I think your budget may be a little tight depending on what you find for prices for your flights to/from Athens and Istanbul. Normally, I’d figure your $115 a day ($6100) + the price of a 2 month global pass ($1185) +$1,000 for transatlantic flight and $100 for Eurostar, so you’d be fine. However you may end up with $500 or $600 involved in the flights to/from Athens and Istanbul, so the normal budget amount for city to city transportation wouldn’t be enough.

I have the same problem, actually. I’m going around the same time, May 12-July 7 of this year, and I have about 4000 to spend, not including the transatlantic flight or the eurail pass (I’m paying for those separately and in advance). I’m hoping to stay with some friends for 4-5 of the nights, and hopefully use our eurail youth flexi pass on overnight trains. Does 4000 sound like a feasible budget for travel, hostels, food, etc? I’m concerned to say the least…

It all depends on what you typically spend your money on. I’ve spent progressively LESS money each time I’ve gone over, while my trips have gotten longer every single time. My last trip was around 40 days, and (not including flight or rail pass) I spent under 2 grand. Half of that was hostels, the other half was…well…everything else: museum fees, food and tee shirts. However, if you were planning on going to Europe to get plastered every night, shop till you drop, and stay in four star hotels, you can plan on spending significantly more (I’ve met enough people with precisely this plan to say that I would advise against it!) Another tip that may seem self explanatory: COOK YOUR OWN FOOD! My friend and I spent almost a week in London a couple years ago, and aside from lodging, we really only spent like 2 GBP per day! Hostels are expensive in London (and so is everything else) but all the museums are free, and food pretty much costs what it does back home if you buy it at a cheap grocery store. We ate like kings on massive tasty burritos we made ourselves while all the American fratboys were going broke and complaining about how expensive the bars and restaurants were

@KED528: I see that you have a railpass already suggested to you in your trip. You can now click on ‘Buy Railpasses’ to get an idea how much the passes will cost and you can even buy through the Trip Planner now. If you buy through the Trip Planner, make sure you are logged in when you buy so you get the Eurotrip Member Instant Rebate.

I am appreciating everyone’s comments/advice on here, so thank you. I am considering cutting down the spending on food and souvenirs now that I glance over everything. My original budget was a bit ambitious so I plan to come up with a brand new figure. Once again, thanks.