I am hearing lots of stories that one cant use USA ATM cards in Spain or has a hard time finding ATMS that accept USA card also that the ATM don't take the American 4 pin code.
SO HELP anyone recently within 3 month been to spain and what has been your experience with ATMS and cash withdrawals?
We are leaving on 09.18. so hurry with replies please
Posted by
Los Angeles, CA, USA
1003 posts
I had no problem using a Bank of America card in a few banks in Barcelona about a month ago, took my 4 digit pin no problem. Was traveling with a friend, she also had no problems and had a card from a very small credit union in texas.
Posted by
Bloomington, IL, USA
9363 posts
I have VISA debit card from a local credit union, and I had no problem using it anywhere. I used three different banks" ATMs and never had a problem. Have a great time!
Posted by
Bloomington, IL, USA
9363 posts
I was there in late May -- and my card has a 4 number PIN.
Posted by
Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
324 posts
Regular (Spanish) banks use a 4 digit PIN code, and I don't remember my parents ever having had a problem with their US cards when on visit here. I think you'll be fine unless you bank with some strange credit union or such.
Posted by
Ottawa, Ontario
27 posts
Patricia,
Not sure this helps since I'm Canadian, but when I went to Europe, my bank's debit card worked without a hitch: it's a 4-pin card and works with the Cirrus network (which is compatible with the bank network in Europe - and there's a "Cirrus" symbol on the back of my card).
Your bank will be able to answer the question better than we can.
Shawn
Posted by
Brooklyn, NY, USA
100 posts
I was there in May and had no problems. I was traveling with a lot of people and no had any problems either. You need to tell your bank that you are going to be there or the bank wont authorize any strange activity.