Best British Pound / Japanese Yen Exchange Rate Today: 196.1890

Live rate: 1 GBP = 196.1890 JPY (-0.35%)

Inverted: 1 JPY = 0.0051 GBP
Last Updated: Tuesday, 31 December 2024 04:49:10 UTC

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Comparison Results:

Provider	Exchange Rate	Fee	You Get	Service	Notes	Action
Live Market Rate	196.1890	0	194.2271	Set Alert
	195.6004 (indicative)	0	195.6004	International Payments and Transfers	Experts in international money transfers for business and individuals, delivering industry-beating exchange rates.
	194.8157 (indicative)	0	194.8157	International Payments and Transfers	Indicative Dealing Desk Quote. Rate can only be applied to transfers in excess of £2000 equivalent.
	196.1890	0.56%	195.0903	Best Multi-Currency Card	One currency card for all your travels. Use it instantly as a digital card and top-up from the app, with the mid-market rate. 40+ currencies. Save up to 87% when you spend internationally.
	192.2640	0	192.2640	Holiday FX, Cash Delivery	A specialist alternative to banks, bureau de change & the Post Office for clients seeking competitive currency exchange rates. A multiple award-winning company, offering free delivery (over £700.00), no commission charges, payment by Debit Card or Bank Transfer and typically offering the best exchange rates available.
	192.0557	0	192.0557	Best Branch Collection	Also offer delivery and cash buyback services. Home delivery orders of £5 and above are accepted, for branch collection the minimum is £500. One of the highest rated companies we survey according to independent rating review providers.
	185.7716	0	185.7716	Holiday FX, Cash Delivery	Covent Garden FX is a family-owned and operated Bureau De Change located in the heart of Central London. Established for over 20 years, we offer extremely competitive exchange rates with no commission and no fees.
Best Bank Rate	190.6957 (upper range)	Variable	190.6957	Payments, transfers, holiday money	Determined using data on spread charges supplied by IMTI
Worst Bank Rate	189.3224 (lower range)	Variable	189.3224	Payments, transfers, holiday money	Determined using data on spread charges supplied by Money Mover and Accourt
Paypal	187.3605	0	187.3605	International Payments and Transfers

