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europe trip
I am planning a trip with my boyfriend to Europe for next october/november. We are definitely traveling by Eurail, so we will buy the two month pass which will be a couple thousand dollars. I was wondering, aside from the cost of the train, about how much (a general amount, of course) will we need to save up to do this trip? Basically, we will be flying to Spain, and going through italy, france, switzerland, czech rep, germany, holland, denmark, sweden, and then stop in saint petersburg, russia. This is just a rough-draft itinerary, and it's likely to change, so if you have any suggestions of really pretty cities or countryside, they would definitely be considered. Anyways, we are looking to stay in hostels and with friends, eat at small, cheap cafes, and basically just sight see. We aren't looking to do big tours or anything fancy, and we aren't going for nightclubs or shopping sprees. So my question is, what is the general range of money that we are going to need? other than the train pass, how much will it cost for two months for hostels and inexpensive restaurants? I have never been so I don't really know how expensive things are there, and we are just starting college so we dont have the most money in the world. Thanks for your help!!
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I can guarantee that you'll enjoy this trip :) Living in Europe myself, I know how great it is to travel around here.
One tip that I'd suggest is to stick to countries which use the Euro as their currency. This makes things a lot easier, and you'll save a lot of money by not having to constantly exchange and so on (there are a few countries that don't use the Euro, like Sweden)
So, the countries you're planning to visit so far sound good. Each are quite different from one-another. But as a suggestion; I'd say that Belgium would be a great stop, especially Brussels(Bruxelles). I've been living here for almost nine years, and it is beautiful, and not over-priced. You can take a train from here to Holland in two and a half hours :)
Also, bear in mind that for Swiss hostels, you'll really have to look around because Switzerland is fairly expensive.
In Germany, finding a cheap hostel is easy. Really, there are so many out there, same in France and Italy.
I can't tell you a price in dollars, but on average, you can spend about €20-50 a night in a double room (Hostels) around most European countries. It tend to vary.
Restaurants? Well, I'd say that you can get a good meal for +/- €10. Especially in Germany, Belgium and Italy. They have good food everywhere!
Denmark and Sweden..both are fairly expensive countries...
I visited both in the summer, and I was in Stockholm, Sweden just last week. Restaurants are manageable..but a sleeping place for cheap...virtually impossible!
For those two countries I suggest serious research beforehand.
However, if you plan on visiting Stockholm, "Af Chapman" is a great hostel with decent prices, located right in the middle of Stockholm, and you have three different types of transport within 10 minute walks.
I hope this helped a bit :) If you have any more questions to ask, feel free. I know Europe quite a lot by now :)
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