How much currency do I need?

[tuitionowed]

We're not big spenders.  How much will need based on restroom fees and/or cafes for coffee or a sweet treat.  Trinkets for the grandchildren can be on a credit card.

We're traveling early in September (2019) so any advice would be appreciated.

[hallasm]

18 minutes ago, tuitionowed said:

We're traveling early in September (2019) so any advice would be appreciated.

Might be good to know where you're travelling - many countries and many different currencies, however credit cards are widely accepted - just recommend to have a chip/pin credit card - you you can pay everything buý credit card in most places.

You might be able to find some information in this topic:

 

 

Edited July 28, 2019 by hallasm
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[tuitionowed]

Sorry Hallasm.  Bergen, Alesund, Eidfjord, Geiranger.  We have Euros for Amsterdam but are interested in buying Krones.

[GrJ Berkshire]

Lots

Norway is the most expensive country by far. Think London and NY prices and double them.

We are in Norway now , postage rate to the UK is 25kr that's £2-50 or $3 and world wide eg USA is 31kr that's $4 for a postcard. If you are not teetotal now become it in Norway as alcohol is prohibiting in price.

We live 25 miles outside London, so we are comparing an expensive place.

[hallasm]

10 hours ago, tuitionowed said:

Bergen, Alesund, Eidfjord, Geiranger.

 

11 hours ago, tuitionowed said:

How much will need based on restroom fees and/or cafes for coffee or a sweet treat.  Trinkets for the grandchildren can be on a credit card.

 

In Norway you can pay cafes, restroom, and sweat treats, transportation  and souvenirs with credit card - I never exchange to Norwegian kroner when travelling in Norway.

For a cafe you might not need chip/pin but for paying restroom you'll probably need  - highly recommended to have a credit card with chip and pin.

[kaisatsu]

It costs a lot to explore Norway but certainly doesn’t require much currency! I did use some cash once three months ago when someone was having problems with their card reader. It was weird.

 

If you don’t have a chip-and-pin card, you may run into a few issues, but most places that require it are unstaffed and may not accept cash anyway.

 

I would recommend getting any cash from an ATM, since ordering it ahead from a bank often means getting larger 500 or 1000 notes that may be difficult to break at smaller establishments (since few people use cash, many places don’t keep a lot of change). Also, local banks don’t charge a fee for cash withdrawals, so you only need to worry about your own bank’s charges.

[Earl Rosebery]

You don’t need any. Just a credit card