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  • 🇮🇹 Italy: bunq Community Travel Tips

✈️ Heading to Italy? We've gathered some tips from the bunq community to make sure your trip is the smoothest it can be. 😎

Check them out below! 🌈 👇


Using your card

💳 Do I need cash in Italy, or can I use my card everywhere?

You will be able to use your card almost everywhere.

💰 What currency do they use here?

The currency here is Euros! The symbol is € or EUR.

🏧 Which ATM’s can I use for free?

The bunq community has reported free withdrawals at these ATMs.

  • Banca Carige
  • Banca Popolare di Sondrio
  • BNL
  • Cariparma
  • Poste
  • Raiffeisen
  • Sparkasse
  • Unicredit
  • Volksbank

The bunq community has reported (possible) additional fee's for withdrawals at these ATM's.

  • Euronet

💵 If I want cash, how much should I take out of an ATM?

€50 should be enough for a few days.


Staying connected

📱 Can I roam, or should I get a local SIM?

All EU mobile plans should let you roam for free.

If you don't have an EU plan, you can learn about your local SIM card options here.


Useful things to know

💁‍♀️ How does tipping work?

Generally a service charge will be added to the check, and is visible on the bill. This mostly ranfges from €1-3

It's also normal to just round up the bill by a few euros, but you're not compelled to do so.

🍺 How much does a 0.5L beer cost?

€4,50

🍽 How much does an average meal cost?

€15,00

🚨 What’s the emergency number?

General emergency number: 112

Police: 113
Fire department: 115
Ambulance: 118

🔌 What type of plug do they use?

These ones:



🚗 What side of the road do they drive on?

They drive on the right side of the road here.

🗺 How do I navigate my way around?

Google and Apple Maps both work well in Italy.

Otherwise, we recommend Rome2Rio as the best way to find out how to get anywhere. It even tells you the cost of each option. 🙌

👀 Any other good tips?

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If you've been to Italy 🇮🇹 share your experience! The following would be really useful for other bunqers to know:

  • Which ATMs are free to use?
  • What card should I use and where?
  • Any other info you think may be useful.

Share your experience with us in the comments below! 🌈 👇

    9 months later

    Para moverse App Citymapper y Moovit

      21 days later
      a month later

      Can I pay in manually using any of the free atm machines as stipulated above . In as much as I can make a withdrawn can I also pay cash into my account using the atm machines

        21 days later

        Dove posso ricaricare mia carta?

          @bunq#119119 Had the Travel Card rejected at a street parking meter in Alberobello. Debit card did not work either. I’m curious to know if others experience this. Probably better to keep spare change handy for that.

            a year later

            Free ATM withdrawals from “Intesa Sanpaolo” as well

              6 months later

              La carte fonctionne partout et pour retirer sans frais je vous invite a aller à la poste

                3 months later

                Moovit! Shows public transport and taxis

                  Any suggestions for great food? We love the Italian restaurants where the Italians go themselves as well.

                    @Nynke-Turquoise-Zebra#241585 Which city?

                      18 days later

                      Hoe werkt het openbaar vervoer?

                        @Fatih-Blue-Shark#244756 If you think 🤔 Trains 🚂 , the Italian High Speed network is exceptionally good with two main providers (Treni Italia and Italo). The network serves main cities from north to South. Other public transports are from very good to very bad depending from the cities.

                          4 months later

                          Nous sommes à Venise actuellement avec une personne en chaise roulante et ma foi, nous sommes étonnés de voir que certains points sont bien aménagés. Pas assez mais c’est déjà pas mal.
                          Question argent et carte bunq pour l’instant pas de soucis… taxis, restaurants, magasins ça marche et dans les distributeurs apparemment pas de frais. Il y a pas mal de distributeurs un peu partout c’est top 👍

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