THB Thai Baht
Buy and sell Thai Baht in Sydney
Thai baht in cash from Suite 202A on Level 2 at 60 York Street, NSW 2000: we sell baht for the trip and buy back whatever comes home with you, at live rates with 0% commission, weekdays 9:30am to 5pm.
How to get your baht
Look up the rate, come upstairs, leave with baht.
Check today's THB exchange rate
The calculator shows the baht your Australian dollars buy at this moment, and beside it the A$ we pay for baht you bring back from Thailand.
Visit our store
Suite 202A, Level 2, 60 York Street, NSW 2000, is a four-minute walk from Wynyard - come straight up, or call (02) 8014 4222 first to reserve your baht before you set out.
Get your cash
The notes are counted out in front of you and handed over at once - and after Thailand, the same counter buys back the leftovers.
Key information about the Thai baht
The notes, the coins, the two royal portraits and where baht spends.
The baht is the currency of Thailand and has been issued by the Bank of Thailand since the central bank was founded in 1942. One baht divides into 100 satang, though satang coins now matter only as supermarket change. Tens of millions of visitors a year keep the baht in constant demand at money changers from Bangkok to Sydney.
Five notes circulate: ฿20, ฿50, ฿100, ฿500 and ฿1,000. The current Series 17 carries King Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X), while Series 16 notes bearing the late King Bhumibol remain legal tender and common. The ฿20 has been printed on polymer since 2022. Where travellers go wrong is carrying too many ฿1,000s, which stalls and taxis struggle to change.
If you are buying Thai baht in Sydney, you will find it among the 22 currencies traded over our York Street counter. Bring photo ID and walk up, or phone ahead so the amount you want is reserved before you arrive. Home from Thailand with notes to spare? The same counter buys them at the live buy-back rate above.
Thai Baht details
- Currency
- Thai Baht
- Code
- THB
- Symbol
- ฿
- Subunit
- 100 satang
- Central bank
- Bank of Thailand
Thai Baht in use
- Banknotes
- ฿20, ฿50, ฿100, ฿500, ฿1,000 (Series 17 with King Rama X is the current issue, Series 16 with King Rama IX remains legal tender, and the ฿20 has been polymer since 2022)
- Coins
- 25 satang, 50 satang, ฿1, ฿2, ฿5, ฿10 (the 1, 5 and 10 satang coins are used only within the banking system)
- Used in
- Thailand
- Also used
- Accepted informally across much of Laos and in the border towns and markets of Cambodia and Myanmar, always at the vendor's own rate
Ask for ฿100s and ฿500s with a few ฿20s and ฿50s, and break any ฿1,000 early at a 7-Eleven. Never step on a dropped note or coin to stop it rolling - every one carries the King's portrait.
Today's baht exchange rate in Sydney
Here is the AUD to THB rate at our counter, both ways: the baht we hand over per Australian dollar, and the Australian dollars we pay per baht brought back. Every line in the two tables is worked from the rate the calculator shows now.
Buying baht in Sydney
A$1 = ฿22.847
Your A$ become baht at this rate.
- 0% commission: the rate you agree is the full price, with no fee, margin or handling charge behind it
- Cash is how you pay here, since cards are off the menu at the moment
- Say how you want it split - ฿100s and ฿500s for everyday spending, some ฿20s and ฿50s for tuk-tuks, tips and street food, and only a handful of ฿1,000s
Selling baht back in Sydney
฿100 = A$4.23
Baht notes in, A$ paid straight away.
- The count is agreed at the counter and your Australian dollars are paid to you on the spot
- Notes should be whole and clean - a torn, taped or heavily worn baht note may be turned away
- Series 17 (King Rama X) and Series 16 (King Rama IX) are the two series you will actually be handed in Thailand, and both are current legal tender
Counter rates for baht move with the market during the trading day. The timestamp beside the calculator is the timestamp for both tables, and whatever rate is confirmed at the counter when you exchange is the rate that applies, not one you read earlier.
What things cost in Thailand
Bangkok prices, roughly. Chiang Mai and the north come in cheaper, Phuket and the islands dearer, and high season from November to February lifts everything.
Thailand travel money tips
Thailand runs on small notes and QR codes - here is how a visitor fits in.
