Send Money from Australia to South Korea

Measured on the full cost — the transfer fee plus the exchange-rate margin — Wise is cheapest on this corridor at A$1,000, across the 2 providers we hold checked figures for. The cheapest provider also changes with the amount you send, so compare the final sum that arrives in South Korean wons rather than the headline fee.

At A$1,000, Wise is the cheapest of the 2 providers priced at that amount on this corridor: about A$8.38 all in, or 0.84% of the amount sent. Remitly is next at about A$19.19. That is the fee plus the exchange-rate margin that applied to a transfer of that size — priced at A$1,000 specifically, not worked out from a measurement taken at some other amount. It covers a bank transfer; cash pickup and mobile wallet payouts are priced separately. The margins were measured by Wise's comparison service rather than published by the providers themselves, and other providers here may be cheaper and are not priced this way.

Delivery ranges from minutes to a few business days depending on the provider and payout method. Wise can deliver within minutes when you pay by debit card. Bank-funded and economy transfers typically take one to three business days but usually cost less. Transfers sent outside banking hours or over a weekend may not settle until the next working day.

Across the providers we compare, the available payout methods are bank deposit. The most widely used options in South Korea are bank deposit to the major Korean banks and Korea Post Office, plus cash pickup. Several providers reach Korea through local partners, and a few require the recipient to complete a one-time registration before funds are released. Not every provider supports every method, so check the table above before you commit.

On this corridor the providers we compare deliver primarily to bank accounts, so your recipient will need one to receive the funds. If cash collection is essential, check the provider's site directly, as coverage changes.

Providers rarely give you the mid-market rate — the reference rate you see on Google or Reuters. Instead they add a margin, typically between 0.4% and 4%, and keep the difference. That margin is often larger than the visible transfer fee, which is why a "no fee" service can still be more expensive overall. For AUD to KRW, compare the quoted rate against the mid-market rate to see the real spread you are paying.

Yes, provided you use a licensed provider. Every service listed on this page is regulated in Australia under AUSTRAC, which requires safeguarding of customer funds and identity verification. Send only to people you know personally, keep your transfer reference private, and be sceptical of anyone pressuring you to send money urgently to someone you have not met.

Yes. Each provider sets its own transfer limits, which vary by how much identity verification you have completed and how you pay. Larger transfers may require additional documentation such as proof of source of funds. For transfers above roughly A$10,000, a specialist foreign-exchange broker will often beat an app on rate.

This is a bank-account corridor with no cash or wallet option at either service, so the question is which banks are reachable. Remitly names Kakao Bank and K Bank, the digital banks a younger recipient is most likely to hold, alongside the traditional ones. Wise commits to a delivery time here rather than hiding behind a company-wide average: about three minutes on every funding method. That is rare enough to be worth noting. Western Union carries no row here. Its Australian page for this corridor was not among those we could read, so treat its absence as unchecked rather than unavailable.