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Many people ask me whether visiting to London is very costly or how much the total cost of travelling to London
So, in this video, I will tell you how you should plan your budget-friendly London Trip.
But before that one disclaimer - London is the 4th most expensive city in the world, so visiting here will be a bit costly.
But, In that too how can you plan a trip to London in a cost-effective way? I am going to tell you today.
Whenever we plan for any international trip, we have to consider a lot of factors.
Like the Right time to visit,
What destination we should go to?
How much are the visa fees?
From where we should apply for the VISA?
From which airport we should take a flight?
Whether there is a direct flight or not?
How early should we book a flight?
What to wear?
Travel Itinerary
So, I have divided my complete plan into two Videos.
And, this is my first video
And, in this video I am going to cover 5 points
Right tIme to visit
Visa
Flight
Accommodation
and Travel duration
And, in the next video, I will cover remaining factors.
First of all, decide your budget.
Once the budget is done, then the next plan will be very easy.
It will depend on this budget whether you are coming for 5 days or 15 days
Here, I will help you
If your budget is minimal and you want to travel only to London, then I will tell you that only three days is enough.
but if you think you have come only once and wanted to explore very well then I would suggest you come for 15 days.
And, you will have so many options to explore like England, Scotland, Northern Ireland & Wales.
Most important is visa
If you want to come to London, you need to have a UK Tourist visa
With this visa, you can explore England, Scotland, Northern Ireland & Wales.
Here, one important thing you need to keep in mind is whether you are double vaccinated or not?
If you are not fully vaccinated then I need to do COVID 19 test within 72 hours
And if you book an early Covid 19 test then you will have to pay 40-80 pounds
But, if you are unlucky then I might have to pay 200 pounds, which is 20,000 INR in Indian currency.
So, I would suggest you check all the visa rules from the UK official website before applying the Visa
One more piece of advice, If you want to check some Visa rules then don't check it with any other third party websites,
Always use UK Gov official website, I will attach the link to the description section, you can check from there.
To apply for a visa, you have to visit the official website of the UK which is www.gov.uk.
From there you can check all the visa rules and required documents.
And from this, you will also get the information on visa fees.
If you take a visa for 6 months then its fee is 100 pounds, which is around 10,000 INR in Indian currency
And if you want a long-term visa, then that details are also there.
After you get your Visa, the next point that comes into mind is Flight
If you do research on the internet or watch other YouTube videos,
Then, I have seen in so many video that they say that taking a flight from Bangalore will be cheaper or taking it from Goa will be cheaper.
But, trust me, there is nothing that.
I keep tracking my ticket 6 months before my travel but I have never found it
The earlier you book tickets, the cheaper you will get
Now, the most confusing part, Where should you stay in such a big London city?
Now, I will tell you about your accommodation. So, I would recommend you stay in the Central London,
Most of the top attractions are within walking distance, so you would save on city transport costs if you lived in central London.
You have 3 options to stay in London.
First is hostel
This is the most cheapest option, if you coming solo or with friends then you can choose this option
You will get the cheapest.
You can check from the hostel world website(https://www.hostelworld.com/)
You can get a bed in the sharing room minimum of 11 to 15 pounds per night. If I speak in Indian currency then it's around 1000-1500 INR.
2nd option is a homestay
You can check through Airbnb. It will be costly from compare to the hostel but here you will get private rooms
Now, the third option is Hotel, which will be very costly.
If your budget is not constrained, then you can opt for this option.
Now, one doubt comes into our mind what time would be best to visit London
Either you can come in winter or summer
So, here tourist time is summer time
So, if have any health issues with cold then don't come in winter
And, during summer temperature is very normal here
Like this summer it was so hot that the average temperature had gone 40's.
So, finally, we have reached to Landon.
I hope you found this video informative.
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and if I miss any point or you want to know anything please put it in the comment section. I will cover this in my next video.