Budget travel, for real
Practical tips for spending less: flights, more cities in one trip, the right time to go and traps to avoid.
Flights · 7 min
How to find flights under 20 euros (without spending every evening on airline websites)
The methods that genuinely work for finding low-cost flights under 20 euros: flexibility, nearby airports, open destinations, price alerts and the hidden extras to avoid.
Destinations · 12 min
Europe's most beautiful Christmas markets on a budget: where to fly and how to see more than one
From Colmar to Nuremberg, from Vienna to Tallinn: 18 cities with Europe's most famous Christmas markets, how to reach them on low-cost flights, and how to link them by bus to visit several in one trip.
Baggage · 8 min
Low-cost cabin baggage 2026: sizes, weights and rules for Ryanair, Wizz Air, easyJet, Vueling, Volotea and Transavia
How big your free bag can be, how to get a wheelie case into the cabin, what a mistake at the gate costs and what the new EU rules will change. Updated September 2026.
Flights · 8 min
When to book low-cost flights to pay less: what the data really says
How far ahead to book, whether the day of the week matters, and how prices at Ryanair, Wizz Air, easyJet and other budget airlines change in peak season and at the last minute. With sources, and no myths.
Flights · 7 min
The hidden fees of low-cost airlines (and how to avoid paying them)
Bags, seats, airport check-in, name changes, card surcharges, currency conversion and checkout add-ons: where the real cost of a budget flight hides and how to dodge it.
Destinations · 9 min
The cheapest countries to fly to on low-cost airlines: where the flight and the holiday both cost less
North Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Morocco, Georgia and more: 10 countries where low-cost airlines have bases and plenty of routes, and where eating and sleeping cost far less than the European average, based on Eurostat and Post Office data.
Flights · 9 min
Flight price alerts: how they work and which one to choose
Google Flights, Skyscanner, Kayak, Kiwi.com, Hopper, deal newsletters and FlyDown: what triggers the alert, how it reaches you, what it costs and where you book. A sourced comparison to help you pick the tool that fits the way you travel.
Trips · 8 min
More cities in one trip: how to combine a low-cost flight and the bus (without losing your mind)
Land in one city, carry on by bus or train to the ones nearby and get back in time for your flight. How to plan it by hand, which tools help at each step, the risks of separate tickets and how much buffer to leave. With sources.
Trips · 9 min
Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn by bus: the Baltic capitals on a budget
How to reach the Baltics with low-cost airlines, how long the buses take between Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn, how to get from the airports to the centre, what to see for free and when to go. With the open-jaw idea and sources.