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Updated · The Guardian · May 30Three Fans Plot £170 Kraków-Budapest Dash for Champions League Final as Direct Flights Hit £600
2 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 30
- Ben Boxhall and two friends are flying to Kraków, then taking a 5 a.m. bus to Budapest on Saturday to reach the Champions League final.
- Direct flights to Budapest had climbed to about £500-£600 on Wizz Air, pushing the trio to choose £170 return flights to Kraków instead.
- In Budapest, they have no hotel booked and plan to join thousands of supporters at UEFA's fan meeting point, where the match will be shown.
- The group then intends to stay up all night before catching the first bus back to Kraków, underscoring the travel strain fans face around the final.
From Budapest to the World Cup, is fan exploitation now a standard feature of major tournaments? Is the arduous fan journey a celebrated badge of honor or a sign of a broken system?