Traveling Europe is one of the best experiences of your life. The sights are incredible, the food is amazing, and the people are so friendly. If you want to make sure that this trip is as enjoyable as possible, then you need to make sure that you have all of the right tools at your disposal.
The first thing that you need is an app that can help you find your way around the city. What’s even better is if it can offer up some interesting facts about each destination that you visit along the way. And don’t forget about maps! If there’s anything worse than getting lost in a foreign country, it’s not knowing how long it will take for help to arrive when things go wrong.
The second thing that every traveler should have on hand is a way to keep up with their finances while away from home without having to rely on cash or credit cards. This list includes apps that help travelers keep track of their spending habits so they can avoid going overboard when visiting new places or splurging on unnecessary purchases like souvenirs or clothing items from local vendors who may be trying to sell them something worth buying at higher prices than usual (which isn’t always true).
Best Apps For Travel Europe
I’ve been on my first backpacking trip through Europe for almost four months now, and during this time I’ve discovered some websites and travel apps that make life easy for those wanting to travel on the cheap.
Each one of these top travel apps has helped me and still helps me in many ways, whether for finding cheap tickets, local food spots or cool things to do at affordable prices. From navigating new cities to communicating in the local language to taking incredible photos to even earning on the road, these Europe travel apps have truly taken my travel experience to the next level.
Since it would be unfair to enjoy these travel hacks all to myself, I’ve chosen only the best apps to travel with in Europe for this list.
Check out the 34 best travel apps to enjoy in Europe:
Omio (formerly GoEuro)
Rome2Rio
Skyscanner
AZair
FlixBus
BlaBlaCar
CityMapper
9292
Google Maps
Maps.me
Bike Share Buddy
Uber
Cabify
My Taxi
Just Eat
TransferWise
PayPal
Money Manager
Worldpackers
Couchsurfing
Booking
Airbnb
Hostelworld
Meetup
Pack Point
Google Photos
Everyplace
Tripline
Google Translate
TimeOut
TripAdvisor
FreeTour and SANDEMANs New Europe
TRVL
Apps for getting around without fear and without getting lost
Apps for getting around
- Omio (formerly) GoEuro
Omio (formerly known as GoEuro) is a fairly well-known platform created to help travelers explore Europe with ease. You can use the Omio website and app to compare and book train, bus or flight tickets for any destination in Europe. If you want to travel Europe on a backpacker’s budget, Omio should be your go-to transportation app. Also, once you’ve purchased your tickets, you can discover your travel route on web, mobile or app. I recently used Omio to book a train ticket for €21 cheaper than I would have paid at the city train station’s ticket office!
Many seasoned travelers consider Omio the best app for train travel in Europe.
- Rome2Rio
Rome2Rio is an online service that shows potential travel routes between one destination and another. It’s a great way to see the best travel route options for your trip and find the best possible way to get to your destination. Unlike Omio, it doesn’t display the exact price of each trip — only an approximate amount.
Rome2Rio is one of the best apps for planning a trip to Europe.
- Skyscanner
Skyscanner is a web-based app that shows flight ticket, hotel, and car rental costs from various companies, making it easy to compare prices on the same platform. I used Skyscanner a lot before starting my journey across Europe. If your travel dates are flexible, Skyscanner will allow you to select the month you wish to travel to your preferred destination, and will show the cheapest days to travel in that month.
There’s also the possibility to search without a destination, or any specific date whatsoever! Just select your departure city and let the app do its work and discover the cheapest dates and places to travel.
- AZair
AZair is a site with a super simple and straightforward design that shows countless economic flight trajectories for lost cost carriers. AZair picks the cheapest flight options from multitudes of possible connections, and is great for finding the best airfare prices in Europe. You can quickly find discounted rates for more than 94 airlines with low-cost flights in Europe, the Mediterranean, and Asia.
