HOW MUCH DOES A TRIP TO NEW YORK COST? (BUDGET FOR A WEEK)

Although the distances do not change, it seems that New York is getting closer. The offers of transoceanic flights are more frequent and it is no longer uncommon to see round-trip flights even at € 200! Although other concerns are accommodation, New York is one of the most expensive cities in the world to live in, and therefore finding a cheap place to stay is not a simple task, but not impossible. After having spent a week in the big apple we can tell you firsthand a type budget for a trip to New York.

Are you wondering how much does a week trip to New York cost? Let's go point by point:

As we have told you, it is becoming easier to find cheap flights to New York from Spain. If you do not have much flexibility to adapt to the dates with the best offers, calculate that doing a search without many complications a couple of months before the trip you can pay about € 400 round trip . But if you are a forecaster and you are looking for time, being able to adapt to the dates with the cheapest flights, you can get it even below € 300.

To stay in New York without spending a kidney it is important that you accept that you are NOT staying in Manhattan. But there are many very well connected areas, residential neighborhoods on the periphery with all kinds of restaurants and cafes, with good atmosphere and safe. It is the case of Astoria, in the northern part of Queens, where we stay. The best thing is that you stay in a private house with Airbnb, you find private rooms for two people in good areas for € 50-60. So per person we put 30$ per night 7 nights a total of € 210 .

You also have the option to stay free with the couchsurfing platform. In this post we tell you how and where to find cheap accommodation in New York.

We stayed in this beautifully furnished room in Astoria, a highly recommended neighborhood and well connected to Manhattan!

In New York there are lots of free attractions, but the most emblematic are usually paid. If you are going to be a week and want to enter most places, it is best that you get one of the tourist passes. It will also allow you to skip the lines, do not disregard it! The The price of these passes is usually around € 110 and the most interesting attractions included are:

1. Empire State Building Experience
2. American Museum of Natural History
3. Metropolitan Art Museum
4. Observatory of the Top of the Rock O Guggenheim Museum
5. Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island O Cruises Circle Line
6. 11S Memorial and Museum O Intrepid Museum of the Sea, Air and Space

There are different types, the New York City Pass and the New York Explorer Pass work by number of attractions included, while the New York Pass works by days.

Manhattan from the Empire 🙂

The distances in New York are simply HUGE, so you're going to move a lot. Bearing in mind that a single metro ticket costs $ 3, you should take the one week pass that costs $ 33 And you can buy it at any metro station. It allows you to use unlimited buses and subways in the New York metropolitan area. Remember that the ferry to Staten Island to see the Statue of Liberty closer is free!

The subway is fine ... but nothing like kicking the city!

If you do not have a very large budget that you know that in New York you can eat cheaply if you look for the places well. For example, there are several places where you find 2 pieces of pizza and a drink for $ 2.99, in the Halal Guys there are huge dishes that you can even eat between two for $ 7, puppies from $ 1 (although in tourist sites they can ask for up to $ 3), in Gray's Papaya there is an offer of 2 puppies and a natural juice for $ 6, coffees in street stalls for $ 1 (the small one, but with milk and if you want a little taste)… All this in street stalls or fast food places, in which you also save tips.

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If you can spend a little more and eat in restaurants, the prices are between 8 and 15 dollars, remember not to ask for any drinks or simply “tap water”, although they usually bring it directly to you. In these places, where you sit and serve you, if it is almost mandatory to leave a tip of 15-20% on the price WITHOUT FEES of the total.

To have some beers there are very central places like Rudy's where they serve a pint of beer and a puppy for $ 3 (plus a dollar tip for each drink).

So if you squeeze your pants and go backpacking you can eat and drink for a few $ 20 a day, what they would be€ 140 in total .

Brunch to Amy's ruth ... the most expensive meal of our trip!

It is highly recommended to take out travel insurance for a trip to the United States, where healthcare is extremely expensive. We always recommend Iati, and in this case the Iati Estrella, with the best coverage and higher limits. The price with 5% discount is € 48.

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Taking into account all these sections, the total expenses would be these:

Obviously you can spend more, if you prefer to eat in restaurants every day and go out for drinks at night, if you stay in hotels in Manhattan, or if you have not gotten a flight offer. But you can also get cheaper if you get an offer for less than € 300, if you stay for free with couchsurfing or in a very cheap Airbnb house, if you prefer not to enter paid attractions, if you only eat in street stalls and if you travel without Sure (although honestly, traveling without insurance to the US is crazy!)

This is more or less what It costs a trip to New York one week from Spain. And you, have you traveled to New York? How much have you spent on your trip?

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