Japan
How much does it cost to visit Tokyo?
Plan €2044 for 7 nights in Tokyo, return flight from London included, or €1024 travelling cheap. On the ground that works out at €227 per person per day.
A hyper-connected megacity of temples and food. Frame your budget before you go.
- From
- €91/day
- vs. London
- 91%
- Best month
- Oct
Your trip to Tokyo
Set the length, the number of travellers and the comfort level: the figures recompute here.
€2,044
per person, flight included
- on the ground
- €1,589
- flight from London
- €455
- per person per day, on the ground
- €227
InstantTripCost estimate
Full 7-night budget breakdown
Per-person estimate including flights from London, split across the six expense categories.
per person · Comfort
| Category | Budget | Comfort | Luxury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flights | €387 | €455 | €683 |
| Hotel | €210 | €595 | €2100 |
| Food | €315 | €630 | €1680 |
| Transport | €56 | €105 | €245 |
| Activities | €28 | €140 | €504 |
| Misc | €28 | €119 | €546 |
| 7-night total | €1024 | €2044 | €5758 |
Flight from London (annual median).
Unit prices
comfort
Enough to check the total yourself, line by line, at the comfort level you picked.
- €14
- Breakfast
- €26
- Lunch
- €51
- Dinner
- €5
- City ride
- €20
- Site admission
- €227
- A full day
Orders of magnitude derived from our measured ranges, not surveyed venue by venue. Prices vary by neighbourhood and season.
Why go
Why visit Tokyo
People come to Tokyo for the atmosphere, food, and heritage, but budget is the least-anticipated dimension of any trip: from €91 to €725 per day depending on travel style, the gap between budget and premium is easy to measure.
A standard 7-night trip averages €1589 per person at mid-range comfort, flights from London included. Seasonality has a moderate impact on flights (max 30 % gap month to month), which simplifies planning: pick the dates that work, then optimize lodging and activities.
Real budget
What a trip to Tokyo actually costs
Let's break it down. Lodging: a hostel dorm or entry-level hotel runs around €30 per night, a well-rated 3-star around €85, and 4 to 5-star around €300. Food: around €15 a day eating local, €30 mixing canteens and restaurants, €80 if you sit down for dinner every evening.
Local transport: roughly €8 a day on public transit, €15 adding a few taxi rides. Activities: about €25 a day at a normal sightseeing pace, €60 if you stack paid entries and day trips.
On a 5-to-7-day trip, lodging accounts for roughly 35-45 % of total budget, food 15-20 %, flights 20-30 % depending on the booking window, with the remainder split between local transport, activities, and miscellaneous (visa, insurance, tipping, SIM card). A Tokyo trip that goes over budget is almost always because the hotel is oversized for the rest, rarely because of activities.
Seasonality
When to go and what it costs
Tokyo follows the standard European pattern: summer peak (June to August), winter trough (November to March). For an off-peak trip, November combines decent weather and still-reasonable prices.
Money saving
How to cut the Tokyo budget
Flights to Tokyo shed up to 30 % of their price in shoulder season. It's the easiest saving to capture: just move the dates. For the hotel, booking 6 to 8 weeks out beats both last-minute and extreme anticipation.
Two more habits round it out. First, stay one or two metro stops away from the center: hotel rates often drop by half for identical comfort. Second, cap paid activities at one per day. A good guided tour or workshop beats four back-to-back tickets every time.
Practical info
Language, currency, and logistics in Tokyo
Language: Japanese, English is understood in most hotels and restaurants in tourist areas. Currency: Yen (¥) - plan €50-100 in cash for the first days and use a fee-free card for the rest.
The three tiers
What a budget traveller, a comfort traveller and a premium traveller typically spend.
Budget
€83
per day, approx
- Hotel / night
- €30
- Meal
- €15
- Transit / day
- €8
Comfort
€190
per day, approx
- Hotel / night
- €85
- Meal
- €30
- Transit / day
- €15
Luxury
€575
per day, approx
- Hotel / night
- €300
- Meal
- €80
- Transit / day
- €35
Weather & best time to visit
Average temperatures and conditions by month in Tokyo.
Best month to visitOctober
Where to sleep in Tokyo
The hotels we measured
Accommodation picks by price range.
Base Inn Tabata
Hostel, decent (7.6/10) from 497 reviews.
Base Inn Komagome Tokyo
Hostel, decent (7/10) from 258 reviews.
unito light SHIMBASHI
guesthouse, standard (5.9/10) from 684 reviews.
Toyoko Inn Tokyo Tozai-sen Nishi-kasai
Hotel, decent (7.9/10) from 803 reviews.
