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Italy trip average costs
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:19 am
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:19 am
For those that have wandered around Italy...what was the average cost? I’m wondering number of #days, food, trains, hotel, etc?? Just trying to get a perspective from different folks.
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Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:28 am to Dotherightthing
Average cost of what? Where?
This is going to vary wildly based on you. Where are you going? Different Italian regions and cities will cost different amounts.
What level of hotel do you want to stay in? Airbnbs?
What level of restaurant are we talking? Street Food or Michelin Star? Moderately priced? Casual?
Are you taking trains? Cars?
So its a lot of questions. Also time of year matters.
In Rome, you can easily get away with 100-150 a night on hotels and be fine. In Venice, accomodations are much more expensive, think 175-250.
In Rome and Florence, you can eat street food or paninis during the day and probably spend 10 euros a person.
If you're going to Amalfi Coast, accommodations are much more expensive, and eating out well can be as well. Places like Positano are outrageously expensive.
If you want to go to the country side in Tuscany, you can find pretty good deals on Airbnbs or Agriturismos.
The longer the train ride, the higher price it will be. A train ride from Rome to Florence will range in price from 9.90 Euros to 18-21 euros.
So its going to vary wildly.
This is going to vary wildly based on you. Where are you going? Different Italian regions and cities will cost different amounts.
What level of hotel do you want to stay in? Airbnbs?
What level of restaurant are we talking? Street Food or Michelin Star? Moderately priced? Casual?
Are you taking trains? Cars?
So its a lot of questions. Also time of year matters.
In Rome, you can easily get away with 100-150 a night on hotels and be fine. In Venice, accomodations are much more expensive, think 175-250.
In Rome and Florence, you can eat street food or paninis during the day and probably spend 10 euros a person.
If you're going to Amalfi Coast, accommodations are much more expensive, and eating out well can be as well. Places like Positano are outrageously expensive.
If you want to go to the country side in Tuscany, you can find pretty good deals on Airbnbs or Agriturismos.
The longer the train ride, the higher price it will be. A train ride from Rome to Florence will range in price from 9.90 Euros to 18-21 euros.
So its going to vary wildly.
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:37 am to Fun Bunch
Thanks for the response. I have nothing planned. I was hoping to get a variety of responses from those that have done it and their experiences, whether it be 5 star hotels or 1 star. Obviously it would be a range of costs.
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:37 am to Dotherightthing
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For those that have wandered around Italy...what was the average cost? I’m wondering number of #days, food, trains, hotel, etc?? Just trying to get a perspective from different folks.
That's insanely broad. You're definitely going to have to be more specific on what you're looking for. I'd like to give some feedback, but what you're asking for could fill a book. Literally. There are books that cover anything and everything about traveling to Italy, which is what you're asking.
This post was edited on 7/13/18 at 11:41 am
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:42 am to AbitaFan08
I’m picking the brains of those that have made a trip. So if someone said we did 12 days in Rome Venice amalfi coast Tuscany etc and spent an average of x amount of dollars on rooms and x amount on food daily and x amount on travel.
Not looking for inteniary sugesstion just round about number of cost for those that experience their trip
Not looking for inteniary sugesstion just round about number of cost for those that experience their trip
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:44 am to Dotherightthing
I've started looking into an Italy trip next year for me and the wife. I set a budget of $10k knowing that was probably more than necessary. In my research, I've figured it'll be about $5-$6k. That's stops in Florence, Tuscany area, Rome, and Amalfi coast, staying mostly in AirBNB's. That's for 12 days.
ETA - Those are very rough estimates. Could swing a couple grand either way based on unknown factors.
ETA - Those are very rough estimates. Could swing a couple grand either way based on unknown factors.
This post was edited on 7/13/18 at 11:45 am
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:52 am to Dotherightthing
Well we are going in September for 16 days and will be going to 5 cities. We're doing AirBnBs or small Inns the whole time, and they're probably $100-150 a night on average. Our entire budget for the trip will probably wind up being somewhere around $5,000 if I had to guess, but that's including one dinner that will likely cost about $1,000 by itself.
You can go to Italy and spend a lot more or a lot less. Kind of just depends on what you want to do.
You can go to Italy and spend a lot more or a lot less. Kind of just depends on what you want to do.
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:59 am to Dotherightthing
It's no more expensive than the USA. Probably cheaper in most places outside of super tourist areas like Positano and Venice.
Food is generally cheaper. You can get a gelato for 1-2 euro. You can't buy an ice cream cone for $2 in the states outside of mcdonalds. You can easily feed a family of four for 50 euro. Obviously you can spend way more too.
The cheapest way is to rent something like an Airbnb for longer like a week and do day trips. Longer stays get cheaper nightly rates usually. Italy is a fantastic place to get a nice Airbnb with a terrace with a view and get a bunch of food and wine from the market to enjoy.
Museums and attractions also really add up. Family of 4 can easily spend $150/ day on museums and attractions. There's plenty of ways to enjoy Italy without spending that money. But few including myself do.