Ranking Snapshot

Horizon Currency

payments

Wise

payments

Revolut

payments, cash

Global Reach

payments

Travel FX

holiday cash

Covent Garden FX

holiday cash

Moneycorp

payments

Tesco

cash

Post Office

cash

HSBC

representative of high street bank rates

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January - 2024

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Open: 179.4010

Close: 179.4010

Mid: 179.4010

Open: 179.4000

Close: 179.1700

Mid: 179.6960

Open: 179.1710

Close: 181.4710

Mid: 180.4250

Open: 181.4780

Close: 183.4150

Mid: 182.4030

Open: 183.4140

Close: 183.9350

Mid: 183.8245

Open: 184.1070

Close: 183.8640

Mid: 183.6235

Open: 183.8670

Close: 183.6410

Mid: 183.3505

Open: 183.6350

Close: 185.7270

Mid: 184.5830

Open: 185.7320

Close: 185.4070

Mid: 185.7125

Open: 185.4040

Close: 184.7870

Mid: 185.0720

Open: 184.9250

Close: 185.5550

Mid: 185.2260

Open: 185.5100

Close: 185.9730

Mid: 185.6010

Open: 186.0000

Close: 187.8790

Mid: 186.9995

Open: 187.8120

Close: 188.2120

Mid: 187.7890

Open: 188.2510

Close: 188.1870

Mid: 188.1650

Open: 188.3190

Close: 188.2580

Mid: 188.0815

Open: 188.2320

Close: 188.2490

Mid: 188.1450

Open: 188.2450

Close: 187.6950

Mid: 187.8010

Open: 187.7160

Close: 187.6960

Mid: 187.6790

Open: 187.6460

Close: 188.1850

Mid: 187.9525

Open: 188.1070

Close: 187.4880

Mid: 187.7075

Open: 187.4580

Close: 187.4570

Mid: 187.0205

Open: 187.4560

Close: 186.4380

Mid: 186.7880

February - 2024

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 Open: 186.4380 Close: 186.6000 Mid: 185.9465	2 Open: 186.5930 Close: 187.4770 Mid: 187.0925	3
4	5 Open: 187.6480 Close: 186.3990 Mid: 186.9150	6 Open: 186.3830 Close: 186.3700 Mid: 186.4895	7 Open: 186.3850 Close: 187.1170 Mid: 186.7280	8 Open: 187.1120 Close: 188.4520 Mid: 187.6805	9 Open: 188.3920 Close: 188.5250 Mid: 188.5595	10
11	12 Open: 188.4780 Close: 188.5980 Mid: 188.2940	13 Open: 188.5980 Close: 189.8850 Mid: 189.2620	14 Open: 189.8920 Close: 189.2400 Mid: 189.3350	15 Open: 189.2410 Close: 188.9350 Mid: 188.6290	16 Open: 188.9150 Close: 189.2340 Mid: 189.1750	17
18	19 Open: 189.2920 Close: 189.1040 Mid: 189.1505	20 Open: 189.1030 Close: 189.3180 Mid: 189.3830	21 Open: 189.3440 Close: 189.9140 Mid: 189.5385	22 Open: 189.9520 Close: 190.5970 Mid: 190.3430	23 Open: 190.5810 Close: 190.7350 Mid: 190.7780	24
25	26 Open: 190.7730 Close: 191.1830 Mid: 190.8285	27 Open: 191.1670 Close: 190.9410 Mid: 190.7775	28 Open: 190.9270 Close: 190.8060 Mid: 190.6140	29 Open: 190.8060 Close: 189.3400 Mid: 189.9275

March - 2024

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 Open: 189.3400 Close: 189.9950 Mid: 189.8395	2
3	4 Open: 189.7360 Close: 191.0550 Mid: 190.4620	5 Open: 191.0540 Close: 190.6480 Mid: 190.6915	6 Open: 190.6430 Close: 190.2000 Mid: 190.2770	7 Open: 190.2030 Close: 189.6300 Mid: 189.2255	8 Open: 189.6310 Close: 189.1280 Mid: 189.0540	9
10	11 Open: 188.7030 Close: 188.2910 Mid: 188.4805	12 Open: 188.2920 Close: 188.9100 Mid: 188.5925	13 Open: 188.9110 Close: 189.0840 Mid: 188.9840	14 Open: 189.0860 Close: 189.1560 Mid: 189.0605	15 Open: 189.1570 Close: 189.8320 Mid: 189.3090	16
17	18 Open: 190.0300 Close: 189.8640 Mid: 189.8490	19 Open: 189.8630 Close: 191.9160 Mid: 190.9180	20 Open: 191.9160 Close: 193.3830 Mid: 192.6750	21 Open: 193.3850 Close: 191.9080 Mid: 192.6770	22 Open: 191.9080 Close: 190.8230 Mid: 191.3185	23
24	25 Open: 191.6320 Close: 191.3360 Mid: 190.9965	26 Open: 191.3340 Close: 191.3890 Mid: 191.3935	27 Open: 191.3890 Close: 191.1560 Mid: 191.0515	28 Open: 191.1570 Close: 191.0580 Mid: 190.9525	29 Open: 191.0600 Close: 191.0340 Mid: 191.0040	30
31

