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The Spurs fans who drive to Bilbao

Harry Low & Chris Slegg

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Reuters Europa League Final Signage can be seen in Bilbao against the background of apartments and treesReuters

Spurs fans find creative ways to reach the Basque city

Since Tottenham Hotspur meets European cutlery in Spain, many of her followers are also for the Europa League final in Bilbao.

Four fans find a difficult place in Northern Spain, but it has 110%to arrange different means of transport to achieve the game against Manchester United – and back at home (after all, it’s a game with two half).

Compare the costs (return, per person), comfort and travel time of each pilgrimage to the coastal city.

Three trains, a car ride

Andy Bass Andy Bass (right) with his father (left), who wears sunglasses. Both wear Tottenham shirts and smileAndy bass

Andy lets the train take the load

Andy Bass: Duration of 22 hours, cost of £ 600

MR Bass travels with his father, who brought him to his first Spurs FA Cup final – the 1987 defeat against Coventry City – and his 14 -year -old nephew.

Hopefully the boys will invest a great class – your trip will start in Radlett in Hertfordshire, from where you take the train to King’s Cross St. Pancras.

Then it is the Eurostar to Paris, followed by a bedroom to Dax in southwestern France.

You end by adjusting a car and going to Bilbao.

Mr. Bass said he hoped that after the past few years, trains could be “more reliable than air travel”, but accepted “as always, these things are not in my hands”.

And the result?

“Both sides played badly this season, but I’m excited – we really have a shot to win this – but it would be something that I would not miss to support.”

To be honest, they couldn’t write such a script.

Two buses, two trains, one flight

Emma de Duve Emma smiles with another woman in a soccer fieldEmma de Duve

Emma (left) has never been in Bilbao

Emma de Duve: Duration of 13 hours, cost of £ 300

MS from Duve Traveling with her father and sister to the game and the journey begins by bus to San Sebastian.

The 26-year-old said: “I am not sure whether it will be worth it-I have had a season ticket for 20 years and only saw a trophy in my life, so I really hope that this will be the number two.

“I think it’s also a big deal for us to make a nice trip.

“I hope it will be worth it, but time will say – I’m a Tottenham fan, so I’m not too optimistic.”

They booked their accommodation almost a year ago when Spurs qualified for the competition.

Ms. de Duve said: “Obviously we are there for football, but I think there are so many Tottenham fans – the atmosphere is so good.

“Hopefully the weather will be nice. I have never been to Bilbao, so I am also looking forward to exploring a new city.

“I think an all-English finale makes it a bit exciting, so I’m looking forward to the whole trip.”

At the end of the day it is a fun old game.

Two flights, a car ride

Michael Green Michael Green carries a Bluey Green spores on the runway in front of an orange-white planeMichael Green

Michael Green went to the last European final of the Spurs in 2019

Michael Green: Duration of 14 hours, cost of £ 330

The chairman of the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust takes two flights to reach northern Spain.

From Gatwick he will fly to Basel-Multhouse-Freiburg, where he will take a second flight to the French coastal city of Biarritz before going to the game.

He said: “It will mean a terrible amount for all fans. We have waited so long.

“We obviously had the acceptance in 2019 (Champions League final) and that was a magical adventure given the nature of some of the games that we played on the way to the Champions League final, but in the end it shouldn’t be.”

“Wetting better this time means so many people.”

To be fair, a victory is a victory. Literally.

Four car trips, a flight

Richie Moore Richie Moore in the Spurs shirtRichie Moore

Most of the group of Richie Moores has no tickets

Richie Moore: Duration of 29 hours, costs of £ 300

The Liverpool-based trace fan MR Moore booked his flight after the quarter-finals against Frankfurt for 45 £ return. After driving to Stansted to fly to Limoges in France, he will set a car to cross the continent.

He said: “We don’t do it often -we are Spurs fans. Although only one of us has a match ticket and the other four do not … we still travel.

“If you are not a football fan, you would not understand that you are only part of the entire emotion, the entire atmosphere, camaraderie, jokes and experience to mix with like -minded people who want to experience this kind of event.

“Even if you lose, it is okay. Don’t get me wrong, win is brilliant, but losing is not the worst case. It is only to be together.”

He is good, but could he do it on a cold, wet Tuesday evening in Stoke?



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