Packing List for a 15-Day Europe Trip from India

Want to have a holiday out of India with your family and friends, and you are damn excited about your trip, but don’t know what to pack and what not? This guide is going to help you out with all your stuff and all the smart organization and smart packing for a 15-day holiday trip to Europe. The different weather conditions, different cultural things create confusion about what to pack and what not. The right packing knowledge will help you keep your trip comfortable and without consequences. This guide will help you keep your trip easy-going.

1. Packing Strategy

The weather in Europe is very confusing; every different place in Europe has different weather. You will find sunny weather in Italy, a little dizzily in Paris, and chilled weather in Switzerland, and you will experience all this weather in a single trip only.

• Spring (March-May): During this time, Europe experiences a mild temperature with rain sometimes. Carry light jackets with you, and the important thing is the umbrella, which you should carry with you.
• Summer (June-August): During this time, there is a lot of heat; some days might be warm and some might be hot. Always carry sun protection with you.
• Autumn (September-November): You will experience cool evenings, so carry cardigans with you.
• Winter (December-February): You will experience cold during this time with snow as a complement. Carry woollen coats and thermal wear with you for protection.

Tip: Before starting your trip always for the destination check with the weather forecast a week before. This will help you keep track of your packing.

2. Important Document

For international trips, always prioritize keeping your paperwork and documents in order. Without these documents, your trip won’t start off. After your documents are done, then bring other things your mind.

• Passport: You check the expiry and valid date of your passport for your trip.
• Schengen Visa and other required Visa
• Travel Insurance: You should always keep your insurance with yourself as the European authorities might ask for the same at some places.
• Flight Tickets and Accommodation Bookings: Always carry both printed and digital version of your flight tickets and the bookings.
• Itinerary Printouts: It will help you in the places where wi-fi is not available.
• Emergency Contacts: Always keep your emergency contact with yourself both in India and Europe.
• International Driving Permit: If you are wanting to rent a car and ride in Europe then you should have the permission with you.

3. Clothes to be taken for 15-days

Tops and Lowers

• Carry some casual t-shirts with you.
• Some full-sleeve shirts for formal dinners or layering with your tops.
• Carry 2-3 pairs of jeans or casual trousers with yourself.
• Carry some special dress for special occasions which is lightweight but elegant.

Layering

• If you are going in the summer, then carry a lightweight jacket with you, and if you are going in the winter season, then carry a warm coat for winter.
• Carry a hoodie with yourself.
• If you are travelling in winter season, then carry some sweaters with yourself.

Special Outfit

• Carry a special outfit if you are planning for a special dinner or movie theatre.
• Carry your swimwear if you want to go the beach or want to take a spa or something like that.

Undergarments

• Carry a bunch of undergarments at least for 7-8 days. You will laundry in some places.
• Carry some night wear with yourself.

Tip: Don’t pack your bags with only one colour of clothes. Carry some versatile colour clothes, something you can mix and match every day and easily.

4. Footwear

• Walking shoes and sneakers: Carry comfortable shoes and footwear with yourself for long beach walks or long night walks and sightseeing.
• Casual Sandals and Flats: You can use flats while going a place to just relax and peace outings.
• Formal Shoes: If you want to attend some special events or some special dinners.
• Flip-flops: You can wear flip-flops for roaming in the hotel or visiting a spa.

Tip: Avoid wearing new shoes for blisters. Wear your new shoes for some time before coming for the trip.

5. Weather Precautions

• Carry umbrella with yourself because of the uncertain rain conditions.
• Wear sunglasses and use UV protection creams for protection of the skins and eyes.
• Carry cap with yourself to the sunny places.
• Carry scarf with yourself, to the churches or for some during the warmth place.

6. Personal Care

Toiletries

• Carry your toothbrush, toothpaste
• Carry your own shampoo, conditioner and body wash
• Men should carry their razor and all the essentials.
• Carry perfume with yourself.
• Carry all the skin essentials like the facewash, moisturizer, and more.
• Carry your own hairbrush and comb for taking care of your own hir care.

