How much money should I take for a 10 day vacation to London?
CRYSTAL asked:
I will be visiting London, England in January and I will be staying with a friend. I was curious about how much money I should take. This will be my second time to visit London. So, I have already been on the London Eye, seen other famous attractions, and gone on bus tours. My friend and I do not consume alcohol, so I will not be spending any money at pubs. I plan to cook some meals (so that means I will have to buy some food to cook). However, I do want to eat an occasional meal at a nice restaurant.
I will be visiting London, England in January and I will be staying with a friend. I was curious about how much money I should take. This will be my second time to visit London. So, I have already been on the London Eye, seen other famous attractions, and gone on bus tours. My friend and I do not consume alcohol, so I will not be spending any money at pubs. I plan to cook some meals (so that means I will have to buy some food to cook). However, I do want to eat an occasional meal at a nice restaurant.
Tags: How Much Money, Pubs, Second Time
April 1st, 2010 at 1:48 am
Why not take a visa card?^_^
You’ll never worry about these things.
April 3rd, 2010 at 12:14 am
Last time I was there the pound was strong, so it ended up being about double the dollar. Check out the exchange rate right before you go to see what your conversion rate will be. Once you do that, things cost relatively the same except in pounds, as opposed to dollars. So maybe write down what you spend the next 10 days on food, entertainment, etc. and bring double the amount. Have fun!
April 5th, 2010 at 10:09 pm
Visa card is my answer to everything
April 6th, 2010 at 1:21 am
It’s great to be a shoestring budget traveller as you can see lots and save a lot of money - but saying which, it never hurts to have a little more money in your pockets in case of contingencies, or if you suddenly feel the urge to do some additional shopping.
That aside, if you do not intend to do much sightseeing at attractions, will keep to simple self-cooked meals largely, and your largest expense of travel accommodation is settled since you are staying with a friend, a daily modest budget of 40 pounds a day should give you sufficient mileage with a bit of additional spending cash.
April 6th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
There are certain fixed costs, like food and probably travel, since you’re unlikely to stay in while visiting. If you’re out during the day, you’ll need lunch too.
Not all the visitor attractions are expensive. Many of them are free if you know where to look. See below.
As a rough rule of thumb,
£26 a week will buy you unlimited travel in zone 1 and 2 - weekly travelcard
£5 a day budget for lunch (sandwich/snack) but allow an extra £15 a week to vary that and have a hot meal in a pub (you don’t have to drink in them, lots do coffee)
£15 a head minus drinks, is the entry level for restaurants - pizza/Chinese/Indian/Mexican at Dinner. Award level eating starts at about £35 per head. Say four nights out, three in (£4 per head supermarket).
Allow £10 a day for coffee, small entrance fees, sundry expenses - on this shoestring budget - you can get by on approximately £200 per week.
I edit a site aimed at pointing visitors towards attractions they know and ones which they’ll struggle to find. Have a look over the site, as it covers lots of food options too.
Also - don’t neglect the ‘City’ - Square Mile. There’s a lot there worth seeing.
For further ideas look here:
Oh - and wrap up warm, Jan/Feb are the coldest months here. Brrr. Nippy!