How much does it cost for an Indian to travel all of Europe?
I do not know how much it would cost to travel all of Europe but I can cite my euro trip plan and cost for it. I backpacked through Europe for a period of 24 days. I have visited Greece, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Amsterdam, Prague, Germany (just overnight stay), Switzerland. It cost me a whole of 1,60,000 approximately.The biggest advantage with Europe is you get a Schengen visa and you can travel to 26 countries of Europe. I was checking for the visa requirements list, here are the docs you need to submit:1)We need to have flight ticket bookings.2) We need to have accommodation bookings.3) Need Euro rail pass in case you are planning to travel multiple countries like I did.4) Bank account statement with a good enough balance to cover you expenses in Europe.5) Travel Insurance. Below is the split of my expenses with a small brief and the route map:1) Visa charges - INR 60002) Air tickets (Turkish airlines) - Mumbai-Istanbul-Athens/Zurich-Istanbul-Hyderabad. - INR 55,0003) Travel Insurance - Rs 2000 (I don't remember the exact number)4) Euro Rail pass + Train Tickets - Rs 16,000 + Rs 10,0005) Accommodation charges - 45,000 - Few days I did the overnight journey on the trains, I slept outside the airports, slept in the garden near the eiffel tower and in a telephone booth to beat the cold.6) Sightseeing tickets for Colosseum, Comp Nou stadium, Eiffel Tower, Vatican City, Louvre museum, Bike rent for a day - Rs 10,0007) Food - I made it a habit to have heavy breakfast, which I get as a complimentary in the hotel I stayed. Then I used to have a burger combo in McD, this cost me about 6euros (=INR 360). A light snack in the evening worth 4 euros. I allotted a budget of 10 euros for food per day. I stayed for 24 days so 24 * 6euros = 144 euros rounding off to 150 euros. In Indian rupees, food cost me another INR 10,350.8) Misc - INR 5000. I did not do any shopping and no adventures activities in Swiss.The total cost was = 1,60,000 (rounded number).During my trip in 2012, Airbnb and couch surfing did not catch up. I used Booking.com: The largest selection of hotels, homes, and vacation rentals instead.My route map of the trip.PS: I did the trip in 2012. The value of euro was equal to INR 69. I felt that the trip can be done for a much lower cost if I had carried a tent with me because Europe is quite safe.
What is the cheapest way to travel from India to Europe?
If you're not an Indian citizen, the route can be done overland. In theory, the entire overland journey can be completed for free by hitch hiking or a combination of hitch-hiking and public transport if you are resourceful. This would involve a border crossing at Pakistan. Hence, being Indian poses a problem. Alternatively, one can fly to Sharjah (UAE), cross over to Iran by ferry and start the overland journey from Bandar Abbas Google MapsFerry Transport in Persian Gulf | Iran Traveling Center If you're white, people would be more than happy to give you free rides in Asia. At least outside of big cities. Not sure how it would be for an Indian but I guess it would be almost the same.Note: above travel times are indicative only. Naturally, you wouldn't be able to cover 3600 km in 1 day and 17 hours by road.You would have to pay for visas, food and accommodation en route which would eventually add up to the price of a regular flight ticket anyway but an overland journey like this would be epic and far more enriching than sitting in a plane. That being said, flights into EU from India are really not that expensive these days. Normally the cheapest flights into EU from India are to Paris, Frankfurt and Madrid. A good deal would be around ₹ 30,000. These rates are not that hard to come across. The other way to do it is to keep tracking airfares on a near daily basis. I have seen flights into Spain from Mumbai for as low as Rs. 20,000 ($US 300) round-trip. But these are quite rare and very hard to come by and they disappear quickly.If your aim is to do it the cheapest possible way, you also need to be the most flexible with your plans.Here's an inspiring story: 111 days, 11 countries, 1 family | Condé Nast Traveller India