{"id":1301190,"date":"2026-09-18T13:43:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1301190"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:31:20","slug":"europe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-destination","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"The continent","hw_hub_hero_h1":"Things To Do in Europe","hw_hub_hero_intro":"Forty-seven countries, one rail network that reaches nearly all of them, and a bed in most cities for under \u20ac30. Start with a country, or start with a month \u2014 this is everything we know about travelling Europe.","hw_hub_hero_image":"1302061","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_hero_cta":"Pick a country | #countries\r\nWhat it costs | #costs","hw_hub_why_title":"Small distances, big differences","hw_hub_why_body":"You can have breakfast in Vienna and dinner in Budapest, and the two cities will feel nothing alike. That is the whole appeal of travelling Europe: the countries are close together and stubbornly themselves, so a fortnight here covers more ground culturally than a month almost anywhere else.\r\n\r\nIt is also the easiest continent to travel badly. Move every second day and you will spend your trip in train stations and your budget on transport. Most people who come back happy did fewer places, more slowly, and travelled overland between them.\r\n\r\nBelow: every country we cover, what a day actually costs by region, when to go for weather against price, and the guides our writers have put together on the ground.","hw_hub_why_link_label":"Read the full Europe backpacking guide","hw_hub_why_link_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/backpacking-europe\/","hw_hub_why_cards":"train | Everything is close | Capitals are often four hours apart by train, and 33 countries sit on a single rail pass.\r\ncoin | You choose the price | The same three weeks costs \u20ac900 in Albania and Poland, or \u20ac2,400 in Norway and Switzerland.\r\nusers | You will not be alone | The most established hostel scene anywhere. Turning up solo is the normal way to do it.","hw_hub_stats":"47 | Countries covered\r\n29 | Schengen countries, no internal border checks\r\n\u20ac35 | A day, at the cheap end\r\n33 | Countries on one rail pass","hw_hub_countries_title":"Start with a country","hw_hub_countries_intro":"Every country page carries its cities, what a day costs there, when to go and the hostels we would book ourselves.","hw_hub_featured":"Spain | Barcelona \u00b7 Madrid \u00b7 Seville \u00b7 Valencia | europe\/spain | 1302062\nItaly | Rome \u00b7 Florence \u00b7 Naples \u00b7 Milan | europe\/italy | 1302063\nPortugal | Lisbon \u00b7 Porto \u00b7 the Algarve | europe\/portugal | 1302064\nGermany | Berlin \u00b7 Munich \u00b7 Hamburg | europe\/germany | 1302065\nCzech Republic | Prague \u00b7 Brno \u00b7 Bohemia | europe\/czech-republic | 1302066\nCroatia | Split \u00b7 Dubrovnik \u00b7 Hvar | europe\/croatia | 1302067","hw_hub_regions":"Western Europe | The big hitters, and the priciest | France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein\r\nSouthern Europe | Coast, heat and late dinners | Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Malta, Cyprus, Turkey, Andorra, Gibraltar\r\nCentral & Eastern Europe | Where the budget stretches furthest | Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova\r\nThe Balkans & Caucasus | Cheapest, least crowded, most planning | Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Georgia, Armenia\r\nThe Nordics & Iceland | Expensive, and worth it once | Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland","hw_hub_hostels_title":"Where to stay while you do it","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"The European hostels travellers rate most highly. Prices and availability are live on each property page.","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Europe","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/Europe","hw_hub_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"continent","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"3","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"The same trip, half the price","hw_hub_when_intro":"April to May and September to October are the value months almost everywhere: moderate temperatures, quieter sights, and dorm prices well off their August peak.","hw_hub_seasons":"Spring | March \u2013 May | Best value | green | Mild, quiet and cheap. The sweet spot for cities, and the continent at its blooming best. | The south warms first; Easter lifts prices for a week; Tulip fields, Netherlands\r\nSummer | June \u2013 August | Peak | amber | Festival season and beach weather, at the highest prices of