Send money to Ukraine

With Western Union you can transfer money easily to a Ukrainian credit card if you pay the transfer online. To do this, simply select “Debit¹ or credit card” as the option to receive the amount required, a payment method and click “Continue”.

If you want to transfer money to a Ukrainian account, simply select the appropriate option when transferring with Western Union.

• To do this, start an online transfer and enter the amount required.
• Select “Bank account” at the question asking how the recipient would like to receive the money.
• Click on the payment method required and then “Continue.”

Your first online transfer to a bank account or debit/credit¹ card is free of transfer fees. Western Union offers full rates for all other transactions and full transparency and displays all fees automatically. To do this, start an online transfer and enter the amount required as well as a payment and receipt method. In the summary you can find all important information such as the transfer amount, the transfer fee and the expected transfer time at a glance.

You cannot make a SEPA transfer to Ukraine because the country is not part of the SEPA payment area. However, Western Union offers practical alternatives: You choose which payment method you want to use to transfer money to Ukraine and simply send the amount to a Ukrainian bank account.

If you want to transfer money to Ukraine with Western Union, your first online transfer is to a bank account or debit/credit card with no transfer fees. For all other transactions, you can see all fees at a glance without any hidden costs if you send money online.

Once you have completed the form, you will see a summary of all the important information such as the current exchange rate and the transfer fees². There is no obligation to complete the transfer. You can therefore accept the conditions and continue, change your selection or cancel the process.

Western Union offers various payment methods for transfers to Ukraine. If you make the transfer in cash at a Western Union location, the money can either be collected in cash or transferred to a debit¹ or credit card. You also have the following options for paying for online transfers:

• Credit¹ or debit card
• Instant transfer
• Google Pay
• Bank transfer

If you do not want to withdraw the money in cash when transferring online, you can also transfer it to a Ukrainian bank account or debit card.

With Western Union, your money will arrive in Ukraine in minutes or up to three business days. The exact duration of the transfer depends on how you make it, pay for it and which option you choose for the withdrawal:

• Cash collection at a location: When paying with cash, card, SOFORT-Überweisung (instant transfer) or Google Pay it is within minutes³, with a bank transfer within 1 to 2 business days³.
• To a bank account: By card, SOFORT-Überweisung (instant transfer) and Google Pay it is within minutes³
• , with a bank transfer within 1 to 2 business days³.
• To a credit or debit card: 1 to 3 working days³.

Our system automatically shows the anticipated transfer time before you carry out the transaction.