Re: Warning Re: Net, Agent or Scalping Sales, or purchasing for others My name was printed on my tickets for Euro 2004, but I was never asked for ID to prove that I was the person named on the tickets. We'll see if that continues.
Alright I'm in desperate need of help... Ticket prices for games about 6 or 7 games(cheapest & most expensive) and what are my chances of getting tickets to these cities????? Train tickets or weekly pass prices for about 4 or 5 guys to nearest city??? I can figure out the flight and food but im confused on the ticket prices, but the train tickets confuse me the most. My buddies and I want to travel to the world cup for our senior trip. I've read all your costs and figured that 4 or 5 teenage guys won't have that much to spend. My plan is to have a hotel room in Koln and watch a game in that city. Then wake up early and travel the next day on train to (Frankfurt, Kaiserslauten or Dortmund) watch another game in one of these cities. Then get back and rest the next day...Do you guys think this is a good idea? Can you guys help me out with planning all this. I'm really confused and my friends and myself would really love to make it there for '06. Thanks in advance.
First, register on the yahoo group (yanksingermany). This is terrific resource for you to answer your questions. However, I'll try but I do not know all your preferences. Let's assume that you are going to all the games in Koln and you're going to be based in Koln (accomodations). 2006 WC Schedule Ticket Prices and Categories Koln June 11, 17, 20, 23 and 26 (Category 4 is 185E (35E * 4 dates + 45E)) Gelkirschen June 9, 12, 16, 21 and July 1 (Category 4 is 195E (35E * 4 dates + 55E)) Frankfort June 10, 13 (Category 4 is 70E) Dortmund June 14, 19, 22, 24 and July 4 (Category 4 is 240E (35E * 3 dates + 45E + 90E)) If you went to these 17 games, it would cost 690 euro (approx $941) Figure the euro is trading about 1.4 (so if it's 100 Euros then it will be $140 - actually 1.36 but close enough for planning purposes) This sounds kind of fun; perhaps just a little overkill. I think the problem is if you wanted to follow the US this would preclude that. But I like this plan, maybe drop a few games to enjoy germany. Germany Train Schedules
thanks man that was tons of help!!!! now where can i buy these tickets for the games?? thanks tonssssssss...
you know, 3.2 million tickets only sounds like a lot of tickets. look at the seating capacity of the german stadiums: Berlin - Olympic Stadium (reconstruction). 76,000 seats. Cologne - Muengersdorfer Stadium (reconstruction). 45,000 seats. Dortmund - Westfalen Stadion (slight modification). 60,000 seats. Frankfurt - Wald Stadium (new). 48,000 seats. Gelsenkirchen - Arena AufSchalke (new). 52,000 seats. Hamburg - Stadium Hamburg (new). 50,000 seats. Hannover - Niedersachsen Stadium (reconstruction). 45,000 seats. Kaiserslautern - Fritz-Walter Stadium (being extended). 48,500 seats. Leipzig - Zentral Stadium (new). 44,000 seats. Munich - Allianz Arena. 66,000 seats. Nuremberg - Franken Stadium (reconstruction). 45,500 seats. Stuttgart - Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium (modernisation). 54,500 seats. i'm starting to worry there won't be enough to go around
The first quarter announcement has been on the fifa wc site for the longest time and that page has not been updated. The release that said february 1st came out much later. So the latest word is february 1st.
I might be flying solo on this trip... so it'd be nice to meet up with all of you guys, since I don't speak the language and have never traveled abroad before. When should I start worrying about tickets?
Oh, and I definitely plan on doing this trip on the cheap. I'm all for sharing lodging with as many people as is humanly tolerable. I could always make a bed out of empty beer cans. We should almost have a sign up for people who want to share rooms. That way when it comes time to book rooms, we're ready to rock.
For students, youth hostels are a great way to travel. It' a lot like dorm living in college. Cheap, friendly, and a great way to travel in indeterminant sized groups.
I know there are some hostels that have no age limit and specifically cater to families and adults. I've stayed in them in both Geneva and Amsterdam, and I've seen some in germany, I just have to dust off my resources to figure which ones they were.
Re: Warning Re: Net, Agent or Scalping Sales, or purchasing for others I just cannot see this being enforced. As stated someone said above, names were printed on Euro 2004 tickets but the weren't checked. Imagine how long it would take to check the tickets and passports of every single person attending every game. It also preumed that groups would travel to games together, when my friends and I got separated before going in a couple of times. It is unworkable.
Fight like hell till the Gestapo comes. And the run like hell, because you know the German authorities were watching that game too.
I'd like to post this checklist I created for people desiring to save up for the WC in Germany. It's chronologically based and is a good tool to remind you of things to prepare for, especially for younger people who need to save money for the travel expenses. US Supporters - World Cup Travel Checklist You can also find it in the planning section of the US Supporters Travel Site Feel free to PM me with suggestions for future revisions.
does anyone know if you do NOT get tix in the first random round for Ger06, do you have to reapply for rounds 2, 3 and 4? until you are lucky enough to get tix?
You'll need to re-apply for every sales phase. I believe your information is stored in a database for later use but I have yet to go through the process my self
Just found out my brother and friends want to go and we have someone's home to stay in too Looks like there will be about 6 of us.
applied for USA Cat3 TST-5 for 2 tickets (under another person name) as a backup in case I can't get USA Cat4 TST-5 for 2 tickets in US lottery. I figure that I won't have a problem finding someone to purchase extra tickets.
So I just woke up a little on the early side to apply for a single game ticket for WC06. However, only TST tickets are available during phase II. Does anyone know when single game tickets will again be on sale? Will it be in phase III or later in phase II?