At the airport where is a good money exchange store to exchange A SMALL AMOUNT of money to hold one over until arriving in the city itself?

Go downstairs to the skytrain level. Walk to the left of the skytrain office where we buy tickets. On your right are some change booths which give a better rate than all the upstairs change places at bkk. When I was there earlier this month the rate there wasn't that far below the best in the city.  

Good to know!  Skytrain level is the 'B' Basement level?

4 hours ago, tm_nyc said:

Good to know!  Skytrain level is the 'B' Basement level?

Yes, the basement, the signs say to the Airport Rail Link (ARL) station. 

THANKS A MILLION

9 hours ago, brall3 said:

THANKS A MILLION

in what currency ?

On 4/25/2026 at 10:06 AM, zoomomancs said:

Go downstairs to the skytrain level. Walk to the left of the skytrain office where we buy tickets. On your right are some change booths which give a better rate than all the upstairs change places at bkk. When I was there earlier this month the rate there wasn't that far below the best in the city.  

The reason why these booths offer best rates is because they are not "in the airport" but they are technically in samut prakan, the province surrounding the airport. so if you want to change money at the airport always go there. it is like 10% better rate than at the other airport levels.

 

Suvarnabhumi airport is in Samut Prakarn province. While airside allows entry and change of airplane without visa or immigration, and has different laws for customs and taxes, the banks are all landside. I guess it has nothing to do with Samut Prakarn province, rate in the airport are just like that (poor compared to elsewhere), because the banks there form a cartel. You could argue that those banks are inside the airport, whereas those at the ARL are inside the ARL station. But the operators are different as well, as far as I observed.

whatever are reason , it's great that we have better rate option achievable at the airport  with little effort.

As for rates inside airport that are worse indeed but compared  to many airports  in the world,   difference between airport and city rates is not that dramatic. 

As for uniform rate they offer it may be cartel arrangement but also it may be  requirement  of the term of lease.

On 4/26/2026 at 10:04 AM, vinapu said:

in what currency ?

Iranian?

9 minutes ago, kram987 said:

Iranian?

at the moment it looks you are right as  another recent ' champions ", Venezuela and Zimbabwe seem to stabilize a bit

16 minutes ago, vinapu said:

at the moment it looks you are right as  another recent ' champions ", Venezuela and Zimbabwe seem to stabilize a bit

Siri knows all.  😂 

Is the exchange rate at the various SuperRich locations in Silom the same?  Or is each location slightly different?  I would think they would be the same, but you never know...which is why I ask the question.  

As you may know, there are two different SuperRich money exchange companies in Bangkok.  One has a green sign, and the other is orange.  Both the orange and the green are called SuperRich on their signage.  Both companies originated from the same family, and now both of them have many branches.

Yes, the exchange rates vary slightly from branch to branch, depending on location.  The exchange rates for each branch can be found in drop-down menus on their websites.  The best exchange rates are at their Ratchadamri main shops and are sometimes matched at various branches.  The difference in most of the branches is minimal, unless you have a large amount to exchange. 

Both the green and orange have their head offices on Ratchadamri Soi 1, very close to Big C Ratchadamri.  The photo below shows the two headquarters, directly across the soi from one another.

https://www.superrich1965.com/en

https://www.superrichthailand.com/#!/en

 

 

45 minutes ago, jimmie50 said:

Is the exchange rate at the various SuperRich locations in Silom the same?  Or is each location slightly different?  I would think they would be the same, but you never know...which is why I ask the question.  

my favorite place of exchange in Silom area is XOne  on Suriwong, almost opposite to Amara hotel

There is also SuperRich Turtle (operated by SuperRich orange) which is conveniently located in some BTS stations including Sala Daeng. Good for changing under 10-15k but for higher amounts I prefer the SuperRich inside Central Park or X-One as recommended by @vinapu

10 minutes ago, hank75 said:

There is also SuperRich Turtle (operated by SuperRich orange) which is conveniently located in some BTS stations including Sala Daeng. 

 

Superrich near silom plaza offer great rate too, and very close to arena. Though i wouldnt want to bring much cash to a massage place

9 hours ago, daydreamer said:

As you may know, there are two different SuperRich money exchange companies in Bangkok. 

Thanks for that information.  I actually had no idea there were two different companies with the same name.  I used the SuperRich located in the lower level of the new Central Park Mall, but do not recall if the sign was green or orange.  Not something I really knew to pay attention to until now.  I also assumed SuperRich was all one company so the exchange rate would be the same at all locations.  Sounds like I need to shop around a little before exchanging currency in the future.  

14 minutes ago, jimmie50 said:

Thanks for that information.  I actually had no idea there were two different companies with the same name.  I used the SuperRich located in the lower level of the new Central Park Mall, but do not recall if the sign was green or orange.  Not something I really knew to pay attention to until now.  I also assumed SuperRich was all one company so the exchange rate would be the same at all locations.  Sounds like I need to shop around a little before exchanging currency in the future.  

That one is orange and usually the recommended one. But honestly the difference between green and orange is so minimal that convenience takes priority. As far as I am aware, there isn’t a green outlet located anywhere near the bar district so the best choices are either Central Park or X-One depending which side of Patpong you’re on.

Or as @spoon mentions, if you have time to go to Silom Plaza. Myself, I don’t enjoy the long walk in the heat because any savings will immediately be spent on a cold beer to recover. 

 

X-one has been my choice for a while now, as they are usually offer slightly better rate, and less queue. Only reason i would go to silom plaza one is if i stay at pullman or furama. 

1 hour ago, jimmie50 said:

Sounds like I need to shop around a little before exchanging currency in the future.  

don't overdo it and keep your cool as often difference in rates  doesn't justify time and possibly transit expense spent. I know somebody who got excited by XOne rate 33.40 for 1$ compared to his local of 33.00 at  Ari area. Spent 1 hr. round trip , saved 120 on 300 $ exchange , out of it 70 went for BTS ticket  so total saving was indeed enough for Chang and small bottle of water at 7/11 

On 4/25/2026 at 6:26 PM, tm_nyc said:

Good to know!  Skytrain level is the 'B' Basement level?

yes. reason for the better rates is that those stalls on the left behind the arl ticket machines are technically not in the airport but in samut prakan province.

5 hours ago, mima_bk said:

yes. reason for the better rates is that those stalls on the left behind the arl ticket machines are technically not in the airport but in samut prakan province.

Very knowledgeable!

On 5/7/2026 at 11:17 PM, ChristianPFC said:

Suvarnabhumi airport is in Samut Prakarn province. While airside allows entry and change of airplane without visa or immigration, and has different laws for customs and taxes, the banks are all landside. I guess it has nothing to do with Samut Prakarn province, rate in the airport are just like that (poor compared to elsewhere), because the banks there form a cartel. You could argue that those banks are inside the airport, whereas those at the ARL are inside the ARL station. But the operators are different as well, as far as I observed.