Arsenal fans face eye-watering Champions League final costs and £12,000 hotel rooms

Arsenal reached the Champions League final with victory against Atletico Madrid, but the demand for flights and hotel rooms in Budapest has seen prices sky-rocket

Arsenal fans face eye-watering prices should they want to attend the Champions League final later this month. The Gunners booked their spot in Budapest after beating Atletico Madrid.

Mikel Arteta’s drew 1-1 with the Spanish side away from home before Bukayo Saka’s goal proved enough to see them off at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. Arsenal will now turn their attention to the final which takes place at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on Saturday, May 30.

But should fans want to attend the final in person, they’re going to have to dig deep into their pockets to be able to afford it. The cheapest round tickets from London to Hungary cost just over £900, albeit those prices are expected to rise in the near future.

The costs don’t end there. Around 90 per cent of all hotel reservations have already been taken on Booking.com, with the cheapest options in Budapest being hostels priced at around £250 per-person. Some hotel rooms are commanding a stunning £12,000.

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Tickets for the final itself will not be cheap, either. 'Fan first' are priced at just over £60, while category three and two seats will cost £155 and £560 respectively. Category one tickets sit at an eye-watering £819.

Restricted view tickets have been offered by UEFA but even they are not particularly affordable at £120, £448 and £655 respectively.

Speaking after Arsenal reached the Champions League final, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said: “It's an incredible night. We made history again together. I cannot be happier and prouder of everyone involved in this football club. The manner that we got to see outside the stadium was special and unique.

“The atmosphere that our supporters created, the energy, the way they lived every ball with us, it made it special and unique. I never felt that in the stadium. We knew how much it meant to everybody.

“We put everything in, the boys did an incredible job. After 20 years and for the second time in our history, we are back in the Champions League final.”

Before the final, Arsenal will hope to have secured their first Premier League title since 2004. The North London side currently sit top of the table and five points clear of nearest rivals Manchester City.

Arsenal take on relegation-threatened West Ham this weekend, ahead of a clash with Burnley at the Emirates Stadium. Arteta’s side round off their campaign with a trip to Crystal Palace.

Arsenal will discover their final opponents on Wednesday evening. Paris Saint-Germain lead 5-4 ahead of the second-leg against Bayern Munich.