Real Madrid will play 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 was also staged at Wembley. The German club’s only success in the competition came when they defeated Juventus in the 1997 final.
Real Madrid are hopeful of being crowned champions of Europe for a 15th time, and securing their sixth title in the last decade, having won the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2022 editions of the tournament.
Focus is now on this year’s final, with tickets set 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 who are in charge of the Champions League final, will be distributing 86,600 tickets.
As is often the case with finals, the tickets are going to be split between clubs, the general public and commercial partners.
How are they distributed between Dortmund and Real Madrid?
60,000 of those tickets will be distributed to fans and the general public to purchase. Both Dortmund and Real Madrid supporters will receive 25,000 tickets each, while the remaining tickets have been offered for sale to fans worldwide via a ballot.
Dortmund season ticket holders and adult club members whose membership commenced before January 1, 2024 are able to purchase a maximum of two tickets each.
Real Madrid are yet to release details on how they plan on distributing their allocation.
Dortmund’s previous Champions League final was also at Wembley, in 2013 (Chris Brunskill Ltd/Getty Images)
What happens to the remaining tickets?
With 60,000 tickets distributed to fans and the general public, 26,600 tickets are not available to the public.
UEFA has described this allocation as going to “the local organising structure, UEFA’s member national associations, commercial partners, broadcasters and UEFA.”
What will the tickets cost?
UEFA operates a system of categories, whereby tickets in different areas of the stadium cost different amounts.
The ‘Fans First’ category is designated to those who are supporters of the two teams. These are priced at £60 each. There is a significant price jump to ‘Category 3’ which is priced at £160, while ‘Category 2’ tickets are more than double that of the section below, costing £430. The most expensive tickets, meanwhile, are ‘Category 1’ tickets, and these mount to £610.
If supporters are unsuccessful in the general sale, there is a high chance that tickets will become available via third-party websites. These, however, will cost a lot more than face value, with prices expected to run into the thousands.
Accessibility tickets for disabled spectators cost £60. All tickets are priced at the ‘Fans First’ rate and come with one complimentary companion ticket.
It is not made clear by UEFA what proportion of the tickets are at which of the price points.
Real Madrid are aiming for their 15th Champions League title (Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
How much is travel to London likely to cost?
At the time of writing, for Dortmund supporters the cheapest way to travel to London would cost £246 for a return flight from May 31 to June 2, and this would get you from Dortmund Airport to London Luton. However, the overall flight time would take five hours due to a stop-off at Gdansk Airport, Poland.
There are also four flights on May 31 from the city of Cologne, which is just over an hour from Dortmund on the train. The price of these flights range from £156 to £287, while there are two flights back from London to Cologne on June 2, but these are priced at £400 and £405.
For fans of Real Madrid, the cheapest direct flight from Madrid to London on May 31 is £279. However, a ticket can be bought at £169 that would take over nine hours due to a stop-off at Oslo Airport, Norway.
The cheapest direct flight from London to Madrid on June 2 is £339, although there are multiple non-direct options to return to the Spanish capital for prices starting at £81.
There are also alternative flights from Barcelona, Valencia and Seville that travel directly to London on these dates.
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