Toyoko Inn Tokyo Keihin Tohoku sen Oji eki Kita guchi
Hotel, well rated (8.3/10) from 786 reviews.
Toyoko Inn Tokyo Akabane-eki Higashi-guchi Ichiban-gai
Hotel, decent (7.9/10) from 561 reviews.
Toshi Center Hotel
Hotel, very well rated (8.7/10) from 5,649 reviews.
LOISIR HOTEL SHINAGAWA SEASIDE
Hotel, well rated (8.3/10) from 5,540 reviews.
Ginza Creston
Hotel, very well rated (8.5/10) from 2,014 reviews.
All observed hotels in Tokyo
24 properties, nightly rate for a 2-night stay arriving 15 October 2026.
| Hotel | Category | Rating | From / night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Inn Tabata | Budget | ★ 7.6 | €11 |
| Base Inn Komagome Tokyo | Budget | ★ 7 | €11 |
| unito light SHIMBASHI | Budget | ★ 5.9 | €13 |
| Base Inn Uguisudani | Budget | ★ 8.5 | €13 |
| Hostel Lodging Tokyo Uguisudani | Budget | ★ 6.9 | €13 |
| Hostel LodgingTokyo Minowa | Budget | ★ 7.1 | €15 |
| 日本ワインバックパッカーズ | Budget | ★ 8.3 | €15 |
| Wabi Sabi Hostel Shinjuku West | Budget | ★ 7.5 | €15 |
| Toyoko Inn Tokyo Tozai-sen Nishi-kasai | Mid-range | ★ 7.9 | €41 |
| Toyoko Inn Tokyo Keihin Tohoku sen Oji eki Kita guchi | Mid-range | ★ 8.3 | €43 |
| Toyoko Inn Tokyo Akabane-eki Higashi-guchi Ichiban-gai | Mid-range | ★ 7.9 | €44 |
| Toyoko Inn Tokyo Ikebukuro Kita guchi No 2 | Mid-range | ★ 8 | €51 |
| Toyoko Inn Tokyo Ikebukuro Kita-guchi No.1 | Mid-range | ★ 8.1 | €51 |
| Saka no Hotel Tretio Ochanomizu | Mid-range | ★ 8 | €57 |
| Sakura Hotel Hatagaya | Mid-range | ★ 7.7 | €61 |
| Tabist Ginza | Mid-range | ★ 7.7 | €75 |
| Toshi Center Hotel | Luxury | ★ 8.7 | €99 |
| LOISIR HOTEL SHINAGAWA SEASIDE | Luxury | ★ 8.3 | €113 |
| Ginza Creston | Luxury | ★ 8.5 | €116 |
| Hotel Monterey Lasoeur Ginza | Luxury | ★ 8.2 | €137 |
| Villa Fontaine Grand Tokyo Ariake | Luxury | ★ 8.5 | €141 |
| Onyado Nono Asakusa Natural Hot Spring | Luxury | ★ 9 | €149 |
| The Gate Hotel Kaminarimon by Hulic | Luxury | ★ 9 | €155 |
| Tokyo Bay Shiomi Prince Hotel | Luxury | ★ 9.1 | €155 |
Things to do in Tokyo
Recommended activities and tours.
Tokyo National Museum
The Tokyo National Museum (東京国立博物館, Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan) or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan.
National museum
National Museum of Western Art
The National Museum of Western Art (国立西洋美術館, Kokuritsu Seiyō Bijutsukan; lit. "National Western Art Museum", NMWA) is the premier public art gallery in Japan specializing in art from the Western tradition.
Art museum
National Art Center, Tokyo
The National Art Center, Tokyo (国立新美術館, Kokuritsu Shin-Bijutsukan) (NACT) is a museum in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Opened in January 2007, it is one of the five institutions of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art.
Art museum
Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower (東京タワー, Tōkyō Tawā; pronounced [toːkʲoː taꜜɰᵝaː] ), also known by its official name Japan Radio Tower (日本電波塔, Nippon denpatō) is a communications and observation tower in the district of Shiba-koen in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, completed in 1958. At 332.9 meters (1,092 feet), it was the tallest tower in Japan until the construction of Tokyo Skytree in 2012.
Architectural landmark
St. Mary's Cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral (in Japanese: 東京カテドラル聖マリア大聖堂, romanized: Tōkyō katedoraru sei Maria daiseidō) is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo.
Church
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (東京都美術館, Tōkyōto Bijutsukan) is a museum of art located in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan. The first public art museum in Japan, it opened in 1926 as the Tokyo Prefectural Art Museum and was renamed in 1943 after Tokyo became a metropolitan prefecture.
