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Cheap weekends for students and flatmates: 6 cities

Among flatmates, classmates or Erasmus friends the budget is what it is, but the urge to travel isn’t. These cities have frequent low-cost flights, cheap hostels and apartments and a student life you can feel in the streets.

A new trip with every place in this guide already proposed: invite your friends and start voting.

Start from the cheapest flight
Compare destinations on midweek flight prices: the difference between one city and another often decides the trip more than anything else.
In a big group, an apartment pays off
From four people up, an apartment often costs less than hostel beds, and with a kitchen you save on breakfasts and dinners too.
Use student discounts
Museums, transport and attractions often have reduced prices with a student card or ISIC: bring it, Erasmus students included.

Add the destinations you like to a Roamie trip: the group votes with 10 points each and, if needed, the wheel decides.

Porto
Portugal
Azulejos, the Dom Luís bridge over the Douro and port wine cellars with tastings. The area around Galeria de Paris is packed with cheap bars that stay open late.
Best time
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Budget
€€€Cheap
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Seville
Spain
Tapas for a few euros, flamenco in Triana and the Alcázar, not to be missed. The city is at its best in spring; in summer the heat is truly fierce.
Best time
Mar–May, Oct–Nov
Budget
€€€Cheap
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Granada
Spain
A university city where every drink comes with a free tapa, the Alhambra to book well ahead and sunset from the Mirador de San Nicolás. Hard to spend little better than this.
Best time
Mar–May, Oct–Nov
Budget
€€€Cheap
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Wrocław
Poland
One of Poland’s most student-filled cities: a colourful market square, islands on the Oder and hundreds of little gnome statues to hunt down. Beer and dinners cost very little.
Best time
Apr–Sep
Budget
€€€Cheap
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Ljubljana
Slovenia
Small, green and laid-back, with bars along the Ljubljanica river and the alternative Metelkova district. Lake Bled is under an hour away by bus.
Best time
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Budget
€€€Mid-range
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Thessaloniki
Greece
Greece’s student city: a seafront for strolling, bars full until late and some of the country’s best food at low prices. The beaches of Halkidiki are close by.
Best time
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Budget
€€€Cheap
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