Paying In Euros

[rockyracoon]

I need to pay a deposit for my daughters uni accommodation in Spain. It's €700. What would be the best way to do this? Is it possible from a UK bank?

TIA

[ToraToraTora]

debit card.

[rockyracoon]

We need to do a bank transfer. They've given us the account number but I've no idea how to do it.

[Buenchico]

If the payment will be going to an organisation that accepts debit cards then, as TTT suggests, that's the way to go. Otherwise consider using PayPal Xoom to transfer the funds:
https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/send-money-abroad

[Buenchico]

^^^ Crossed posts but you can use Xoom to make a bank transfer anyway.

Xoom is currently using a transaction rate of £1 = €1.1575, meaning that you need to send £604.75 (plus a transaction fee of £1.49).

[zylaphone]

If you have online banking then go to international banking and follow the links

[rockyracoon]

Many thanks to you all. I've just looked on my bank account and it seems I can do it from there if I get IBAN and BIC numbers. Though it looks like Chris' idea is £16 cheaper.

[mjwman]

The easiest and cheapest way is to use Wise (was Transferwise)
I transfer money to Turkey on occasions to pay bills on our property.
Last week I sent just £10 to my Turkish account and it was there next day at negligable cost. Last year I sent £1000 and uit was there next day. DO NOT use your bank, they will sting you!

[calmck]

It took a foreign bank two weeks to find a bank transfer I sent! Other suggestions are better