I say this all the time, but living like a local in Europe is very affordable. It's being a tourist that costs money.
Food is generally cheaper. You can get a gelato for 1-2 euro. You can't buy an ice cream cone for $2 in the states outside of mcdonalds. You can easily feed a family of four for 50 euro. Obviously you can spend way more too.
The cheapest way is to rent something like an Airbnb for longer like a week and do day trips. Longer stays get cheaper nightly rates usually. Italy is a fantastic place to get a nice Airbnb with a terrace with a view and get a bunch of food and wine from the market to enjoy.
Museums and attractions also really add up. Family of 4 can easily spend $150/ day on museums and attractions. There's plenty of ways to enjoy Italy without spending that money. But few including myself do.
I say this all the time, but living like a local in Europe is very affordable. It's being a tourist that costs money.
This post was edited on 7/13/18 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:59 am to AbitaFan08
Does the $4,000 (excluded the meal for $1k) include airfare?
Posted on 7/13/18 at 12:05 pm to nctiger71
Yes it should. We got airfare for 2 people at about $1,200 RT.
I'm completely guessing on the total cost though, I could be way off.
ETA: I'm actually pretty close. It's going to be about $5k not including smaller daily meals. But that includes all travel, activities, accommodations, and that one splurge meal.
I'm completely guessing on the total cost though, I could be way off.
ETA: I'm actually pretty close. It's going to be about $5k not including smaller daily meals. But that includes all travel, activities, accommodations, and that one splurge meal.
This post was edited on 7/13/18 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 7/13/18 at 12:31 pm to AbitaFan08
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one dinner that will likely cost about $1,000 by itself
Posted on 7/13/18 at 1:28 pm to Dotherightthing
Non chain, independent hotels in the off season run around $70-$150/night, figure on more in high season and for big tourist hubs. But Italy has a wealth of non-hotel options: monastery and convent guest houses, and agritourismi (farms that take paying guests...most are rustic and a few rooms but full of local character). You can find a way to see the country on a pilgrim/backpackers budget, or splash out. Avoid July/August if you want to economize.
Posted on 7/13/18 at 1:55 pm to hungryone
Avoid August altogether. It's hot and many businesses shut down for the month.
Posted on 7/13/18 at 1:56 pm to Dotherightthing
As others have said it can vary wildly. We did 10 days for our honeymoon 5 years ago. 3 days in Rome, 2 days in Florence, 3 days in a villa on the outskirts of Florence, and 2 days back in Rome. It was roughly 10k, including airfare. We definitely could have done it cheaper, but it was our honeymoon and we didn't want to skimp anywhere (nice dinners, wine tasting class, vineyard tours, villa, etc...).
Posted on 7/13/18 at 2:18 pm to Dotherightthing
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For those that have wandered around Italy...what was the average cost? I’m wondering number of #days, food, trains, hotel, etc?? Just trying to get a perspective from different folks.
I'm just trying to be helpful. It would probably be a lot easier to tell us what kind of people you are, things you like to do, etc.
Everyone's experiences and preferences are going to be different, and it's going to be really hard to cobble together an accurate idea of costs based on what everyone says on here.
For example, my wife and I are not big foodies/drinkers so we probably spend drastically less on restaurants than most vacationing travelers do. The difference between our "average day" in Rome and someone else's "average day" in Rome could vary by hundreds of euros solely based on differences in food/drink spending.
This post was edited on 7/13/18 at 2:21 pm
Posted on 7/13/18 at 3:05 pm to UGATiger26
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For example, my wife and I are not big foodies/drinkers so we probably spend drastically less on restaurants than most vacationing travelers do. The difference between our "average day" in Rome and someone else's "average day" in Rome could vary by hundreds of euros solely based on differences in food/drink spending.
Exactly...and I don’t like luxury hotels or overpriced cocktails, I’d never visit a spa on vacation, and I spend most of my travel money on food and wine.
You can do Italy on $100/day, definitely.....and certainly on much less if you are truly backpacking/into hostels. Every place has grocery stores, you can eat just as cheaply as you would at home.
Posted on 7/13/18 at 3:44 pm to hungryone
I've done hostels a number of times on previous backpacking trips...there is a lot of variety from country to country in how much things cost.
Cheapest I have found was in Portugal for $13/night at the highest rated hostels in Europe.
Italy was about $30-35 which is pretty typical. I stayed in the shadow of the Duomo in Florence.
Scandinavia and Switzerland are super expensive $60-70/night was typical.
Train tickets are $30 or so each way unless you go longer distances. Buses are affordable almost everywhere.
I never rent cars; daily rent isn't cheap, they are difficult to park in some cities, and the fuel cost is steeper in Europe than the US.
Food ranges from $15 for the day to unlimited....this depends on the person. I was super happy grabbing food from the bodegas on the street most of the time and picking up food at markets on weekends. If you want a fancy dinner, you can spend hundreds of euros in a meal.
In short, the flight over is generally my most expensive item. I spend a few hundred bucks on hostels and then another 500 euro on everything else.
