Best Way to Send Money to Israel from UK (GBP to ILS)

Sending money from UK to Israel: what today's data shows

RemitFinder compares 16 providers and 42 ways to send money from UK to Israel. The mid-market rate is ILS 4.2569 per GBP. 10 providers have no-fee options. The fastest published delivery is instant.

🧭 What is the best way to send money to Israel from UK?

It depends on how you pay, how your recipient wants the money and how much you send. RemitFinder compares 16 providers offering 42 ways to send British Pound (GBP) to Israeli New Sheqel (ILS).

🔀 Ways to receive:

Bank Account is the most widely offered way to receive, with 14 providers, followed by Cash Pickup (2) and Debit Card (2).

💱 How to get the best GBP to ILS exchange rate?

The mid-market British Pound to Israeli New Sheqel rate today is ILS 4.2569 per GBP. Providers add a markup to it, so compare the rate each one gives you, not the mid-market rate.

At that rate, GBP 1,000 is ILS 4,256.90, and each 1% of markup costs about ILS 42.57.

• 📊 Rates run from ILS 1.1403 to ILS 4.2543 per GBP across all amounts. The top three rates are from Wise (ILS 4.2543 for transfers of GBP 2.42 to GBP 1,000,000), Cambridge Currencies (ILS 4.2526 for transfers from GBP 25,001) and Key Currency (ILS 4.2526 for transfers from GBP 5,000).
• 📏 Typical markup: 0.93%. The median provider's best rate is 0.93% below the mid-market rate.
• 📈 Bigger transfers get better rates with 4 providers.
  • Cambridge Currencies gives ILS 4.2526 per GBP for transfers from GBP 25,001, compared with ILS 4.2463 for transfers up to GBP 5,000.
  • Currency Solutions gives ILS 4.242 per GBP for transfers from GBP 150,001, compared with ILS 4.225 for transfers up to GBP 25,000.
  • Rutland FX gives ILS 4.2526 per GBP for transfers from GBP 2,500, compared with ILS 4.2463 for transfers up to GBP 2,499.
  • TorFX gives ILS 4.2492 per GBP for transfers from GBP 200,001, compared with ILS 4.1973 for transfers up to GBP 2,000.

How your recipient gets the money changes the rate. The median provider's best rate is 0.62% below the mid-market rate for money received in a Bank Account, 37.06% below it as Cash Pickup and 38.27% below it on a Debit Card.

💸 What is the cheapest way to send money to Israel from UK?

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.

• 🆓 10 providers charge no fee on some ways to send or some amounts: Airwallex, Cambridge Currencies, Currency Solutions, Key Currency, MoneyGram, Regency FX, Rutland FX, TorFX, Western Union and XE Money Transfer.

🏦 How to send money from UK to Israel through a bank?

15 providers accept payment by Bank Transfer. Your recipient can receive the money in a Bank Account with 14 providers.

• ⏱️ Money typically arrives in a Bank Account in 2–4 days, and Wise publishes instant delivery.
• 🧾 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 Israel.

⚡ How to send money from UK to Israel fast?

The fastest published delivery arrives instantly, with MoneyGram (Cash Pickup) and Wise (Bank Account).

By the times providers publish, money can arrive instantly in a Bank Account, as Cash Pickup or on a Debit Card.

• ⚡ How you pay can change the speed. With one provider, money arrives in a Bank Account instantly when you pay by Credit Card, compared with about 1 day when you pay from a Bank Account.

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 Israel from UK?

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.

• 💱 Wise, Cambridge Currencies and Key Currency offer the highest exchange rates, from ILS 4.2526 to ILS 4.2543 per GBP.
• 🔀 Western Union offers the most ways to send (12), followed by MoneyGram (5) and Ria Money Transfer (4).
• 💵 MoneyGram and Western Union offer Cash Pickup in Israel.
• 🆓 10 providers have no-fee options.
• ⚡ MoneyGram and Wise publish the fastest delivery: instant.
• 🎁 3 providers have RemitFinder deals for this corridor.

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.

Airwallex GBP to ILS exchange rate today

• 💱 Airwallex's British Pound to Israeli New Sheqel exchange rate is ILS 4.2008 per GBP, 1.32% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Airwallex charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Airwallex, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Airwallex, money arrives in a Bank Account in about 2 hours.

Cambridge Currencies GBP to ILS exchange rate today

• 💱 Cambridge Currencies' British Pound to Israeli New Sheqel exchange rate runs from ILS 4.2463 to ILS 4.2526 per GBP. Its best rate applies to transfers from GBP 25,001 and is 0.10% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Cambridge Currencies charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Cambridge Currencies, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Cambridge Currencies, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.

Currency Solutions GBP to ILS exchange rate today

• 💱 Currency Solutions' British Pound to Israeli New Sheqel exchange rate runs from ILS 4.225 to ILS 4.242 per GBP. Its best rate applies to transfers from GBP 150,001 and is 0.35% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Currency Solutions charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Currency Solutions, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Currency Solutions, money arrives in a Bank Account in about 1 day.
• 📏 Currency Solutions accepts transfers from GBP 1,000 per transfer.

