European road trip - how much to budget?
Discussion
Afternoon everyone,
So I'm just starting to research the European road trip that I'm planning with my wife for next summer. We've never done something like this before so we're a bit wet behind the ears. I've been getting a lot of inspiration from people's trip reports, but one thing I'd find useful is to have a rough idea of how much it's going to cost and what I need to budget for.
I've done a search and there don't seem to be any threads or resources with this info (unless I'm missing them?). I do appreciate this varies greatly between people (and is a bit like asking how long a piece of string is!) but I suppose I'd just like to get an idea of the realistic costs of doing such a trip from people who have done something similar in recent times. The pi$$ poor state of the pound really isn't helping with the costs but I suppose that's just something we've got to put up with!
Details are very sketchy at the mo, but as a rough idea:
- Two people (wife and I)
- 3-4 weeks (will be staying in some places for 2-3 days)
- About 3k miles: South France, Italy (Como, Milan), Switzerland, Alpine passes etc.
- Haven't chosen car yet, but assume it will average 30 mpg (petrol)
- Will mainly be staying in b&bs (airbnb) and budget hotels. Perhaps with a few nicer hotels as a treat along the way.
What I need to budget for (anything else?):
1) Fuel
2) Euro tunnel crossing
3) Tolls
4) Accommodation
5) Food
6) Spending money
7) Breakdown cover
Any thoughts and advice would be most welcome chaps
So I'm just starting to research the European road trip that I'm planning with my wife for next summer. We've never done something like this before so we're a bit wet behind the ears. I've been getting a lot of inspiration from people's trip reports, but one thing I'd find useful is to have a rough idea of how much it's going to cost and what I need to budget for.
I've done a search and there don't seem to be any threads or resources with this info (unless I'm missing them?). I do appreciate this varies greatly between people (and is a bit like asking how long a piece of string is!) but I suppose I'd just like to get an idea of the realistic costs of doing such a trip from people who have done something similar in recent times. The pi$$ poor state of the pound really isn't helping with the costs but I suppose that's just something we've got to put up with!
Details are very sketchy at the mo, but as a rough idea:
- Two people (wife and I)
- 3-4 weeks (will be staying in some places for 2-3 days)
- About 3k miles: South France, Italy (Como, Milan), Switzerland, Alpine passes etc.
- Haven't chosen car yet, but assume it will average 30 mpg (petrol)
- Will mainly be staying in b&bs (airbnb) and budget hotels. Perhaps with a few nicer hotels as a treat along the way.
What I need to budget for (anything else?):
1) Fuel
2) Euro tunnel crossing
3) Tolls
4) Accommodation
5) Food
6) Spending money
7) Breakdown cover
Any thoughts and advice would be most welcome chaps
I think we may have to bring the trip closer to three weeks.... 
gtidriver said:
France Belgium Luxembourg Germany Austria Hungary Serbia Bulgaria Greece Macedonia Serbia Croatia Slovenia Italy Switzerland Germany Luxembourg Belgium France England. 4515 miles in total, we left the uk via p&o ferries from Dover this was done in a BMW E91 320d We didnt book any hotels enroute to where we stayed in Greece, my budget was around €100 per night to include breakfast, if the place we stopped at was more id haggle the price down, only our last night in Switzerland did i pay more as a massive storm was on its way and i needed to stop.
Gtidriver, that sounds like some trip! I'd love to do something like that. How long did that take you? Do you have more detail of your itinerary or the exact route you took? Is there anything different you would do if you had to do it again? Many thanksGassing Station | Roads | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff