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Practical decision · US-TRIP-COST
True trip cost calculator
Compare airfare, bags, seats, lodging, airport transfers, local transportation, activities, food, and a contingency buffer in U.S. dollars.
This calculator adds only the values you enter. It does not fetch fares, set promotional defaults, or promise that the result will match your final spend.
Trip cost worksheet
Enter your own amounts in U.S. dollars. ViaMetr does not fetch fares or insert market prices.
- Before contingency
- Contingency
- Total
- Per traveler
Daily costs use the number of nights as a transparent planning approximation.
Compare two scenarios correctly
- Use U.S. dollars and the same travelers and nights.
- Enter airfare, bags, and paid seats for the whole party.
- Add lodging per night and all airport or cruise-port transfers.
- Use the same contingency rule in both scenarios.
- Record the first result, reset the fields, and calculate the alternative.
The lower airfare wins only when the complete result is also lower and the schedule risk remains acceptable.