Realistically, how much should i expect to spend in Ireland....?

Question

my mom and i are going for 10 days in November, 3 of them spent in Dublin, lodging is taken care of already there. We plan to stay at Bed & Breakfasts (hopefully a castle somewhere) in the areas of Cork, Galway and Belfast and just hopefully do what the locals do, with the occasional typical tourist stop. I have roughly $2,000 now...how much more should i save up? Thank you in advance for any help!

Answer 1

Dont use the train, use the buses. A return train ticket from Dublin to galway is rougly 50-60 euro, while the bus is only 15 euro for the same trip. The longest you will be on a bus to Cork is 5 hours at the most. If you think yourself and your mother can stand this journey you should take it. www.buseireann.ie is the website for the buses, and their depot 'Busaras' is in Dublin City Centre. You dont say whether you are saving for yourself or if the money you have saved is for your mother aswell. Just to be on the safe side and to make sure you enjoy your trip try to save another 1000, don't book any more hotels, use b&b's, if you go to the tourist centre's in the area's you are in , they will give you the cheapest prices. Remember when you go to Belfast, you need to change your money to Sterling, the rate of the euro against the sterling isn't that great.

Answer 2

I went to Ireland for a week a few years ago.  We backpacked and stayed at Hostle's.  (which were pretty gross, especially in Dublin!! ew..)  I didn't really buy too much, I guess it depends on how much of a shopaholic you are.  I really REALLY think that $2,000 will be perfect, but like I said, I don't know how much you love to shop!   Food prices, at the time, were very compairable to U.S. food prices.  Have fun!!!  County Cork was a nice little town, we went there as well.

Answer 3

Just to clarify....the cost of the EURO (currency in the Republic of Ireland) is far cheaper than the British Pound (currency in Belfast and Northern Ireland).

$1 = 0.79 Euro

$1 = 0.55 British Pounds

$2000 for 10 days will give you around 1550 Euro. Breaking that down, you will have around 155 Euro to spend per day. If you still have to pay for your accommodation outside of Dublin, that isn't a whole lot. It is do-able though....just don't be expecting any steak dinners!

Dublin is MUCH more expensive than the rest of the country, so there should be some comfort in that. Also, if you are renting a car and haven't taken the cost of that into consideration, I would advise looking into that. Car Rentals can be expensive in Ireland and the insurance is very costly.

Answer 4

A typical B and B will cost you 40euros per night!least thats what i pay when i go to Galway!  Shopping in Ireland is expensive and so is eating out..if you go to a normal restaurant look to pay anything between 15 and 25euro!Drinking out at night is around 5euro for a pint and more for spirits!In Galway I generally spend around 50euro on a night out!Have a bit more cash put aside for Belfast, the exchange rate from Euro to Sterling isnt good and its even worse if your exchanging from Dollars to Sterling but things are generally a bit more cheaper up the north!

Id reckon you put aside another 1000dollars and you should be covered!have fun and dont forget to visit Connemara and the the Cliffs of Mohar when you hit Galway!

Answer 5

2,000 dollors is an ok amount but mabye save up a bit more mabye another 1,000 just to be on the safe side u see in northen ireland [belfast] they use the sterling and its way cheaper !!! but as ur spending the most time in the roi you'll need more money...have a good time!!!!