CurrencyFair GBP to ILS exchange rate today

• 💱 CurrencyFair's British Pound to Israeli New Sheqel exchange rate is ILS 4.212 per GBP, 1.05% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 CurrencyFair's fee is not published for GBP to ILS transfers, so amounts here include an estimated fee.
• 🏦 With CurrencyFair, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With CurrencyFair, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.
• 📏 CurrencyFair accepts GBP 100 to GBP 99,000,000 per transfer.
• 🎁 RemitFinder exclusive for CurrencyFair: First 3 transfers free for RemitFinder users.

Key Currency GBP to ILS exchange rate today

• 💱 Key Currency's British Pound to Israeli New Sheqel exchange rate is ILS 4.2526 per GBP, 0.10% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Key Currency charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Key Currency, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Key Currency, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.
• 📏 Key Currency accepts transfers from GBP 5,000 per transfer.

MoneyGram GBP to ILS exchange rate today

• 💱 MoneyGram's British Pound to Israeli New Sheqel exchange rate runs from ILS 1.1403 to ILS 1.1439 per GBP. Its best rate applies to transfers up to GBP 6,110 and is 73.13% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 MoneyGram charges 1.25% + GBP 1.24 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300) when you pay by Trustly. When you pay by Credit Card, it charges 1.25% + GBP 1.24 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup and 1% + GBP 0.99 (GBP 3.99 from GBP 300, no fee from GBP 3,000) when your recipient gets the money on a Debit Card. When you pay by Debit Card, it charges 1.25% + GBP 1.24 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup and 1% + GBP 0.99 (GBP 3.99 from GBP 300, no fee from GBP 3,000) when your recipient gets the money on a Debit Card.
• 🏦 With MoneyGram, you pay by Credit Card, by Debit Card or by Trustly, and your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup or on a Debit Card.
• ⏱️ With MoneyGram, money arrives as Cash Pickup instantly and on a Debit Card instantly.
• 📏 MoneyGram accepts up to GBP 6,110 per transfer.

OFX GBP to ILS exchange rate today

• 💱 OFX's British Pound to Israeli New Sheqel exchange rate is ILS 4.2194 per GBP, 0.88% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 OFX's fee is not published for GBP to ILS transfers, so amounts here include an estimated fee.
• 🏦 With OFX, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With OFX, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.
• 🎁 RemitFinder exclusive for OFX: Get 10 free transfers.

Regency FX GBP to ILS exchange rate today

• 💱 Regency FX's British Pound to Israeli New Sheqel exchange rate is ILS 4.2526 per GBP, 0.10% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Regency FX charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Regency FX, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Regency FX, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.

Remitly GBP to ILS exchange rate today

• 💱 Remitly's British Pound to Israeli New Sheqel exchange rate is ILS 4.2151 per GBP, 0.98% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Remitly's fee is not published for GBP to ILS 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 GBP 20,000 per transfer.

Ria Money Transfer GBP to ILS exchange rate today

• 💱 Ria Money Transfer's British Pound to Israeli New Sheqel exchange rate is ILS 4.1493 per GBP, 2.53% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Ria Money Transfer charges 3.5% + GBP 1 (GBP 8 from GBP 200, GBP 9 from GBP 500.01, GBP 14 from GBP 700.01, GBP 16 from GBP 1,500.01).
• 🏦 With Ria Money Transfer, you pay by Credit Card, by Debit Card, with Google Pay or with Apple Pay, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Ria Money Transfer, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.
• 📏 Ria Money Transfer accepts GBP 100 to GBP 33,400 per transfer.

Rutland FX GBP to ILS exchange rate today

• 💱 Rutland FX's British Pound to Israeli New Sheqel exchange rate runs from ILS 4.2463 to ILS 4.2526 per GBP. Its best rate applies to transfers from GBP 2,500 and is 0.10% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Rutland FX charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Rutland FX, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Rutland FX, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.

TalkRemit GBP to ILS exchange rate today

• 💱 TalkRemit's British Pound to Israeli New Sheqel exchange rate is ILS 4.1156 per GBP, 3.32% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 TalkRemit charges GBP 2.39 (1.1% + GBP 0.40 from GBP 200) when you pay from a Bank Account, GBP 2.98 (1.1% + GBP 0.99 from GBP 200) when you pay by Credit Card or by Debit Card and GBP 1.99 (1.1% from GBP 200) when you pay by Mobile Wallet.
• 🏦 With TalkRemit, you pay from a Bank Account, by Credit Card, by Debit Card or by Mobile Wallet, and your recipient gets the money on a Debit Card.
• ⏱️ With TalkRemit, money arrives on a Debit Card typically in 1–2 days.
• 📏 TalkRemit accepts GBP 10 to GBP 130,000 per transfer.
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TorFX GBP to ILS exchange rate today

• 💱 TorFX's British Pound to Israeli New Sheqel exchange rate runs from ILS 4.1973 to ILS 4.2492 per GBP. Its best rate applies to transfers of GBP 200,001 to GBP 999,999,999 and is 0.18% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 TorFX charges no fee.
• 🏦 With TorFX, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With TorFX, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.
• 📏 TorFX accepts up to GBP 999,999,999 per transfer.

