My friend traveled solo for 6 months and only spent $6000 but she had free miles and she stayed at some really run-down hostels for under $10. Hostels are usually $15-$25 a night and trains can be up to $40 a person. If you add up the $20 a night and $40 for train every few days, it comes to $5000 per person. Then you have food which can be up to $20 a day per person which would come to $3000 on top of the $5000. So that puts you at $8000 per person WITHOUT ANY airfare and only for 6 months.
So I'd say a minimum of $20000 BUT there are ways to do this cheaper. Join a flying club, accumulate miles on a card and you can also actually go to a travel agency and they can find you the cheapest ways around it. There are also websites that have pre-made itineraries which show you what hostel to stay at and what time you should fly to each country to save money. This can usually be done for $10000 for two people but they usually only list 8-10 places max. Then all you'd have to worry about after the 10k would be food and sight-seeing activities.
I know some people have traveled the world for 10k for an entire year without problems. It all comes down to research. I haven't traveled yet but I know many who have.
How much money would a couple need to travel the world?
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My friend traveled solo for 6 months and only spent $6000 but she had free miles and she stayed at some really run-down hostels for under $10. Hostels are usually $15-$25 a night and trains can be up to $40 a person. If you add up the $20 a night and $40 for train every few days, it comes to $5000 per person. Then you have food which can be up to $20 a day per person which would come to $3000 on top of the $5000. So that puts you at $8000 per person WITHOUT ANY airfare and only for 6 months.
So I'd say a minimum of $20000 BUT there are ways to do this cheaper. Join a flying club, accumulate miles on a card and you can also actually go to a travel agency and they can find you the cheapest ways around it. There are also websites that have pre-made itineraries which show you what hostel to stay at and what time you should fly to each country to save money. This can usually be done for $10000 for two people but they usually only list 8-10 places max. Then all you'd have to worry about after the 10k would be food and sight-seeing activities.
I know some people have traveled the world for 10k for an entire year without problems. It all comes down to research. I haven't traveled yet but I know many who have.