How much does a 5-night trip to London cost?

About $4,412 for 2 adults at a typical level ($3,644 to $4,934), checked Oct 12.

How much does a 7-night trip to London cost?

About $5,611 for 2 adults at a typical level ($4,575 to $6,307), checked Oct 12.

How much is a hotel in London?

A typical well-reviewed hotel is about $315 a night for 2 adults with taxes and fees; cheaper ones start around $166. Checked Oct 12.

How much does a trip to London cost?

A 3-night London trip for 2 adults costs about $3,212 ($2,714 on a tight budget, $3,560 in comfort), with round-trip flights from Chicago. Prices checked Oct 12.

Trip cost by length

For 2 adults sharing a room. hotel prices checked Oct 12, 2026, 9:20 PM EDT

Stay	Stretch	Balanced	Comfort
3 nights	$2,714$1,357 each	$3,212$1,606 each	$3,560$1,780 each
5 nights	$3,644$1,822 each	$4,412$2,206 each	$4,934$2,467 each
7 nights	$4,575$2,287 each	$5,611$2,806 each	$6,307$3,154 each

Flights: the cheapest recent round trip we found from the US cities we check (Chicago, $564 per person). Stretch, Balanced and Comfort are the same styles our trip plans use.

Where the money goes

A Balanced 3-night trip for 2, 4 days of meals and getting around.

Hotel

$315 a night, a typical well-reviewed hotel, with taxes and fees.

$946

Flights

$564 round trip per person from Chicago.

$1,128

Meals

$130.50 a day per person. 75% of the federal meals & incidentals rate ($174/day).

$1,044

Getting around

$11.78 a day per person on public transit. Taxis and rideshares not included.

$94

Total

$3,212

Is my budget enough for London?

$1,000 is tight for 2: even 3 nights at the Stretch level is about $2,714. Plan it ›
$1,500 is tight for 2: even 3 nights at the Stretch level is about $2,714. Plan it ›
$2,000 is tight for 2: even 3 nights at the Stretch level is about $2,714. Plan it ›
$3,000 covers 3 nights at the Stretch level for 2 (about $2,714). Plan it ›
$5,000 covers 7 nights at the Stretch level for 2 (about $4,575). Plan it ›

A hotel at the typical price

Wilde Aparthotels London Paddington

$232 a night

For 2 adults, Nov 13 – 15, with taxes and fees.

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How we worked this out

Hotels: live rates for 2 adults, Nov 13 – 15, with taxes and fees (LiteAPI live rates, all-in, 2 adults. Fees paid at the hotel: the room's own taxes plus the resort or destination fees sellers typically list). Stretch is a cheaper well-reviewed room (rated 7.5+), Balanced the typical one, Comfort the best-rated 4★ hotel. Weekend rates; weeknights are often lower.
Flights: the cheapest recent round trip we’ve seen from New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas or Atlanta. From your city it can be more or less.
Meals and getting around: per person per day, for nights + 1 days, the same way our plans count them. Meals: US State Department foreign per diem, London (effective 2025-06-01).
Not included: activities, entry tickets, travel insurance, and anything we name as missing above.

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