According to RemitRoutes data (updated 5h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 GBP to Europe is Kraken at 0.24% total cost. Crypto rails at 0.24% are 0.19 percentage points cheaper than the cheapest traditional option at 0.43%.
Sending $1,000 GBP. Rates measured 5h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ Kraken | Crypto | 1,166.94 EUR | 0.24% | ~5 seconds |
| Wise | Traditional | 1,164.65 EUR | 0.43% | 1-2 business days |
| Instarem | Traditional | 1,162.61 EUR | 0.61% | Unknown |
| Moneygram | Traditional | 1,157.51 EUR | 1.04% | Unknown |
| Remitly | Traditional | 1,154.63 EUR | 1.29% | Unknown |
| Western Union | Traditional | 1,148.84 EUR | 1.78% | 1 business day |
| Monese | Traditional | 1,145.63 EUR | 2.06% | Unknown |
| HSBC | Traditional | 1,143.54 EUR | 2.24% | Unknown |
| NatWest | Traditional | 1,142 EUR | 2.37% | Unknown |
| RBS | Traditional | 1,142 EUR | 2.37% | Unknown |
| OFX | Traditional | 1,138.06 EUR | 2.71% | Unknown |
| Barclays | Traditional | 1,136.76 EUR | 2.82% | Unknown |
| Santander UK | Traditional | 1,130.26 EUR | 3.37% | Unknown |
| Halifax | Traditional | 1,129.66 EUR | 3.42% | Unknown |
| Lloyds | Traditional | 1,126.9 EUR | 3.66% | Unknown |
| Nationwide | Traditional | 1,121.6 EUR | 4.11% | Unknown |
| Xoom | Traditional | 1,117.81 EUR | 4.44% | Unknown |
| PayPal | Traditional | 1,116.28 EUR | 4.57% | Unknown |
Updated every 6 hours from real APIs (Wise, CCXT, CoinGecko). No data is estimated or hardcoded. See methodology · Full GBP → EUR cost data