Comments on: Laos Costs: Laos ATM Fees 2026 : Laos Money and charges

By: Art Simon

Art Simon — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 04:43:20 +0000

In Luang Prabang I was charged $71.78 for ₭1,500,00 at the Laos development bank atm. Even though the ₭30,00 fee wasn’t disclosed, that’s awfully close to the bank rate, so I’m not too bothered by the ₭1,500,00 limit since the fees are so low and I can return the next day. On my trip through Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos I would say this was a reasonable fee, though in Ho Chi Minh city I did find an ATM that didn’t charge any fees and gave me the current bank rate. Sadly, I’m use to paying much higher fees in the US, Europe and pretty much anywhere else in the world I’ve been.

By: Sarah Carter

Sarah Carter — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 07:03:32 +0000

In reply to Romee. Thanks Romee! I'll update the content and appreciate you taking the time to keep people informed!

By: Romee

Romee — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 03:05:24 +0000

Max withdrawal BCEL has dropped to 2 million, fee is 30.000 kip per transaction (information based on withdrawal on 7th of August 2024).
Compared to last year the price levels here increased a lot. Prices have gone up by at least 30%. With the lower ATM withdrawal maximum you end up going to the ATM a lot more which means a lot more fees to be paid.

By: Romee

Romee — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 02:20:14 +0000

Bcel maximum withdrawal has dropped to 2 million, the fee is 22.000 kip (infomation based on situation of 7th of August 2024)

By: Cee

Cee — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 03:12:34 +0000

In reply to Niamh.

I was charged over 8% in what looks like a dynamic currency conversion.
There was no indication at the BCEL ATM that this would happen, and it’s not from my bank as they will be very close to the visa rate.
I can’t remember any ATM in another country doing this, and it’s pretty much a scam…

By: Niamh

Niamh — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 08:47:22 +0000

We’ve found that BCEL don’t allow you convert in local currency (they don’t give you the option) so we were screwed over by the Dynamic exchange rate and paid 7/8 euro more than we should have on 2million. I’m not sure if they don’t give you the option anymore to make more money??

By: Benoît

Benoît — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 07:26:02 +0000

In reply to Benoît.

Maestro card!!(not MasterCard…)
Sorry!

By: Benoît

Benoît — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 07:23:43 +0000

Phonsavan bank the only one to accept my Maestro card!
Maximum:1 million
Fee: 20.000

By: Benoît

Benoît — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:10:51 +0000

BCEL do not recognize my MasterCard ! And I tried many. (I’m from Belgium and have been using this MasterCard for ages around the world..)
So had to use my visa card!

By: KB

KB — Sat, 22 Oct 2022 03:05:39 +0000

Just got charged 40,000 LAK at BFL atm. It was the only one that was working on Saturday 21st Oct. Not sure if ATMs work on Saturdays but the 5 others we tried with 2 cards did not.