Art museum
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (東京国立近代美術館, Tōkyō Kokuritsu Kindai Bijutsukan), also known as MOMAT, is the foremost museum collecting and exhibiting modern Japanese art. The museum, in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, is known for its collection of 20th-century art and includes Western-style and Nihonga artists.
Art museum
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
The Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (東京都写真美術館, Tōkyō-to Shashin Bijutsukan) is an art museum concentrating on photography. As the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, it was founded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and is in Meguro-ku, a short walk from Ebisu station in southwest Tokyo.
Art museum
National Museum of Nature and Science
The National Museum of Nature and Science (国立科学博物館, Kokuritsu Kagaku Hakubutsukan) is in the northeast corner of Ueno Park in Tokyo. The museum has exhibitions on pre-Meiji science in Japan.
Science museum
Artizon Museum
Artizon Museum Aatizon Bijutukan (アーティゾン美術館), until 2018 Bridgestone Museum of Art (ブリヂストン美術館, Burijisuton Bijutsukan), is an art museum in Tokyo, Japan. The museum was founded in 1952 by the founder of Bridgestone Tire Co., Ishibashi Shojiro.
Art museum
Places referenced on Wikidata. Admission prices vary by season - check each venue's official site.
Paying less in Tokyo
What moves the needle
What each decision takes off the €2064 total, strongest lever first.
- − €952
Travel cheap rather than mid-range
Hostel or entry-level hotel, local canteens, public transport. Accommodation is where the gap opens up.
- − €454
Stay five nights instead of seven
Two fewer nights also removes two days of meals, transport and sightseeing.
- − €297
Travel as a pair
The room is shared, nothing else is. Travellers themselves name this as the strongest lever.
Differences computed from our own measurements, for a 7-night mid-range stay, excluding flights.
FAQ
FAQ - Tokyo
- How much should I budget for a trip to Tokyo?
- For a 7-day trip to Tokyo, expect roughly €1024 - €5758 per person depending on your travel style, flights included. The budget profile (hostels, local food, public transit) sits at the lower end ; mid-range comfort sits in the middle ; luxury (premium hotel, fine dining) approaches the top.
- When is the best time to visit Tokyo?
- The best value is in October, with pleasant temperatures and usually cheaper flights than during peak tourist season. This window combines moderate crowds and lower airfare.
- How do I get around in Tokyo?
- Local transport (metro, bus, taxi) costs an average of €8 - €35 per day depending on your style. Public transit stays the cheapest option ; a day or weekly pass usually pays off after just two rides per day.
- How can I do Tokyo on a budget?
- For a cheap trip to Tokyo, target around €91 - €227 per day per person excluding flights: a hostel or budget hotel, meals at local eateries, public transit, and 1-2 free activities per day. Across a week, plan to land below the lower bound of the global range.
- What's the budget for a weekend in Tokyo?
- For a 3-day / 2-night weekend in Tokyo, plan around €677 - €1156 per person, flights included. Booking 6 to 8 weeks ahead and flying out Thursday evening / back Sunday evening cuts the total by 10-20 % on average.
- Is Tokyo an expensive or affordable destination?
- At 73 % of our reference index, Tokyo ranks among the moderately priced destinations we track. In practice, a daily budget close to our average, 27 % below it.
- How many days do you need in Tokyo?
- Plan 4 days for the essentials. A full week lets you add the surroundings without rushing, for roughly €681 more per person. Beyond ten days the cost grows linearly: each extra night adds about €227, lodging and daily spending included.
- Do you need a car in Tokyo?
- Our estimates assume public transport, which covers the centre and its near surroundings. Rental, fuel, parking and tolls are not included: if your route leaves the served area, add them as a separate line.
- How much cash should you bring to Tokyo?
- Bring €50 to €100 for the first days, until you see where cards work. When paying or withdrawing, decline the conversion into your home currency that terminals offer: it applies its own rate, consistently worse than your bank's.
At a glance
Wikidata, Wikipedia and Open-Meteo data
- Population
- 14M
- Area
- 2,194 km²
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Language
- Japanese
- Currency
- ¥
- Time zone
- Japan Standard Time
- Founded
- 1868
- Avg. July temp.
- 25°
- Avg. Jan. temp.
- 4°
- Rainy days / year
- 132
inhabitants
Yen
22° - 28°
0° - 8°
About
Tokyo in brief
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous city of Japan. The population of the city proper was over 14 million as of 2023. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring prefectures, is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 33 million residents as of 2025.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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