Waiting for visa-free travel, Ukrainians are actively looking for ways to travel to Europe cheaper. "Today" gathered the most important lifhaki, which will significantly reduce the budget of the trip.

Ticket Secrets.

The fastest way is an airplane. This way is not cheap, but there are still a couple of ways to buy tickets at an affordable price. The first and most famous is to buy them six months before the trip and before. For example, a ticket to Cyprus costs 1800 UAH for a couple of months before departure, but for half a year - 1000 UAH. Also, you can save on loukostes - without lunch and baggage to fly to Paris or Rome costs 3000 UAH in both directions. It is important to take also the day of departure: tickets for the weekend are more expensive than on weekdays (a ticket to Budapest on Friday will cost 2000 UAH, and on Wednesday - 870 UAH). The day when you buy a ticket is also important. "Cheap tickets can be bought on the night from Monday to Tuesday. Monday is the most unpopular day for buyers, and airlines for a short time reduce tariffs. Another tip: to use agrigent sites and to subscribe to the distribution of airline stocks. In the first case, you will have more choice of tickets, and in the second - you can make a profitable purchase. But you always need money on the card, because such tickets are disperse quickly, "-.

Advises the expert on tourism Alexey Gavrilyuk.

There are also railways and buses. So, from Kiev to the Polish Peremyshl there is a direct train: the ticket costs from 406 to 574 UAH, and on the way it spends 7-8 hours. From there, for an average of 10 euros (300 UAH), you can get to the interchange nodes (Warsaw, Krakow, Wroclaw, Katowice) from where you can fly to many points in Europe for 20 euros (600 UAH). Bus carriers also sometimes practice actions: for example, in Vilnius from Kiev you can go for 12 euros (350 UAH). Experienced travelers have long used the services of selecting fellow travelers - when the driver shares with passengers the cost of gasoline. So, in Prague or Dresden you can get for 600-700 UAH.

Food and accommodation.

To save instead of hotels we are looking for private accommodation on special sites. "Apartments with kitchens for two in Cyprus cost us 15 euros per day. But there are stocks and hotels - rooms with 50% discount. You can live in a hostel, "says Gavrilyuk.. But in the EU you can go and do it almost for free - the capital photographer Valery Milyutin lived a month in Vilnius for 50 euros. "When I lost a lot of income, I realized that I would not be able to save money for trips any more. I went to Vilnius with 15 euros in my pocket. Settled in the hostel on a volunteer program - free accommodation with breakfast for three hours of work a day (I changed the sheets). I did not go to travel either. The hostel was in the center, and everything was within walking distance of the ". As for food, according to Lera, the main rule is to make purchases not in tourist supermarkets and on street markets: "A pan of borsch without meat for five people cost me about 1 euro, (kilo cabbage - 0.09 euros, and potatoes - 0.1-0.2 euros) ". Some cafes practice "Swedish tables": when ordering one dish for 5-8 euros you can go for free in any quantity to eat salads, drinks and snacks. "I also conducted free tours to the pubs from the hostel, but I was left with a tip, for one evening it's about 15 euros," - admits the girl.

Tips for mods.

For lovers, first of all, it is necessary to go for the periods of discounts: these are usually summer (the peak is in July-August) and winter sales (January-February). In these periods, branded things can be bought really for a penny (with 80-90% discount).

Well, in order to repay a little money spent, it is necessary to remember about the Tax free system - a foreigner is refunded VAT from purchases when leaving the country. Return can be up to 27% of the purchase, if its value exceeds 25-175 euros (the percentage and the minimum amount of purchase depends on the country's legislation). In order to return money, it is enough to ask for a special check for Tax free when making a purchase and to present it in a special window at the airport, railway station or at the automobile border.