europe trip --estimating costs

GladGradDad
Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:02:39 +0000

It’s not too hard once you break down the major components and fill in the blanks then do the math.


Flights
Rental Car plus gas if applicable (or trains and other transport)
Lodging
Food


Those are the major categories but what to put in the blanks can vary tremendously depending on where you’re going, where you’ll stay, etc. The hotel costs can vary a lot depending on the part of town you stay in, the type of hotel, whether it’s a 5 star, 2 star, etc. or whether it’s a B&B. To get an idea of lodging you can look up some prices for hotels for the specific places you’ll be on any of the travel sites (expedia, orbitz, etc.) but might also want to search for B&Bs which can be cheaper there than hotels.

Don’t assume that once you have the cost of the flights covered you’re mostly taken care of because the other costs can add up quickly.