{"id":1302035,"date":"2026-09-25T09:50:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1302035"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:22:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:22:48","slug":"asia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia"},"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 Asia","hw_hub_hero_intro":"The continent where a month costs what a week costs elsewhere, and where the overland routes are so well worn you can follow them without a plan. Thailand to Vietnam, Japan in cherry blossom, an island in the Philippines nobody has heard of.","hw_hub_hero_image":"1302106","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_hero_cta":"Pick a country | #countries\r\nWhat it costs | #costs","hw_hub_why_title":"Cheap, easy, and bigger than it looks","hw_hub_why_body":"Asia is where budget travel was invented, and the infrastructure has had fifty years to mature. Overnight buses, sleeper trains, ferries and thirty-euro flights connect everything, hostels are everywhere, and the routes are so established that you will meet the same faces four countries later.\r\n\r\nWhat surprises people is the range. Southeast Asia runs on ten to fifteen euros a day if you want it to. Japan and South Korea cost three times that and feel like a different world. The mistake is planning them as one trip and budgeting as if they average out.\r\n\r\nDistances are the other thing to respect. Bangkok to Tokyo is six hours in the air. India alone is the size of Europe. Pick a region, do it properly, and leave the rest for the next trip rather than spending the whole month in transit.","hw_hub_why_link_label":"Read the full Southeast Asia backpacking guide","hw_hub_why_link_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/backpacking-southeast-asia\/","hw_hub_why_cards":"coin | Your money lasts | Ten to fifteen euros a day covers a dorm, street food and local transport across most of Southeast Asia.\r\nbus | Routes that run themselves | Sleeper buses, night trains and cheap flights link everything. Most of it is bookable the day before.\r\nusers | Never alone unless you want to be | The banana pancake trail is a genuine social network. Hostels here are built around meeting people.","hw_hub_stats":"25 | Countries\r\n\u20ac12 | A day in Southeast Asia\r\n\u20ac45 | A day in Japan\r\n30 | Days on most visas","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":"Thailand | Bangkok \u00b7 Chiang Mai \u00b7 Phuket \u00b7 Krabi | asia\/thailand | 1302107\nVietnam | Hanoi \u00b7 Ho Chi Minh \u00b7 Hoi An \u00b7 Ninh Binh | asia\/vietnam | 1302108\nJapan | Tokyo \u00b7 Osaka \u00b7 Kyoto \u00b7 Hiroshima | asia\/japan | 1302109\nIndonesia | Canggu \u00b7 Ubud \u00b7 Uluwatu \u00b7 Gili Trawangan | asia\/indonesia | 1302110\nCambodia | Siem Reap \u00b7 Phnom Penh \u00b7 Koh Rong \u00b7 Kampot | asia\/cambodia | 1302113\nIndia | Goa \u00b7 New Delhi \u00b7 Mumbai \u00b7 Rishikesh | asia\/india | 1302112","hw_hub_regions":"Southeast Asia | The cheapest month you will ever spend | Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore\r\nEast Asia | Expensive, orderly, worth every euro | Japan, South Korea, China, Mongolia\r\nSouth Asia | Intense, ancient, cheap | India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, The Maldives\r\nCentral Asia | Empty, mountainous, barely travelled | Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan\r\nThe Middle East | Short flights, deep history | Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia","hw_hub_hostels_title":"Where to stay while you do it","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"The Asian hostels travellers rate most highly. Prices and availability are live on each property page.","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Asia","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/asia","hw_hub_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"continent","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"4","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"Two monsoons and a lot of sunshine","hw_hub_when_intro":"Asia has no single season, because it spans the equator twice over. Southeast Asia is driest from November to March, Japan is at its best in April and October, and the Indian monsoon runs June to September. Chasing dry weather across the whole continent in one trip is not possible.","hw_hub_seasons":"November \u2013 February | The dry season | Best overall | green | Southeast Asia at its driest and coolest, which is when almost everyone goes. Northern India and Nepal are clear and cold, Japan is quiet and cheap. | Book Thai islands early; Tet and Chinese New Year close things for a week; Nights are cold in northern Vietnam\r\nMarch \u2013 May | Hot season | Shoulder | amber | Building heat across the mainland, 40\u00b0C in Thailand by April, and the cherry blossom in Japan and Korea. Prices drop everywhere except Japan. | Songkran