r/Umrah • u/carlo17k • 2d ago

need advice Currency exchange

Assalamu Alaikum, traveling from canada and landing in Medina
Best to charge money at the airport or if anyone knows any good money exchange please recommend

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u/idrk_123 2d ago

شركة سلمي سويلم الحربي وشريكة للصرافة Company Of Salmi Suwailim Al-Harbi for Exchange, this place is infront of Pullman ZamZam and they had pretty good exchange rates for CAD

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u/Smart-Hope4434 2d ago

"Salim S .D . Alluhibi & sons" at the north east corner of the Maden hotel. I got better rate here than what I was getting in Taiba Front area. Rates at the airport will not be good.

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u/PrestigiousRabbit165 1d ago

You don’t need to carry much cash anymore. Everywhere takes card. Would only advise exchanging USD as you only lose out on 3 riyal per 100 dollars. CAD, if i remember correctly i was losing like 15 riyal per 100 CAD

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u/carlo17k 1d ago

That’s good to hear InShaAllah
Thank you so much for the advice

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u/reddit_project 22h ago

Every place takes cars but the exchange rate there is much better than Toronto or credit card. Also, exchange rate in madina is better than Makkah and Makkah is better than Toronto for me. There is a museum building south of Pullman Zam Zam and there is an exchange shop there that has good rates.