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How to withdraw cash from foreign bank cards in Italy?

Theme: Banks and money · from messages of 2022-2025

The full article: cash in Italy: exchange, limits, ATMs.

In short

In Italy, you can withdraw cash from foreign cards at ATMs, with fees ranging from 3 to 5 euros.

What the chats answered

Withdrawal fees at Italian ATMs can range from 3 to 5 euros, depending on the bank and card type. For example, UniCredit and Intesa charge a fixed fee for each transaction. Some cards, like those from Rosselkhozbank, may work without fees at certain ATMs.

Some users note that UnionPay cards and other international cards may not work at all ATMs. For instance, Gazprombank cards were not accepted at Malpensa but worked at other banks like Intesa.

To top up cards like Revolut, you can use ATMs that support this function. However, the topping-up fee can reach 4%. It's important to check in advance which ATMs support cash deposits.

If you plan to withdraw large amounts, pay attention to the limits set by banks. For example, some ATMs may limit withdrawals to 500 euros at a time, which also affects the total fee.

Built from 43 similar questions and 18 answers across 3 chats; retold and anonymised, disagreements kept as a spread of opinions.

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The current procedure is set by your comune or the office running the service; the answers above are community experience from different years. Short curated answers on the theme - FAQ: Banks and money.

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This retells what chat members wrote; it is not official information and not legal advice.