22.84 | AED 29,257.84 | −AED 105.94 |
| | 4.7621 | £0.00 | AED 28,572.60 | −AED 791.18 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | – | – | – | |
| | 4.9222 | £22.84 | AED 29,420.72 | – |
| | 4.7922 | £0.00 | AED 28,753.17 | – |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.9202 | – | AED 29,521.42 | |
| | 4.9079 | £0.00 | AED 29,447.62 | −AED 73.80 |
| | 4.9187 | £22.84 | AED 29,399.62 | −AED 121.80 |
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| Bank No quote collected this day | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.9201 | – | AED 29,520.32 | |
| | 4.9078 | £0.00 | AED 29,446.52 | −AED 73.80 |
| | 4.9187 | £22.84 | AED 29,399.62 | −AED 120.70 |
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| Bank No quote collected this day | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | – | – | – | |
| | 4.9272 | £22.84 | AED 29,450.36 | – |
| | 4.7895 | £0.00 | AED 28,736.72 | – |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.9280 | – | AED 29,567.84 | |
| | 4.9157 | £0.00 | AED 29,493.92 | −AED 73.92 |
| | 4.9299 | £22.84 | AED 29,466.80 | −AED 101.04 |
| | 4.7938 | £0.00 | AED 28,762.85 | −AED 804.99 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.9495 | – | AED 29,697.23 | |
| | 4.9372 | £0.00 | AED 29,622.98 | −AED 74.25 |
| | 4.9490 | £22.84 | AED 29,580.96 | −AED 116.27 |
| | 4.7938 | £0.00 | AED 28,762.85 | −AED 934.38 |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.9492 | – | AED 29,695.35 | |
| | 4.9369 | £0.00 | AED 29,621.11 | −AED 74.24 |
| | 4.9497 | £22.84 | AED 29,585.33 | −AED 110.02 |
| | 4.8189 | £0.00 | AED 28,913.17 | −AED 782.18 |
| | – | – | – | – |
| | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | – | – | – | |
| | 4.9224 | £22.84 | AED 29,421.79 | – |
| | 4.7922 | £0.00 | AED 28,753.36 | – |
| | – | – | – | – |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.9061 | – | AED 29,436.49 | |
| | 4.8938 | £0.00 | AED 29,362.90 | −AED 73.59 |
| | 4.9036 | £22.84 | AED 29,309.84 | −AED 126.65 |
| | 4.7687 | £0.00 | AED 28,612.04 | −AED 824.45 |
| | – | – | – | – |
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| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.9092 | – | AED 29,455.32 | |
| | 4.8969 | £0.00 | AED 29,381.68 | −AED 73.64 |
| | 4.9036 | £22.84 | AED 29,309.84 | −AED 145.48 |
| | 4.7687 | £0.00 | AED 28,612.04 | −AED 843.28 |
| | – | – | – | – |
| | – | – | – | – |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-market rate | 4.9188 | – | AED 29,512.83 | |
| | 4.9194 | £22.84 | AED 29,404.22 | −AED 108.61 |
| | 4.8986 | £0.00 | AED 29,391.60 | −AED 121.23 |
| | 4.8901 | £0.00 | AED 29,340.56 | −AED 172.27 |
| | 4.7830 | £0.00 | AED 28,697.76 | −AED 815.07 |
| Exchange rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Difference |
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| Mid-market rate | 4.9188 | – | AED 29,512.83 | |
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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. The bank line is the cheapest bank available on each day.
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 AED per GBP than the mid-market rate can offer.
This could be due to money transfer offers, FX rate adjustments, or market competitiveness.
In the past month, a money transfer company beat the mid-market rate on 1 of the last 30 days.
Right now, Wise pays 29,404.22 AED on 6,000 GBP, which is 108.61 AED less than the mid-market amount.
Today's payout isn't the best this month though, since the highest receive amount was 29,622.98 AED.
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.
Just because a company is the cheapest today doesn't mean it's always the best option for sending money to the UAE.
We've tracked 240 comparisons to check how often today's top companies were the cheapest across 8 amounts over the past month.
Cheapest in 4% of them
Cheapest in 23% of them
Cheapest in 55% of them
Never the cheapest
Based on 56 comparisons across 8 amounts over the last 7 days.
Cheapest in 8% of them
Cheapest in 19% of them
Cheapest in 68% of them
Never the cheapest
Based on 240 comparisons across 8 amounts over the last 30 days.
Cheapest in 5% of them
Cheapest in 10% of them
Cheapest in 78% of them
Cheapest in 0% of them
Based on 717 comparisons across 8 amounts over the last 90 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 Wise is the cheapest and gets you the most AED, but it was the cheapest in only 8% of the 235 comparisons it appeared in over the past month.
If it's a one-off transfer, go with Wise, since it's the cheapest right now.
There are many ways to send money to the United Arab Emirates from the UK, including online, app, in person, global business account, multi-currency account, SNPL, digital wallet, currency broker, and bank, and more.
