Everything Travel frugally offers in English: free tools to plan a trip and get money back, and guides to travelling and living on a small budget.
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Free tools for your trip
No sign-up and no app. Official prices, official shops.
- Italy strike plannerNewWhat still runs on a strike day in Italy, the guaranteed hours and your rights, for trains, buses, flights and ferries.
- Venice access fee 2027NewIs your day in Venice a fee day? The 72 days of 2027, who pays, who is exempt and how to book.
- Dolomites booking plannerNewWhich Dolomites places need a booking in 2027, when booking opens, the prices and the official links.
- Swiss Travel Pass calculatorNewSwiss Travel Pass, Half Fare Card or Saver Day Passes: which is cheapest for your 2027 trip, mountains included.
- Baggage claim helperNewBag delayed, lost or damaged? Your deadlines, the most the airline owes you and a ready claim letter.
- VAT refund calculatorNewTax-free shopping in Germany, Austria, France and Italy: what comes back and what Swiss customs charges.
- Export stamp finderNewThe customs offices at the Swiss border that stamp your tax-free form, with hours and which are open now.
- Halbtax or GA calculatorNewSingle tickets, Halbtax, Halbtax PLUS or GA: what pays off for how you travel in Switzerland.
- Tourist tax calculatorWhat you pay on top of the room price in 96 European cities and regions.
- Train delay compensationHow much the railway owes you when your train is late, from Switzerland to Britain, and where to claim.
- Swiss customs calculatorThe CHF 150 limit and the allowances for meat, wine and tobacco, for your whole group.
- When tickets go on saleSale dates and official shops for the Colosseum, the Last Supper, the Alhambra and 27 more.
- Split trip costsWho owes whom after a group trip, in 36 currencies, with the fewest payments.
- Cabin bag checkerWill your bag fly free under the seat? Sizes of 27 airlines, from Ryanair to SWISS.
- Free museum daysWhat is free on your dates, in 18 countries.
- Entry rules checkerETIAS, EES, UK ETA, ESTA and Canada eTA at the official price.
- Flight delay compensationDoes the airline owe you €250 to €600? Find out in a minute.
- Vignette and toll checkerVignettes and tolls for road trips in 27 countries.
- Colosseum and Roman Forum mapA free phone map with routes and opening hours.
- Pompeii mapA free phone map with routes, entrances, water and toilets.
More in English: every guide on Travel frugally, from frugal living to carry-on rules, and the China series, from the visa to paying as a foreigner.