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Travel planners for Google Sheets

Spreadsheets that do the boring parts of trip planning: the budget, the savings plan, the passport dates and, for Scotland, the drive times. Make a copy, type in the yellow cells, done.

Trip Planner & Travel Budget preview

Trip Planner & Travel Budget

Budget in any currency, how much to save each paycheck, a day-by-day itinerary, bookings and packing in one Google Sheet.

  • Costs in any currency, converted for you
  • Paycheck-by-paycheck savings plan
  • Itinerary, bookings & confirmations, packing list
  • Dashboard + a phone tab
Family Travel with Kids Planner preview

Family Travel with Kids Planner

Passport expiry checker, a gentle jet-lag plan, packing by age, day pacing and an emergency info page.

  • Passport expiry check against your return date
  • Bedtime shift plan for jet lag
  • Kids packing list by age
  • Day pacing, emergency info, budget & savings
Scotland Trip Planner preview

Scotland Trip Planner

Pick where you sleep each night; it fills in drive times, flags long days and budgets in pounds. Sample 7, 10 and 14-night routes.

  • Route Builder: 21 places, drive times, long-day flags
  • Sample 7, 10 and 14-night routes
  • Booking timeline from your arrival date
  • Budget in £ with the ETA and Edinburgh levy built in
Travel Planner Bundle (all 3) preview

Travel Planner Bundle (all 3)

Trip Planner, Family Travel with Kids and the Scotland Trip Planner. $38 bought separately.

  • All three planners above
  • All the printables and Excel files
  • Save $14 vs buying separately

Free: kids travel packing checklist

Three printable pages: what to pack by age (baby, toddler, school-age), kids' clothes with counts for a weekend, 1 week or 2 weeks, and a plane & car bag list for travel day.

Get the free checklist

Which one do I need?

Not ready to buy? Try the free travel budget calculator or read the Scotland planning guide.

Questions

What do I need to use the planners?

A free Google account for the Google Sheets version, or Excel for the .xlsx file that comes with every order. No add-ons, scripts or subscriptions.

How do I get my planner after I buy?

Right after checkout you get a private 'Make a copy' link that opens the planner straight into your own Google Drive. Your copy is private: we can't see it.

Can I use the Trip Planner for any country?

Yes. Type each cost in the currency it was quoted in (your home currency or the local one) and set the exchange rate once: it converts everything into your home currency.

Are the example numbers real prices?

No. Every example row is marked EXAMPLE and the amounts are placeholders to show how the formulas work. The Scotland planner's fixed fees (the UK ETA and the Edinburgh visitor levy) are the real published rules, with links on its Sources tab.

Can I print them?

Yes. Each planner comes with a printable PDF version on US Letter (it also prints fine on A4 with 'fit to page'). The kids packing checklist is free to download on its own.