April - 2024

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Open: 191.3110

Close: 190.3400

Mid: 190.7675

Open: 190.3440

Close: 190.6190

Mid: 190.3845

Open: 190.6170

Close: 191.9220

Mid: 191.1855

Open: 191.9240

Close: 191.3300

Mid: 191.6360

Open: 191.3290

Close: 191.6240

Mid: 191.1595

Open: 191.6180

Close: 192.1340

Mid: 191.7840

Open: 192.1360

Close: 192.4050

Mid: 192.4720

Open: 192.4030

Close: 192.0860

Mid: 192.1850

Open: 192.0820

Close: 192.4030

Mid: 192.0780

Open: 192.4010

Close: 190.8250

Mid: 191.2220

Open: 191.0780

Close: 192.0080

Mid: 191.6295

Open: 192.0090

Close: 192.2540

Mid: 192.2305

Open: 192.2530

Close: 192.2640

Mid: 192.2610

Open: 192.2650

Close: 192.3210

Mid: 192.3515

Open: 192.3210

Close: 191.2940

Mid: 191.5180

Open: 191.7640

Close: 191.2090

Mid: 191.0460

Open: 191.2060

Close: 192.7500

Mid: 191.8445

Open: 192.7520

Close: 193.6230

Mid: 193.0300

Open: 193.6230

Close: 194.7800

Mid: 194.1535

Open: 194.7810

Close: 197.8260

Mid: 195.9550

Open: 198.0030

Close: 196.3990

Mid: 197.0715

Open: 196.3980

Close: 197.1240

Mid: 196.7300

May - 2024

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Open: 197.1230

Close: 193.5820

Mid: 194.6445

Open: 193.5790

Close: 192.5540

Mid: 193.8105

Open: 192.5510

Close: 191.9470

Mid: 192.0355

Open: 192.0640

Close: 193.3490

Mid: 192.7320

Open: 193.3480

Close: 193.4960

Mid: 193.5655

Open: 193.4970

Close: 194.3790

Mid: 193.9400

Open: 194.3730

Close: 194.7130

Mid: 194.3645

Open: 194.7190

Close: 195.1110

Mid: 194.9150

Open: 194.9610

Close: 196.1920

Mid: 195.5325

Open: 196.1910

Close: 196.9660

Mid: 196.3925

Open: 196.9650

Close: 196.4810

Mid: 196.5210

Open: 196.4820

Close: 196.8750

Mid: 195.9845

Open: 196.8740

Close: 197.7160

Mid: 197.3320

Open: 197.7410

Close: 198.5490

Mid: 198.0185

Open: 198.5480

Close: 198.4780

Mid: 198.5915

Open: 198.4770

Close: 199.3980

Mid: 198.9610

Open: 199.3970

Close: 199.2850

Mid: 199.4605

Open: 199.2810

Close: 199.9590

Mid: 199.5760

Open: 200.0150

Close: 200.3200

Mid: 200.0290

Open: 200.3200

Close: 200.5730

Mid: 200.4050

Open: 200.5700

Close: 200.2050

Mid: 200.3980

Open: 200.2100

Close: 199.6790

Mid: 199.5075

Open: 199.6840

Close: 200.4520

Mid: 199.8775

June - 2024

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1
2	3 Open: 200.4290 Close: 199.8980 Mid: 199.9415	4 Open: 199.8970 Close: 197.7940 Mid: 198.8125	5 Open: 197.7960 Close: 199.6120 Mid: 198.7195	6 Open: 199.6110 Close: 199.0300 Mid: 199.3895	7 Open: 199.0290 Close: 199.3780 Mid: 199.1075	8
9	10 Open: 199.2970 Close: 199.9120 Mid: 199.4940	11 Open: 199.9130 Close: 200.1850 Mid: 200.0405	12 Open: 200.1840 Close: 200.5800 Mid: 200.4455	13 Open: 200.5820 Close: 200.4200 Mid: 200.5120	14 Open: 200.4140 Close: 199.6710 Mid: 200.2740	15
16	17 Open: 199.7240 Close: 200.4020 Mid: 199.7625	18 Open: 200.4010 Close: 200.6130 Mid: 200.4350	19 Open: 200.6120 Close: 201.1080 Mid: 200.7710	20 Open: 201.1100 Close: 201.1540 Mid: 201.1075	21 Open: 201.1540 Close: 202.0350 Mid: 201.2880	22
23	24 Open: 201.9330 Close: 202.4970 Mid: 201.9370	25 Open: 202.4980 Close: 202.5920 Mid: 202.3540	26 Open: 202.5920 Close: 202.9640 Mid: 202.7900	27 Open: 202.9640 Close: 203.2150 Mid: 202.9515	28 Open: 203.2150 Close: 203.4440 Mid: 203.0775	29
30

