Travel costs go "through the roof" Wales

Travel costs go "through the roof"




Sky sports reporter and Wales fan Bryn Law tweeted that the Welsh and Northern Irish fans heading for Paris had seen travel prices go “though the roof”.


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A spokesperson for Flybe said prices rise closer to the travelling time with demand rising and seat availability dwindling.

Among those heading out for the game is lifelong Wales fan David Scourfield.

The 32-year-old software developer, from Cardiff, was not put off by travel prices or the fact that prices within Paris would rise after the pound plunged by 5.3% against the Euro following the Leave vote in Thursday’s referendum.

Mr Scourfield, who travelled to France for Wales' victory in their opening game of Euro 2016 over Slovakia, was travelling on a coach and was due to return straight after the game.

On Friday afternoon he did not have a ticket, but was queuing on the Uefa website after around 500 category two and three tickets were put up for sale.

He said: “I’ve been told there’ll be lots of genuine fans out there with a few spares so I’m hoping to bump into some who will sell at face value.

David Scourfield with a group of Celtic fans before seeing Wales' opening victory of Euro 2016 over Slovakia
“But it depends how desperate I get and how close to kick-off it gets.”

Wales fans head out to Paris in hope of witnessing historic win

24 JUN 2016

BY DARREN DEVINE

Thousands are heading out to the French capital in the hope of seeing Chris Coleman's men book their place in the Euro 2016 quarter-finals



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Thousands of Wales fans joined an exodus to Paris on Friday in the hope of seeing Chris Coleman’s men reach a historic Euro 2016 quarter-final.

The supporters will swell the ranks of those who headed out earlier and saw Wales top their group to set up a last 16 clash with Northern Ireland at the Parc des Princes.

Cardiff Airport said they were expecting around 1,000 fans to fly out of the Welsh capital headed for Paris.

Flybe, which runs flights between Cardiff and Paris, said their 3.30pm flight out of the Welsh capital on Friday was almost sold out by late morning with just five seats left.

But a spokesperson for the operator said Welsh fans are also using their flights from Birmingham, Southampton and Manchester to reach Paris.

A spokesperson for Cardiff Airport said fans have also been connecting from the Welsh capital via cities like Amsterdam, Barcelona and Dublin.

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Air France runs flights between Bristol and Paris. Its 5.25pm flight to the French capital connecting via Amsterdam had three seats available by early afternoon on Friday.

Returning on Sunday this was priced at £903.76 on the firm’s website.

On Friday morning Channel Tunnel operator Eurostar had tickets left - priced at between £144.50 and £245 for journeys between London and Paris.

Everything going on with the markets will settle down next week.

As Andrew Neil has said, markets wrongly predicted a remain vote so pushed the pound up so the latest figures are a reflection of how much the markets overstated the pound pre-result.

This is coming from a remain supporter.

My mate priced up a flight to France last Wednesday, Quoted £536 return

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Never been one for going abroad anyway, always loved our uk holidays - yes the weather is one downfall but when it's warm Britain is a place of beauty! And for the days when the weather is cold or gloomy it's a bottle of cider, some relaxing music in the hot tub! Oh and a proper British takeaway for tea - fish n chips at the seaside!

Having said all that - Id go to France right now if I could!

Answer... don't spend going to France

I priced up a few flights on Tuesday and the cheapest I could find was £220 Birmingham via Frankfurt. I'm not going though as I don't have a ticket.

A friend of mine based in London priced up a train from St Pancreas to Paris, the ticket price one way was £450 first class (only availability)