Bilbao is not as easy to reach as you think.
It is served by direct flights from only three English cities – London, Manchester and Bristol.
According to reports in Spain, 282 flights are expected in Bilbao on Wednesday – a one -day record – while there was a 94% peak week to week in the UK parties to Bilbao.
The prices of these flights – some up to 1,400 pounds – rose when United and Spurs reached the final, with the airlines struggling to put additional flights to meet the demand.
Even so, many fans had been priced, preferring to take indirect flights or fly to Spanish or French cities nearby before making connections.
Others avoided flying, preferring to cross the channel via ferry, car or train to France before reaching the north coast of Spain.
Some fans took a direct 33 -hour ferry From Portsmouth to Bilbao, while a United fan did a 2,500 miles trip From Manchester, taking Dublin, Paris and Rome.
Bilbao has an airport, 12 km from the city center.
Most people opt for a bus or taxi to the city, but the local newspaper E -mail informedLike this, external That Uber prices rose to over 100 euros for a journey that usually costs about 30.