Extra Essentials

• Carry your sunscreen.
• Lip balm for keeping your lips hydrated.
• Hand sanitizer for cleanness.
• Girls should carry their essentials like the sanitary napkins and other essentials with themselves.

Tip: Always carry your clothes and your essentials in a waterproof bags and pouches. And keep some liquid with yourself.

7. First Aid Kit

It’s very important to carry a medical kit with you while travelling for emergencies. There might be some medicines not available in the place.

• If you are having some health issue, then carry your prescribed medicines from your doctor.
• Carry some painkillers with yourself.
• Most important motion sickness tablets.
• Carry antacids with yourself.
• Band-aids and some antiseptic creams.
• You should carry cold and flu medications with yourself.

8. Travel Gadgets

• Carry your smartphone and the charger.
• Carry type C, E, and F plugs with yourself as Europe use these plugins only.
• Most important Power Bank.
• Carry a camera with yourself, might happen that the camera of the phones might not suffice.
• Carry headphones with yourself for travelling.
• Carry tablet with yourself for some entertainment purpose for long distance journey and travel.

Tip: Have offline maps with you before leaving India, as the network might not work outside.

9. Payment Essentials

• Carry your cards with yourself which can be used internationally.
• Carry the local currency with yourself as the currency from a different country will not work.
• Always keep an eye on your wallet and money specially in the pickpocket-prone areas.

10. Packing Tools

• Main luggage: You should carry a lightweight bag with yourself which has wheels in them for easy travel
• Daypack/Backpack: Carry a small bag with yourself for daily walks and daily sightseeing.
• Packing Cubes: Keep your clothes in organizers so that they are kept in a save space.
• Laundry Bag: Keep a separate bag with yourself to keep all the dirty clothes in that.
• Ziplock Bags: For carrying your liquid and small electronics.

11. Special Items from India

You can go out of India, but India can’t go out of you. You should carry some homemade stuff with yourself to get the taste of India.

• Carry some instant noodle with yourself as you might not like the food of the places in Europe.
• Some tea sachets as you might not get tea over there.
• Carry some dry fruits and bars with yourself you might need them during long distance travels or during the time of walks.
• Carry some Indian spices with yourself if you want to cook in abroad and wanted to get the taste of homemade food.

12. Cultural Consideration

When travelling to a different country you should keep their cultural take and norms in mind. So that you don’t offend any local or any person in that country/place.

• You should always carry a shawl with yourself when you are visiting the churches or for any ritual in the religious places.
• Don’t wear revealing clothes in some places specially the old areas of the country where people don’t like the style.
• You should learn some simple local phases and greetings so that you can greet the local people. Simple “Bonjour” would work.

13. Packing Smart

You should work smarter. For a 15-day trip it is not necessary to keep 15 different outfits with you. You should pack smarter.

• You can carry less bottoms and more of the tops. You can repeat your bottoms with different tops.
• You should carry bulky clothes while travelling.
• You don’t need to carry different accessories with all the different outfit. You can use belt or something like that to style it with your fit.
• Always carry such clothes which can get easily dried so that you can reuse your clothes and keep the number of clothes less in your bag.

14. Safety Things to Carry

• Carry anti-theft bag packs with yourself to keep your stuff save from any kind of theft.
• Keep small locks for the safety of your luggage.
• Keep the photocopies of the original documents with yourself and keep the originals separately.
• Keep alarms and safety whistles with yourself for any emergency purpose.

Packing for a 15-day trip, that too outside India, is going to be difficult. You need to carry all your essentials with you. All the important documents are in order. You should keep a check on the packing essentials according to the different climate conditions, activities and the cultural norms.

Whether you are travelling to Amsterdam to Switzerland, or in Rome, you should carry your essentials only and not make your bag heavier. Pack smarter with the help of this guide.