According to RemitRoutes data (updated 1h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 GBP to Europe is Kraken at 0.15% total cost. Crypto rails at 0.15% are 0.21 percentage points cheaper than the cheapest traditional option at 0.36%.
Sending $1,000 GBP. Rates measured 1h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ Kraken | Crypto | 1,170.79 EUR | 0.15% | ~1 second |
| Wise | Traditional | 1,168.3 EUR | 0.36% | 1-2 business days |
| Instarem | Traditional | 1,166.81 EUR | 0.49% | Unknown |
| Moneygram | Traditional | 1,160.22 EUR | 1.05% | Unknown |
| Remitly | Traditional | 1,158.72 EUR | 1.18% | Unknown |
| Skrill | Traditional | 1,150.31 EUR | 1.90% | Unknown |
| Monese | Traditional | 1,149.46 EUR | 1.97% | Unknown |
| Western Union | Traditional | 1,148.81 EUR | 2.03% | Unknown |
| HSBC | Traditional | 1,147.26 EUR | 2.16% | Unknown |
| NatWest | Traditional | 1,146.84 EUR | 2.19% | Unknown |
| RBS | Traditional | 1,146.84 EUR | 2.19% | Unknown |
| OFX | Traditional | 1,141.94 EUR | 2.61% | Unknown |
| Barclays | Traditional | 1,140.86 EUR | 2.70% | Unknown |
| Santander UK | Traditional | 1,139.33 EUR | 2.83% | Unknown |
| Lloyds | Traditional | 1,130.94 EUR | 3.55% | Unknown |
| Halifax | Traditional | 1,130.52 EUR | 3.59% | Unknown |
| Nationwide | Traditional | 1,124.67 EUR | 4.08% | Unknown |
| Xoom | Traditional | 1,121.76 EUR | 4.33% | Unknown |
| PayPal | Traditional | 1,119.94 EUR | 4.49% | Unknown |
Updated every 6 hours from real APIs (Wise, CCXT, CoinGecko). No data is estimated or hardcoded. See methodology · Full GBP → EUR cost data