- FlixBus
Flixbus is a German bus company recognized throughout Europe for having more affordable (and direct) bus fares than other companies. You can use Flixbus to follow busses in real time and know exactly what time they will arrive and what the stops will be before reaching your final destination. The company also sends emails and texts alerting any delays, in addition to alerts in the app itself. Flixbus currently operates in 29 countries and now has the Flixtrain, which offers train passes for €10.
Flixbus is one of the best apps for Europe travel.
- BlaBlaCar
BlaBlaCar is a carpooling platform for both short and long distance travel. It operates across Europe and caters to travelers that want to save money by spending only on the cost of travel. Most drivers use BlaBlaCar to give up free space in their car in exchange for help with the cost of gas, making it an excellent environmentally-friendly way to travel.
Sometimes you can find a ride that’s considerably cheaper than a bus or train ticket. Plus, there are usually other travelers in the same car, so it’s a great opportunity to meet other likeminded people and make friends while traveling!
Finally, if you can’t find the perfect ride, you can create an alert to be notified as soon as there is a route that suits your travel needs.
- CityMapper
CityMapper is a public transit app and mapping service that aims to make city travel as stress-free as possible. It displays all options for a wide range of urban modes of transport, from walking and cycling to driving, bussing, commuting by train, etc.
I use CityMapper regularly to check and compare various itinerary lengths and times. If you know you won’t have data, just search for the route you want to take while connected to WiFi and save the results for later.
CityMapper works in various cities in Europe and all over the world and is known as the best map app for Europe.
- 9292
9292 is great if you’re traveling through through Holland. It shows the exact time the bus, metro or train will pass by. Even if transit is delayed, it automatically updates you with the new schedule. You can also put in your origin and destination locations and it will tell you at which point or platform to wait, trip duration and where to get off.
9292 even offers a filter for handicap accessibility!
- Google Maps
Google Maps is a Google tool that is well-known around the world for its excellent web mapping features, including satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° panoramic views of streets, real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bicycle and air, or public transportation.
Google Maps’ ‘Explore’ tool shows local markets, ATMs, gas stations, hospitals, pharmacies, and convenience stores. The app gives special attention to heavy traffic and long travel times, and offers alternative options for heavily congested routes.
There are also some not-so-well-known features such as saving favorite or save-for-later places, sharing your location with friends in real time and personalizing and saving a map to use offline. Additionally, after downloading a map, the app will continue to show routes for cars, just without traffic updates.
- Maps.me
Maps.me provides offline maps of the whole world. Unlike Google Maps, once Maps.me has been downloaded you will no longer need the internet for routes for cars, public transport, biking and walking, including trails. Maps.me also displays hotels, attractions and nearby places to eat… all offline!
Maps.me is considered one of the best apps to use when traveling to Europe.
- Bike Share Buddy
Bike Share Buddy is essential for those who enjoy riding bikes. This app shows the best local places to rent a bike in various cities all over the world. Bike Share Buddy is already available in ten countries in Europe and the app is very simple to use. You simply select your location and instantly get access to all the nearby bike sharing stations, plus you’re able to see how many bikes are available at each station!
- Uber
Uber is a ride-share company that allows users to search for available nearby drivers through a mobile map. In Europe, Ubers are known to be cheaper than traditional taxis, and you can use the same account and login information you use back home.
- Cabify
Cabify is a transport app that lets you get around with private cars with a driver. Like Uber, it offers a high quality of service and high safety standards, and rides are requested through an app on a smartphone. Cabify is currently available in Spain and Portugal.
- Free Now
With Free Now, you can book a cab without having to wait for a taxi on the street. At the end of your ride, you can add your driver to your favorites so that your next request will be made to your preferred driver.
Apps to eat, drink and be merry
Apps to eat and drink
- Just Eat
Just Eat is is an online food delivery service similar to UberEats in the USA. You can use Just Eat in over ten countries in Europe. Buying is easy and delivery is fast. Sometimes, even if the restaurant you have in mind is nearby, it’s better to buy food through the app because of available promotions and discounts. Perfect for rainy days!
