How Much Does it Cost to backpack in Europe for 30 days?

Summary:
$500-$2000 pretrip
1350-2025 (Euros) for 30 days, currently this is about $1900-$2800


Pre Trip Expences

Airfare: $250-$1000 – This can vary greatly depending on where you’re going from and if you can score any deals.

Backpack: $30-$250 – A good backpack is key to a good trip, it has to be able to hold everything you have and not tank your back after a few hours of carrying it.

Travel Documents: $0-$200 – All the documents you’ll need on your trip (Passport, Visas, Student Identity card etc.) Depending on what you already have, you may not have to get very much.

Guide Book: $20-$50 – The backpacker’s bible. The thing you’ll probably spend the most time on your trip looking at, so make sure you get the right one.

Various Travel Accessories: Varies – Everything from a sleepsheet to sturdy shoes to flashlight to digital camera. This part varies greatly depending on what you want to bring.

Rail Pass: $300-$1000 – If you decide on getting a rail pass, a decent one will cost anywhere from $300 to over a thousand depending on how long it is and where it’s valid.

So before you get to Europe you’re already looking at dishing out anywhere from $500-$2000, Yes it’s not cheap. But it’s worth the money you spend.

On the Road Costs

It would better if you count your expences in euro ‘couse most european country use it.

Sleeping: Accommodations at hostels €15-€35 per day (prices tend to be at the higher end of this range in large cities like London and Paris, but considerably cheaper if you go to cities in Eastern Europe like Prague and Budapest). Also hostel prices are higher in the summer high season and lower in the off season.

Eating: Food €10-€20 per day (this of course depends on how much, what, and where you eat). You could buy food at local grocery stores and limited yourself to two meals a day (breakfast and a late lunch and occasionally a snack or two) for saving money. If you plan to do most of your eating in restaurants, then expect to pay a minimum of $25 per day (restaurants prices in Europe are outrageous!).

Transportation & Fun: Unless you plan to walk 20 miles a day, you’ll probably be using local buses, subways, and/or renting bicycles to get to the attractions of the town you’re visiting-once you get there you then have to fork over more money for entrance fees, etc. Cost depends on where you go and what you see, but you can expect to pay about €10-€30 per day more or less depending on how extravagant you are. If you plan to do a lot of drinking this could easily double.

On the Road Expenses TOTALS: 10 days=€450-€675