Best Way to Send Money to Saudi Arabia from UK (GBP to SAR)

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

RemitFinder compares 13 providers and 45 ways to send money from UK to Saudi Arabia. The mid-market rate is SAR 5.07 per GBP. 8 providers have no-fee options. The fastest published delivery is instant.

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

It depends on how you pay, how your recipient wants the money and how much you send. RemitFinder compares 13 providers offering 45 ways to send British Pound (GBP) to Saudi Riyal (SAR).

🔀 Ways to receive:

Bank Account is the most widely offered way to receive, with 9 providers, followed by Cash Pickup (5) and Debit Card (2).

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

The mid-market British Pound to Saudi Riyal rate today is SAR 5.07 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 SAR 5,070.00, and each 1% of markup costs about SAR 50.70.

• 📊 Rates run from SAR 4.8173 to SAR 5.0649 per GBP across all amounts. The top three rates are from Cambridge Currencies (SAR 5.0649 for transfers from GBP 25,001), Key Currency (SAR 5.0649 for transfers from GBP 5,000) and Regency FX (SAR 5.0649).
• 📏 Typical markup: 1.68%. The median provider's best rate is 1.68% below the mid-market rate.
• 📈 Bigger transfers get better rates with 3 providers.
  • Cambridge Currencies gives SAR 5.0649 per GBP for transfers from GBP 25,001, compared with SAR 5.0573 for transfers up to GBP 5,000.
  • Currency Solutions gives SAR 5.0523 per GBP for transfers from GBP 150,001, compared with SAR 5.032 for transfers up to GBP 25,000.
  • Rutland FX gives SAR 5.0649 per GBP for transfers from GBP 2,500, compared with SAR 5.0573 for transfers up to GBP 2,499.

How your recipient gets the money changes the rate. The median provider's best rate is 0.35% below the mid-market rate for money received in a Bank Account, 2.45% below it on a Debit Card and 2.66% below it as Cash Pickup.

💸 What is the cheapest way to send money to Saudi Arabia 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.

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

🏦 How to send money from UK to Saudi Arabia through a bank?

12 providers accept payment by Bank Transfer. Your recipient can receive the money in a Bank Account with 9 providers.

• ⏱️ Money typically arrives in a Bank Account in 2–4 days, and Airwallex publishes delivery in about 2 hours.
• 🧾 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 Saudi Arabia.

⚡ How to send money from UK to Saudi Arabia fast?

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

By the times providers publish, money can arrive in about 2 hours in a Bank Account and instantly as Cash Pickup. Where no time is published, money typically arrives on a Debit Card in 1–2 days.

• ⚡ How you pay can change the speed. With one provider, money arrives as Cash Pickup instantly when you pay by Credit Card, compared with within 30 minutes when you pay by Trustly.

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 Saudi Arabia 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.

• 💱 Cambridge Currencies, Key Currency and Regency FX offer the highest exchange rates, SAR 5.0649 per GBP.
• 🔀 Western Union offers the most ways to send (12), followed by Ria Money Transfer (8) and TalkRemit (8).
• 💵 Dahabshiil, MoneyGram, Ria Money Transfer, TalkRemit and Western Union offer Cash Pickup in Saudi Arabia.
• 🆓 8 providers have no-fee options.
• ⚡ MoneyGram publishes the fastest delivery: instant.
• 🎁 2 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 SAR exchange rate today

• 💱 Airwallex's British Pound to Saudi Riyal exchange rate is SAR 5.0002 per GBP, 1.38% 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 SAR exchange rate today

• 💱 Cambridge Currencies' British Pound to Saudi Riyal exchange rate runs from SAR 5.0573 to SAR 5.0649 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 SAR exchange rate today

• 💱 Currency Solutions' British Pound to Saudi Riyal exchange rate runs from SAR 5.032 to SAR 5.0523 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.

Dahabshiil GBP to SAR exchange rate today

• 💱 Dahabshiil's British Pound to Saudi Riyal exchange rate is SAR 4.8173 per GBP, 4.98% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Dahabshiil charges GBP 2.39 (GBP 3.39 from GBP 100, GBP 4.39 from GBP 400, GBP 5.39 from GBP 800, GBP 6.39 from GBP 2,000) when you pay from a Bank Account, GBP 2.98 (GBP 3.98 from GBP 100, GBP 4.98 from GBP 400, GBP 5.98 from GBP 800, GBP 6.98 from GBP 2,000) when you pay by Credit Card or by Debit Card and GBP 1.99 (GBP 2.99 from GBP 100, GBP 3.99 from GBP 400, GBP 4.99 from GBP 800, GBP 5.99 from GBP 2,000) when you pay by Mobile Wallet.
• 🏦 With Dahabshiil, you pay from a Bank Account, by Credit Card, by Debit Card or by Mobile Wallet, and your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup.
• ⏱️ With Dahabshiil, money arrives as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours.
• 📏 Dahabshiil accepts transfers from GBP 10 per transfer.
• 🎁 RemitFinder exclusive for Dahabshiil: Get first transfer free.

Key Currency GBP to SAR exchange rate today

• 💱 Key Currency's British Pound to Saudi Riyal exchange rate is SAR 5.0649 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 SAR exchange rate today

• 💱 MoneyGram's British Pound to Saudi Riyal exchange rate runs from SAR 4.9168 to SAR 4.9845 per GBP. Its best rate applies to transfers up to GBP 1,000 and is 1.69% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 MoneyGram charges 1.25% + GBP 1.24 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300).
• 🏦 With MoneyGram, you pay by Credit Card, by Debit Card or by Trustly, and your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup.
• ⏱️ With MoneyGram, money arrives as Cash Pickup instantly.
• 📏 MoneyGram accepts up to GBP 7,520 per transfer.

