How to travel with little money

Everything has its price. The biggest expenses in travel are usually spent on transportaion and lodging, shopping spree not included. One can save on money, but time, energy, safety, and convenience would be compromised. Firstly, you have at least to do your homework and look for the cheapest fare. Land, if possible, is generally cheaper than air transport. The cheapest, hike or bike with your backpack. :) Staying with relatives or friends would save much on lodging.

also some universitys will let you stay in their dorms on the off season and charge very little money. also besides youth hostels, i think there are elder hostels for people that are older and want to travel.

Oh! yes @these are all very nice propositions.....by traveling with lesser cash in hand we would avail cheaper modes of transport,stay in budget hotels,prefer inexpensive ethnic food and so on and so forth.

How much do youth hostels and backpacker hostels typically cost a night?

Thanks for the advice, I might try next time when I visit the united states or perhaps Europe.

Hi maximax, :) It looks like you love traveling. :) I know of people who choose to be hosts to friends, and likewise, their friends reciprocate the gesture in their cities. There is a special reason for this. I received a forward a few years ago. In it they mentioned that some of these hotels have small cameras that record things. In fact, there was a Hindi movie on such thing (Kalyug). The curse of electronics. So people feel safer to be with their friends rather than staying at any hotel. Is there such a problem at your end as well?

Its quite a long time since I have teavelled extensively. I have stayed in youth hostels & made my own breakfast. Where possible I get my own tea too. I used public transport a lot. For a few years, my husband & I camped in tents. Now, I find the main time I travel is with my daughter for swimming events. Accomodation is not cheap, but I usually get the cheapest cabin. I try to buy my petrol on the discount days. The biggest saving is brining my own food & cooking my own meals.

Hi max, I always treat the travel e enjoyable. Mike.content of any vacation as merely a means of getting from point A to B. The money I save helps to make the holiday mor

Have relatives where you are going! (Works for Me!) There's a recent online innovation,I think the site may be couchsurfer.com..IIRC,the idea is that somebody lets you kip on their sofa..they're not expecting payment,but if you buy them a meal or something,everybody's happy!

It is a good planning of traveling with little money.It will help lot for the travel lovers. Thanks maximus for the idea of minimum use of money.

If you have access to the internet and you know which cities you'll be visiting the upcoming days ask people whether you can stay over at their place for free. There are specialized sites about that. :)

Hi maximax8! Those are real good tips! Just like to add one. This is really effective and sure way of saving! Travel with someone that will pay for your fare... Just kidding! But I sometimes do that...

Thanks for your tips. To travel with little money is possible completely. In fact, sevearl days ago, I heared that one from Japan traveled around the world with just 8 dollars, which is really an amazing thing. Apart from what you have said above, here are my tips below: 1. Get familiar with the locals. In order to communicate with them, do yourself a favour and learn their language. Simply makeing an effort, not only shows them respect, but will open your mind to their culture, way of life and how they live with little or less. 2. Eat local food. Most of the restaurants near attractions cater to tourists, so they tend to be expensive. Small eateries and cafes are much more affordable and give you a chance to experience the local cuisine. Happy myLotting!

now people become intersted with travel with the economic growing.when you have enough money in your pocket,you maybe consider to travel.but when you have few money and you want to travel,what you will do?many people will plan to travel nearby the city.i often select to climb mountain near my house or go out for a walk on Saturday or Sunday.that will be more cheap than normal travel.

Here some people prefer to choose the train that drives at night. So they can save the hotel fee. My husband and I tried to stay in our tent in the beach. The feeling was interesting and nice. My friend had booked the international airlines one year earlier. The price can be just USD1.00 and that's unbelievable. Although it is a long time plan, but at least it is cheap. I love China

personally my favourite way to travel and see a place is to stay with friends. that way, they take care of accommodation and can direct me to food and how to travel around independently. however, guess that's not always possible, especially in states where land is scarce and people seldom have a spare bedroom.

Hi maximax8! I always try to travel even when low on budget. It is something that I love doing. I try to look for as many options. For instance, when it is more practical to commute, then I would commute. I look for not-so-expensive but comfortable place for my accommodation. I do not eat in fancy restaurants which would surely charge high prices for their food.

Hi,maximax8,maybe there is another way we can do. Suppose one Japanese want to chavel to London,meanwhile one Londoner decide to spend his holiday in Japan,so maybe the two guys could exchange their apartments during the vocation. Nowadays the internet made the world smaller and smaller,we can post such "excange" information in the net,mylot is also a platform to post such information,personally I think. Have a nice day.

Hello,my friend maximax8,you can always start the amusing, useful and helpful discussions,I like it.I like trave but I am still a student,without working,without extra money.I have never seen a plane.So I choose train.I had a trip during the national holiday,I choose a train that drives start in night,and reach in the morning.I don't need a hotel.I played one day and in the night,I take a train and in another morning,I come home.the only fee in my traveling is the train ticket and some food.because I choose some free places like park to play.

People are always asking me why I don't drive, and it annoys me. I don't wish to drive, and I'm glad I don't have to deal with car payments, gas, etc. I live in a convenient location where pretty much everything I need is right there, and if not I can take the $1 bus. A while ago someone told me about MegaBus.com, which has cheap tickets to New York for when I want to go. I was able to get from White Marsh, MD to New York City for like $20...AWESOME! Amtrak train tickets would've costed a lot more. Like you, I've also stayed in hostels on my New York City trips. I haven't done it in a while, but when I do I usually have a room with other very friendly out-of-towners who have come from other countries. And a lot of times they're out enjoying the city, so you often have the room to yourself. Greyhound.com is also reasonably priced, but the customer service is terrible. If I bring my son with me to New York, I'd rather not have to deal with Greyhound, because they've given me the wrong gate number to stand at, and that was HORRIBLE. It caused me to miss my bus, and then I hate to wait and wait for the next one, and I think I had my son with me that time, and he was only a few years old. I love that there are so many websites now that offer cheap tickets to New York. :)