Cost of Travel in London

A realistic daily ground budget for London, UK - what food, local transport and attractions actually cost, with totals for a weekend, a week and two weeks. Stays and flights are excluded (compare those separately below).

Full London travel guide: hotels, flights, food and a 3-day plan

Your ground budget

€1,120–€1,960

for 2 travelers · 7 nights (€80–€140 per person per day)

Covers food + local transport + attractions for London. Not included: accommodation, flights between cities, travel insurance and shopping.

Typical ground budgets by trip length

Trip length	Solo traveler	Couple / two friends
3 days	€240–€420	€480–€840
7 days	€560–€980	€1,120–€1,960
14 days	€1,120–€1,960	€2,240–€3,920

When to go to London

Most pleasant months: Jun–Aug (averaging 16–18°C). Coldest month January (4°C), warmest July (18°C). The daily budget above is a single editorial range, not a seasonal one; hotels and flights are priced separately, so check your dates on the London guide. Monthly mean air temperature for London, United Kingdom, NASA POWER climatology (T2M), fetched 2026-09-22.

Money tips for London

Restaurants: 10-12% if not included. Check the bill - a service charge is often already added.

What our own data says about London

By bus: Paris London from €25 · London Edinburgh from £15 · London Manchester from £10 - editorial starting fares from the bus fare index.

Cost of London - FAQ

How much do you need per day in London?

Plan on €80–€140 per adult per day for food, local transport and attractions. Accommodation and intercity flights are extra.

What does a week in London cost without hotels?

A 7-day trip comes to about €560–€980 per person for food, transport and sightseeing, or roughly €1,120–€1,960 for two travellers sharing costs like taxis and museum passes differently.

Are hotels and flights included in these figures?

No - deliberately. Stays vary hugely by season and booking window, so they are compared separately on the hotel search, and flights on the flight search. Everything else you will swipe or tap for is counted here.

What is the tipping etiquette in UK?

Restaurants: 10-12% if not included. Check the bill - a service charge is often already added.

Plan the rest of the London trip

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Tours, eSIMs & transfers

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