Slash your travel budget to Spain and Portugal by half. Here’s how!
Spain and Portugal are two countries which are often visited together. The cost of travelling to major cities like Madrid and Barcelona is much higher when compared to the southern cities of Spain like Seville and Granada. Travelling around Portugal is considerably cheaper when compared to Spain. How much does it cost to go to Spain and Portugal?
The daily average price of travelling to Spain and Portugal is 70-80 Euros per person per day
(Note: This budget will suit if you are a traveller who seeks comfort during travel and wouldn’t prefer backpacking through hostels. It is not a budget for luxury travel.)
In 80 Euros a day you can comfortably spend 3 weeks in Spain and Portugal. This cost includes:
- your accommodation at central locations in either AirBnBs or private rooms in hostels or mid-range hotels
- sightseeing and attractions
- food
- nightlife
- daily travel within the city
- travel between cities
- a little bit of shopping
If you are a little careful while splurging on food and drinks in Spain and Portugal, then you can do this trip at an even lower budget.
Read : How to plan your first Euro Trip on a budget in 8 easy steps
Additionally we spent on our return flight tickets from India to Madrid and Schengen visa. This made our overall cost of travelling to Spain and Portugal from India, 110 Euros per person per day. For our 3 week trip, we spent approximately INR 3.25 Lacs for two adults (exchange rate when we did the trip was approximately 1 Euro = INR 71). The price includes everything including shopping and duty-free purchases. A similar trip for 2 adults organised by a travel agent would easily cost you more than INR 5 Lakhs.
Want to get a better idea of what all can be covered in 3 weeks? Here is an overview of our Spain-Portugal itinerary:
Day 1 – Travel from India to Madrid
Day 2, 3 – Madrid
Day 4, 5, 6, 7 – Barcelona
Day 8 – Jerez
Dau 9 – Ronda
Day 10, 11 – Granada
Day 12, 13 – Seville
Day 14, 15, 16 – Lagos (Portugal)
Day 17, 18,19 – Lisbon
Day 20 – Madrid
Day 21 – Travel from Madrid to India
Here is a more detailed breakdown of our spends
Expense Type | Spends in Euro for 2 adults | Spends in Indian Rupee (INR for 2 adults | |
Return flight tickets from India to Madrid | NA | 65000 | We booked our flights during an airline promotion If you are looking for cheap flight tickets then read, guide to book cheap flight tickets to Europe |
Schengen Visa | NA | 13500 | Includes the 60 Euro per person Schengen visa fee plus the VFS fee |
Inter City Travel (Train, flight & buses) | 380 | 28000 | This includes:
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Accommodation | 1000 | 73000 | This includes accommodation for 19 nights Besides 19 nights in hotels and AirBnbs, we spent 1 night in an overnight train and 1 night on our return flight Accommodation price in Barcelona was the highest Read our guide on how to book cheap accommodation |
Food and drinks | 1150 | 82000 | We spent a lot on food and drinks |
Pre-booked attraction tickets | 110 | 8000 | We had pre-booked tickets to visit Alhambra in Granada, Sagrada Familia in Barcelona and Alcazar in Seville |
Shopping | 400 | 31500 | This also includes some shopping at the duty free store at the airport |
Miscellaneous (Local transport, tips, entry tickets etc) | 300 | 22000 | Every other expense besides accommodation, food & drinks, intercity travel, pre-booked attraction tickets |