Western Union GBP to ILS exchange rate today

• 💱 Western Union's British Pound to Israeli New Sheqel exchange rate runs from ILS 4.1717 to ILS 4.2147 per GBP. Its best rate applies to all amounts and is 0.99% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 When you pay from a Bank Account, Western Union charges no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account and GBP 2.99 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 500.01) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup. When you pay by Trustly, Western Union charges no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account and GBP 2.99 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 500.01) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup. When you pay with Google Pay, Western Union charges no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account and 1% + GBP 1.99 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup. When you pay with Apple Pay, Western Union charges no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account and 1% + GBP 1.99 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup. When you pay with WU Pay, Western Union charges no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account and GBP 2.99 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 500.01) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup. When you pay by Credit Card, Western Union charges no fee when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account and 1% + GBP 1.99 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup.
• 🏦 With Western Union, you pay from a Bank Account, by Credit Card, by Trustly, with Google Pay, with Apple Pay or with WU Pay, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account or as Cash Pickup.
• ⏱️ With Western Union, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days and as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours.

Wise GBP to ILS exchange rate today

• 💱 Wise's British Pound to Israeli New Sheqel exchange rate is ILS 4.2543 per GBP, 0.06% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Wise charges 0.42% + GBP 2.17 (0.32% + GBP 20.71 from GBP 18,673.82) when you pay from a Bank Account, 2.63% + GBP 2.13 when you pay by Credit Card or with Apple Pay and 0.73% + GBP 2.17 when you pay by Debit Card.
• 🏦 With Wise, you pay from a Bank Account, by Credit Card, by Debit Card or with Apple Pay, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Wise, money arrives in a Bank Account instantly.
• 📏 Wise accepts GBP 2.42 to GBP 1,000,000 per transfer.

XE Money Transfer GBP to ILS exchange rate today

• 💱 XE Money Transfer's British Pound to Israeli New Sheqel exchange rate runs from ILS 4.1994 to ILS 4.2077 per GBP. Its best rate applies to transfers up to GBP 30,000 and is 1.16% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 XE Money Transfer charges GBP 3 (no fee from GBP 1,000).
• 🏦 With XE Money Transfer, you pay from a Bank Account, by Credit Card or by Debit Card, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With XE Money Transfer, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.

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 UK to Israel

1. Compare providers. RemitFinder lists 16 providers and 42 ways to send; the cards above rank them for your amount.
2. Choose how to pay. You can pay from a Bank Account, by Trustly, by Credit Card, by Debit Card, with Apple Pay, with Google Pay, with WU Pay or by Mobile Wallet.
3. Choose how your recipient gets the money. Bank Account (14 providers), Cash Pickup (2 providers) or Debit Card (2 providers).
4. Check the limits. Published maximums start at GBP 6,110 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 Israel.
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 Israel from UK

These FAQs use data from RemitFinder's live comparison of 16 providers for UK to Israel money transfers.

• How do I send money from UK to Israel?

  Compare 16 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 Israel from UK?

  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 Israel?

  10 providers charge 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 GBP to ILS exchange rate today?

  The mid-market rate is ILS 4.2569 per GBP. Providers' rates run from ILS 1.1403 to ILS 4.2543.

• How can I send cash to Israel from UK?

  MoneyGram and Western Union offer Cash Pickup in Israel. By published times, Cash Pickup can be ready instantly with MoneyGram.

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

  By their published times, MoneyGram and Wise deliver fastest, instantly.

• Can I send money from UK to Israel instantly?

  Yes. Two providers publish delivery within an hour on some ways to send.

• How much money can I send to Israel from UK?

  Each provider sets its own limits. The lowest published maximum is GBP 6,110, and 9 of 16 providers publish no maximum. Checks and the rules in both countries also apply.

• Can I send money to Israel without fees?

  Yes, with Airwallex, Cambridge Currencies, Currency Solutions, Key Currency, MoneyGram, Regency FX, Rutland FX, TorFX, Western Union and XE Money Transfer 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 UK to Israel?

  RemitFinder compares 16 providers: Airwallex, Cambridge Currencies, Currency Solutions, CurrencyFair, Key Currency, MoneyGram, OFX, Regency FX, Remitly, Ria Money Transfer, Rutland FX, TalkRemit, TorFX, Western Union, Wise and XE Money Transfer.

• Which app is best to send money to Israel?

  It depends on your amount and how you pay. RemitFinder compares 16 providers and ranks every way to send for the amount you enter.

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

  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.