Travel the World on A Budget: Complete Guide!

March 18, 2025

 

You Can Travel the World on a Budget — and It Is Not Expensive If you are prepared to think critically, make good choices, and keep an open mind, amazing things happen in the process of traveling the world. There are practical hacks on how you can travel relatively inexpensive and have an awesome time with this guide.

1. Pick A Budget Travel Destination

A few countries are a lot less expensive to travel in than others. On accommodation, food and transport in Southeast Asia ( e.g. Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia), Eastern Europe (Poland, Romania,Bulgaria) and Central America (Guatemala, Nicaragua) you will find it easy to save money. 💡TIP: Look into countries that have a lower cost of living and good exchange rate. 💡 Help: Research countries with low cost of living and no-spend currency

2. Booking your travel off peak

The cost of flights and accommodation soar beyond peak travel seasons. Flights and hotels can cost well beyond initial prices if you go to peak seasons means off season, shoulder season you can save at 50% +. 💡 Tricky: Use Google Flights, Skyscanner or Hopper to watch for the drops in prices,

3. Cost Effective FlightsFinder

Use fare search services (your options are Skyscanner, Kayak & Google Flights. Book ahead but don't purchase at the last minute unless you find something. Flex dates a lot with travel — for example, Tuesday and Wednesday are generally the cheapest mid-week flights.
Some budget airlines for example are Ryanair, AirAsia, Frontier.

4. Adopt Other Forms of Accommodation

Hostels (hostelworld, Booking.com) Airbnb or Vrbo Free Stays (with hosts) Work exchanges (Workaway or WWOOF) and Hostels
Note: Rent an apartment or house for longer stay instead of paying each night in hotels if you are going to be there for a while

5. Opt for Food and Drink Stint

Every meal out is expensive. Here’s how to save:
  • Get street food or do some local market.
  • If you have a Kitchen and kitchen cook.
  • Plan your stay to include the free breakfast in the room.
  • Drink from your reusable bottle instead of buying bottled water.
💡 HINT: Use Too Good To Go apps to score discounted restaurant diners.

6. Take the Bus

Instead of Taxis or Uber's:
  • Buses trains and metro.
  • Whenever possible, bike rental or walk.
  • Bike share apps BlaBlaCar for Europe or Grab (Asia).

7. Take Advantage Of Free Activities

You don't have to spend a lot for fun:
  • Free walking tours in many cities.
  • Museums & free entry days.
  • Hiking, beaches and national parks.
  • Festivals & local events.

Final Thoughts

Traveling on the cheap basically involves making smart life choices.
Thanks to flexibility and research, you can do new places when traveling without spending too much. Would you like to give more budget tips? Tell us in the comments!

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