mid-April; Japan books out for blossom; Hill stations stay bearable\r\nJune \u2013 September | Monsoon | Cheapest | teal | Rain most afternoons rather than all day, and half the price. Indonesia and the Philippines have their own timing, and Japan gets typhoons in August. | Afternoon downpours, not washouts; Ferries cancel in rough seas; Best hostel rates of the year\r\nOctober | The gap | Quiet | orange | The rain eases, the crowds have not arrived, and the countryside is green rather than burnt. The most underrated month on the continent. | Japan in autumn colour; Clear skies in Nepal for trekking; Everything still at low-season prices","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 activity. They assume street food and public transport, which is how most people travel here and also how the food is best.\r\n\r\nThe spread across Asia is wider than anywhere else. Laos and Cambodia can be done on ten euros a day without trying. Japan and Singapore will not go below forty. Nothing in the middle behaves predictably, because a beach island charges three times what the town an hour inland does.","hw_hub_cost_rows":"Mainland Southeast Asia | Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos | \u20ac6\u201310 | \u20ac18\u201328\r\nIsland Southeast Asia | Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia | \u20ac8\u201314 | \u20ac22\u201335\r\nSouth Asia | India, Nepal, Sri Lanka | \u20ac5\u20139 | \u20ac15\u201325\r\nEast Asia | Japan, South Korea, China | \u20ac20\u201332 | \u20ac45\u201370\r\nCentral Asia | Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan | \u20ac8\u201314 | \u20ac25\u201335\r\nThe Gulf | UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia | \u20ac25\u201340 | \u20ac60\u201390","hw_hub_cost_note":"Indicative dry-season figures for a traveller staying in dorms and eating where locals eat. Islands and dive towns run well above their country average.","hw_hub_money_reads":"Cheapest Backpacking Countries in Southeast Asia | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/cheapest-backpacking-countries-in-southeast-asia\/\r\nGuide to planning a cheap trip to Japan | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/guide-to-planning-a-cheap-trip-to-japan\/\r\nFrom South to North: the best cheap eats in Vietnam | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/from-south-to-north-the-best-cheap-eats-in-vietnam\/\r\nBackpacking Destinations Like Bali but Cheaper & Less Touristy | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/backpacking-destinations-like-bali-but-cheaper-less-touristy\/","hw_hub_rail_title":"Sleeper trains, night buses and \u20ac30 flights","hw_hub_rail_body":"There is no Interrail for Asia, and you do not need one. Overnight buses and trains cover most of the distance for the price of a meal, and budget airlines cover the rest \u2014 AirAsia, VietJet and Scoot run routes that cost less than a taxi to the airport.\r\n\r\nJapan is the exception worth planning around. Since a steep price rise in 2023, the nationwide Japan Rail Pass only pays for itself if you cover long distances fast; for Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka alone, individual shinkansen tickets or a regional pass usually work out cheaper. Everywhere else, book as you go. Overland border crossings in Southeast Asia are routine, and the visa is usually issued on arrival or online in advance.","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"1302114","hw_hub_routes":"One month | The banana pancake trail | Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Luang Prabang, Hanoi, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh. The route everyone does, because it works: cheap, social, and entirely bookable as you go. | 6 stops \u00b7 3 countries\r\nThree weeks | Japan end to end | Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, then the ferry to Miyajima. Shinkansen, no rush, and the most efficient country on earth doing the work for you. | 6 stops \u00b7 1 country\r\nOne month | Islands and diving | Bali, Gili Islands, Flores, then across to El Nido and Coron in the Philippines. Slow ferries, cheap dive schools and no cities at all. | 5 stops \u00b7 2 countries","hw_hub_events_title":"Worth building a route around","hw_hub_events_intro":"These are also the dates that fill every bed in the country. Both facts are worth planning around.","hw_hub_events_source":"api","hw_hub_events_continent":"asia","hw_hub_events_count":"8","hw_hub_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"See all events in Asia","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/asia","hw_hub_events":"January or February | Chinese New Year | China \u00b7 Singapore \u00b7 Malaysia | Two weeks of closures and full transport across the region. Beautiful to witness, difficult to travel through.\r\nJanuary or February | Tet | Vietnam | Vietnamese new year. The country stops, families gather, and half the businesses close for a week.