Thread: Buying yen?
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Teris (Offline)
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06-02-2010, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MMM View Post
Aren't you getting in late in the evening? Make sure they are open when you arrive.

https://www.foreignexchangeservices....action=convert

Exchange Information

Looking at the Wells Fargo site and the Narita site, the exchange rate is about 1 penny better at the airport.

If that is worth more than the peace of mind knowing you will have the cash ready to get on the train or bus from the airport, then come to the airport with American cash or traveler's checks. But realize if your plane is delayed at all, you will be spending the night in the airport until the exchange counters open in the morning.
Thanks, MMM. You've been a HUGE help in planning this trip for us. Thank you for taking the time to help out travelers to Japan. As I mentioned in that other thread, I was mistaken about my arrival time. I get in late in the afternoon.

For $100 at Wells Fargo in the US, I get 8,785.80 yen. At Narita, I get 9032 yen (from travelers checks). So yeah, it's really not too much of a difference.
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