the year. | Book dorms weeks ahead; Southern cities top 30\u00b0C; Head north for daylight\r\nAutumn | September \u2013 November | Best value | green | Warm sea, harvest season, and prices falling from mid-September. | Oktoberfest, Munich; The best hiking months; Sea still warm in the south\r\nWinter | December \u2013 February | Cheapest | blue | Christmas markets, ski season and museums you have almost to yourself. | Markets from mid-November; Alps peak at New Year; January is the cheapest month","hw_hub_costs_title":"What a day actually costs","hw_hub_costs_body":"Daily budgets below cover a dorm bed, food, local transport and one paid thing to do. They assume you are staying put \u2014 every travel day costs roughly double a stationary one, which is why route planning matters more than any single saving.\r\n\r\nHead east and the same trip stretches much further. Prague, Krak\u00f3w, Budapest and Belgrade all run at half Western European prices without feeling like a compromise.","hw_hub_cost_rows":"The Balkans | Albania, Serbia, North Macedonia | \u20ac10\u201314 | \u20ac28\u201338\r\nCentral & Eastern | Poland, Czechia, Hungary, Romania | \u20ac12\u201318 | \u20ac32\u201345\r\nSouthern Europe | Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece | \u20ac18\u201328 | \u20ac45\u201365\r\nWestern Europe | France, Germany, Netherlands, Ireland | \u20ac25\u201340 | \u20ac60\u201385\r\nThe Nordics | Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland | \u20ac35\u201350 | \u20ac85\u2013110\r\nSwitzerland & Iceland | Zurich, Geneva, Reykjav\u00edk | \u20ac40\u201360 | \u20ac95\u2013130","hw_hub_cost_note":"Indicative shoulder-season figures for a traveller staying in dorms and eating mostly self-catered or street food. Peak summer runs 30\u201350% higher in Spain, Italy, Croatia and Greece.","hw_hub_money_reads":"Backpacking Europe: how much does it cost? | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/backpacking-through-europe-cost\/\r\nHow to travel Europe for a month on a student budget | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/how-to-travel-europe-for-a-month-on-a-student-budget\/\r\nHow to budget for the Interrailing trip of a lifetime | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/how-much-does-interrailing-cost\/\r\nThe cheapest European cities to visit | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/cheapest-european-cities\/","hw_hub_rail_title":"Thirty-three countries, one pass","hw_hub_rail_body":"An Interrail or Eurail pass covers 33 countries, and sometimes buses and ferries too. Whether it beats individual tickets comes down to one thing: how often you move. More than once every third day and the pass wins; three or four cities over a month and advance point-to-point fares are cheaper.\r\n\r\nNight trains tip the maths further towards a pass \u2014 you save a night's accommodation and a day of travelling. Buses undercut everything on price, especially in the east, and flying is almost always the worst value once you add bags and airport transfers.","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"Ten tips for Interrailing Europe","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/inter-rail-europe-my-top-ten-tips\/","hw_hub_rail_image":"1302068","hw_hub_routes":"Three weeks | The classic west | London, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Vienna, Rome. The big sights, the big prices \u2014 give each city three days. | 6 cities \u00b7 5 countries\r\nThree weeks | Europe on a shoestring | Krak\u00f3w, Prague, Budapest, Ljubljana, then down to the Croatian coast. Half the cost of the western run. | 5 stops \u00b7 5 countries\r\nTwo weeks | The Adriatic line | Venice to Ljubljana, Zagreb, Split and Dubrovnik, finishing in Kotor. Trains, then buses and ferries. | 6 stops \u00b7 4 countries","hw_hub_events_title":"Worth building a route around","hw_hub_events_intro":"These are also the dates that will triple your accommodation costs if you turn up without a booking. Both facts are worth planning for.","hw_hub_events_source":"api","hw_hub_events_continent":"europe","hw_hub_events_count":"8","hw_hub_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"See all events in Europe","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe","hw_hub_events":"February | Carnival | Venice \u00b7 Cologne \u00b7 Binche | Masks in Venice, street parties in Cologne and the UNESCO-listed Gilles of Binche.\r\n27 April | King's Day | Netherlands | The whole country in orange, and Amsterdam's canals full of boats.\r\n6\u201314 July | San Ferm\u00edn | Pamplona, Spain | The running of the bulls. Beds sell out months ahead.