Travel budget and jet lag calculator

Trip budget from daily spending per person, fixed costs and a contingency, plus how many days of jet lag to expect after crossing time zones.

更新于 已验证的示例:4

days
$
Lodging, food, local transport and activities.
$
Flights, visas, insurance and anything else paid once.
%
hours
The time difference in hours; half-hour zones are fine.
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Trip budget
$
Trip budget: $3,630.00
小数位数:2;取最近值,等距时取偶数末位
Per person
$1,815.00
Per day for the group
$518.57
Daily spending over the trip
$2,100.00
Contingency
$330.00
Days to adjust to local time
6days

The trip costs about $3,630.00 ($1,815.00 each, including 10% contingency). Flying east across 5.5 hours of time difference, expect about 6 days before you're on local time.

Budget breakdown

$3,630total
Daily spending57.9%Fixed costs33.1%Contingency9.1%

Trip days and jet lag

Adjusting: 0 to 6AdjustingLocal time: 6 to 7Local timeDay 6on local time
计算方法 S
  1. Daily spending

    150×7 days×2=2,100.00150 \times 7\ \text{days} \times 2 = 2{,}100.00
  2. Add fixed costs and contingency

    (2,100.00+1,200)×(1+0.1)=3,630.00(2{,}100.00 + 1{,}200) \times (1 + 0.1) = 3{,}630.00
  3. Days to adjust

    ⌈5.5 h1 h/day⌉=⌈5.5⌉=6\left\lceil \frac{5.5\ \text{h}}{1\ \text{h/day}} \right\rceil = \lceil 5.5 \rceil = 6

    Rounded up to whole days. The CDC Yellow Book gives average adaptation of 1 hour a day flying east and 1.5 hours a day flying west; flying east that is the familiar rule of about one day per time zone.

关于Travel budget and jet lag calculator

The trip budget is daily spending per person × days × travellers, plus fixed costs such as flights and visas, with a contingency percentage added on top of both. The jet lag estimate divides the time difference by how fast the body clock adapts, which the CDC Yellow Book 2026 puts at about 1 hour a day flying east and 1.5 hours a day flying west, and rounds up to whole days.

With the defaults, two travellers spending 150 a day each for 7 days, with 1,200 of fixed costs and a 10% contingency, need 3,630 in total, or 1,815 each. Flying east across 5.5 hours of time difference takes about 6 days to adjust; flying west, 4.

The adaptation rates are averages, and the CDC describes jet lag disorder only after crossing at least two time zones. Days to adjust are rounded up, and the timeline marks the day of the trip when your body clock should match local time.

计算示例

A week for two, 5½ zones east

Trip length
7 days
Travellers
2
Daily spending per person
150
Fixed costs for the group
1200
Contingency
10%
Time zones crossed
5.5 hours
Flying
East
Daily spending over the trip
2,100.00
Contingency
330.00
Trip budget
3,630.00
Per person
1,815.00
Per day for the group
518.57
Days to adjust to local time
6 days

核验来源:Python decimal: (150×7×2 + 1200) × 1.10 = 3630; ceil(5.5 / 1) = 6 (CDC eastward rate)

Same trip flying west

Trip length
7 days
Travellers
2
Daily spending per person
150
Fixed costs for the group
1200
Contingency
10%
Time zones crossed
5.5 hours
Flying
West
Days to adjust to local time
4 days

核验来源:Python decimal: ceil(5.5 / 1.5) = ceil(3.67) = 4 (CDC westward rate)

No time change and no contingency

Trip length
7 days
Travellers
2
Daily spending per person
150
Fixed costs for the group
1200
Contingency
0%
Time zones crossed
0 hours
Flying
East
Trip budget
3,300.00
Days to adjust to local time
0 days

核验来源:Hand calculation: 2100 + 1200; 0 zones need no adjustment

Nine zones west

Trip length
7 days
Travellers
2
Daily spending per person
150
Fixed costs for the group
1200
Contingency
10%
Time zones crossed
9 hours
Flying
West
Days to adjust to local time
6 days

核验来源:9 / 1.5 = 6 days (CDC westward rate)

常见问题

How long does jet lag last?

About one day per time zone flying east and two days for every three zones flying west. The CDC Yellow Book 2026 gives average body-clock adaptation of 1 hour a day eastward and 1.5 hours a day westward, so 6 hours of time difference takes about 6 days east and 4 days west. Symptoms include poor sleep, daytime sleepiness, impaired thinking, general malaise and stomach upset.

Why is jet lag worse flying east?

Flying east means advancing the body clock, and because the natural circadian rhythm runs slightly longer than 24 hours, it is easier to delay than to advance. The CDC Yellow Book 2026 therefore gives adaptation of 1 hour a day eastward against 1.5 hours a day westward. For 9 hours of time difference that is about 9 days flying east and 6 days flying west.

How can you reduce jet lag?

The CDC Yellow Book 2026 suggests shifting sleep 1 hour a day for the 2 to 3 days before departure (earlier before flying east, later before flying west), timing meals, sleep and light to the destination during the flight, getting natural light on arrival and avoiding long daytime naps. Low-dose melatonin of 0.5 to 1 mg is often enough to shift the body clock. For trips of less than 2 days it advises staying on home time.

Does a one- or two-hour time change cause jet lag?

Usually not much. The CDC Yellow Book defines jet lag disorder as occurring after crossing at least two time zones, so a 1-hour change, like a daylight saving time shift, is usually minor. At 2 hours the calculator estimates 2 days to adjust flying east (2 ÷ 1) and 2 days flying west (2 ÷ 1.5 = 1.33, rounded up).

How do you work out a daily travel budget?

Add up lodging, food, local transport and activities for one person for one day, then multiply by days and travellers. Costs paid once, such as flights, visas and insurance, go in fixed costs. A 10% contingency on a 3,300 trip adds 330. Per day for the group divides the whole total, flights included, by the trip length: 3,630 ÷ 7 = 518.57.

“Travel budget and jet lag calculator”有多准确?

准确性取决于输入值和方法的假设。十进制运算使用50位有效数字,但估算、数值方法和源数据的精度可能较低;显示时的舍入并不能消除这些限制。 已按独立来源核验的计算示例:4。 例如,“A week for two, 5½ zones east”根据Python decimal: (150×7×2 + 1200) × 1.10 = 3630; ceil(5.5 / 1) = 6 (CDC eastward rate)进行核验。

这种方法出自哪里?

CDC Yellow Book 2026 — Jet lag disorder (adaptation ~1 h/day eastward, ~1.5 h/day westward).

关于此计算器

budget=(daily×days×people+fixed)(1+c)adjust days=⌈zonesr⌉,r=1 h/day east, 1.5 h/day west\begin{gathered}\text{budget} = (\text{daily} \times \text{days} \times \text{people} + \text{fixed})(1 + c) \\ \text{adjust days} = \left\lceil \frac{\text{zones}}{r} \right\rceil,\quad r = 1\ \text{h/day east},\ 1.5\ \text{h/day west}\end{gathered}

来源

  1. CDC Yellow Book 2026 — Jet lag disorder (adaptation ~1 h/day eastward, ~1.5 h/day westward)

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