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Lake Garda with several families: how much does a week cost?
From southern Germany, Lake Garda is a day's drive away and has everything families want: beaches, theme parks, cycle paths and boat trips.
A shared holiday home is often cheaper for several families than hotel rooms – as long as the costs are split fairly, even when children pay less.
Sample budget per person
3 families with 6 adults and 5 children, 7 nights in summer, holiday home with pool, travel in three cars
| Travel by car (fuel, vignette, tolls, shared) | €50–90 |
| Holiday home with pool (7 nights, split 11 ways) | €230–380 |
| Tourist tax (children often free) | €7–17 |
| Food and drinks | €210–315 |
| Day trips (theme park, boat trip) | €60–120 |
| Total per person | approx. €550–930 |
For a family with 2 adults and 2 children, that is roughly €2,200 to €3,700 for the week – depending on whether children pay a smaller share of the house and food.
Guide prices, as of October 2026. Prices vary widely by season, booking time and standards. Not offers.
Plan your own trip with these figures
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Tips
- The north shore (Riva, Torbole) is sportier, the south shore (Lazise, Bardolino) flatter and closer to the theme parks.
- Budget for the Austrian vignette and Italian motorway tolls; many families split the travel costs per car.
- Agree in advance whether children count fully, half or not at all for the accommodation.
- Theme park tickets are usually cheaper online than at the gate.
Frequently asked questions
- How do several families share a holiday home fairly?
- A common rule: adults pay in full, children a fixed share (for example half). If a family stays for fewer nights, they only pay for their nights. Split&Fly calculates each family with its nights and the price per person; you enter child prices with the offer, a fixed child share for flat rates is not available yet.
- How much does the drive to Lake Garda cost?
- From southern Germany around €120 to €200 per car for fuel, vignette and tolls there and back, correspondingly more from further north.
Split the costs fairly
In Split&Fly you enter flights, accommodation and expenses, search for offers and see straight away what each person and each family pays – even when children pay less, someone stays for fewer nights or isn’t in on everything. At the end, the settlement shows who transfers how much to whom.