Consider booking hostels over hotels

Before interrailing last year, I'd never really considered staying in hostels because I thought I'd have to share a room with a load of strangers. But we managed to get a room for just the two of us for around £10-20 per person per night in most places. Obviously this would depend on the location and whether or not you wanted your own bathroom.

Last year, we stayed in three hostels (it was originally four, but the fourth one was changed at the last minute because of bad reviews from other people), and two cheap hotels.

Hostels tend to have their own kitchen facilities for travellers, which would save you so much money rather than eating out every day, which all adds up. Not all hostels have this, but double check as this is definitely worthwhile if you're on a budget.

Hostel booking sites I would definitely recommend are Hostel World and Hostel Bookers.

Our total hotel cost (per person) came to: £200 for 12 nights.

Extra Costs

There are things you're obviously going to need, and can't really do this any cheaper than it already is.

You'll need to find a way to get to your first destination, and get home from your final destination. This may involve flights, but may also involve trains or ferries. When deciding this, it's worth figuring out the cheapest option. Although a flight may only look like it will cost £50 each way, you need to remember that there are other costs that come alongside this (e.g. baggage and checking in).

Our interrail ticket itself cost us £150 to travel five times within a 2 week period. We knew we weren't able to get this any cheaper, so we just bit the bullet and paid for it. However, there are options to get interrail tickets for a single country which are cheaper, so if you're planning on visiting a number of cities within the same country, I'd recommend checking these out instead.

Got any questions or need some advice about planning your interrail trip? Drop me an email at littlehblog@gmail.com :)

Love,

Little H xo