22/05/2024
COST OF MY VISA TO FLIGHT TICKET,
For those who might want to tour Europa, here is the total cost of my Europe trip.
Before travelling, I loaded money in my virtual card (chipper cash) and also my UBA prepaid card, which allows you to use the ATM abroad. Also, I bought snacks in my hand luggage for emergency.
1. SCHENGEN VISA.
My visa cost N206,000, but it could have been less. So let me break it down for you so you know what you could avoid.
* The visa fee was €90, as at then, the exchange rate was N148,000.
I paid for a walk-in interview because I couldn't book an appointment online. This service cost N41,000.
* I took another passport at the visa collection centre because they said my passport does not meet their standard, it cost N5000.
* I paid for my passport to be sent to me by DHL whether I get the visa or not. This service cost N12,000. The visa Collection centre is in Lagos, I'm in Delta, calculating my transport to Lagos, hotel and taxis just to pick up my passport... DHL is way cheaper.
2. FLIGHT TICKET
I booked my ticket 3 days after my visa came out, so it was expensive. Flight tickets from Nigeria to Europe are cheap compared to flight tickets to other African countries. If you're lucky to book ahead, you'll get a ticket as low as 500 USD. If you know the hack of some route, you can get 450 USD. My ticket cost 750 USD... it was the period the dollar was N1,270... imagine if Dollar was N800 or N500?.😞
Look at the last screenshot on this post, I tried to book a ticket lastnight at Turkish airline from Abuja to France and back, leaving today 22nd May and returning on 1st December, it cost 643 USD and believe me, Turkish airline is expensive... there are airlines, and you'll get the ticket way cheaper.
TRAVEL WITHIN EUROPE.
You can travel around Europe through 3 ways,
Flight, train, or by bus.
* Flight is expensive but there's something I like about domestic flights abroad. If you're flying without luggage, it's cheaper than with a luggage,