Best Way to Send Money to Maldives from Australia (AUD to MVR)

Sending money from Australia to Maldives: what today's data shows

RemitFinder compares 4 providers and 12 ways to send money from Australia to Maldives. The mid-market rate is MVR 10.8374 per AUD. 1 provider has no-fee options. The fastest published delivery is instant.

🧭 What is the best way to send money to Maldives from Australia?

It depends on how you pay, how your recipient wants the money and how much you send. RemitFinder compares 4 providers offering 12 ways to send Australian Dollar (AUD) to Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR).

🔀 Ways to receive:

Cash Pickup is the most widely offered way to receive, with 3 providers, followed by Bank Account (1).

💱 How to get the best AUD to MVR exchange rate?

The mid-market Australian Dollar to Maldivian Rufiyaa rate today is MVR 10.8374 per AUD. Providers add a markup to it, so compare the rate each one gives you, not the mid-market rate.

At that rate, AUD 1,000 is MVR 10,837.40, and each 1% of markup costs about MVR 108.37.

• 📊 Rates run from MVR 10.024 to MVR 10.6712 per AUD across all amounts. The top three rates are from Remitly (MVR 10.6712 for transfers up to AUD 20,000), MoneyGram (MVR 10.6571 for transfers up to AUD 1,500) and Ria Money Transfer (MVR 10.63 for transfers of AUD 100 to AUD 20,000).
• 📏 Typical markup: 1.79%. The median provider's best rate is 1.79% below the mid-market rate.
• 📈 Bigger transfers get better rates with 1 provider.
  • Western Union gives MVR 10.3246 per AUD for transfers from AUD 30,000, compared with MVR 10.024 for transfers up to AUD 299.99.

How your recipient gets the money changes the rate. The median provider's best rate is 1.53% below the mid-market rate for money received in a Bank Account and 1.91% below it as Cash Pickup.

💸 What is the cheapest way to send money to Maldives from Australia?

It depends on the amount: fees and exchange rates change with how much you send, so the cards above rank every way to send at the amount you enter.

• 🆓 1 provider charges no fee on some ways to send or some amounts: Western Union.

🏦 How to send money from Australia to Maldives through a bank?

2 providers accept payment by Bank Transfer. Your recipient can receive the money in a Bank Account with 1 provider.

• ⏱️ Money typically arrives in a Bank Account in 2–4 days.
• 🧾 What you need: the recipient's full name, bank name and account number, plus the bank's code.

Find the bank code: SWIFT codes for banks in Maldives.

⚡ How to send money from Australia to Maldives fast?

The fastest published delivery arrives instantly, with MoneyGram (Cash Pickup).

By the times providers publish, money can arrive instantly as Cash Pickup. Where no time is published, money typically arrives in a Bank Account in 2–4 days.

Delivery times are those providers publish, or typical times for the delivery method where they publish none. Actual times can vary with identity checks, bank cut-off times and public holidays.

🏆 Which are the best money transfer companies to send money to Maldives from Australia?

There's no single best company: it depends on the amount and how you send. These are today's standouts, each by a measured figure.

• 💱 Remitly, MoneyGram and Ria Money Transfer offer the highest exchange rates, from MVR 10.63 to MVR 10.6712 per AUD.
• 🔀 Western Union offers the most ways to send (5), followed by Ria Money Transfer (4) and MoneyGram (2).
• 💵 MoneyGram, Ria Money Transfer and Western Union offer Cash Pickup in Maldives.
• 🆓 1 provider has no-fee options.
• ⚡ MoneyGram publishes the fastest delivery: instant.

Below are the details for each provider, in alphabetical order: its exchange rate, fees, ways to pay and receive, delivery times, limits and what your recipient gets.

MoneyGram AUD to MVR exchange rate today

• 💱 MoneyGram's Australian Dollar to Maldivian Rufiyaa exchange rate runs from MVR 10.215 to MVR 10.6571 per AUD. Its best rate applies to transfers up to AUD 1,500 and is 1.66% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 MoneyGram charges 0.75% + AUD 1.74 (AUD 3.99 from AUD 300).
• 🏦 With MoneyGram, you pay by Credit Card or by Debit Card, and your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup.
• ⏱️ With MoneyGram, money arrives as Cash Pickup instantly.
• 📏 MoneyGram accepts up to AUD 12,010 per transfer.

