Be very careful when going to Denmark. Some shops and restaurant have signs that mentions this, but most don't. Most banks charge fees, either explicit or implicit through poor exchange rate if you use your foreign debit or credit to withdraw cash.

This will be above and beyond the fees that your own bank adds. Different banks charge different 'foreign transaction fees' - so it is best to do some homework before leaving for an expensive country like Denmark. It might be cheaper get some Danish cash before leaving your home country -- at least you'll know what things really cost.

That is not correct. Danish bank ATMs do not charge a transaction fee and the exchange rate is decided by your card issuer. Thank you all for your messages! Sounds like cash is the best way to go I'll definitely avoid using my credit card.

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Will the ticket machine for public transportation charge a credit card fee? I looked up Forex, which doesn't seem to have a bad exchange rate and their fee DKK doesn't sound too bad Most banks has ATM's in Denmark.

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Report inappropriate content. Hotels do not charge you any fees for paying with cc. Be very careful when going to Denmark. Some shops and restaurant have signs that mentions this, but most don't. Most banks charge fees, either explicit or implicit through poor exchange rate if you use your foreign debit or credit to withdraw cash. This will be above and beyond the fees that your own bank adds.

Different banks charge different 'foreign transaction fees' - so it is best to do some homework before leaving for an expensive country like Denmark. It might be cheaper get some Danish cash before leaving your home country -- at least you'll know what things really cost. That is not correct.

Danish bank ATMs do not charge a transaction fee and the exchange rate is decided by your card issuer. Thank you all for your messages! Sounds like cash is the best way to go I'll definitely avoid using my credit card. Will the ticket machine for public transportation charge a credit card fee? I looked up Forex, which doesn't seem to have a bad exchange rate and their fee DKK doesn't sound too bad Most banks has ATM's in Denmark.

You will need to ask your own bank or credit card issuer what the charges will be when you withdraw money at ATM's abroad. This topic has been closed to new posts due to inactivity. We hope you'll join the conversation by posting to an open topic or starting a new one. We remove posts that do not follow our posting guidelines, and we reserve the right to remove any post for any reason.

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