Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is the international airport of the metropolitan area of Nuremberg and the second-busiest airport in Bavaria, Germany. If you’re planning to take an international flight there, you can find currency exchange at Nuremberg Airport.
You can easily buy a ticket for the trip from Nuremberg Airport to the city by credit card so getting cash is not mandatory for getting into the city. If you feel that you will need cash while at Nuremberg Airport, bring some Euros from your home country as currency exchange office at the airport has very limited opening hours and foreign exchange deals offered there are not of a good value.
Nuremberg Airport Currency Exchange Office
At the time of our visit to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) we've found only one place to exchange currency. The only currency exchange counter there was operated by ReiseBank.
Opening hours of the currency exchange office at Nuremberg Airport:
Monday - Saturday: 9:00-13:00, 13:30-17:00
Sunday: Closed
As office hours at this branch has been changing lately, make sure to visit bank's website to reconfirm.
Please be noted that currency exchange rates displayed online on bank's website are not the same as you will be getting at Nuremberg Airport.
Currency Exchange Rates at Nuremberg Airport
What currency exchange rates can be expected at Nuremberg Airport?
USD exchange rate at Nuremberg Airport
The mid-market USD exchange rate at the time of our visit to Nuremberg Airport was 0.9208 Euro to 1 US Dollar, so the rate offered at the airport (0.83985 EUR/USD) was by 0.08095 EUR or 8.8% lower than the market rate.
While there are airports in Europe with worse exchange rates than that, such a margin together with commission in most cases will cost you more than withdrawing money from ATM.
GBP exchange rate at Nuremberg Airport
The mid-market GBP exchange rate at the time was 1.1334 Euro to 1 British Pound, so the rate offered at NUE airport (1.0366 EUR/GBP) was by 0.0968 EUR or 8.6% lower than the market rate.
GBP exchange rate was slightly better than USD but it was still not really competitive.
CHF exchange rate at Nuremberg Airport
The mid-market CHF exchange rate at the time of our visit was 1.0047 Euro to 1 Swiss Franc, so the rate offered at Nuremberg International Airport (0.9118 EUR/CHF) was by 0.0929 EUR or about 9.2% lower than the market rate.
DKK exchange rate at Nuremberg Airport
The mid-market DKK exchange rate on the day was 0.1344 Euro to 1 Danish Krone, so the exchange rate offered at the airport (0.1199 EUR/DKK) was by 0.0145 EUR or about 10.8% lower than the market rate.
CAD exchange rate at Nuremberg Airport
The mid-market CAD exchange rate at the time was 0.6921 Euro to 1 Canadian Dollar, so the exchange rate offered at Nuremberg Airport (0.6128 EUR/CAD) was by 0.0793 EUR or about 11.5% lower than the market rate.
Exchange of other currencies at Nuremberg Airport
Currency exchange office at Nuremberg Airport was also offering currency exchange for these foreign currencies:
- Australian Dollar (AUD) to Euro (EUR)
- Japanese Yen (JPY) to Euro (EUR)
- Swedish Kronor (SEK) to Euro (EUR)
- Norwegian Kroner (NOK) to Euro (EUR)
- Polish Zloty (PLN) to Euro (EUR)
- Chinese Yuan (CNY) to Euro (EUR)
- Thai Baht (THB) to Euro (EUR)
- Hungarian Forint (HUF) to Euro (EUR)
- Czech Koruna (CZK) to Euro (EUR)
- Turkish Lira (TRY) to Euro (EUR)
- United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED) to Euro (EUR)
- Brazilian Real (BRL) to Euro (EUR)
Nuremberg Airport money changer also offers exchange of other currencies even if not all of the rates are displayed on the board. In case you don't see your currency listed, ask for the rate at the counter.
However, the less popular foreign currency is, the worse exchange rate is normally offered. Even the main currencies such as USD and GBP are exchanged at bad rates at Nuremberg Airport so expect the rates to be even worse for other currencies.
Exchange Commission at Nuremberg Airport
Currency exchange rates at Nuremberg Airport are not attractive as the exchange margin is huge. However, the final deal for exchange here is even worse because on top of the exchange margin they also charge a commission for all transactions.
The commission rates are not clearly displayed so make sure to ask about it before making any transaction.
Tips
If you need cash at Nuremberg Airport, it might be better just to withdraw money from ATM. To get the best exchange rate on your withdrawals, make sure to use the card from Wise.
If you are planning to travel from the airport to city by taxi, find out what Nuremberg taxi price can be expected when traveling from Nuremberg Airport to different popular destinations of the city.
To travel the most economically between the airport and the city, choose the train from Nuremberg Airport to city center.