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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

Arsenal fans plan trips to Champions League final but face £1,500 flights or Bucharest night train

Arsenal fans raise a tifo which reads Over Land and Sea before semi-final
Arsenal fans’ tifo at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night when they reached a second Champions League final in the club’s history. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Arsenal have had to find different ways to win this season as they pursue a Premier League and Champions League double. Their fans will now have to show similar dexterity if they hope to make it to Budapest for Uefa’s showpiece final.

With direct flights from London costing up to £1,500 and the only available hotel rooms about 20 miles from the Hungarian capital, it could be the most expensive Champions League final to attend in history. But with a bit of luck and logistical flexibility (and the ability to stay awake all night), Gunners supporters can still hope to match Declan Rice’s demand that 200,000 descend upon the Danube at the end of this month.

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