St. Louis, USA

How Much Does St. Louis Cost?

A week for two runs about $2,459 door to door from New York. Day to day, a hotel night usually costs $141, and daily spend is $33–$110 a person.

Fare, hotel night and daily spend for St. Louis, USA, line by line, from where you fly — from backpacker to luxury.

What a trip to St. Louis costs

The fare from where you fly, the usual hotel night and daily spend. Change the travellers, nights or travel style.

Travellers2 travellers
Nights7 nights
Travel style
Changes daily spend only; the hotel night stays the same.
  1. Fare · New York to St. Louis × 2
    Economy round trip, usually about $351 each
    $702
  2. Hotel night · $141 × 7 nights
    What a night here usually costs, from hotel prices we check every week. 2 travellers share a room.
    $987
  3. Daily spend · $55 × 2 travellers × 7 days
    Restaurants, transport and paid sights, per person per day. The hotel isn't in it.
    $770
Trip cost: flights + hotel + daily spend$2,459

7 nights, 2 travellers, mid-range, flying from New York. Usual prices we track ourselves, not a price you can book.

How we know
  • Fare: the middle price of the economy round trips we found from New York on our latest check (half were cheaper, half dearer), for departures in the coming weeks.
  • Hotel night: the middle nightly price of the St. Louis hotels we check three times a week (see our hotel price index).
  • Daily spend: food, local transport and sights per person, from our city guide, by travel style. The hotel isn't in it.
  • Total: fare × travellers + hotel night × nights × rooms + daily spend × travellers × days. Prices move, so treat it as a guide, not a quote.
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Daily spend by travel style

Per person per day: food, getting around and something worth doing. The hotel isn't in it; a hotel night usually costs $141.

Budget, per day
$33A week for two with the hotel: $1,449, before flights
Mid-range, per day
$55A week for two with the hotel: $1,757, before flights
Luxury, per day
$110A week for two with the hotel: $2,527, before flights

Where a day's spend goes

Pick a travel style to see how a day's spend splits in St. Louis. The hotel is separate.

Drawn to scale against a luxury day in St. Louis. The hotel is separate.

  • FoodCasual restaurants$23
  • TransportMetro + occasional taxi$14
  • Sights & activitiesPaid attractions, tours$18
  • Daily spend, per person$55

St. Louis on our hotel price index

Where the usual night sits against every city we track.

Our hotel price index

Across the 242 destinations we track, St. Louis is the 70th priciest for hotels — mid-priced on our index — with a typical night of $141.

Cheaper than Memphis ($144).

See the full hotel price index

Wondering whether to book now? The price check, our 4-week forecast and the cheapest dates to fly are in the St. Louis guide.

Money-saving tips for St. Louis

  • The tram ride to the top of the Gateway Arch ($15) is worth it — book online ahead to avoid the queue
  • Forest Park houses the zoo, art museum, history museum, and science center — all free
  • Try toasted ravioli (a St. Louis invention), provel cheese pizza at Imo's, and gooey butter cake
  • Anheuser-Busch brewery tours are free and the Clydesdales stable alone is worth it
  • Visit during shoulder season (April to June, September to October) for the best balance of weather and prices
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