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The Smart Trip Cost Calculator

Pack your budget the way you pack your bag.

Drag hotel, flights, food, transport and activities into the suitcase. Each item unfolds into a small calculator, and the receipt tallies your total trip cost, per-person share and local-currency total as you type.

Trip settings

Enter today's rate from your bank or a reference source. All prices in the items below are in your home currency.

Packed items

Your suitcase is empty. Drag something from the packing tray, or press an item to pack it.

Trip cost breakdown

Your trip

    Subtotal
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    Buffer
    0
    Total trip cost
    0
    Per person
    0
    In destination currency
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    The guides

    Five guides behind the suitcase

    Each item in the planner is only as good as the number you type into it. These guides explain what belongs in each category, where the hidden costs sit and how to compare your options.

    Guide 01 · Destination budget

    Size up a destination before you fall in love with it

    Build a believable daily rate, adjust it for season and cost level, and add a buffer that protects the total rather than padding every line.

    • Daily-rate method
    • Seasons
    • Buffers
    Read the destination guide

    Guide 02 · Hotel costs

    What a hotel really costs once the fees arrive

    Turn a headline nightly rate into the real figure, including tourist taxes, resort fees, parking, breakfast and card holds.

    • Taxes & fees
    • Stay types
    • Refund rules
    Read the hotel guide

    Guide 03 · Food per day

    A food budget that survives real hunger

    Price meals by pattern, not by guesswork, and catch cover charges, service fees and tipping customs before they catch you.

    • Meal patterns
    • Eating styles
    • Tipping
    Read the food guide

    Guide 04 · Transport

    Getting there and getting around, costed properly

    From flight add-ons to rental-car extras and transit passes, learn how to price every leg of the journey and split it fairly.

    • Fare anatomy
    • Car rental
    • Passes
    Read the transport guide

    Guide 05 · Activities & currency

    Tickets worth buying and money that converts cleanly

    Rank what is worth the ticket, test whether a city pass pays off, and convert your budget without losing it to fees.

    • City passes
    • Exchange rates
    • Card fees
    Read the activities guide

    Reading the receipt

    What each line on your trip receipt tells you

    Subtotal and buffer

    The subtotal is the sum of every packed item. The buffer is a percentage added on top to absorb the small surprises every trip brings: a missed train, a pharmacy stop, a rainy afternoon spent in a paid museum. Keeping the buffer as a single line, rather than inflating each item, keeps your category estimates honest.

    Per-person share

    The per-person figure divides the full total by the number of travellers. It is a fair starting point for splitting costs, but remember that some items are genuinely shared — a room, a rental car, a private guide — while others, like flights and tickets, scale with every person. The guides explain how to split each one.

    Destination-currency total

    Enter the exchange rate you expect to receive and the receipt shows your total in the local currency. Use a rate from your own bank or card provider rather than a headline mid-market figure, and remember that card fees and cash-withdrawal charges sit on top of whatever rate you choose.

    A budget is not a promise to spend less. It is a way to spend on purpose.