{"id":1302043,"date":"2026-10-07T22:14:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1302043"},"modified":"2026-10-12T13:55:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:55:49","slug":"north-america","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/north-america\/","title":{"rendered":"North America"},"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 North America","hw_hub_hero_intro":"Three countries that could not be less alike, and a strip of Central America where a month costs what a week in the US does. 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Fly the long legs, drive the interesting ones, and do not plan to see a country the size of a continent in a fortnight.","hw_hub_why_link_label":"Read the full North America backpacking guide","hw_hub_why_link_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/backpacking-europe\/","hw_hub_why_cards":"bus | Built for road trips | The best of the US, Canada and Mexico is between the cities. A car for a week costs less than the train.\r\npanoramic-views | National parks | Yosemite, Banff, Zion. The park systems are the continent at its best, and camping keeps them affordable.\r\ncoin | Central America changes the maths | Guatemala, Nicaragua and Belize run at a fifth of US prices, an hour's flight from Houston.","hw_hub_stats":"19 | Countries\r\n\u20ac65 | A day in the US\r\n\u20ac22 | A day in Guatemala\r\n63 | US national parks","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":"USA | New York \u00b7 Los Angeles \u00b7 San Francisco \u00b7 Chicago | north-america\/usa | 1302135\nMexico | Mexico City \u00b7 Oaxaca \u00b7 Puerto Escondido \u00b7 Canc\u00fan | north-america\/mexico | 1302136\nCanada | Vancouver \u00b7 Montreal \u00b7 Toronto \u00b7 Banff | north-america\/canada | 1302137\nCosta Rica | San Jos\u00e9 \u00b7 La Fortuna \u00b7 Santa Teresa \u00b7 Monteverde | north-america\/costa-rica | 1302138\nGuatemala | Antigua \u00b7 Lake Atitl\u00e1n \u00b7 Flores \u00b7 Semuc Champey | north-america\/guatemala | 1302139","hw_hub_regions":"The US East | Cities, history and the cheapest flights in | New York, Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, Miami\r\nThe US West | Parks, deserts and the road trip | California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Oregon, Washington\r\nCanada | Mountains, lakes and long summers | British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec\r\nMexico | A country big enough to be a region | Mexico City, Oaxaca, Yucat\u00e1n, Baja, the Pacific coast\r\nCentral America | Cheap, hot and bus-connected | Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama","hw_hub_hostels_title":"Where to stay while you do it","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"The North American hostels travellers rate most highly. 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Road-trip season in the US and Canada, and hurricane season starting in the Caribbean. | Park campsites book out months ahead; Cities are hot and expensive; Hurricane season runs June to November\r\nSeptember \u2013 November | Autumn | Quiet | orange | New England colour, empty parks, warm deserts and the lowest prices in Central America. The hurricane risk is real but so is the saving. | Best prices of the year in Mexico; Parks are empty after Labor Day; Check hurricane forecasts for the Caribbean","hw_hub_costs_title":"What a day actually costs","hw_hub_costs_body":"Daily budgets cover a dorm bed, food, local transport and one paid activity. In the US and Canada, add a car if you are leaving the cities, which most people should.\r\n\r\nThe gap between north and south is the largest on any continent. A day in San Francisco costs more than three days in Nicaragua. 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US and Canadian cities assume no car; add \u20ac35\u201350 a day with fuel if you rent one.","hw_hub_money_reads":"How to do the US on a hostel budget | \r\nA month in Central America: what it costs | \r\nRenting a car in the US: the real price | \r\nNational park passes worth buying |","hw_hub_rail_title":"The car is the transport","hw_hub_rail_body":"There is no rail network worth planning around outside the northeast corridor and a few Canadian routes. Greyhound and FlixBus cover the cities slowly and cheaply, Amtrak is scenic rather than practical, and domestic flights are often cheaper than both.\r\n\r\nFor anything outside a city, rent a car. Split between three people it costs less than the bus, and the southwest, the Pacific coast and the Canadian Rockies exist to be driven. Mexico and Central America are the opposite: the chicken buses and shuttle vans go everywhere, cost almost nothing, and are half the experience.","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"Road-tripping the US on a budget","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/inter-rail-europe-my-top-ten-tips\/","hw_hub_rail_image":"1302141","hw_hub_routes":"Two weeks | The southwest loop | Las Vegas, Zion, Bryce, Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, back through Sedona. The best two weeks of driving anywhere, and camping keeps it cheap. | 6 stops \u00b7 1 country\r\nThree weeks | Pacific coast | Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Big Sur, Los Angeles, San Diego. One road, three states, and a hostel in every stop. | 6 stops \u00b7 1 country\r\nTwo months | Mexico to Panama overland | Mexico City, Oaxaca, Antigua, Lake Atitl\u00e1n, Le\u00f3n, Ometepe, Bocas del Toro. All by bus, all cheap, no flights needed. | 7 stops \u00b7 5 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":"north-america","hw_hub_events_count":"8","hw_hub_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"See all events in North America","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/north-america","hw_hub_events":"February or March | Mardi Gras | New Orleans | Two weeks of parades ending on Fat Tuesday. Book beds six months out, not six weeks.