Remitly AUD to MVR exchange rate today

• 💱 Remitly's Australian Dollar to Maldivian Rufiyaa exchange rate is MVR 10.6712 per AUD, 1.53% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Remitly's fee is not published for AUD to MVR transfers, so amounts here include an estimated fee.
• 🏦 With Remitly, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Remitly, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.
• 📏 Remitly accepts up to AUD 20,000 per transfer.

Ria Money Transfer AUD to MVR exchange rate today

• 💱 Ria Money Transfer's Australian Dollar to Maldivian Rufiyaa exchange rate is MVR 10.63 per AUD, 1.91% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Ria Money Transfer charges AUD 2.89.
• 🏦 With Ria Money Transfer, you pay by Credit Card, by Debit Card, with Apple Pay or by PayID, and your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup.
• ⏱️ With Ria Money Transfer, money arrives as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours.
• 📏 Ria Money Transfer accepts AUD 100 to AUD 20,000 per transfer.

Western Union AUD to MVR exchange rate today

• 💱 Western Union's Australian Dollar to Maldivian Rufiyaa exchange rate runs from MVR 10.024 to MVR 10.3246 per AUD. Its best rate applies to transfers from AUD 30,000 and is 4.73% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Western Union charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Western Union, you pay by Credit Card, by Debit Card, with Google Pay, by Mobile Wallet or with WU Pay, and your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup.
• ⏱️ With Western Union, money arrives as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours.

Limits are those providers publish to RemitFinder. What you can actually send depends on the provider's checks, your account and the rules in both countries.

🪜 Step by step guide to send money from Australia to Maldives

1. Compare providers. RemitFinder lists 4 providers and 12 ways to send; the cards above rank them for your amount.
2. Choose how to pay. You can pay by Credit Card, by Debit Card, with Google Pay, by Mobile Wallet, with WU Pay, with Apple Pay, from a Bank Account or by PayID.
3. Choose how your recipient gets the money. Cash Pickup (3 providers) or Bank Account (1 provider).
4. Check the limits. Published maximums start at AUD 12,010 per transfer. What you can send also depends on the provider's checks and the rules in both countries.
5. Sign up and verify your identity. Providers need ID before your first transfer.
6. Add your recipient's details. Name and Bank Account details, or their name as on their ID for Cash Pickup. Find the bank code: SWIFT codes for banks in Maldives.
7. Pay and track the transfer. The fastest published delivery arrives instantly. Money typically arrives in a Bank Account in 2–4 days.

Frequently Asked Questions: Sending money to Maldives from Australia

These FAQs use data from RemitFinder's live comparison of 4 providers for Australia to Maldives money transfers.

• How do I send money from Australia to Maldives?

  Compare 4 providers on RemitFinder, choose how you pay and how your recipient gets the money, then send online with the provider you pick.

• What is the best way to send money to Maldives from Australia?

  It depends on how you pay, how your recipient wants the money and how much you send.

• What is the cheapest way to send money to Maldives?

  1 provider charges no fee on some ways to send or some amounts, and the exchange-rate markup decides the rest. RemitFinder ranks every way to send by what your recipient gets, fees included.

• What is the AUD to MVR exchange rate today?

  The mid-market rate is MVR 10.8374 per AUD. Providers' rates run from MVR 10.024 to MVR 10.6712.

• How can I send cash to Maldives from Australia?

  MoneyGram, Ria Money Transfer and Western Union offer Cash Pickup in Maldives. By published times, Cash Pickup can be ready instantly with MoneyGram.

• What is the fastest way to send money to Maldives?

  By their published times, MoneyGram delivers fastest, instantly.

• Can I send money from Australia to Maldives instantly?

  Yes. MoneyGram publishes delivery within an hour on some ways to send.

• How much money can I send to Maldives from Australia?

  Each provider sets its own limits. The lowest published maximum is AUD 12,010, and 1 of 4 providers publish no maximum. Checks and the rules in both countries also apply.

• Can I send money to Maldives without fees?

  Yes, with Western Union on some ways to send or some amounts. Check the exchange rate too, as a no-fee transfer can still carry a markup.

• Which providers send money from Australia to Maldives?

  RemitFinder compares 4 providers: MoneyGram, Remitly, Ria Money Transfer and Western Union.

• Which app is best to send money to Maldives?

  It depends on your amount and how you pay. RemitFinder compares 4 providers and ranks every way to send for the amount you enter.

• Why do providers charge different amounts to send money to Maldives?

  Each provider sets its own exchange-rate markup and fees, and both can change with how you pay, how your recipient gets the money and how much you send.