\r\nMarch | Holi | India \u00b7 Nepal | The colour festival. Wear something you will never wear again.\r\nApril | Songkran | Thailand | Three days of nationwide water fights for Thai new year. Chiang Mai is the place to be, and it is booked out months ahead.\r\nApril | Cherry blossom | Japan \u00b7 South Korea | Two weeks that move north with the warmth. The busiest and most expensive fortnight in Japan.\r\nAugust | Independence Day | Indonesia | Village games, greased-pole climbing and street parties across the archipelago.\r\nOctober or November | Diwali | India \u00b7 Nepal \u00b7 Sri Lanka | The festival of lights. Book trains weeks out, because the whole country is travelling.\r\nNovember | Loy Krathong | Thailand | Lanterns on the water and in the sky. Chiang Mai does the version you have seen photographs of.","hw_hub_events_pills":"Festivals in Asia worth the detour | \r\nFull moon parties, honestly reviewed | \r\nCherry blossom without the crowds |","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. | asia+things-to-do | All things to do in Asia | \r\nGetting around | Sleeper trains, night buses, ferries and the flights worth booking ahead. | asia+transport | All transport guides in Asia | \r\nEating your way across | Street food, night markets and what to order when you cannot read the menu. | asia+food | All food guides in Asia | \r\nDoing it cheaply | What things cost, where the money goes and how to make a month last two. | asia+budget | All budget guides in Asia |","hw_hub_show_read_time":"1","hw_hub_all_title":"Everything we have written about Asia","hw_hub_all_body":"Filter by country, city or the kind of trip you are planning.","hw_hub_all_cta":"All Asia 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+asia\/\r\ncoin | Budget | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/budget+asia\/\r\nbackpack | Backpacking | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/backpacking+asia\/\r\nmap-pin | Adventure | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/adventure+asia\/\r\nsurf | Beach | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/beach+asia\/\r\nnightclub | Party | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/party+asia\/","hw_hub_faq_title":"Asia travel questions","hw_hub_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_faqs":"How much does a month in Asia cost? | In mainland Southeast Asia, \u20ac600 to \u20ac900 covers a month including beds, food and local transport if you stay in dorms and eat street food. Japan or South Korea will cost closer to \u20ac1,500 for the same month, and islands run above their country average everywhere.\r\nWhen is the best time to go to Asia? | November to February for mainland Southeast Asia, which is the dry season. April or October for Japan. The Indian monsoon runs June to September. There is no month that suits the whole continent, so pick the region first.\r\nIs Southeast Asia safe for solo travellers? | Yes, and it is one of the easiest places in the world to travel alone \u2014 the routes are established and you will rarely be the only backpacker in the room. Ordinary precautions apply: watch your drink, use the hostel safe, and be careful on rented scooters, which cause more traveller injuries here than anything else.\r\nDo I need visas for Asia? | Most Southeast Asian countries give at least 30 days visa-free or on arrival to EU, UK, US and Australian passports. India needs an e-visa in advance. Vietnam gives 45 days visa-free to UK and many EU passports and an e-visa to everyone else. China lets most EU, UK, Canadian and Australian passports in visa-free for 30 days until the end of 2026, but US citizens still need a visa. Check each country before you book, because the rules change more often than in Europe.\r\nWhat is the banana pancake trail? | The well-worn backpacker route through Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, named after the pancakes sold along it. It is popular for a reason: cheap, sociable, and easy to follow without booking anything more than a night ahead.\r\nCan I travel Asia overland? | Across Southeast Asia, yes \u2014 buses and trains cross most borders and most visas are available on arrival or online. Between regions it is harder: Myanmar's land borders, the India\u2013China frontier and Central Asia all need planning, and most people fly those legs.\r\nIs Japan too expensive for backpacking? | It is three times Southeast Asia, but it is not out of reach. Dorms run \u20ac20 to \u20ac32, a convenience-store meal is under \u20ac5, and the shinkansen makes long distances quick. Two weeks in Japan costs roughly what six weeks in Vietnam does.","hw_hub_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_cta_body":"Compare hostels across 39 Asian countries \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Asia | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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