Small notes do the work in Thailand
Thais pay for almost everything by scanning a PromptPay QR code, but those codes are tied to Thai bank accounts, so as a visitor you are back to cash for street food, markets, songthaews, tuk-tuks, massage shops and most tips. Carry the bulk of your baht in ฿100s and ฿500s with a fistful of ฿20s and ฿50s, keep ฿1,000 notes for hotels and 7-Eleven, and let the till break them there.
Things to see in Thailand
Temples, islands, night markets and world-famous street food - and a pocket of small baht notes is what pays for the boat, the bowl and the tuk-tuk.
Why exchange baht with us
One registered counter in the Sydney CBD for both halves of the trip: baht bought before you fly, leftover baht sold back when you land, each at a live rate.
0% commission, no fees on top
Baht carry 0% commission here. The AUD to THB rate you agree is the entire price, with nothing added at the till - so the baht the calculator shows for your dollars is the baht counted into your hand.
Live, timestamped counter rates
Every baht figure on this page comes from our counter, refreshed through the trading day and stamped with the time it last changed - the rate for buying baht and, alongside it, the rate we pay for baht you sell back.
Registered, reviewed, guaranteed
We are AUSTRAC registered, trade under ABN 18 675 798 302, hold a public Google rating of from 59 reviews, and put our Best Price Guarantee in writing.
Rated on Google by 59 customers
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"Nice attention, customer service and good rate"
"Great people. Great rates. Great location. Sunil is the best."
"Thanks sunil. Great service and great rates"
"Pretty good rates, the place is clean and comfortable to wait in."
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Read them all on Googlearrow_forwardCommon questions about Thai baht
Something we have not covered? Ring (02) 8014 4222 on a weekday and ask.
Today's rate sits in the calculator at the top of this page, shown in both directions: the baht you receive per Australian dollar when buying, and the Australian dollars we pay per baht when you sell back. It is a live counter rate, refreshed through the trading day, and the figure confirmed at the counter when you exchange is the one that applies.
Upstairs at Suite 202A, Level 2, 60 York Street, NSW 2000, in the Sydney CBD, about four minutes on foot from Wynyard station. The counter is open Monday to Friday from 9:30am to 5pm, no appointment is needed, and you will need photo ID. If you would rather the baht were reserved before you arrive, phone (02) 8014 4222 first.
The conversion table on this page does the sum for you at the counter's live rate - A$1,000 and the neighbouring amounts, all moving with the calculator through the day. Treat the table as today's guide and the rate confirmed at the counter when you exchange as the final word.
No. Baht are exchanged at 0% commission whether you are buying or selling back, and nothing is added at the counter for service or handling. The rate agreed is the whole price: your Australian dollars multiplied by the rate is exactly the baht you receive, and the same arithmetic applies in reverse when you sell.
Thailand is one of the most visited destinations for Australian travellers, so baht are among the busiest of the 22 currencies at our counter, and on most weekdays walking in is all it takes. For a larger amount, or a particular mix of ฿100, ฿500 and ฿1,000 notes, ring (02) 8014 4222 ahead of time and we will confirm it and hold it for you.
Take most of it in ฿100s and ฿500s, plus a handful of ฿20s and ฿50s for street food, tuk-tuks, songthaews and tips. Thailand's biggest note, the ฿1,000, is fine at hotels, 7-Eleven and department stores but awkward at a market stall or in a taxi, so keep those to a minimum. Either royal portrait works: Series 17 notes with King Rama X and Series 16 notes with King Rama IX are both legal tender.
Yes, at the same counter. Bring back whatever baht you did not spend, and once the count is agreed we pay you Australian dollars there and then, at the live buy-back rate in the calculator. Condition matters: notes that are torn, taped, badly marked or water-damaged may be declined, since anything we take in has to be fit to sell to the next traveller.
Most visitors spend ฿2,000 to ฿4,000 a day outside accommodation, so a fortnight's float of ฿30,000 to ฿50,000 in cash covers the street food, markets, transport and tips that still run on notes, with a card for hotels and larger shops. Two limits to remember: cash of A$10,000 or more must be declared when leaving Australia, and Thailand caps the baht you may carry out of the country at ฿50,000 without Bank of Thailand permission.
Yes. Have current photo identification with you - a passport or driver licence is ideal. Because currency exchange is regulated in Australia under the AML/CTF Act and Currency Wise Exchange is registered with AUSTRAC, we must identify customers for certain transactions, and that applies equally to buying baht and to selling baht back.
Need a different currency?
Baht is just one of the 22 currencies behind our counter - open the full rate board to see what each of the others is trading at today, both ways.