For small & frequent transfers
If you send small amounts back home to the United Arab Emirates, say weekly or monthly, an app like Wise is the easiest and cheapest way to do it.
It charges £22.84 in fees, has -0.01% markup, lets you save recipient details, and AED will arrive in minutes.
Over the past month, Wise was the cheapest app on 90% of the days it appeared for £6,000 transfers.
For one off transfers
Sending money online is good for occasional medium sized AED transfers, around £1,000 - £5,000.
Online companies like Wise often have higher limits and/or first time promos.
Of the 12 companies we compared, Wise is the cheapest online service and will get you AED29,404.22 on a £6,000 transfer.
In our comparisons over the past month, it was the cheapest online service on 26 of the 29 days it quoted.
For large transfers
Currency brokers like CurrencyFair 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 the United Arab Emirates, and real human support.
CurrencyFair charges no fees on large transfers, but adds 0.73% markup on top of the current GBP/AED rate.
The markup gets better the more GBP you send, so we suggest .
Our analysis shows CurrencyFair was the cheapest broker in 3% of the transfers from £6,000 it quoted.
For spending and receiving
Multi-currency accounts let you hold and spend UAE Dirham abroad like a local.
Wise offers the best multi-currency account.
With it, converting £6,000 to AED will get you AED29,404.22 after fees.
If you don’t have AED in your account, your GBP will auto-convert whenever you pay with Wise in the United Arab Emirates.
Once you have AED in the account, there are no extra fees from Wise for spending or holding it (local ATM charges may still apply).
Over the past month, it came out cheapest among multi-currency accounts on 100% of days.
For business transfers
Global accounts are for UK businesses making payments overseas.
For suppliers, freelancers, salaries, or invoices in the United Arab Emirates, companies like Airwallex, WorldFirst, or Payoneer handle batch and recurring payments a consumer app simply can’t.
Only if you have to
Your UK bank is the most expensive way to send money to the United Arab Emirates.
On a £6,000 transfer, banks like Barclays will add 2.8% markup, getting you AED28,697.76 vs AED29,404.22 with Wise.
We found Barclays was the cheapest bank on 26 of the 26 days it appeared for this amount.
Pay-in and pay-out methods will affect how much GBP you deposit and how much AED your recipient gets. Use the table below to see how different options change how much you pay and what they get.
Our data shows that Wise gets your recipient 706.46 AED more than Barclays, today's cheapest bank, on the same £6,000.
The overall best and cheapest way to send £6,000 to the United Arab Emirates is via Wise, using a bank transfer to deposit GBP and bank deposit to receive AED.
You have 4 pay-in options for transfers to the United Arab Emirates, including bank transfer, debit card, credit card, and PayPal.
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 the United Arab Emirates by bank deposit, cash pickup, and card deposit, and each delivery method comes with its own fees.
The cheapest way to receive money in the United Arab Emirates is with bank deposit on average.
Receiving cash
Remitly is the cheapest option for cash pickup (getting you AED29,391.60 on a £6,000 transfer).
Digital wallets
Your recipient can receive AED directly into a digital wallet (like PayPal or similar) which usually takes a few minutes to arrive.
You pay £6,000.00
AED29,404
Cheapest
You pay £6,000.00
AED29,341
-AED64
You pay £6,000.00
AED29,276
-AED128
You pay £6,004.99
AED29,218
-AED186
You pay £6,004.99
AED29,181
-AED223
You pay £6,004.99
AED29,181
-AED223
You pay £6,000.00
AED28,386
-AED1,018
You pay £6,000.00
AED28,368
-AED1,037
There are a few nuances you should consider before sending GBP to the United Arab Emirates such as limits, taxes, and safety.
Right now, these are the best money transfer options for a £6,000 transfer to the United Arab Emirates:
Cheapest way to send money to the United Arab Emirates
The cheapest way is to use Wise, pay in with a bank transfer and withdraw via bank deposit. You will get AED29,404.22, which is 0.04% more than the next best option.
Fastest way to send money to the United Arab Emirates
The fastest way is to use Wise via bank transfer deposit and bank deposit for pay out. You get AED29,404.22 and it will arrive in same day.
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/AED 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.
Your cost is the fee plus the exchange-rate margin.
For example, sending £6,000 with Wise will get you 29,404.22 AED, that’s including £22.84 fee and -0.01% in exchange rate markup.
A bank like Barclays on the other hand, will get you AED28,697.76, that’s £0 in fees but 2.8% in FX fees.
There is no UK tax for the act of sending money to the United Arab Emirates.
And, regular gifts from your normal income are free of inheritance tax straight away, with no cap and no seven-year wait, as long as you can still cover your usual living costs.
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.
We track 12 regulated companies offering money transfers from the UK to the United Arab Emirates in real time.
We analyse the fees, exchange rates, deposit/withdrawal methods, and each goes through our internal review.
Most GBP/AED 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 240 comparisons across 8 amounts.
This page covers the cheapest and fastest options for GBP/AED 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:
Any tax information is for general guidance only and does not constitute tax advice. Speak to a qualified tax adviser about your circumstances.
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