\r\nMarch | SXSW | Austin | Music, film and tech take over the city. Prices triple and it is still worth it.\r\nApril | Coachella | Palm Springs | Two weekends in the desert. Los Angeles hostels fill for both.\r\nMay | Cinco de Mayo | Mexico \u00b7 US border cities | Bigger in the US than in Mexico, where only Puebla makes a real occasion of it.\r\nJuly | Independence Day | Across the US | Fireworks everywhere, cities empty, beaches full.\r\nSeptember | Mexican Independence | Mexico City | El Grito in the Z\u00f3calo on the 15th, and the whole country out the next day.\r\nOctober | D\u00eda de Muertos | Oaxaca \u00b7 Mexico City | The most photographed festival in the Americas. Oaxaca does it properly and books out a year ahead.\r\nNovember | Thanksgiving | US \u00b7 Canada | The busiest travel week of the American year. Fly before it or after it, never during.","hw_hub_events_pills":"Festivals worth crossing the Atlantic for | \r\nD\u00eda de Muertos, done respectfully | \r\nSki season on a hostel 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. | north-america+things-to-do | All things to do in North America | \r\nGetting around | Road trips, buses, rail passes and when flying is cheaper than driving. | north-america+transport | All transport guides in North America | \r\nEating well for less | Taquer\u00edas, diners and the markets worth planning a day around. | north-america+food | All food guides in North America | \r\nDoing it cheaply | What things cost, where the money goes and how to make the US affordable. | north-america+budget | All budget guides in North America |","hw_hub_show_read_time":"1","hw_hub_all_title":"Everything we have written about North America","hw_hub_all_body":"Filter by country, city or the kind of trip you are planning.","hw_hub_all_cta":"All North America 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+north-america\/\r\ncoin | Budget | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/budget+north-america\/\r\nbus | Road trips | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/transport+north-america\/\r\nmap-pin | Adventure | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/adventure+north-america\/\r\nsurf | Beach | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/beach+north-america\/\r\nnightclub | Party | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/party+north-america\/","hw_hub_faq_title":"North America travel questions","hw_hub_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_faqs":"How much does a month in North America cost? | In the US, \u20ac2,500 to \u20ac3,500 for a month including a shared car, dorms and eating out modestly. In Mexico and Central America, \u20ac900 to \u20ac1,200 covers the same month comfortably. The two halves of the continent barely belong in the same budget.\r\nDo I need a visa for the US? | EU, UK and Australian passport holders travel on ESTA, applied for online and valid for 90 days. It costs around $21 and takes minutes, but apply before you book flights rather than at the airport. Canada uses an equivalent called eTA.\r\nIs it cheaper to fly or drive in the US? | Drive if there are two or more of you and the trip is under about 1,500 km. Beyond that, budget airlines usually win on both cost and time. A rental car split three ways works out cheaper than Greyhound for most routes.\r\nIs Central America safe for backpackers? | Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Belize and Nicaragua are travelled daily by thousands of backpackers on an established route. Honduras and El Salvador need more care with routes and night travel. Take shuttles rather than night buses where the route is known to be risky, and check current advice \u2014 it changes.\r\nWhen is hurricane season in the Caribbean? | June to November, peaking in September and October. It rarely ruins a trip, but it makes flights and beds cheap, and travel insurance worth reading properly.\r\nCan I travel from Mexico to South America overland? | As far as Panama, yes, and it is a well-worn route. The Dari\u00e9n Gap between Panama and Colombia has no road and should not be crossed on foot \u2014 fly or take the sailing route to Cartagena.\r\nWhat is the best US road trip for a first visit? | The southwest loop from Las Vegas through Zion, Bryce and the Grand Canyon: two weeks, manageable distances, and the parks are the best thing in the country. 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