How much does a trip to Scotland cost?
A mid-range week in Edinburgh for two runs about $5,310 before flights: $363 a night for a hotel room and $173 a day each for meals.
Estimate your trip
| Lodging1 room for 7 nights at $621 a night | $4,347 |
|---|---|
| Food and incidentals2 people for 8 days at $173 a day · government meal allowance | $2,768 |
Daily costs in Scotland
Per person per day, two people sharing a room, before flights and activities.
Budget
$95Mid-range
$332- Edinburgh
- $332
- Inverness
- $218
When hotels cost the most
Government lodging caps for Edinburgh change with the season; real room rates follow the same pattern.
- September to June$311
- July and August$621
How expensive is Scotland?
Restaurants and hotels in United Kingdom cost about 93% of what they cost in the United States, by the World Bank’s International Comparison Program (2021). That puts it close to US prices for the two things a trip spends most on.
How these estimates work
Mid-range uses the U.S. government’s per diem for each place: the most a federal traveler may claim for a hotel room, by season, plus meals and incidentals. It tracks a solid business-class hotel and restaurant meals.
Budget and luxury rooms use published guide figures for Scotland, converted to US dollars and linked beside each number; ranges are averaged. Where a guide gives no daily food spend, food uses the same government meal allowance as mid-range.
Currencies are converted at the European Central Bank reference rate, or the U.S. Treasury reporting rate where the ECB has none, as of October 8, 2026.
Not included: flights, activities and shopping. Two travelers share a room; a third takes a second room.
Plan Scotland within budget
Build the itinerary day by day, track what everyone spends, and split it fairly, in one app.
Trip cost questions
About $5,310 for two at mid-range, before flights: $363 a night for the room and $173 a day each for food.
Plan on about $332 per person per day at mid-range, with two people sharing a room.
Restaurants and hotels in United Kingdom cost about 93% of US prices (World Bank, 2021).
Hotel rates in Edinburgh are lowest in September to June and highest in July and August, by the government’s seasonal lodging rates.
