Using your card in France

The currency is EUR. With a card in euros there is no conversion at all; ATM fees still apply.

You pay abroad
Your card’s currency
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You are charged

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ATM fees in France

No checked ATM fee report for France yet. Used an ATM there? Report the fee it showed.

Paying in France

The terminal asks which currency

Choose EUR. If a card terminal or ATM offers to charge you in your own currency, that is dynamic currency conversion at a rate the machine chooses. Check what it would cost with the DCC calculator.

Cards and wallets

VisaMastercardApple PayGoogle Pay

Which of these are widely accepted in France is listed below only where we have a dated source.

Notes for France

No sourced notes for France yet.

Best card for France

The checked card list is still being filled. Every card appears here only with its issuer’s own fee page and the date it was checked, so nothing is shown from memory. Know a fee page we should add? Tell us.