Revealed! The Cheapest City Break Destinations Are…

Seeking a city break for less this summer? To give you a bit of last-minute inspiration, we’ve crunched the numbers at TravelSupermarket HQ to reveal where your money will go further.

Leading the charge is Krakow, coming in at just £283pp for a two-night package deal, inclusive of flights, hotel, one three-course meal and one ticket attraction, £220 cheaper than the most expensive European city break of Dubrovnik.

Closely following are the surprising additions of Dublin and Milan. With numerous flight options for Dublin allowing for plenty of choice, the average weekend break package comes in at £307pp. At £311pp, Milan might take consumers by surprise as a relatively affordable city break, if travellers avoid the notable tourist trap areas.

Over in Eastern Europe, Prague and Budapest both offer breaks averaging £333pp and £337p per person respectively, not too far off the cosmopolitan cities of Berlin, Madrid and Lisbon, who average between £356pp and £36pp. Sports fans might be happy to hear that Paris also squeezes in the top ten, averaging at £368pp for a two-night holiday package.

For those looking to avoid expensive city hotspots across Europe – Dubrovnik is one to steer clear of, offering the least value for money at a princely £506pp on average for a two-night package break. The ever-popular Amsterdam and Venice are next, priced at £403pp and £400pp respectively.

Across the pond, the average city break to either New York or Las Vegas will set you back nearly double or triple a European break, with an average two-night holiday package totalling £955pp in New York City and £1,279pp in Las Vegas.

City	Avg. cost of a three-course meal	Cost of a ticket to a major attraction	Avg. cost of a two-night city break	Total per person
Krakow	29.41	11	242.4	282.81
Dublin	39.37	16.88	250.53	306.78
Milan	39.24	23.29	248	310.53
Prague	34.16	27	272.17	333.33
Athens	29.3	14	292.57	335.87
Budapest	27.6	38.73	271.02	337.35
Berlin	32.02	20.38	303.87	356.27
Madrid	30.54	11.02	317.48	359.04
Lisbon	25.72	21.64	316.11	363.47
Paris	38.1	27	302.53	367.63
Palma De Mallorca	29.36	8.48	334.86	372.7
Malaga	31.18	14.27	332.6	378.05
Rome	34.74	29	318.36	382.1
Barcelona	36.79	45	312.54	394.33
Seville	30.1	40	326.41	396.51
Venice	38.83	39	321.73	399.56
Amsterdam	49.8	16	336.36	402.16
Dubrovnik	42.82	44	418.66	505.48
New York	47.61	27	880.65	955.26
Vegas	38.95	27.04	1212.9	1278.89

Please note: The research looked at all clicks via TravelSupermarket from 1 July 2023 - 30 Jun 2024 for 2-night city breaks (inclusive of hotel and flights) departing between September 2023 and August 2024 for all traveller types and star ratings. The prices shown are the average price across the whole of that period.

Data compiles the average price of restaurants, attraction tickets and two-night city break packages across cited cities.