Regency FX GBP to SAR exchange rate today

• 💱 Regency FX's British Pound to Saudi Riyal exchange rate is SAR 5.0649 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 SAR exchange rate today

• 💱 Remitly's British Pound to Saudi Riyal exchange rate is SAR 4.9723 per GBP, 1.93% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Remitly's fee is not published for GBP to SAR 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 SAR exchange rate today

• 💱 Ria Money Transfer's British Pound to Saudi Riyal exchange rate runs from SAR 4.8996 to SAR 4.9504 per GBP. Its best rate applies to transfers of GBP 100 to GBP 33,400 and is 2.36% 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 or as Cash Pickup.
• ⏱️ With Ria Money Transfer, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days and as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours.
• 📏 Ria Money Transfer accepts GBP 100 to GBP 33,400 per transfer.

Rutland FX GBP to SAR exchange rate today

• 💱 Rutland FX's British Pound to Saudi Riyal exchange rate runs from SAR 5.0573 to SAR 5.0649 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 SAR exchange rate today

• 💱 TalkRemit's British Pound to Saudi Riyal exchange rate runs from SAR 4.8173 to SAR 4.9567 per GBP. Its best rate applies to transfers of GBP 10 to GBP 130,000 and is 2.23% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 TalkRemit's fee depends on how you pay and how much you send.
• 🏦 With TalkRemit, you pay from a Bank Account, by Credit Card, by Debit Card or by Mobile Wallet, and your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup or on a Debit Card.
• ⏱️ With TalkRemit, money arrives as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours and on a Debit Card typically in 1–2 days.
• 📏 TalkRemit accepts GBP 10 to GBP 130,000 per transfer.
• 🎁 RemitFinder exclusive for TalkRemit: Get first transfer free.

Western Union GBP to SAR exchange rate today

• 💱 Western Union's British Pound to Saudi Riyal exchange rate is SAR 4.935 per GBP, 2.66% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 When you pay from a Bank Account, Western Union charges GBP 2.99 (0.4% + GBP 0.99 from GBP 500) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup and no fee when your recipient gets the money on a Debit Card. When you pay by Trustly, Western Union charges GBP 2.99 (0.4% + GBP 0.99 from GBP 500) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup and no fee when your recipient gets the money on a Debit Card. When you pay with WU Pay, Western Union charges GBP 2.99 (0.4% + GBP 0.99 from GBP 500) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup and no fee when your recipient gets the money on a Debit Card. When you pay by Credit Card, Western Union charges no fee when your recipient gets the money on a Debit Card and 1% + GBP 1.99 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300) 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 on a Debit Card 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 on a Debit Card 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 as Cash Pickup or on a Debit Card.
• ⏱️ With Western Union, money arrives as Cash Pickup typically within 2 hours and on a Debit Card typically in 1–2 days.

XE Money Transfer GBP to SAR exchange rate today

• 💱 XE Money Transfer's British Pound to Saudi Riyal exchange rate is SAR 4.9849 per GBP, 1.68% 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 Saudi Arabia

1. Compare providers. RemitFinder lists 13 providers and 45 ways to send; the cards above rank them for your amount.
2. Choose how to pay. You can pay by Trustly, from a Bank Account, by Credit Card, by Debit Card, with Google Pay, with Apple Pay, with WU Pay or by Mobile Wallet.
3. Choose how your recipient gets the money. Bank Account (9 providers), Cash Pickup (5 providers) or Debit Card (2 providers).
4. Check the limits. Published maximums start at GBP 7,520 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 Saudi Arabia.
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 Saudi Arabia from UK

These FAQs use data from RemitFinder's live comparison of 13 providers for UK to Saudi Arabia money transfers.

• How do I send money from UK to Saudi Arabia?

  Compare 13 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 Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia?

  8 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 SAR exchange rate today?

  The mid-market rate is SAR 5.07 per GBP. Providers' rates run from SAR 4.8173 to SAR 5.0649.

• How can I send cash to Saudi Arabia from UK?

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

• What is the fastest way to send money to Saudi Arabia?

  By their published times, MoneyGram delivers fastest, instantly.

• Can I send money from UK to Saudi Arabia instantly?

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

• How much money can I send to Saudi Arabia from UK?

  Each provider sets its own limits. The lowest published maximum is GBP 7,520, and 9 of 13 providers publish no maximum. Checks and the rules in both countries also apply.

• Can I send money to Saudi Arabia without fees?

  Yes, with Airwallex, Cambridge Currencies, Currency Solutions, Key Currency, Regency FX, Rutland FX, 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 Saudi Arabia?

  RemitFinder compares 13 providers: Airwallex, Cambridge Currencies, Currency Solutions, Dahabshiil, Key Currency, MoneyGram, Regency FX, Remitly, Ria Money Transfer, Rutland FX, TalkRemit, Western Union and XE Money Transfer.

• Which app is best to send money to Saudi Arabia?

  It depends on your amount and how you pay. RemitFinder compares 13 providers and ranks every way to send for the amount you enter.

• Why do providers charge different amounts to send money to Saudi Arabia?

  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.