Budget tips for city trips

Budget tips for city trips

City trips are the most enjoyable short holidays throughout the year! If you have a lot of obligations and want to go on a short vacation, a city trip is an excellent choice! Today we will provide you with the most important basic budget traveling tips and lovely events to attend in the city of London!

Booking your flight

First of all, it is cheaper if you book your transportation and accommodation separately. If you need to book a flight, you can book a ticket with a low-cost airline such as Ryanair, EasyJet or Transavia. Book early, because the first seats are often sold for a low price. Last minute booking is also possible, but then you would need to be flexible. The cheapest departure days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays. The cheapest days to fly back are Sundays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Bringing suitcases costs extra with Ryanair, so only take your hand luggage (about 10 kg) for the holidays.

When you arrive in the city, you would probably have to take a train to get to the city. This because with low-cost airlines you usually land on a small airport. It is really easy to get to the city of London. Once you are in the city, the best way of travelling in the city is by using the Metro. You could usually buy a day pass or a ticket for a couple days. These tickets are easy to get, cheap and give you access to easy transportation throughout London.

Nice and cheap places to stay for the night

If you are with friends and want to sleep in the centre of the city, then it is a great idea to book a hostel. In London, the Picadilly Hostel is the best hostel that we would recommend. The Smart Hyde Park Inn Hostel and the London Eye Hostel are well recommended hostels by us as well based on their pricing, service, hygiene and possibilities to book a room up front.  If you arrive with your partner and would prefer a hotel, you could go to the Palmers Lodge-Swiss Cottage or check out the website of this intermediary. The hotel you should definitely not book is the Berkeley Court Hotel, which have a lot of visitors but are however not able to offer their clients other options. Also, the hygiene of this hotel is not very high. 

Things to do or visit in London

You can buy tickets for musicals or shows on the same day or one day in advance using a Ticketbox, which has the last-minute offers. 

For shopping, you should visit the market of Camden. Especially for clothes you will be able to find the most beautiful pieces. After your day of shopping, you can eat nice foreign meals in Cambden.

Look at this interesting video on Youtube for 10 things that you need to know about London with good tips about a nice stay in London!

You can visit this website for the most reviews about the things to do in London!

Finally, are you in a city with a foreign exchange, make sure you know the real value of the money. Otherwise, you are likely to spend more money than you want without even noticing.

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