I just got from Ireland last week and it followed a similar path. Generally, I spend about $2000-2500 to go for 10-14 days. Doing trips on the cheap has allowed me to take international trips on a regular basis.
If I stayed in hotels instead of hostels, then you can 5x the cost of my accommodations...That alone would move the needle pretty massively.
Cheapest I have found was in Portugal for $13/night at the highest rated hostels in Europe.
Italy was about $30-35 which is pretty typical. I stayed in the shadow of the Duomo in Florence.
Scandinavia and Switzerland are super expensive $60-70/night was typical.
Train tickets are $30 or so each way unless you go longer distances. Buses are affordable almost everywhere.
I never rent cars; daily rent isn't cheap, they are difficult to park in some cities, and the fuel cost is steeper in Europe than the US.
Food ranges from $15 for the day to unlimited....this depends on the person. I was super happy grabbing food from the bodegas on the street most of the time and picking up food at markets on weekends. If you want a fancy dinner, you can spend hundreds of euros in a meal.
In short, the flight over is generally my most expensive item. I spend a few hundred bucks on hostels and then another 500 euro on everything else.
I just got from Ireland last week and it followed a similar path. Generally, I spend about $2000-2500 to go for 10-14 days. Doing trips on the cheap has allowed me to take international trips on a regular basis.
If I stayed in hotels instead of hostels, then you can 5x the cost of my accommodations...That alone would move the needle pretty massively.
Posted on 7/13/18 at 4:06 pm to Dotherightthing
We went to Italy for about twelve days. We went to Rome, Florence, and Positano. We took trains to/from each place and a private car service from Naples to Positano. We used Walks of Italy in Rome and Florence for at least two tours in each place. We generally did VIP/Skip the line style tours.
Rome we stayed in Air BnBs. I don't look at prices for menus when I travel, but you can get by cheaply. I guess I should say I don't shy away from expensive places when traveling.
In Florence we did Air BnB as well. We also did a Grape Tours excursion and a semi-private tour at another winery. You can eat street foods all day/night or have some great sit down meals here.
In Positano we blew the f'ing budget doors off and stayed at Le Sirenuse. We ate at the Michelin Starred restaurant La Sponda. We also hit most of the top rated restaurants above and below.
We took a day trip to Capri and paid a guy to drive us around all day. Did Blue Grotto, ski lifts to Anacapri, and just generally walked around and took in the scenery.
We did the entire trip for $10,000. Almost right on the dot. The only way this was possible was that we caught a sale right when MSY opened up the direct flight to Heathrow. I think we paid something like $400 total (after a modest amount of points) for two RT tickets.
You could obviously do the trip way cheaper. Self-guided Rick Steve's tours, cheaper Air BnBs, street foods, etc...
Rome we stayed in Air BnBs. I don't look at prices for menus when I travel, but you can get by cheaply. I guess I should say I don't shy away from expensive places when traveling.
In Florence we did Air BnB as well. We also did a Grape Tours excursion and a semi-private tour at another winery. You can eat street foods all day/night or have some great sit down meals here.
In Positano we blew the f'ing budget doors off and stayed at Le Sirenuse. We ate at the Michelin Starred restaurant La Sponda. We also hit most of the top rated restaurants above and below.
We took a day trip to Capri and paid a guy to drive us around all day. Did Blue Grotto, ski lifts to Anacapri, and just generally walked around and took in the scenery.
We did the entire trip for $10,000. Almost right on the dot. The only way this was possible was that we caught a sale right when MSY opened up the direct flight to Heathrow. I think we paid something like $400 total (after a modest amount of points) for two RT tickets.
You could obviously do the trip way cheaper. Self-guided Rick Steve's tours, cheaper Air BnBs, street foods, etc...
Posted on 7/13/18 at 4:13 pm to Dotherightthing
I spent about $2600 on food, beverages, transportation, Airbnb’s, and activities over 10 days. Airbnb’s may have been cheaper bc we split it in 3.
I didn’t include airfare.
It can be as cheap or expensive as you’d like. I like to enjoy while I travel so I didn’t hold back on much. I didn’t really eat any expensive meals either. I think trattoria sostanza was one of the most expensive meals.
In November, I’m trying to get a reservation to Osteria francescana so I might have to eat Street food for the entirety of my trip.
I didn’t include airfare.
It can be as cheap or expensive as you’d like. I like to enjoy while I travel so I didn’t hold back on much. I didn’t really eat any expensive meals either. I think trattoria sostanza was one of the most expensive meals.
In November, I’m trying to get a reservation to Osteria francescana so I might have to eat Street food for the entirety of my trip.
This post was edited on 7/13/18 at 4:14 pm
Posted on 7/13/18 at 4:19 pm to 337tigergirl
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In November, I’m trying to get a reservation to Osteria francescana
I’ll be going in September. Waking up at 4:45 to wait and try and get in was quite an experience. At one point I was something like 1,100th in line.
Good luck!
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