July - 2024

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Open: 203.1470

Close: 204.2620

Mid: 203.9440

Open: 204.2600

Close: 204.7910

Mid: 204.3720

Open: 204.7890

Close: 206.0470

Mid: 205.4195

Open: 206.0450

Close: 205.7660

Mid: 205.7055

Open: 205.7660

Close: 206.0460

Mid: 205.7165

Open: 205.6170

Close: 205.9750

Mid: 205.9845

Open: 205.9610

Close: 206.2640

Mid: 206.2250

Open: 206.2640

Close: 207.7610

Mid: 206.9950

Open: 207.7600

Close: 205.1970

Mid: 205.9790

Open: 205.1930

Close: 205.0890

Mid: 205.0990

Open: 204.7950

Close: 205.0190

Mid: 204.7790

Open: 205.0140

Close: 205.4870

Mid: 205.3445

Open: 205.4840

Close: 203.2150

Mid: 204.3595

Open: 203.2120

Close: 203.6950

Mid: 202.9900

Open: 203.6960

Close: 203.3750

Mid: 203.5895

Open: 203.3730

Close: 203.1280

Mid: 202.7620

Open: 203.1250

Close: 200.8130

Mid: 201.9565

Open: 200.8140

Close: 198.6050

Mid: 199.4835

Open: 198.6070

Close: 197.8120

Mid: 197.3395

Open: 197.8120

Close: 197.8590

Mid: 198.0415

Open: 197.3940

Close: 198.1030

Mid: 197.6995

Open: 198.1000

Close: 196.0770

Mid: 197.7245

Open: 196.0800

Close: 192.8160

Mid: 194.8805

August - 2024

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 Open: 192.8170 Close: 190.2590 Mid: 191.7240	2 Open: 190.2600 Close: 187.6270 Mid: 188.9495	3
4	5 Open: 187.6970 Close: 184.2150 Mid: 183.9075	6 Open: 184.2140 Close: 183.1920 Mid: 184.9390	7 Open: 183.1910 Close: 186.2220 Mid: 185.6000	8 Open: 186.2190 Close: 187.7580 Mid: 186.1820	9 Open: 187.7520 Close: 187.0690 Mid: 187.4490	10
11	12 Open: 187.5320 Close: 187.9040 Mid: 188.2485	13 Open: 187.9120 Close: 188.8730 Mid: 188.5530	14 Open: 188.8750 Close: 188.9890 Mid: 188.6505	15 Open: 188.9910 Close: 191.9130 Mid: 190.3855	16 Open: 191.9140 Close: 191.0780 Mid: 191.1975	17
18	19 Open: 190.8760 Close: 190.4390 Mid: 189.9385	20 Open: 190.4380 Close: 189.3400 Mid: 190.2470	21 Open: 189.3400 Close: 190.1600 Mid: 190.1880	22 Open: 190.1600 Close: 191.5330 Mid: 190.8045	23 Open: 191.5320 Close: 190.8080 Mid: 191.1625	24
25	26 Open: 190.9110 Close: 190.5930 Mid: 190.2135	27 Open: 190.5930 Close: 190.9050 Mid: 191.0860	28 Open: 190.9040 Close: 190.7260 Mid: 190.9065	29 Open: 190.7280 Close: 190.9240 Mid: 190.9045	30 Open: 190.9250 Close: 191.8870 Mid: 191.2580	31

September - 2024

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2 Open: 192.1280 Close: 193.1570 Mid: 192.4115	3 Open: 193.1510 Close: 190.7810 Mid: 191.8540	4 Open: 190.7790 Close: 188.9890 Mid: 189.9015	5 Open: 188.9860 Close: 189.0680 Mid: 188.9270	6 Open: 189.0670 Close: 186.8450 Mid: 187.9575	7
8	9 Open: 186.9860 Close: 187.1800 Mid: 187.3005	10 Open: 187.1790 Close: 186.3350 Mid: 186.9140	11 Open: 186.3360 Close: 185.6850 Mid: 185.0510	12 Open: 185.6840 Close: 186.1200 Mid: 186.0145	13 Open: 186.1200 Close: 184.8280 Mid: 185.2895	14
15	16 Open: 185.0900 Close: 185.8450 Mid: 184.9180	17 Open: 185.8450 Close: 187.4190 Mid: 186.3770	18 Open: 187.4190 Close: 187.9960 Mid: 186.9445	19 Open: 187.9950 Close: 189.4570 Mid: 188.9240	20 Open: 189.4580 Close: 191.7200 Mid: 190.3690	21
22	23 Open: 191.6130 Close: 191.6900 Mid: 191.2890	24 Open: 191.6870 Close: 192.1180 Mid: 192.3360	25 Open: 192.1140 Close: 192.8590 Mid: 192.5310	26 Open: 192.8600 Close: 194.2610 Mid: 193.4365	27 Open: 194.2630 Close: 190.1680 Mid: 192.9895	28
29	30 Open: 190.0740 Close: 192.1080 Mid: 190.9445

