USD from ATM at KLIA2?

If you cant get US$s from an ATM, you'd probably have to get any money converted to MYR then US$s at the currency exchanges. But I dont ever recall ATMs at the airports giving out US currency as they do in Cambodia.

It all depends on what bank card you are using. Mine allows me to withdraw cash with no fees and getting the interbank rate, i.e. no losses at all. Then I can exchange this into USD and have only one currency conversion loss.

But why exactly do you need USD in southeast Asia? To pay visa on arrival fees or for what other purpose?

Myanmar in particular, Cambodia and Laos US$s still handy.

alfredm, would you mind telling me what bank issues your card? Thanks

Try the ATM at CIMB Exchange booth Level 2. I saw the USD, EURO, AUD & SGD sign above it when I pass the ATM this morning.

I'm using the VISA card of DKB, a bank here in Germany.

Thanks alfredm. I doubt that would be accessible to me in Australia!

Update, in case anyone else is in a similar situation: There were indeed two ATMs at KLIA 2 airport that dispense foreign currencies (USD, Euro, GBP etc) however, my card didn't work with them! Not sure if it was because it's a traveler's card and not a bank card, but I had to do a double exchange rate in the end - withdraw in Ringgit then exchange to USD.

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