\r\nAugust | Edinburgh Festival Fringe | Edinburgh, Scotland | The world's largest arts festival. Accommodation prices triple.\r\nAugust | Sziget | Budapest, Hungary | A week-long music festival on an island in the Danube.\r\nLast Wednesday in August | La Tomatina | Bu\u00f1ol, Spain | The tomato fight, now ticketed.\r\nLate September to early October | Oktoberfest | Munich, Germany | Sixteen days in the beer tents, and the most expensive fortnight in Munich.\r\nLate November to December | Christmas markets | Germany \u00b7 Austria \u00b7 Czechia | Mulled wine and wooden stalls in almost every town square.","hw_hub_events_pills":"25 festivals you've probably never heard of | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/best-music-festivals\/\r\nThe best EDM festivals | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/edm-festivals\/\r\nWinter sun on a budget | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/8-of-the-best-winter-sun-destinations-that-wont-blow-the-budget\/","hw_hub_reads_intro":"Written by our travel writers and the travellers who host them.","hw_hub_article_rows":"Things to do, city by city | Short itineraries you can follow as written, in the cities most routes pass through. | europe+things-to-do | All things to do in Europe | \r\nGetting around | Rail passes, night trains and the routes worth taking overland. | europe+transport | All transport guides in Europe | \r\nEat and drink | Where the money is best spent, and what each country does better than its neighbours. | europe+food | All food guides in Europe | \r\nNightlife and festivals | Nights worth staying up for, and the dates worth planning a route around. | europe+nightlife | All nightlife in Europe |","hw_hub_show_read_time":"1","hw_hub_all_title":"Everything we have written about Europe","hw_hub_all_body":"Filter by country, city or the kind of trip you are planning.","hw_hub_all_cta":"All Europe articles","hw_hub_trips_title":"Or start with how you travel","hw_hub_trips_note":"Same continent, filtered by trip","hw_hub_trips":"users | Solo travel | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/solo-travel+europe\/\r\ncoin | Budget | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/budget+europe\/\r\ntrain | Interrailing | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/interrail+europe\/\r\nnightclub | Nightlife | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/nightlife+europe\/\r\nhostel | Hostel life | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/hostel-life+europe\/\r\nmusic | Festivals | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/festival+europe\/","hw_hub_faq_title":"Europe travel questions","hw_hub_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_faqs":"How much does a trip to Europe cost per day? | Budget \u20ac60\u201385 a day in Western Europe, \u20ac45\u201365 in the south, \u20ac32\u201345 in Central and Eastern Europe and \u20ac28\u201338 in the Balkans, covering a dorm bed, food, local transport and one paid activity. The Nordics run \u20ac85\u2013110, and Switzerland and Iceland more. The biggest variable is not the country \u2014 it is how often you move, since every travel day costs roughly double a stationary one.\r\nWhat is the cheapest time of year to visit? | Mid-January to mid-March, once the Christmas markets and ski season are out of the way. Late September to early November is the better compromise: nearly as cheap, far better weather, and the sea in the south is still warm.\r\nIs a rail pass actually worth it? | If you are moving more often than every third day, yes. If you are basing yourself in three or four cities over a month, advance point-to-point tickets will come out cheaper. Night trains tip the maths towards a pass, because you save a night's accommodation as well as a day of travelling.\r\nHow many countries should I try to see? | Fewer than you think. Eight countries in three weeks becomes a tour of train stations. Four in a month, or two in a fortnight, leaves enough time to actually see somewhere.\r\nDo I need to book hostels in advance? | In July and August, yes \u2014 especially Barcelona, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Split and anywhere hosting a festival. Outside peak season a few days' notice is usually enough, and turning up flexible is part of the appeal.\r\nWhich countries are best for a first trip? | Spain, Portugal, Italy and the Czech Republic. Easy transport, plenty of other travellers and forgiving budgets. The Balkans are cheaper and increasingly popular, but the buses and ferries take more planning.\r\nIs Europe safe to travel alone? | Broadly, yes, and it is the most established solo travel region in the world. 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