Just Eat is considered the best food app in Europe.
Apps to exchange money and control spending
Apps to exchange money and control spending
- TransferWise
TransferWise is a UK-based money transfer service that allows people to send and receive money safely from abroad. The company provides multi-currency accounts and supports more than 750 currency routes across the world including GBP, USD, EUR, AUD and CAD, and provides multi-currency accounts.
Using TransferWise is much cheaper than transferring with a bank. It’s very safe and easy to use, and the support is stellar. They also recently launched a debit Mastercard that lets you spend anywhere in the world at the real exchange rate, but for now you have to get on the waitlist.
- PayPal
PayPal advertises itself as being the fastest, safest way to send money, make an online payment, receive money or set up a merchant account. It’s particularly useful in Europe because various other platforms like Omio, FlixBus, Airbnb and even certain tourist attractions allow PayPal as a form of payment on their websites or apps. I also recently discovered that you can send and receive money between PayPal accounts and the transfer system is fast and easy to use.
- Money Manager
Money Manager app is indispensable for anyone needing to budget and track their expenses during a trip. Money Manager gives you an overview of your spending and tells you the categories in which your spending is highest. It also creates graphs that illustrate your daily, weekly and monthly financial activity, and tracks your method of payment (cash, card, etc).
Apps to stay and exchange experiences
Apps to find accommodation
- Worldpackers
Worldpackers is an online platform that allows you to travel exchanging your skills for accommodation. Worldpackers has incredible projects on offer in six continents, including North and Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and Oceania. Whether you want to explore the best places to travel on a budget or go elsewhere, there’s a unique opportunity for you to gain a deeper understanding of your destination by sharing your skills in a Worldpackers project.
As a Worldpackers community member, you’ll gain access to hosts in 100+ countries. All you need to do is pay an annual fee and you can enjoy everything the site has to offer. Once you create your profile and highlight your skills, simply search for hosts in your preferred destination.
Work exchange opportunities include offering your skills to a local community through social impact programs, discovering bucket list destinations while working as a front desk receptionist at a hostel, or building your digital portfolio in content writing, social media, photography, videography, marketing, and programming by working with hostels, NGOs, eco-villages and thousands of other Worldpackers hosts!
There is no better way to save on accommodation than by not spending on it at all. With Worldpackers, you’ll get to meet cool people from all over the world, hone skills that you already have and learn many new things. You’ll also be able to speak directly with other world-packers who have lived the experience and ask your own questions. The platform is very secure and has an attentive support staff if anything goes wrong on your trip.
- Couchsurfing
Couchsurfing is an online platform where people offer a room, a couch or even a mattress where you can sleep, in exchange for… nothing! If you’re on a budget, Couchsurfing is a great way of saving money. However, Couchsurfing should not be used solely as a means to stay for free in the homes of locals. Couchsurfing is about sharing moments with your host. If you don’t have the time or energy to connect with your host, you’re better off going to a hostel, hotel, or Airbnb.
Couchsurfing also has a feature called “Hangouts”, where you can see what people nearby are up to and reach out to anyone you want to hang out with. It’s excellent for getting to know people and exchange experiences, plus you receive cool tips about your destination from a local!
- Booking.com
The site and app for Booking.com gather various offers for accommodation, flights, restaurants, and car rentals. They also show ratings and reviews from other users. It’s an excellent platform for displaying really affordable prices with free cancellations and reservations without a credit card.
- Airbnb
Airbnb is part of the “sharing economy.” You can use Airbnb to find adventures close to home or in faraway destinations and access unique homes, experiences, and places around the world.
There is truly something for every taste on Airbnb. You can find entire homes, apartments, lofts, studios, individual rooms and more as special places to stay instead of a hotel. Furthermore, Airbnb also offers a diverse range of experiences like bike tours, crafting classes, yoga, etc. You can find prices within your budget and flexible cancellation policies.
