How much does a trip to California cost?

California is that state that everyone wants to visit one day and really needs to visit! But when we think about traveling the question we need to ask is: how much does a trip to california cost? In this article I will give you tips on your itinerary and how much you will spend. Let's go?

Airline tickets

Initially, you need to pay attention to the ticket prices. If you decide to buy a month before the trip, you will probably pay too much.

Tip: keep an eye on promotions! It's the best option to start saving.

And of course you can take care of it through an application, which will inform you whenever promotions come up! An example of an app is the “Best destinations: tickets”.

Pass value:

• In promotion average: R$ 2,500.00
• Price normal average: R$ 4,000.00

Tip: as you choose requirements on the plane, for example: first class, without connection, business hours and airline. The ticket will be more expensive. So be careful with your choices.

Car rental

When thinking about traveling, visiting different places and staying for many days, renting a car is very important. This will definitely be a great choice!

Access the link to find out even more details about: US car rental

The values vary by model by car you like to drive. All cars are automatic and gasoline there is very cheap.

Tip: a minivan is almost a walking tent, giant and you can sleep very well with an inflatable mattress.

There are also companies that rent motorhomes, if you have a driver's license, it's a good alternative to save money on a hotel.

Rental price for 10 days:

• Cars popular: R$ 2,100.00 to R$3,600.00.
• Cars intermediary: R$ 4,100.00 to R$ 7,200.00.

Tip: the first time we rented a car, we paid insurance around R$1,000.00, however there is already insurance as listed below. Read carefully what you say in your contract!

• Vehicle Protection
• Third Party Protection
• Theft Protection
• Best Price Guaranteed
• Free KM (unlimited)
• Additional Driver
• Lessor Fees
• No Change Fee

Hotel

Values can vary greatly depending on the accommodations. The more refined, the more expensive. But if you choose a hotel with breakfast you will already have a very good standard of accommodation.

value per daily around R$ 300.00 to 500.00 hotel prices average, not so extreme of expensive and not so cheap.

Tip: Hotels on the coast are cheaper, the further to the center you are, the more expensive you will pay.

Food

Food is another situation that will depend a lot on what you like and if you want to eat super well every day or if you want to save money.

Let's put an average of $20 per day (converting to reais an average of R$5.00/dollar: R$100.00).

Visit the link to learn more about this subject:

• Where to eat well and cheaply in Los Angeles

• Typical American breakfast

Entrance to parks and museums

They can range from $5.00 per person to $20 USD per car in parks, or $10 to $20.00 USD per museum. Converting into Reais would give R$ 25.00 to R$100.00 for parks or R$ 50.00 to R$100.00 for museums.

The parks I'm referring to are the parks national and state.

See more in the articles:

• National Parks to see before you die #Top10
• 10 tips for making your trip to the USA
• San Francisco to Los Angeles by car: Highway 1 route

How much does a trip to California cost?

down ototal of the trip for 10 days for two people:

• Airfare: average value R$ 3,200.00 + R$ 3,200.00: R$6.400,00
• Car rental: average value R$ 2.800,00
• Gasoline: 2.26 gallons - 1000km averaging 8km/litre: $113dollars or R$ 570,00.
• Parking: R$100,00
• Hotel: R$ 400.00/day: R$ 4,000.00
• Food: R$100.00/person, for 2 people: R$ 2,000.00
• Inputs: R$ 700,00
• Total: R$ 16,570.00

Remembering that from these values, we calculated median values referring to the reported values, that is, if you research well and save money, you will be able to reduce this value a lot!

As an example park entrances, maybe you don't have to pay every day to enter a park or museum, as well as parking.

 How much does a trip to California cost?– facilities

There are some travel apps that make this process a lot easier when you're traveling.

That is, it serves to calculate all your travel expenses and also present what you can spend. There are some that even have the option to scan purchase receipts!

Some app examples:

• TravelSpend – travel expenses and budget;
• Walltrip - travel expenses and daily expenses;
• TrabeePocket;
• Expensify.

Finally, we hope you enjoy our tips and share your experiences with us!