Travel Money for Australia: Dollars for the Big Trip

Australia trips tend to be long, expensive and heavily card-based, which tempts some travellers to skip cash altogether. Experienced visitors still carry Australian dollars, and buying travel money before departure from a commission-free provider such as Travel FX is the painless way to do it.

Where cash appears Down Under

Weekend markets, campsite honesty boxes, small-town bakeries on road trips, and the outback generally, where connectivity can make card terminals temperamental. Tipping is optional in Australia, but coins for parking and lockers still earn their keep.

Long trip, sensible float

A modest cash reserve covers the moments technology fails across a big country, without carrying enough to worry about.

One job done early

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