We are switching things up over here at the Cassey Excursion, and I’m going to be candid with you guys. I went through my bank accounts during my trip and really took a look at my spending for a month long trip on the road in Europe from Ireland–> Scotland–> Faroe Islands–> Denmark–> Iceland. And I’ve broken down my expenses for each country.
Keep in mind that this is a very unique itinerary specific to the things that I wanted to see and do, but I was trying to be quite conservative and save money when I could. While traveling, I did, however, book tours and things regularly which can add up quickly.
Looking at the break down I would probably additionally add maybe $300-$400 for food and drinks but this is an approximation. This is an interesting post for me because I had to really breakdown my spending on the road, which was definitely eye-opening.
On trips like this I always try to be somewhat conservative and thrifty if possible, which is why I chose to stay in Hostels, because they are cheap and I meet many other like minded travelers. As far as tours, I definitely spend quite a bit of money doing things in the cities I visit. Keeping the the total cost of all the flights I purchased lower than $1000, which opened the budget a bit more. The total of my trip came out to be $3,701.14 including the flights and everything except the approximate amount of money I would add for food and drink and the art I bought.
I definitely think you could save even more money in places that are easy to cut back such as restaurant eating and drinking and on gifts and other bits and bobs. If you like to see the sites then it’s going to cost you.
At the bottom of the table you will also see the approximate cost of all the art I bought. Usually, I buy local art from many of the places I visit, but on this trip in particular I spent a bit more then usual. I included it since this was an amount I spent but you can definitely save money if you are not buying copious amount of art.
I can only help this helps some people when planning their own trips. If you have any comments or concerns, please list them below.
Expenses Breakdown: Ireland, Scotland, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Iceland
| THINGS I DID ON MY TRIP | EXTRA INFO | TOTAL IN DOLLARS |
|---|---|---|
| Flights Total Overall | Includes: Flight Round trip from San Francisco to Ireland with a 7 night layover in Iceland through WOW Air. One way flight from Edinburgh, UK to the Faroe Islands One way trip from Faroe Islands to Dublin Ireland with a 20 hour layover in Copenhagen, Denmark | $990 |
| Trip Insurance with USAA | **Covers so much more than airline proposed insurance for sometimes half the price **Includes 75% reimbursement if you cancel within 48 hours of flight, no questions asked **100% within 24 hours if military duty came in the way of your trip and you have a letter that specifies this | $108 |
| Transit from Monterey to San Francisco for flights on the Monterey Airbus | $50 one way $90 round trip I didn't book them together because I wasn't certain of the exact time. | $100 |
| Rental Car Insurance, Ireland | Rental Car Insurance included with American Express Platinum if you use that credit card | $0 |
| TRANSPORT TOTAL | $1,198 | |
| IRELAND | ||
| Hostel, first 2 nights in Dublin, Ireland-- Jacob's Inn | **Large price increase on the weekends, wouldn't recommend during high peak times. | $35.25 |
| Rental Car Ireland | Total Cost for the rental car for 9 days was $608.63 Split 2 ways: $304 Average Cost per day: $33 | $304 |
| Rental Car Ireland | Total Cost for the rental car for 9 days was $608.63 Split 2 ways: $304 Average Cost per day: $33 | $304 |
| Faitle Hostel in Kerry for 1 night before we started biking the ring road | $45.11 for 2 people | $22.55 |
| Renting Bikes to Bike the Kerry Ring Road | 15 euro per day for 1 person rented for 2 days | $34.74 *With exchange rate 8/21/2018 |
| Hostel in Portmaggee | $54.00 / 2 | $27 |
| Tour of the Skellig Islands (Environmental Tour without landing)" | $82.12 for 2 tickets | $41.06 |
| Tour of Blarney Castle | For 1 person | $18.75 |
