Corridor
Send money to USA from the UK
Live recipient amounts for £1,000 sent. Ranked by what actually lands in your recipient's account — not by fees alone.
Last updated 1 October 2026 · 4 providers tracked
Latest ranking
UK → USA
£1,000 sent
1 October 2026
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“Mid-market” is the real rate banks trade at between themselves, before any markup — the fairest benchmark for what a transfer actually costs you. More terms, decoded →
Difference
Between Ria (best) and WorldRemit (worst) — same £1,000 sent.
Send around £500 a month? At today's spread, choosing Ria over WorldRemit works out to roughly £114 over a year.
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Rate snapshot
UK → USA at a glance
What £1,000 delivers today, across 4 tracked providers.
Best today
$1,327
via Ria
Average
$1,313
across tracked providers
Best vs mid-market
+0.28%
≈ £2.80 above mid-market per £1,000
Most consistent
Across the last 13 daily snapshots, Ria has offered the best rate to USA 12 times — more often than any other provider we track. Rankings still shift day to day, so check today's table before you send.
What's happening
Market has been broadly stable over 12 days. Ria is offering its best value in 12 days.
The best available rate to USA is down 0.5% over the last 30 days, and up 0.2% in the last 7.
High · 30d
$1,339
Low · 30d
$1,321
Change · 30d
-0.51%
Best recipient amount · 13 snapshots over 30 days.
About this corridor
What to watch when sending to USA
GBP→USD is one of the most traded currency pairs in the world, so margins are tight compared with remittance routes — but fees vary far more. On larger transfers (savings, property, tuition) a fraction of a percent is real money, so compare the amount that arrives, not the fee.
The cheapest way to send money to USA from the UK
On today's data, Ria is the cheapest way to send money to USA from the UK — your recipient gets $1,327 on a £1,000 transfer, roughly $25 more than the worst-value option (WorldRemit). Rankings shift daily as providers reprice, so the cheapest provider changes from one day to the next — we refresh every morning from real quotes, so always check today's table above before you send.
GBP to USD exchange rate today
The mid-market GBP/USD rate — the real rate banks trade at, before any markup — is currently around 1.323. Once fees and margin are included, Ria's effective rate today sits about 0.28% above mid-market — almost always a promotional or introductory rate rather than the standard price, so it may not apply to every transfer. Over the last 30 days the best recipient amount has ranged between $1,321 and $1,339. No provider gives you the pure mid-market rate — the goal is finding the one that sits closest to it.
Is it safe to send money to USA?
Yes — the major providers we compare, including Wise, Remitly and WorldRemit, are established, FCA-authorised money-transfer firms that move money to USA every day. Plyna is an independent comparison service and doesn't handle your transfer; we simply show what each provider gives your recipient. Always start your transfer on the provider's own site or app and confirm the final rate and fee there. See our methodology for exactly how we collect and rank these figures.
Trend
Recipient amount over time
Real snapshots only. Each line = one provider, plotted by recipient amount for £1,000 sent.
Recipient amount — £1,000 sent · last 30 days
Common questions
Sending money from UK to USA
- What is the cheapest way to send money from the UK to the USA?
- Rankings shift daily as providers reprice. Specialist transfer services such as Wise, Remitly, Ria and WorldRemit usually beat a high-street bank by a wide margin on GBP to USD. Plyna ranks them every morning by how many dollars arrive for £1,000 sent — check today's table before you transfer.
- How long does a UK to USA transfer take?
- Most specialist providers deliver to a US bank account within a few hours to one business day. Bank-to-bank SWIFT transfers from a UK high-street bank can take one to three business days and may lose a further fee to intermediary banks along the way.
- Why is my bank's GBP to USD rate worse than the one on Google?
- Google shows the mid-market rate — the real rate banks trade at between themselves. Banks typically add a margin of 2–4% on top for consumers, plus a fixed transfer fee. That margin is a cost even though it never appears as a line on your statement. Plyna shows each provider's rate against mid-market so you can see it.
- Is it better to send a large amount to the USA in one transfer?
- Usually, yes. Flat fees matter less as the amount grows, and some providers price larger transfers more tightly. On very large sums (house purchases, for example) it is worth checking whether a provider offers a rate lock, so a market move can't change what arrives between quoting and sending.
- How many dollars does my recipient get for £1,000 sent from the UK?
- It depends on the day's mid-market rate and each provider's margin and fee. Today's exact USD amounts for every provider we track are in the comparison above, updated each morning from real quotes.
How we collect this data
Real quotes. Dated snapshots. Nothing modelled.
Every figure on this page traces back to an actual quote pulled from the provider's own rate calculator on a specific day. The exchange rate is compared against the true mid-market rate at the time of collection, exposing any hidden margin baked into the quoted rate. Recipient amounts are calculated as (£1,000 − fee) × rate × (1 − margin).
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