Best Way to Send Money to South Korea from UK (GBP to KRW)

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

RemitFinder compares 13 providers and 36 ways to send money from UK to South Korea. The mid-market rate is KRW 1,804.8658 per GBP. 6 providers have no-fee options. The fastest published delivery is instant.

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

It depends on how you pay, how your recipient wants the money and how much you send. RemitFinder compares 13 providers offering 36 ways to send British Pound (GBP) to South Korean Won (KRW).

🔀 Ways to receive:

Bank Account is the most widely offered way to receive, with 13 providers, followed by Cash Pickup (1).

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

The mid-market British Pound to South Korean Won rate today is KRW 1,804.8658 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 KRW 1,804,865.80, and each 1% of markup costs about KRW 18,048.66.

• 📊 Rates run from KRW 1.3054 to KRW 1,801.28 per GBP across all amounts. The top three rates are from Wise (KRW 1,801.28 for transfers of GBP 1.53 to GBP 1,000,000), MoneyGram (KRW 1,794.871 for transfers up to GBP 1,000) and Remitly (KRW 1,792.66 for transfers up to GBP 20,000).
• 📏 Typical markup: 1.11%. The median provider's best rate is 1.11% below the mid-market rate.

How your recipient gets the money changes the rate. The median provider's best rate is 1.11% below the mid-market rate for money received in a Bank Account and 99.93% below it as Cash Pickup.

💸 What is the cheapest way to send money to South Korea 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.

• 🆓 6 providers charge no fee on some ways to send or some amounts: Airwallex, Instarem, MoneyGram, Taptap Send, Western Union and XE Money Transfer.

🏦 How to send money from UK to South Korea through a bank?

11 providers accept payment by Bank Transfer. Your recipient can receive the money in a Bank Account with 13 providers.

• ⏱️ Money typically arrives in a Bank Account in 2–4 days, and Wise publishes delivery in about 3 minutes.
• 🧾 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 South Korea.

⚡ How to send money from UK to South Korea fast?

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

By the times providers publish, money can arrive in about 3 minutes in a Bank Account and instantly as Cash Pickup.

• ⚡ How you pay can change the speed. With one provider, money arrives in a Bank Account in about 3 minutes when you pay by Credit Card, compared with about 2 days 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 South Korea 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, MoneyGram and Remitly offer the highest exchange rates, from KRW 1,792.66 to KRW 1,801.28 per GBP.
• 🔀 MoneyGram offers the most ways to send (6), followed by Western Union (5) and Dahabshiil (4).
• 💵 MoneyGram offers Cash Pickup in South Korea.
• 🆓 6 providers have no-fee options.
• ⚡ MoneyGram publishes the fastest delivery: instant.
• 🎁 4 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 KRW exchange rate today

• 💱 Airwallex's British Pound to South Korean Won exchange rate is KRW 1,774.9047 per GBP, 1.66% 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.

CurrencyFair GBP to KRW exchange rate today

• 💱 CurrencyFair's British Pound to South Korean Won exchange rate is KRW 1,790.22 per GBP, 0.81% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 CurrencyFair's fee is not published for GBP to KRW 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.

Dahabshiil GBP to KRW exchange rate today

• 💱 Dahabshiil's British Pound to South Korean Won exchange rate is KRW 1,749.0353 per GBP, 3.09% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Dahabshiil charges GBP 2.39 (1.5% + GBP 0.40 from GBP 200) when you pay from a Bank Account, GBP 2.98 (1.5% + GBP 0.99 from GBP 200) when you pay by Credit Card or by Debit Card and GBP 1.99 (1.5% from GBP 200) 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 in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Dahabshiil, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.
• 📏 Dahabshiil accepts GBP 10 to GBP 3,716.33 per transfer.
• 🎁 RemitFinder exclusive for Dahabshiil: Get first transfer free.

Instarem GBP to KRW exchange rate today

• 💱 Instarem's British Pound to South Korean Won exchange rate is KRW 1,791.0348 per GBP, 0.77% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Instarem charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Instarem, you pay from a Bank Account, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Instarem, money arrives in a Bank Account within 2 days.

MoneyGram GBP to KRW exchange rate today

• 💱 MoneyGram's British Pound to South Korean Won exchange rate runs from KRW 1.3054 to KRW 1,794.871 per GBP. Its best rate applies to transfers up to GBP 1,000 and is 0.55% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 When you pay by Credit Card, MoneyGram charges 1.25% + GBP 1.24 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300, no fee from GBP 5,000) when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account and 1.25% + GBP 1.24 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup. When you pay by Debit Card, MoneyGram charges 1.25% + GBP 1.24 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300, no fee from GBP 5,000) when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account and 1.25% + GBP 1.24 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup. When you pay by Trustly, MoneyGram charges 1.25% + GBP 1.24 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300, no fee from GBP 5,000) when your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account and 1.25% + GBP 1.24 (GBP 4.99 from GBP 300) when your recipient gets the money as Cash Pickup.
• 🏦 With MoneyGram, you pay by Credit Card, by Debit Card or by Trustly, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account or as Cash Pickup.
• ⏱️ With MoneyGram, money arrives in a Bank Account within 30 minutes and as Cash Pickup instantly.
• 📏 MoneyGram accepts up to GBP 10,000 per transfer.

