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Work exchange opportunities in Europe

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Shared Home Asturias, Spain

🏞️ Volunteer in the Mountains of Asturias, Spain 🇪🇸

25h/week Social Work Cleaning Housekeeping Child Care
At least 2 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval

Guest House Tamsweg, Austria

Two dutchies living in Austria seeks snowloving allrounder!

20h/week Kitchen Hand Cleaning Housekeeping
From 4 to 8 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host

Homestay Città metropolitana di Palermo, Italy

Join our vibrant project in the center of Palermo, Italy

25h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
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Camping Castel di tusa, Italy

Lavoro all'interno di un campeggio

30h/week Cleaning Reception Housekeeping
From 4 to 8 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0

Homestay Kaloyanovo, Bulgaria

Help restoring our retirement dream house.

25h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
From 4 to 12 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 4.0

Camping Orașul Brezoi, Romania

Help Needed in family owned and run tiny glamping

25h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Gardening
From 2 to 6 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0

Guest House Coimbra, Portugal

Portugal Experience: in the center of UNESCO World Heritage.

10h/week Cleaning Housekeeping
At least 1 week Private Room
  • 4.5

Hospitality Grad Omiš, Croatia

Help us at our family hotel and enjoy paradisiac Croatian seaside

25h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Reception
From 4 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Top Host

Hostel Vestervig, Denmark

Become a volunteer with us in Agger – right by the wild North Sea

20h/week Cleaning Housekeeping
At least 3 weeks Private Room 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host

Homestay Geel, Belgium

House and cat sitting in Geel, Belgium

12h/week Pet Sitting
From 3 to 4 weeks Private Room

Shared Home kiato, Greece

Creative house renovation & artistic construction

30h/week Building & Repairing Painting & Decorating
From 4 weeks to 2 months Team Dorm
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay Libero consorzio comunale di Agrigento, Italy

Aiuto nella nostra casa in ristrutturazione

25h/week Gardening Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing
From 2 weeks to 2 months Private Room 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Top Host
  • High demand
  • Needs help immediately

Hostel Sofia, Bulgaria

Help out at a comfortable and homey hostel in Sofia, Bulgaria

25h/week Housekeeping Reception Cleaning Administration
From 4 to 12 weeks Team Dorm
  • 4.5
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Homestay Province of Cosenza, Italy

Stay at a warm family in the South of Italy and learn Italian

30h/week Housekeeping Pet Sitting Cleaning Cooking
At least 4 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Guest House Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom

Enjoy Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands and surrounding area

20h/week Kitchen Hand Cleaning Housekeeping Gardening
From 4 to 8 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Guest House Praia da Luz- Lagos, Portugal

Looking for helping hand at our veggie guesthouse in the Algarve

16h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Gardening
From 4 to 12 weeks Private Room
  • High demand
  • New

Work exchange in Europe: where to start?

The cultural hub of the world, Europe is home to world-known museums and landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum, the Amsterdam Canals, La Sagrada Familia or the Acropolis in Athens. As a volunteer in Europe you’ll explore landscapes, monuments and the best foods for a cold winter like belgian fries or hungarian goulash. Take a train to Eastern Europe to find amazing places like Prague Castle, Buda Castle or the many museums of Vienna. Enjoy the nordic landscapes of Norway or the amazing beaches of Spain and Portugal. Europe has it all!

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What kind of tasks can I do in a work exchange in Europe?

Backpacking in Europe is the experience of a lifetime, but it can be expensive. Save money as a volunteer in Europe to get free accommodation in exchange for work. You can explore vibrant capitals in Europe like Brussels, Paris, Berlin or Zagreb. There are thousands of hostels who offer room and board in exchange for help. You can help as a receptionist, bartender, cleaner, language teacher, social media, photographer, party promoter or even as a chef if you have the right skills!

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Use Worldpackers to find free accommodation in exchange for work in Europe

Your eurotrip has never been closer! Save money on hostels in Europe by exchanging work for room and board in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Holland...you name it. As a volunteer in a hostel in Europe you can help with kitchen and bar tasks, household chores, communication and interaction with guests or even marketing. There are also places where you can help and participate in eco activities, yoga classes, tours and more. Become a member of the Worldpackers community and schedule a trip!

How Worldpackers works: the complete guide

Time to prepare for your trip as a worldpacker!

How do Worldpackers trips work?

As a member, you can contact as many hosts and travel safely as many times as you want.

Choose your plan to travel with Worldpackers as many times as you like.

Complete your profile, watch the video lessons in the Academy, and earn certificates to stand out to hosts.

Apply to as many positions as you like, and get in contact with our verified hosts.

If a host thinks you’re a good fit for their position, they’ll pre-approve you.

Get your documents and tickets ready for your volunteer trip.

Confirm your trip to enjoy all of the safety of Worldpackers.

Have a transformative experience and make a positive impact on the world.

If anything doesn’t go as planned with a host, count on the WP Safeguard and our highly responsive support team!

After volunteering, you and your host exchange reviews.

With positive reviews, you’ll stand out to hosts and get even more benefits.

Check out all our plans Learn more about how it works