11 Realistic Ways to Travel for Cheap (Beyond Staying in Hostels!)

Travel isn’t just for the rich. And cheap travel isn’t just for youngsters bouncing from hostel to hostel, or backpacking. If you’re trying to figure out easy and realistic ways to travel for cheap, I’ve got your back. I spent years perfecting my cheap travel expertise, and have hardly sacrificed my comfort. 

Have I stayed in hostels? Absolutely! They’re not all packed and dingy.

But now that I travel as a couple, hostels aren’t a cost effective solution for us in every country (since you pay per bed) and private hostel rooms aren’t always cheap.

On my YouTube channel I shared six stories mapping out the easiest ways you can learn how to travel for practically free, many of which support longer term travel. But in this article, I’ve added even more tips (11 cheap travel tips total); so you can keep saving money and traveling for cheap wherever you go!