City Trip Packing

Packing for a short European city trip should be simple. City Trip Lab focuses on what you actually need, what repeatedly goes unused and how destination, weather and trip length change the answer.

Our guides combine practical packing advice with lessons from real trips and, increasingly, measured packing tests.

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3-Day European City Break Packing List

Our complete starting point for a three-day European city break, including clothing, toiletries, electronics, luggage choices and lessons from our first reconstructed trips.

What we’re testing

City Trip Lab is gradually testing common packing advice instead of simply repeating it. Our upcoming work includes one-pair-of-shoes travel, personal-item-only trips, packing cubes, luggage weight and the difference between what we pack and what we actually use.

More packing guides are coming

Future guides will cover minimalist city-trip packing, winter and summer packing, toiletries, tech, clothing combinations and destination-specific packing lists.