Send money to Indonesia

You can send up to 5,300 GBP to an Indonesian bank account via bank transfer online. However, you’re limited to send 4,000 GBP to a bank account if you pay online with a credit¹/debit card or Sofort. For cash pickup, you can send up to 5,000 GBP in store or up to 4,000 GBP if you pay online. With a transfer to a mobile wallet² in Indonesia you can send up to 1,950 GBP.

To send money to Indonesia online:

1. Register for a free profile online, then log in. Click ‘Send now’ to start sending money to Indonesia.
2. Choose Indonesia from the destination options and enter how much you want to send in GBP, seeing the amount in IDR your receiver will get.
3. Select ‘Cash’, ‘Bank account’ or ‘Mobile wallet²’ depending on how your loved one wants to receive their money. Then choose to pay by credit¹/debit card, Sofort or bank transfer.
4. Click ‘Continue’ and fill in your receiver’s personal details or choose from a previous receiver. This information will vary depending on their chosen method of receiving the money.
5. Pay with your credit1/debit card, Sofort or bank transfer to send your transfer.
6. Check your email for a receipt containing a Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN), which you can share with your receiver to track the money.

Find out how to send money to Indonesia in person:

1. Discover a Western Union agent location
2. Either start a transfer online or via the app to lock in the price, or head straight to the agent location to arrange a transfer completely in person.
3. Take a valid government-issued ID to the counter and present your receiver’s necessary information. You may be asked for proof of funds, so also take a bank statement, tax return or payslip along with you.
4. Tell the agent how much you want to send to Indonesia and arrange the transfer.
5. Pay with cash or a credit¹/debit card to confirm your transfer to Indonesia.
6. Take the receipt and share the unique tracking number (MTCN) with your receiver so they can reliably pick up their money.

If you do choose to start the transfer online, then you’ll need to make sure you pay for your transfer within 24 hours at an agent location. No paper forms are required when you do, but you’ll need to make sure you remember your photo ID.

Quickly and easily estimate your transfer cost online. Enter the amount you want to send to Indonesia in GBP, then choose your receiving and payment method. Here you’ll see the:

• Current GBP/IDR exchange rate
• Transfer amount
• Transfer fees⁴
• Transfer total
• Receiver total.

Decide whether you want to proceed with your transfer to Indonesia or not, with no obligation to continue.

Money transfers to Indonesia can arrive in minutes³ if you arrange them for cash pickup or send to a mobile wallet². When you transfer money to an Indonesian bank account it will be sent in real time⁵. Check estimated transfer times with no obligation when you start a transfer online.