October - 2024

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Open: 192.1090

Close: 190.7290

Mid: 191.6175

Open: 190.7300

Close: 194.3210

Mid: 192.4275

Open: 194.3210

Close: 192.8490

Mid: 193.6585

Open: 192.8500

Close: 195.1590

Mid: 193.6400

Open: 195.1640

Close: 193.8770

Mid: 194.4835

Open: 193.8750

Close: 194.2110

Mid: 193.6325

Open: 194.2090

Close: 195.1680

Mid: 194.4300

Open: 195.1690

Close: 194.0330

Mid: 194.5470

Open: 194.0320

Close: 194.8730

Mid: 194.5500

Open: 194.9310

Close: 195.5760

Mid: 195.1755

Open: 195.5770

Close: 195.0780

Mid: 195.1900

Open: 195.0760

Close: 194.3790

Mid: 194.4985

Open: 194.3780

Close: 195.4520

Mid: 194.7265

Open: 195.4530

Close: 195.1540

Mid: 195.4040

Open: 195.3770

Close: 195.8700

Mid: 195.2345

Open: 195.8700

Close: 196.1820

Mid: 195.8185

Open: 196.1810

Close: 197.3840

Mid: 197.2450

Open: 197.3850

Close: 197.0120

Mid: 197.0330

Open: 197.0140

Close: 197.4180

Mid: 197.0905

Open: 198.6360

Close: 198.8370

Mid: 198.5810

Open: 198.8370

Close: 199.6050

Mid: 198.8810

Open: 199.6050

Close: 198.8690

Mid: 199.0015

Open: 198.8700

Close: 196.1090

Mid: 197.1415

November - 2024

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 Open: 196.1100 Close: 197.6420 Mid: 197.0785	2
3	4 Open: 197.3370 Close: 197.1200 Mid: 197.1210	5 Open: 197.1190 Close: 197.7440 Mid: 197.4500	6 Open: 197.7460 Close: 199.1650 Mid: 198.4490	7 Open: 199.1650 Close: 198.6200 Mid: 198.9475	8 Open: 198.6190 Close: 197.2010 Mid: 197.8375	9
10	11 Open: 197.2930 Close: 197.8120 Mid: 197.8150	12 Open: 197.8110 Close: 197.0990 Mid: 197.4740	13 Open: 197.0980 Close: 197.5780 Mid: 197.2430	14 Open: 197.5750 Close: 197.9430 Mid: 197.6660	15 Open: 197.9420 Close: 194.8100 Mid: 196.3775	16
17	18 Open: 194.6220 Close: 196.1060 Mid: 195.2715	19 Open: 196.1040 Close: 196.1380 Mid: 194.8965	20 Open: 196.1390 Close: 196.6680 Mid: 196.8780	21 Open: 196.6690 Close: 194.5550 Mid: 195.5285	22 Open: 194.5560 Close: 193.9580 Mid: 193.8340	23
24	25 Open: 193.7910 Close: 193.7880 Mid: 193.9520	26 Open: 193.7890 Close: 192.4300 Mid: 192.9790	27 Open: 192.4280 Close: 191.6050 Mid: 191.6640	28 Open: 191.6030 Close: 192.2710 Mid: 191.9345	29 Open: 192.2700 Close: 190.7110 Mid: 191.2410	30

December - 2024

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2 Open: 190.7220 Close: 189.3090 Mid: 189.8885	3 Open: 189.3090 Close: 189.5810 Mid: 189.2395	4 Open: 189.5840 Close: 191.2850 Mid: 190.4470	5 Open: 191.2850 Close: 191.5020 Mid: 191.2790	6 Open: 191.5030 Close: 191.1770 Mid: 191.5535	7
8	9 Open: 191.3500 Close: 192.8040 Mid: 192.0130	10 Open: 192.8040 Close: 194.0850 Mid: 193.2930	11 Open: 194.0830 Close: 194.4070 Mid: 193.6555	12 Open: 194.4060 Close: 193.4450 Mid: 193.9690	13 Open: 193.4470 Close: 193.8980 Mid: 193.6615	14
15	16 Open: 194.3850 Close: 195.5220 Mid: 194.7730	17 Open: 195.5190 Close: 195.1200 Mid: 195.2775	18 Open: 195.1120 Close: 194.6930 Mid: 194.9315	19 Open: 194.6840 Close: 196.8130 Mid: 196.5135	20 Open: 196.8180 Close: 196.6060 Mid: 196.5270	21
22	23 Open: 196.6170 Close: 197.0430 Mid: 196.7750	24 Open: 197.0370 Close: 197.0190 Mid: 197.1280	25	26 Open: 197.0390 Close: 197.9190 Mid: 197.5120	27 Open: 197.9120 Close: 198.5180 Mid: 197.9690	28
29	30 Open: 198.5130 Close: 196.8700 Mid: 197.6435	31 Open: 196.8670 Close: 196.4060 Mid: 196.7050

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