Buying a product from France - most cost effective route?

[callahan]

Hi

I need to pay for a purchase from a French company and have been invoiced in Euros.

I know it's a very simple question, but at around £2.5k the fees could make a significant difference to me, so I'm hoping to keep it as affordable as possible.

I have a Halifax Clarity card but need to pay by bank transfer of some sort unfortunately.

Is a simple transfer from Natwest or First Direct just as good as anything else?

Thanks for any assistance for this financial dunce.

[callahan]

andy43 said:

Transferwise is what I use - quick and cheap.

Thanks all, I'll take a look at Transferwise.

[callahan]

The amount was just under 2500 euros so the fee was only 8.99 which I think has saved quite a bit over just using my bank.

As mentioned above, they asked for bank transfer rather than credit card, or there would have been an additional charge on top.

The process was nice and easy, I would recommend it.