What are the cheapest city breaks in Europe? The travel insurance experts from Quotezone who analyzed the data for create the European holiday index 2024, identifying the cities where city breaks are most convenient. To be examined twelve most visited capitals in Europeincluding Paris, Berlin, Madrid and Rome.
The cheapest
Cities have been classified based on several factors to which vacationers with a limited budget should pay attention, including tourist tax, hotel costs, price of a meal and beer, public transport ticket costs and distance from the airport.
Warsaw has been decreed the best solution for a city holiday in Europe, given the fact that it is without tourist tax, that hotel prices are cheaper (45.60 euros per night) and day tickets for public transport cost only 1.02 euros. Zagreb it ranks as the second cheapest, with the cheapest beer prices (3.00 euros for 0.5 litres) and a visitor tax of 1 euro per day.
The most expensive
It turned out to be the least economical city of all Parishaving some of the highest hotel prices (117.25 euros per night), 7.00 euros for a beer, although public transport tickets are reasonably cheap at 2.15 euros.
Amsterdam has the highest tourist tax in Europehas the highest hotel costs, at over 120 euros per night and is over 16 km from the airport, making it the second most expensive destination.
Lisbon it is the capital located closest to the airport, at 13.12 km, but it is classified in fourth position for cheap city breaks, meals cost 13.75 euros, it costs 3.00 euros for a beer and tickets for public transport cost 2.00 euros.
Rome it ranks ninth, due to the tourist tax (7.50 euros per night) and the 15.00 euros per meal. London it is the third worst city for affordable summer holidays, despite not charging tourists any accommodation fees. The British capital has hotel prices of 117.25 euros per night and the most expensive cost for a beer, 7.56 euros.
Berlinon the other hand, has the highest price for a public transport day ticket (3.50) compared to Istanbul which charges visitors only 0.51 euros. Istanbul ranks as the third best capital city for holidays this summer, with the cheapest meal prices in the index, despite being 34.74km from the airport.
Madrid does not apply tourist taxes to visitors and costs 14.00 euros for a meal, which places it in fifth place as most convenient city. The two capital cities that charge visitors 15.00 for a meal are Athens And Vienna. These destinations rank sixth and seventh respectively.
The comment
“This summer many travelers will opt for a city holiday – he comments Greg Wilson, founder and CEO of Quotezone -. A recent survey by Quotezone found that 35% of people end up spending more than they would like on holiday. Our team has reviewed the twelve most visited cities in Europe, ranking them based on the distance from the city center to the airport, the tourist tax and key prices such as meals, beers and public transport tickets. It is important – he stated – that travellers consider all the costs of the holiday before leaving. There may be some expensive surprises that they didn’t expect to pay, such as the tourist tax.
Overall, our European Holiday Index found that Warsaw is the best capital for an affordable summer holiday, with cheap hotels, meals and transport costs. Paris was named the most expensive capital, as it has an expensive tourist tax and high prices for meals, beer and hotels.”
The CEO urges holidaymakers to protect themselves “with travel insurance, even if it is only for a short stay, as flight delays and cancellations are increasingly common”.
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