Comprised of 51 independent states, Europe is home to most traveled destinations of the world such as France, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom and Germany. It has a varied collection of places and planning a trip could be quite overwhelming. So how to ease your trip to travel Europe from India?
First we divide whole of Europe into 5 major parts:
Northern Europe
Places such as Denmark, Iceland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Iceland come under Northern Europe.
Southern Europe
The main reason to travel Southern Europe is to visit popular destinations such as Italy, Portugal, Spain, Greece. These alone attract majority of tourists from all across the globe.
Central Europe
Germany is the real heart of Europe and is connected to every other major city by train. This city could offers the cheapest way to travel Europe, so you might want to consider making this your starting point.
Western Europe
Austria, Monaco, France, Italy, Switzerland – highly touristy spots! This means you might have to spend a little too extravagantly to visit all these.
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is an extremely cheap region, when you compare it to the rest of the countries. Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Poland are some famous countries under Eastern Europe.
Expenses Needed To Travel Europe From India:
Transportation: 45,000 INR would be a fair estimate for return fare.
Mode of traveling within Europe: Traveling by train should be preferred. Indians can buy the Eurail Pass. This pass should be issued keeping the duration of stay in mind. Approximately 20,000 INR is required for shorter periods and 70,000 INR for 30 days. This pass also gives unlimited access to most trains in Europe and some ferry and cruise rides as well. Therefore, this is the cheapest way to travel Europe.
Alternate Option: You can opt to travel by RyanAir, a low cost carrier in Europe, and it runs flights for as cheap as 20-40 Euros. Advanced bookings may be necessary.
Cost of Accommodation and Food: There are many healthy options for both vegetarians as well as non-vegetarians. Three-time-meal per day should not cost more than 40 Euros. So for 30 days its, 1200 Euros which is equal to 85,000 INR.
Adding these expenses, we get approximately 2,00,000 INR per person. This cost has been calculated keeping all the expenses at average level. It can exceed upto 3 Lakhs but not more than this. We hope our guide helps you the best while planning your trip to travel Europe from India.