Football Trips with Visitfootball.com
Watching a match of your favorite club from the couch is something every football fan enjoys. Some may relish Frenkie de Jong's dribbles at FC Barcelona, while others savour the atmosphere at Anfield. Watching live on TV is a delight, but experiencing it from the stadium brings a unique experience. After the football trip, watching a match of the club will never be the same; every game will bring back memories of that one time you were there. That's what makes football trips so special.
What is a Football Trip?
Traveling abroad and attending a football match would be the logical description. However, everyone has a different reason for making the trip. Some might book a weekend in London with their partner and decide to catch a game, while others travel specifically for that one match. Or you might follow your Dutch club when they play a European away game. These are all forms of football trips.
The Perfect Football Trip for You
The football trips foundation remains the same. Visitfootball arranges the flights, accommodation, and match tickets. These are also the starting points for assembling the trip. The customer indicates their preferences, and Visitfootball puts together the perfect journey. The customer's choices for their trip are further described below. Above all, the customer will have a unique experience without any hindrances.
1. Choose Your Own Match
Determining a football trip starts with choosing the match. Options include a top game in the Premier League, a relegation battle in the Bundesliga, the world-famous El Clásico, and matches of clubs like FC Porto and Millwall. This is just a small selection of the matches offered, the rest can be found on our match page. If your desired match is not listed, let us know!
The Best Match for You
The choice of a match can depend on many factors. You might prefer a match combined with good weather, such as a game in Valencia, or purely for the atmosphere and football culture, traveling to a Championship club.
Moreover, it also depends on the match date. A match during the holiday might be more attractive if you want to visit with your children. While a midweek match might be better if you play sports during the weekend. In short, combining your free time and the match time is very important when choosing a match.
2. Choose Your Flight
Choosing flights varies per person. While some prefer flying early in the morning to explore the city, others opt for a later flight to rest for the match.
For afternoon matches, I recommend flying to the city the day before to avoid stress and rushing on match day. When you are already in the city on match day, you will travel to the stadium in peace and be sure to arrive on time. The atmosphere around the stadiums is impressive even before the match.
The Best Flight for You
For evening matches, travelling to the city on the morning of the match day poses no problems, as you have enough time to check into your hotel and travel to the stadium. For the return flight, the most convenient way is to fly back the evening after the match day.
This way, you can have a relaxed breakfast and visit the city the day after the match. And discuss the match over a drink on a terrace.
3. Choose Your Stay
To complete your football trip, you must choose accommodation, whether you opt for a simple hostel or the comfort of a luxury hotel. Hotels in the city centre are more practical if you want to see a lot of the city but are often more expensive. A hotel near the stadium is convenient if you are in the city only for the match. If you opt for the cheapest possible football trip, you will likely choose to stay in a hostel.
The Best Stay for You
Whether you choose a hotel or a hostel, everything is possible. When using Visitfootball.com, you determine your preferences. We then choose the most suitable and cost-effective accommodation for you. If you have few preferences and prefer to leave it to us, we will choose a hotel with which we have a good working relationship and positive experiences.
Visiting Multiple Matches
Many countries in Europe have areas/cities with multiple professional football clubs. Examples include London, Manchester, Madrid, West Germany (clubs near the Dutch border), and Rome. This allows for visiting multiple matches in a few days. This way, you can experience different football cultures during one trip. Especially in England, catching a match in a lower league is recommended.
Football Matches in England
For example, we recommend visiting multiple matches if you choose a trip to London. Due to the many football clubs in London, there is (almost) a match to visit daily. There are many competition levels in English professional football, resulting in many professional clubs in England. This allows you to experience the different types of football culture fully. The difference in atmosphere between a Championship match and a Premier League match is extraordinary. The same applies to the city of Manchester.
Football Matches in Germany
Also very popular are the German clubs near the Dutch border. If you travel to the match, you can purchase only the match tickets. An example would be visiting a Bundesliga match. There are many clubs near the German border that you can visit. For instance, the distance between FC Köln and Bayer Leverkusen's stadiums is just over 20 kilometers. Ideal for visiting two matches in one weekend. In this case, traveling to the matches with your own transport is easier. This is no problem for Visitfootball. Our goal is to introduce you to the unique experience of foreign football culture.
What Does a Football Trip Cost?
The costs of football trips greatly depend on the choices the customer makes. Based on these choices, the football trip is assembled in the most cost-effective way possible while maintaining good quality. So our customers do not pay too much for the football trips but still have a unique experience. That's what makes football trips so special.
1. Determine the Costs Yourself
Determining what such a trip will cost starts with the customer's choices. There is a difference in the luxury you choose for the overnight stay. Staying in a hostel just outside downtown is the cheapest option for a football trip. Also, a three-star hotel in the center is always offered. The price of this can easily be double that of a hostel stay. Moreover, hotel prices fluctuate a lot, which we unfortunately have no control over. Therefore, we recommend planning and booking a trip early to avoid overpaying.
2. Book Early for Lower Costs
But also the flight times and the airport from which you fly. As you understand, a flight early in the morning is often cheaper than a flight at 11:00 in the morning. And there are many more examples. The price for a flight mainly depends on the demand for certain flights. An example of this is that a flight to London on Friday afternoon is more expensive than a flight to London on Saturday morning. The same applies to the return flight. A flight on Sunday evening is more expensive than a flight on Monday morning. So, book early to avoid overpaying.