| Hostel in Dingle, Ireland | $29.57 / 2 | $14.80 |
| ShannonFerry to cut off time from Dingle to the Cliffs of Moher | $18.99 one way / 2 | $9.50 |
| Boat Ride under the Cliffs of Moher from Doolin | $35.27 for 2 people **Was cancelled due to weather, but if you are interested | $18 |
| Hostel in Galway right in downtown | $42.35 | 21.17 |
| 2 nights in Dublin at the end of our trip in Dublin at the hostel next to Darky Kelly's. | $77.74 for 2 people for 2 days | $38.87 per person |
| Hostel for 2 nights in Belfast at Belfast City Backpacker | 7.75 / night | $15.49 |
| Ticket for the Titanic Museum in Belfast | 21 euro | $24.31 |
| Uber from Hostel to the Ferry Station in Belfast | $13.37 | |
| Ferry from Ireland to Scotland | One way: 45 GBP | $58.12 *With exchange rate 8/21/2018 |
| TOTAL FOR IRELAND (Excluding some money spent on food and drinks) | $696.98 | |
| SCOTLAND | ||
| Bus From Cairnryan to Glasgow | Very nice bus driver didn't want a ticket | $0 |
| Stayed with a friend for 3 nights | $0 | |
| Train from Glasgow to Oban | $35.06 | |
| Oban Backpackers | $19.30 / night for 2 nights | $38.60 |
| Day trip to Isle of Staffa, Iona, and Mull | $82.34 *Worth it! |
|
| Jacobite Steam Train round trip | Fort William To Mallaig Return 60 GBP | $77.46 *With exchange rate 8/21/2018 |
| Bus Trip to Edinburgh | ||
| 2 night stay at City Stay Hostel Edinburgh | $42 | |
| Tram from Downtown Edinburgh to the Airport (one way) | $7.91 | |
| TOTAL FOR SCOTLAND | $283.37 | |
| FAROE ISLANDS | ||
| Giljanes Hostel for 6 days in the Faroe Islands | LOVE LOVE LOVE! Love the owner, love the vibe, loved hanging out here. | $230 |
| Rental Car in the Faroe Islands | Owner of the hostel had an extra Car that he let me rent between 25-30 / day. I used it for 3 days | $90 |
| Food in the Faroe Islands | Price is for Groceries from the Bonus for the week, not any of the places I ate out and had drinks. | $72.19 |
| Food and Drinks at restaurants | $110 | |
| Helicopter ride between islands | $40 round trip | |
| Helicopter ride that was cancelled because of high winds | $15 for first flight reimbursed for the return trip | |
| Renting a car from the hostel I was staying at $30 / Day | $90 | |
| TOTAL FOR FAROE ISLANDS | $647.19 | |
| COPENHAGEN, DENMARK | ||
| Overnight Stay in Copenhagen | Steelhouse Copenhagen, Highly recommend! | $28.63 |
| Other bits and bobs | $70 | |
| TOTAL FOR COPENHAGEN | $98.63 | |
| Hilton Airport Hotel Dublin a TREAT YOSELF night before flying to Iceland for 7 more days of adventure | **Room Service! | $62.16 |
| ICELAND | ||
| Bus from the Airport in Iceland to downtown Reykjavik | **Iceland is pretty expensive! Thanks for the 7 day layover at no extra expense wow air, made it worth it. | $42.81 |
| Kex Hostel in Reykjavik Iceland | $20.98 / night for 2 nights | $41.96 |
| Food in Iceland | My friend Laura and I split the cost of food and primarily made all of our meals in the van. This cost approximately $160 for 6 nights split between 2 people. | $79.10 |
| Renting a van for 6 nights in Iceland | $846.47 My friend Laura and I stayed in the van the whole week. It was pretty small we should not have listened to the ad that it was big enough for 2 people and gotten the bigger 1! **Car insurance included through American Express Platinum | $423 / person |
| Car insurance for camper van we were staying in | $0 | |
| Blue Lagoon Tour | $152.21 for 2 tickets | $76.10 |
| 2 tickets to the Mumford & Sons Concert Icelandic Airwaves Festival our Last Night in Iceland! | $167.70 for 2 tickets | $84 |
| All the hot springs in Iceland (avg. between $4 and $9 for a daily trip) | We went to hot springs in 4 different towns | $30 |
| TOTAL FOR ICELAND | $776.97 | |
| OVERALL TOTAL | $3,701.14 | |
| Additional Food, Drinks, and small miscellaneous expenses: | Approximately $300-$400 more | |
| In addition, I bought a few pieces of local art I bought throughout the trip. | Art from Portmagee $140.88 Art in Ireland $27.14 Art in Scotland $80 Art in Iceland $70.14 | TOTAL FOR ART-$318.16 |
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