Using your card in Germany

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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ATM fees in Germany

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

Paying in Germany

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 Germany is listed below only where we have a dated source.

Notes for Germany

No sourced notes for Germany yet.

Best card for Germany

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.