OFX GBP to KRW exchange rate today

• 💱 OFX's British Pound to South Korean Won exchange rate is KRW 1,781.7321 per GBP, 1.28% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 OFX's fee is not published for GBP to KRW 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.

Remitly GBP to KRW exchange rate today

• 💱 Remitly's British Pound to South Korean Won exchange rate is KRW 1,792.66 per GBP, 0.68% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Remitly's fee is not published for GBP to KRW 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 KRW exchange rate today

• 💱 Ria Money Transfer's British Pound to South Korean Won exchange rate is KRW 1,748.07 per GBP, 3.15% 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.

TalkRemit GBP to KRW exchange rate today

• 💱 TalkRemit's British Pound to South Korean Won exchange rate is KRW 1,767.7355 per GBP, 2.06% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 TalkRemit charges GBP 2.39 (1.5% + GBP 0.40 from GBP 200) when you pay from a Bank Account, GBP 2.98 (1.5% + GBP 0.99 from GBP 200) when you pay by Credit Card or by Debit Card and GBP 1.99 (1.5% 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 in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With TalkRemit, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.
• 📏 TalkRemit accepts GBP 10 to GBP 3,394.17 per transfer.
• 🎁 RemitFinder exclusive for TalkRemit: Get first transfer free.

Taptap Send GBP to KRW exchange rate today

• 💱 Taptap Send's British Pound to South Korean Won exchange rate is KRW 1,788.29 per GBP, 0.92% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Taptap Send charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Taptap Send, you pay by Debit Card, and your recipient gets the money in a Bank Account.
• ⏱️ With Taptap Send, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.
• 📏 Taptap Send accepts up to GBP 99,000 per transfer.

Western Union GBP to KRW exchange rate today

• 💱 Western Union's British Pound to South Korean Won exchange rate is KRW 1,784.7861 per GBP, 1.11% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Western Union charges no fee.
• 🏦 With Western Union, you pay 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.
• ⏱️ With Western Union, money arrives in a Bank Account typically in 2–4 days.

Wise GBP to KRW exchange rate today

• 💱 Wise's British Pound to South Korean Won exchange rate is KRW 1,801.28 per GBP, 0.20% below the mid-market rate.
• 💸 Wise charges 0.6% + GBP 1.52 (0.5% + GBP 19.98 from GBP 18,654.74) when you pay from a Bank Account, 2.8% + GBP 1.49 when you pay by Credit Card or with Apple Pay and 0.91% + GBP 1.52 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 in about 3 minutes.
• 📏 Wise accepts GBP 1.53 to GBP 1,000,000 per transfer.

XE Money Transfer GBP to KRW exchange rate today

• 💱 XE Money Transfer's British Pound to South Korean Won exchange rate is KRW 1,771.2949 per GBP, 1.86% 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 South Korea

1. Compare providers. RemitFinder lists 13 providers and 36 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 Apple Pay, with Google Pay, with WU Pay or by Mobile Wallet.
3. Choose how your recipient gets the money. Bank Account (13 providers) or Cash Pickup (1 provider).
4. Check the limits. Published maximums start at GBP 3,394.17 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 South Korea.
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 South Korea from UK

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

• How do I send money from UK to South Korea?

  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 South Korea 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 South Korea?

  6 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 KRW exchange rate today?

  The mid-market rate is KRW 1,804.8658 per GBP. Providers' rates run from KRW 1.3054 to KRW 1,801.28.

• How can I send cash to South Korea from UK?

  MoneyGram offers Cash Pickup in South Korea. By published times, Cash Pickup can be ready instantly with MoneyGram.

• What is the fastest way to send money to South Korea?

  By their published times, MoneyGram delivers fastest, instantly.

• Can I send money from UK to South Korea instantly?

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

• How much money can I send to South Korea from UK?

  Each provider sets its own limits. The lowest published maximum is GBP 3,394.17, and 5 of 13 providers publish no maximum. Checks and the rules in both countries also apply.

• Can I send money to South Korea without fees?

  Yes, with Airwallex, Instarem, MoneyGram, Taptap Send, 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 South Korea?

  RemitFinder compares 13 providers: Airwallex, CurrencyFair, Dahabshiil, Instarem, MoneyGram, OFX, Remitly, Ria Money Transfer, TalkRemit, Taptap Send, Western Union, Wise and XE Money Transfer.

• Which app is best to send money to South Korea?

  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 South Korea?

  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.