How much does it cost to travel to America? -American travel expenses

The United States is a highly developed country with abundant resources and infrastructure. The consumption level here is high. For tourists, it is really necessary to pay attention to relevant travel habits. The following is a detailed guide to American tourism consumption.

visa

The US visa fee 1 107 RMB (which will fluctuate according to the exchange rate) can be applied by yourself. Taobao is also applicable, but it will be more expensive. The validity period of American visa is 10 years, and you can still use it even if you change your new passport. It only needs to be activated on evus every 2 years, and the activation does not cost anything.

Secondly, American visas require interviews, and the interview time is different in each consular district. For example, you can get an interview after applying in Beijing, but you need to wait in line for about 2 months in Shanghai. Because the visa refusal rate in the United States is not low, it is recommended to buy a plane ticket after the visa is issued (interviewed), just in case.

If the queue is too long, you can find a travel agency to jump the queue, but only for a certain fee. I won't go into details about the check-out strategy in America. The internet is very big. Summary is two keys: absolute truth; Prove that you are a tourist, not a black immigrant.

air ticket

Air tickets to America usually fluctuate greatly. Here are a few tips to help you have an idea when buying a plane ticket and save some money.

The above round-trip ticket to Los Angeles at the end of June was bought in the middle and late May, and it cost 3642 RMB. It was also the most cost-effective ticket I found at that time, which was in line with my itinerary. It is very important here: if you choose the same ticket, you will often get a big discount in the United States, and it is suitable for trips in any country.

The ticket to the United States this time is 3642, and then there is a trip to Japan in the United States. But the price is 485 1, which is different from the same journey. They are all booked at the same time, and the gap can be seen.

In addition, there is another feature of the plane flying to the United States, that is, the West America is cheaper than the East America. Therefore, you can save a lot of money by going to the United States and taking Los Angeles as the drop-off and exit point. When it is cheap, you can find tickets around 2000, and if you want to leave, you can usually find suitable tickets within 4000.

stay

Accommodation in America is really not cheap, or the price is cheap. Generally, the accommodation price in an acceptable environment (similar to domestic express hotels) fluctuates around $ 100, and the better one may rise to $ 150-200.

In terms of booking choice, Flying Pig and Ctrip in big cities are cheaper than Booking and agoda, because some of them will have the agreed prices of domestic travel agencies. In remote villages, you may need to book with the help of foreign online travel agencies, while in the United States, BNB is usually more expensive than hotels. There are many good homestays, but they all exist for enjoyment.

per diem expenses

Daily expenses are divided into two categories, transportation and eating and drinking. Let's talk about traffic first. The United States can be said to be a country with "traffic paralysis". It's basically difficult to play without a car in America. It's not impossible, but the time cost will increase a lot and the corresponding accommodation will also increase. After all, I still think renting a car is the best deal. Car rental fee, cars that ordinary people can drive, including insurance, 400 yuan RMB per day. Other models, including Porsche Ferrari, can be rented as long as they have money.

The United States is the only country that has not yet used a unified unit, so even when making a strategy, it needs to be converted into gallons and miles. In order to directly convert a standard, I usually use 9L/ 100KM (because the borrowed car is older, the fuel consumption will definitely be higher, but the compact one will not be much higher), and the converted American unit is 2.3 gallons /60 miles. According to the mileage (Google Maps also calculates the trip in miles) /60*2.3* unit price of oil (the oil price in the United States is calculated in gallons), it is almost the driving cost.

Finally, diet. A light meal is about 10 USD, and a full meal is about 20 USD. Exquisite meals are not capped. Of course, it includes 15% tip. After all, the United States is a tipping country, and some restaurants don't need to give it because it will be included in the final bill.

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Therefore, according to the above introduction, it is easy to calculate the travel expenses needed in the United States. Usually, except for visas, if two people travel in the United States, the journey in about 7 days is less than 1W (single person), and others can be converted according to their own needs. In fact, there is not much difference between traveling in America and traveling in Japan.