When planning a vacation, every traveler wants to know how much the trip might cost. Of course, everyone's requests are different, someone prefers economical travel, someone on vacation does not deny themselves anything, in general, the amounts may be different. Guruturizma will tell you how much a trip to Spain costs on average. We will take into account the cost of visa, tickets, accommodation, food and entertainment.
Visa to Spain
Spain is a member state of the Schengen Agreement, which means that a visa is required to visit it. To do this, you need to fill out an application form, collect a package of documents and submit an application to the Consulate or Visa Center. All the necessary information can be found on the official website www.spainvac-ru.com. The cost of a visa to Spain is 1,778 rubles (at the time of publication). Important! Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months after leaving the Schengen area. The term for consideration of documents is from 3 to 10 working days, but the Spaniards are great, they work very quickly. In addition, very often they can get a multivisa for 6 or 12 months the first time.
Airfare to Spain
There are many airports in Spain, so getting to the right place is not difficult. We will not list everything. If we consider flights from Moscow, then the cost of tickets to different resorts, of course, differs. Prices start, taking into account the cost of the dollar for today, from 11 thousand rubles per ticket (round trip) per person. At this price, you can buy air tickets to Spain at the end of April with the seizure of the May holidays, as well as for August, September and October of the next year.
Do not forget that low-cost airlines Vueling Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Germanwings fly to Spain, which periodically arrange sales in this direction. In order not to miss all the most interesting prices, we recommend subscribing to the mailing list of these air carriers. This can be done on the official websites of the companies.
If you do not know how to look for great deals on regular flights, we recommend reading our life hack "Buy a cheap plane ticket: is it realistic?"
Cost of living in Spain
Today it will not be difficult to book budget accommodation in Spain and other countries. Cheap hotels and hostels can be booked on the following websites: booking.com, russian.hostelworld.com, ostrovok.ru, hotels.ru, agoda.com, oktogo.ru, etc. Prices from 300 rubles per day.
You can book an apartment, apartment, room on the website airbnb.ru. Read about all the best ways to book cheap accommodation abroad in our article.
Would you like to find free accommodation in Spain? This is possible thanks to couchsurfing. Read our life hack "Couchsurfing is a great way to find a free overnight stay abroad!" You'll like it!
How much does food cost in Spain
The Spaniards love not only to eat, but also to cook and do it just amazing, and their croissants are not inferior even to the famous French ones. Finding a place for breakfast, lunch, dinner and light snacks is easy. There are establishments at every step and everywhere you are ready to serve the best dishes and snacks. It is good if you are staying in an apartment that has a kitchen or in a hotel where breakfast is included. If not, then it is better to approach the issue of nutrition sparingly. For a light breakfast in Spain (coffee + croissant) you will pay about 2 or 3 €.
Ordering the menu del dia (set lunch), which includes the first, second, dessert and drink, you will have to pay from 8 €. Each restaurant offers menu del dia at different times. Study the signs.
There are also establishments, for example, the Wok restaurant, which offer buffet meals for lunch - from 8 €.
As for fast food, in Spain it costs from 5 €. Hot dog or hamburger from 2.5 €.
For a dinner in a restaurant for two, you will pay from 30 €.
Regarding food prices in supermarkets:
- You will pay a little less than 1 € for a loaf of bread
- A liter of milk costs about 1 €
- Eggs (12pcs) - 1 or 2 €
- Sausages from 6 € per kilogram
- Pasta from 2 €
- Rice about 1 € per kilogram
- Meat (pork, chicken) costs from 3 € per kilogram
- Meat (lamb, beef) costs from 10 € per kilogram
- Fish fillet (salmon, trout) from 8 € per kilogram
- You can pay for a kilogram of shrimp from 10 €
- Water (1.5l) costs a little less than 1 €
- Bottle of wine from 3 €
- Beer from 1 €
- For a kilogram of fruit, you will pay from 1 to 3 €
How much do excursions cost in Spain
Spain is a vibrant and unique country with a rich history and a huge number of architectural attractions. Inexperienced tourists, of course, will pay for the entrance to every museum, cathedral. But since you are on the Guruturizma website, you should have read how you can save money on all this.
The first thing to do if you want to see the main attractions, museums, cathedrals is to purchase the Barcelona Card. With its help, you will receive a 20% discount on entrance tickets, free travel on public transport, discounts in shops, on menus in some restaurants. The map is accompanied by a detailed list, metro map and guidebook. More detailed information about this card in our life hack.
Many resorts in Spain offer interesting entertainment absolutely free. Don't believe me? Then read the article "Free Fun in Barcelona". Also, do not disregard the article What to see in Madrid.
As you can see, independent travel is not only interesting, but also profitable. Today it is very easy, without leaving your home, to book budget flights, accommodation, insurance and plan a great vacation. Using the data that we have provided you, you can easily plan your budget.
Enjoy your travels!