- Hostelworld
Hostelworld is one of the best platforms for finding an outstanding hostel. Use Hostelworld to compare hostel prices and general information (distance from the city center, cleanliness, etc) all in one place. You can also see each hostel’s ratings and reviews by date, with the most recent displayed first. If you book decide to book your hostel through Hostelworld, you’ll also receive free cancelation up to seven days before your stay!
Apps to meet people and have fun
Apps to meet people and make friends while traveling
- Meetup
Meetup is a great way for travelers to find meet ups and meet locals and other travelers who share their interests. The app allows you to input your interest and activity preferences and find low cost or free events and meet ups close to where you are. There’s a wide variety of groups, including outdoor and adventure, tech, language and culture, food and drink, sports and fitness, and more. The best part? If you don’t find your ideal group, you can create your own!
Apps to help you pack your bags
Apps to help pack
- Pack Point
Pack Point is a free packing list organizer. The app helps you organize what you need to pack in your luggage by allowing you to choose the destination, date, length of stay and purpose for the trip (business or pleasure). You can also choose your activities and how often you think you’ll do laundry or re-wear things. Pack Point then creates a list of clothes and items based on your length of stay, activities and predicted weather forecast for your destination. You’re able to edit and customize the list as you please!
Apps to remember and never forget a thing
- Google Photos
Google Photos is a service for free and unlimited photo storage and sharing. It’s great because it backs up photos that accumulate on your phone and then gives you the option to delete them and free up space for new images! It’s still possible to access the photos and videos you’ve deleted through the site from any computer in the world.
You can use Google photos to create albums and organize your photos, “favorite” selected photos, and name identified faces. If you prefer, the app will also automatically do this for you! The app also suggests animations, collages, edits and memory slideshows for your photos.
best app for european train travel
Planning a train trip through Europe? You either want to choose to buy a rail pass or you can buy your separate tickets for each leg of your journey. We listed some of the best train apps for Europe that are available right now. Most of these offer the option to buy train tickets online with their platform and services.
We created a few very cool Interrail itineraries too!
What to pack for train travel
Eurail and Interrail
Eurail and Interrail are two platforms by the same company to plan your train trip through Europe. Eurail is the platform for non-European travelers, while Interrail is the platform for European travelers. Both platforms work similar in order to book your train tickets online.
Eurail and Interrail work with rail passes for one or more countries in Europe or global passes you can use in all of Europe. Don’t fancy using a rail pass? You can use the mobile app without buying a rail pass. Keep scrolling to find more train travel planners!
Interrail also offers a splendid mobile app to help you find real time train schedules. The app also informs you about whether or not you need to make a reservation for a certain train or if you can catch it with your rail pass.
Check out Interrail
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3 Best train apps for Europe
Omio
Omio, is the best train planner and booking app in this list!
Their platform platform helps you find train schedules, train tickets as well as bus schedules and flights.
The Omio platform and mobile app is a great resources for all travel within Europe.
Omio allows you to compare different modes of transportation all within the same app and that makes Omio the best website to book European train tickets.
Check out Omio
Trainline
Trainline is another popular train journey planner app and website for travelers within Europe.
The Trainline apps helps you find train schedules and bus schedules and allows you to buy your tickets online, from your mobile device.
Check out Trainline
Conclusion – the very best train apps for Europe
For us, Omio and Interrail are the best apps to book trains in Europe.
Both apps and online platforms allow you to find the cheapest transportation quick. You can find train schedules, and book your tickets right away.
Of course, there are many more train journey planners and rail planner apps out there, but these four are the most complete apps and online platforms that will complete your entire booking for you.
You’ll be able to find train schedules and real-time train times as well as booking your ticket or rail pass straight away.
Let us know which is your favourite train planner app!
Don’t forget to check out these articles to help you plan your perfect train trip:
How to travel Europe by train like a boss
High-speed trains in Europe
All about night-trains in Europe
What to pack for train travel
How to buy cheap train tickets in Europe
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