How Much Would It Cost To Go To The Europa League Final?

At 10pm connected Thursday evening, thousands of Manchester United and Tottenham fans whitethorn good find themselves plotting routes to Bilbao.

The Premier League teams spell into their semi-final 2nd legs - against Athletic Bilbao and Bodo/Glimt respectively - arsenic favourites to progress.

Should they complete nan job, they will unafraid a spot successful nan final, which will return spot astatine nan San Mames stadium successful Bilbao connected Wednesday, 21 May.

Of nan 49,600 tickets available, nan finalists will each person 15,000.

These tickets - arsenic portion of Uefa's 'fans first' strategy - are nan astir affordable, starting astatine 40 euros (£34).

Tickets for nan wide nationalist are divided into 3 categories, pinch prices ranging from 65-240 euros (£55-£204).

Hospitality packages scope from 1290-1490 euros (£1,096-£1,266) per person.

At nan clip of writing, nan cheapest nonstop return flights that impact travelling retired connected nan time of nan crippled would costs anyone going from Manchester much than £1500. The return formation is nan time aft nan match.

If you wanted to alert retired nan time earlier nan game, nan costs rises beyond £1700.

Flights from Manchester connected Monday, 19 May are sold out.

There is nan imaginable for a coach travel astatine a return costs of much than £200. Starting from Moss Lane East connected nan greeting of Tuesday, 20 May, pinch changes astatine London Victoria and Paris, nan travel would beryllium almost 32 hours. The cheapest return travel takes astir 38 hours and 25 minutes.

Those prices could emergence further if United do corroborate their spot successful nan final.

Return flights from London, travelling retired connected matchday, could beryllium somewhat cheaper for Tottenham fans, should they make nan final.

At nan clip of writing, travelling from Stanstead to Bilbao connected nan Wednesday past returning to Gatwick connected nan Thursday would costs conscionable complete £1500.

Heading retired a time earlier would costs much than £1600.

There are nary flights disposable from London connected Monday, 19 May.

For a coach journey, a return summons would costs much than £180.

The travel - which would return much than 25 hours - would statesman early day connected Tuesday from London Victoria, pinch a extremity successful Paris. The cheapest return travel leaving connected Thursday takes 32 hours.

Anyone reasoning of driving to Bilbao is looking astatine a travel of much than 14 hours from London and much than 18 from Manchester. The costs of nan travel would see tolls, substance costs and crossing nan Channel.

Travel master Simon Calder is simply a predominant visitant to Bilbao - and typically pays £150-£200 for a return travel from London.

He told BBC Sport: "There are galore different ways to scope Bilbao. In particular, Biarritz successful France is good placed for fans who want to spot thing of nan Basque region en way to Bilbao.

"There is simply a routing via Basel successful Switzerland. From Biarritz airdrome you tin locomotion to nan city's obstruction position successful astir 20 minutes, and committee a train to nan separator municipality of Hendaye. From present a narrow-gauge railway runs to San Sebastian, from wherever location is different narrow-gauge train.

"Supporters who want to recreation by train should beryllium capable to screen nan crushed for astir £200 1 way.

"From London St Pancras International connected 20 May, nan cheapest greeting Eurostar train to Paris Nord is £110. After crossing nan metropolis to Paris Montparnasse, nan lunchtime train to nan Hendaye costs £75. From here, it's those small trains erstwhile again.

"The astir sedate measurement to scope Bilbao is nan Brittany Ferries sailing from Portsmouth to Bilbao connected Sunday, 18 May astatine 10pm. You get 2 nights connected committee for a one-way fare of £201. But nary cabins are available, truthful it could beryllium a long, sleepless voyage."

The recommended way to San Mames is via nationalist carrier aliases walking.

There are respective different carrier methods to get to nan stadium, including underground, train, tram aliases bus.

San Mames' charismatic website recommends walking, giving fans a 'unique experience' and taking successful nan sights.

Uefa is yet to update its website connected matchday recreation for fans.

San Mames is adjacent to to nan metropolis centre. To get to nan stadium, it is only a 20-minute locomotion aliases 9-18 minutes connected nationalist transport.

Hotel prices successful nan metropolis centre scope betwixt £850 and £13,345. There are cheaper alternatives astir a 35-minute thrust distant successful towns specified arsenic Bakio, Bermeo and Mundaka.

This article is nan latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team.