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Travel Budget Calculator

Add up flights, lodging, food, activities, and any other trip expense — each line scales by nights, days, or travelers — and instantly see your total budget, the per-person split, and your per-day spend. Everything updates live, right in your browser.

📖 How it works & FAQ

Budget a whole trip in one place

Most trip budgets fall apart because costs come in different shapes: flights are a one-time hit, lodging bills by the night, food bills by the day, and some things scale with every traveler in the group. This calculator handles all of those shapes at once. Each expense row has an amount and a unit — fixed total, per night, per day, per person, per person per day, or per person per night — and the tool multiplies each line by your trip length, nights, and group size automatically. You instantly see the grand total, the even per-person split, the per-day burn rate, and which line item is eating the biggest share.

Everything runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, and no account is needed — edit numbers freely and the results update live. Figures are estimates only, not professional financial advice; real prices, taxes, fees, and exchange rates vary.

How to use it

  1. Set the number of travelers, trip length in days, and nights of paid lodging (often one fewer than days).
  2. Optionally change the currency symbol — the math is unit-agnostic.
  3. Edit the starter rows: flights, lodging, food, activities, local transport, and misc. Type each amount and pick how it scales.
  4. Click Add expense for anything extra — rental car, travel insurance, pet sitter — or remove rows you don't need with the × button.
  5. Read the results: total budget, per-person share, per-day cost, and per person per day.

FAQ

Why are nights separate from days?
A 7-day trip usually has 6 hotel nights. Keeping them separate stops the calculator from charging you a phantom night of lodging, while food and activities still count every day.
How should I enter flights?
If you know the fare per ticket, use per person and the tool multiplies by group size. If you already have a combined booking total, switch that row to fixed total.
Does the per-person split handle uneven sharing?
The split shown is an even division of the total. For couples or families sharing rooms, per-night lodging is naturally shared; per-person rows scale with headcount.
Should I add a buffer?
Yes — seasoned travelers pad 10–15%. Add an expense row named “Buffer” as a fixed total, or raise the misc line.