Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final at Wembley on June 1.
This will be Dortmund’s first Champions League final since 2013, when they lost to Bayern Munich in the decider, which also took place at Wembley. The German club’s only success in the competition came when they beat Juventus in the 1997 final.
Real Madrid are hoping to be crowned European champions for the 15th time and clinch their sixth title in the last decade, having won the 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2022 editions of the tournament.
The focus now shifts to this year’s final, for which tickets are expected to be in high demand.
How many tickets are available?
Wembley Stadium has a capacity of 90,000, but UEFA, European football’s governing body responsible for the Champions League final, will distribute 86,600 tickets.
As is often the case for finals, tickets will be shared between clubs, the general public and commercial partners.
How are they distributed between Dortmund and Real Madrid?
60,000 of these tickets will be distributed to fans and the general public for purchase. Dortmund and Real Madrid supporters will each receive 25,000 tickets, while the remaining tickets have been offered for sale to fans around the world via a ballot.
Dortmund season ticket holders and adult club members whose membership began before January 1, 2024 can purchase a maximum of two tickets each.
Real Madrid have yet to release details on how they plan to distribute their allocation.
What happens to the remaining tickets?
Out of 60,000 tickets distributed to supporters and the general public, 26,600 tickets are not accessible to the public.
UEFA described this allocation as going to “the local organizing structure, UEFA national member associations, commercial partners, broadcasters and UEFA”.
How much will tickets cost?
UEFA operates a category system whereby tickets in different areas of the stadium cost different amounts.
The “Fans First” category is reserved for supporters of both teams. These are priced at £60 each. There is a significant price rise to ‘Category 3’ which costs £160, while ‘Category 2’ tickets are more than double those in the section below, costing £430. The most expensive tickets, meanwhile, are “Category 1” tickets, which cost £610.
If fans miss the general sale, there’s a good chance tickets will be available through third-party websites. These will cost much more than face value, however, and prices are expected to run into the thousands.
Accessibility tickets for disabled spectators cost £60. All tickets are “Fans First” pricing and come with a free companion ticket.
UEFA does not specify what proportion of tickets are at what price level.
How much will a trip to London likely cost?
At the time of writing, for Dortmund supporters, the cheapest way to get to London would cost £246 for a return flight from May 31 to June 2, and that would take you from London Airport Dortmund to London Luton. However, the total flight duration would take five hours due to a stopover at Gdansk Airport, Poland.
There will also be four flights on May 31 from the city of Cologne, which is just over an hour by train from Dortmund. These flights range in price from £156 to £287, while there are two return flights from London to Cologne on June 2, but these are priced at £400 and £405.
For Real Madrid fans, the cheapest direct flight from Madrid to London on May 31 costs £279. However, a ticket can be purchased for £169, which would take over nine hours due to a stopover at Oslo Airport, Norway.
The cheapest direct flight from London to Madrid on June 2 costs £339, although there are several non-direct options to return to the Spanish capital for prices starting from £81.
There are also alternative flights from Barcelona, Valencia and Seville which fly directly to London on these dates.
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