Banks and Cash Machines in Greece

Below is a list of the national banks of Greece. You generally wont need this unless you are considering moving out permanently or buying land, or if a cash machine swallows your card!

It should be mentioned that nearly all UK debit cards will work in Greek cash machines, though what buttons should be selected usually confuses people. After you have inserted your card and entered your PIN, the machine will usually give you a selection of accounts from which to withdraw money. These are usually the following:

• Savings Account
• Current Account
• Credit Card Account

Your debit card will usually be on your current account or perhaps your deposit account, so you will naturally want to select one of the first two options. This is not the case! As a foreign customer, you must select Credit Card Account as the transaction will be presented to your bank via a credit card handling company.

Commission rates for the machines is very similar to what you will pay buying currency or travellers cheques before you leave the UK, so the only real advantage to getting all your money first is if you think the Pound is going to weaken against the Euro while you are away. I for one tend to take only enough currency to get through the airport and cover any taxi fares, then go to the machine.

National Banks of Greece