Looking to cut costs and travel cheap without breaking the bank? What if I told you that you could save yourself time and money to enable you to travel even further for free?
We are providing you with the ultimate money saving travel tips to keep you travelling and to fight off that dreaded return flight home!
Money Saving Travel Tips
1. “Make the most of your hand luggage, most airlines don’t impose weight restrictions” 
2. “Book as much overland travel as you can in advance and the more you’ll save”
3. “Step away from the strip: restaurants & bars off the tourist streets will be half the price”
4. “Always visit the local tourist office and get a tourism card to save on attractions with large discounts”
5. “Need free GPS while travelling? Use Navfree, a nifty way to get local maps on your smartphone”
6. “When flying, get behind business travellers in security lines as families move slower and have more stuff”
7. “Liquids are banned through airport security, not food. Save money by pre-planning to avoid expensive airline snacks”
8. “Need internet on the go? Cafes, Starbucks, libraries usually have free wifi”
9. “Save money by staying in hostels with kitchens. Cook meals from the local supermarket for something authentic”
10. “In a city for a week or more? Renting an apartment can be cheaper than a hotel in many places.”
11. “Never wait until the airport for foreign cash, it’ll probably be the worst rates available”
12. “Unsure of your mobile price plan? Turn off data roaming to avoid shock charges and use free hotel wifi instead”
13. “Ensure your passport’s valid as some countries require passports to be valid for at least 6 months from arrival”
14. “If available, check in online to beat budget airline check in fees”
15. “Eat your main meal of the day at lunch. Most restaurants offer lunch specials considerably cheaper than evening meals”
16. “Need car hire on holiday? Book in advance and collect from the airport to save on transfer fees”
17. “If you are looking for a private room, most hostels offer rooms much cheaper than hotels”
18. “Always pre-book airport car parking to save hefty on the sport parking fees”
19. “Staying somewhere with free breakfast? Tuck into as much as you can handle to save paying for extra snacks during the day”
20. “Swapping clothes with other travellers is perfect to lighten your load when you’re changing climate”
21. “Visit historical sites at lunchtime as tour groups usually break for lunch leaving shorter queues.”
22. “Enjoy reading? Use libraries in hostels and hotels to swap your book with another instead of paying for new books”
23. “Eat on the Street: save your money by eating from busy food stalls, sometimes they can be as good or better than expensive restaurants”
24. “When eating out, remember international cuisines are usually more expensive than local food”
25. “Stay with locals for free and get a more personal visit by using sites like Couchsurfing”
Be a savvy traveller with our money saving travel tips, to keep you travelling for longer.
If you have any money saving travel tips let us know and we’ll include them 🙂
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Great set of tips! I love how you’ve set this up with the tweets, I’m going to share one now 🙂
Thanks Kate, it takes a while to set up, but it’s so worth it for people to share tips to help others! 🙂
Some solid travel tips. Excellent!
Great tips! I love the one about swapping clothes with fellow travellers best – so simple but I would never have thought of it!
It’s such a great idea, something so simple that can save yourself a huge weight off your shoulders.. literally!
Great tips, Adam! Many don’t consider #4. “get a tourism card to save on attractions”. I always look for City Cards. Those also include transportation.
Will try Navfree this summer. Thanks for the info.
Thanks Alex, let me know how you get on with NavFree, it helps to not get stung by data roaming charges 🙂
I love your site btw – stunning photos!
Street food and free breakfast! I think the street food is safer than restaurant food anyway. With the free breakfast because I’m normally up early I’ll eat up and then if possible try and get back to it just before it closes.
I had a friend travelling the US in a van and he used to try and sneak into the big hotels that had a free breakfast in the morning. He reckons he had a pretty good success rate.
Two breakfast sittings – I like your idea! Sometimes we take any snacks we can with us also that we can eat on the go, or to save for later.
Would like to hear more about the free breakfast’s by sneaking in big hotels – how cheeky but brilliant!
Hey Adam, all the tips are very essential and cost effective. Thanks for sharing such post.
Wow a great list of travel tips, and i am sure with these we can save ,money surely!!
Most of the times I traveled the airline company had a restriction of around 22 kg. Other then that pretty solid tips. Thanks for sharing!
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A Starbucks saved my butt when I landed in Mexico City a few days ago … got hopelessly lost and I had to find some internet to figure out how to reach my hostel!
Great tips, there was a few gems you mentioned that I didn’t think of before liking eating the big meal at lunch. Thanks!
So much enjoyment and fun on these best travel packages. You can save some cash by availing group packages or seasonal promos too.
“Step away from the strip: restaurants & bars off the tourist streets will be half the price” – This is one of the most importante tip to save money when traveling.
One thing that I usually do, is to go to a grocery store or local supermarket and buy bottled water and snacks to carry around.
This way I always have some food and water with me, and I spend less with food
“SAVE MONEY BY STAYING IN HOSTELS WITH KITCHENS. COOK MEALS FROM THE LOCAL SUPERMARKET FOR SOMETHING AUTHENTIC”
wE DID THIS IN aMSTERDAM AT THE eCOMAMA. cOOKED AMAZING FOOD AND IT WAS MUCH CHEAPER THAN EATING OUT!