2-weeks Europe Trip (BUDGET part 1)

A lot of my friends were asking how much was my budget for our Europe trip. In this post, I am going to enumerate our initial budget for this 2-week trip including Edinburgh, London, Madrid, Barcelona and Paris (starting from Hong Kong). Note that I have not included our shopping and food budget here yet.

AIRFARE & TRAIN:

HK$5,800 (approx. cost) This is the airfare from Hong Kong - Doha - Edinburgh / Paris - Doha - Hong Kong via Qatar Airways
HK$2,031 Airfare from London - Madrid via Norwegian Air / Barcelona - Paris via Vueling
HK$676 Train from Edinburgh - London
HK$753 Train from Madrid - Barcelona

Total airfare & train: HK$9,260 per person

ACCOMMODATION:

HK$2,948 - 3 nights in Edinburgh Airbnb
HK$4,917 - 3 nights in London Airbnb
HK$1,176 - 2 nights in Madrid Airbnb
HK$2,231 - 2 nights in Barcelona Airbnb
HK$1,368 - 2 nights in Paris Hotel

Total accommodation: HK$6,320 per person

TOURS:

HK$536 - Hop on, hop off tour in Edinburgh + Edinburgh Castle + Holyrood Palace
HK$456 - Rabbies 1-day tour to West highlands and castles
HK$374 - Stonehenge tour in London
HK$483 - Matilda tickets in London
HK$350 - Tapas and Flamenco tour in Madrid
HK$312 - Casa Batllo entrance tickets in Barcelona
HK$250 - Sagrada Familia entrance tickets in Barcelona
HK$173 - Louvre museum in Paris

Total tours/ entrance tickets: HK$2,934 per person

GRAND TOTAL: HK$18,514 PER PERSON

We allocated budget for some fancy and budget meals, which I will post about later. We did not spend much money for water because you can drink tap water in Europe. Nevertheless, we also brought noodles in case we got tired with fish and chips. We got biscuits and nuts for snacks so we don't need to buy meals on the train.

We also need money for the metro so money in small notes is very helpful. Europe is credit card friendly, almost all cafes accept credit card. In London we needed to buy an oyster card to also take the bus, this costs us GBP 15 per person.

For entrance tickets, I tried booking everything online so that I can use my credit card and earn points from it.

We initially planned this trip for 4 persons thus the airbnb accommodation we booked were too big for us. We could not cancel it, especially the one in London where there was no refund even if there were lesser people staying (shame!), but please do be careful with terms and conditions of your accommodation. We could have saved some money but well, London is expensive.

On my next post, I will be sharing our budget on meals, metro and shopping. I hope the above helps for planning your Europe trip folks!

Cindy Can Write

I love traveling and being immersed with different cultures. It has cultivated my love for learning and has exposed me to different perspectives. I'm a travel specialist during the day, an industry I have been with for more than five years now. Planning other people's trips has always been a mission. My favorite countries: South Africa and New Zealand.