We've made it! England fans flood into Berlin for Euros final after extra flights were laid on from Heathrow as supporters scrambling for tickets slam touts for cashing in - with VIP tickets listed for sale for up to £100K
- Euro 2024 final - England v Spain - Olympiastadion Berlin - Sunday, 8pm UK time
England fans began to arrive in Berlin today with just over 48 hours to go until the Euro 2024 final with tickets now selling for nearly £100,000 on resale websites.
Supporters flooded into Berlin Central train station this afternoon in their Three Lions shirts as the team aim to make history in Sunday's match at the Olympiastadion.
England secured a showdown against Spain thanks to Ollie Watkins' goal against the Netherlands on Wednesday, sealing a 2-1 win and their third major final appearance.
This is the first time an England men's team have made it to an overseas final and represents a second successive continental final for the Euro 2020 runners-up.
British Airways put on two more flights from London Heathrow to get more fans across to Germany on Sunday, while Ryanair has sold out all of its planes to Berlin.
And ticket resale companies are doing their best to cash in on the high demand amid desperation to get into the sold-out stadium which has a capacity of 74,475.
England fans arrive at Berlin Central train station this afternoon ahead of the Euro 2024 final
England fans arrive at Berlin Central train station this afternoon ahead of the Euro 2024 final
England fans arrive at Berlin Central train station this afternoon ahead of the Euro 2024 final
England fans arrive at Berlin Central train station this afternoon ahead of the Euro 2024 final
The resale website Football Ticket Net has VIP tickets in the Skybox hospitality area on sale for £96,496, which includes a booking fee of £25,017.27 and a 'Special Olympics donation' of 81p
The resale website Football Ticket Net has tickets on sale for between £1,050 and an extraordinary £96,496, which is a VIP seat in the Skybox hospitality area.
This VIP ticket - which is one of a set of ten available at the same price each - includes a booking fee of £25,017.27 and an optional 'Special Olympics donation' of 81p.
The rival resale website Ticombo is selling tickets for between £1,051 and £35,000, while another outlet called Fan Pass is offering seats from £1,492.56 to £16,584.
England fans already in Berlin spoken to MailOnline this afternoon and slammed the resale companies for the extortionate prices being charged.
Danny Boyle, a musician from Manchester, said: 'It is outrageous that diehard fans are barred from the match by extortionate prices. Football is a game for the people and not for those who greedily make money like that.'
Company director Kevin Game and his wife Sharon from Epping, Essex, have paid £5,000 for their seats at Sunday's final which will place them behind Gareth Southgate's dugout
England fans Joe Boyle (left) and Danny Boyle (right) from Manchester spoke to MailOnline in Berlin today and hit out at the 'outrageous' prices for which tickets are being offered
England fans are taking time out today to see Berlin tourist spots such as Checkpoint Charlie
Mackie Johnson, 24, from Newcastle, said his weekly pay was £250 and he had been asked to pay £2,000 for a ticket by a tout.
The welder said: 'I am not a violent man but to be honest I felt like grabbing him by his ankles and turning him upside down to empty his pockets.
'It is so crazy man. How are they allowed to get away with this? Everywhere I go I see no fans asking for tickets and offering to pay more than they can ever earn a month.'
Among the England fans who did fork out was company director Kevin Game and his wife Sharon from Epping, Essex.
They agreed to cough up £5,000 for their seats at Sunday's final which will place them behind Gareth Southgate's dugout.
Speaking at Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie today, Mr Game said he was not happy at being fleeced.
England fans arrive at Berlin Central train station this afternoon ahead of the Euro 2024 final
England fans arrive at Berlin Central train station this afternoon ahead of the Euro 2024 final
England fans arrive at Berlin Central train station this afternoon ahead of the Euro 2024 final
England fans arrive at Berlin Central train station this afternoon ahead of the Euro 2024 final
But having been at England's semi-final win against the Netherlands on Wednesday, he did not want to miss the opportunity of seeing Harry Kane lift the trophy with a victory over the Spaniards.
He joked: 'Our seats are right behind the England dugout, so maybe Gareth Southgate can bring me on later in the game if needed!'
A police sergeant from the Thames Valley said he felt the official ticketing England scheme had worked well and his final ticket was less than €90 (£76).
Arsenal fan George added: 'It is not right that England fans have to buy from touts. But I have been to all the games and I got mine in the England supporters' ballot fine. And I have a feeling we can win on Sunday.'
Actor Joe Boyle from Manchester added: 'I don't have a ticket and could never pay what the touts are asking. I will watch the final in the fan zone and I do believe it is coming home with us on Sunday night.'
England fans arrive at Berlin Central train station this afternoon ahead of the Euro 2024 final
England fans arrive at Berlin Central train station this afternoon ahead of the Euro 2024 final
England fans arrive at Berlin Central train station this afternoon ahead of the Euro 2024 final
England fans arrive at Berlin Central train station this afternoon ahead of the Euro 2024 final
England fans were today taking time out to check out Berlin tourist spots such as Checkpoint Charlie and the Brandenburg Gate before Sunday's big kick-off.
MailOnline contacted Football Ticket Net by phone, and an agent said communication was only possible online.
More than 50,000 England fans are expected to be in Germany and some have begun pouring into Berlin, with only 10,000 tickets officially available to Three Lions supporters.
But three times that number are expected to be inside the stadium meaning 20,000 would have paid over the odds.
The Football Supporters' Association has slammed ticket distribution and said tickets had gone 'to the wrong people in the first place.'
It warned England supporters that they could be scammed by touts or by unofficial ticket channels.
England fans arrive at Berlin Central train station this afternoon ahead of the Euro 2024 final
England fans arrive at Berlin Central train station this afternoon ahead of the Euro 2024 final
England fans arrive at Berlin Central train station this afternoon ahead of the Euro 2024 final
England fans arrive at Berlin Central train station this afternoon ahead of the Euro 2024 final
Meanwhile British Airways today confirmed two more flights will operate from London to Berlin on Sunday as England fans race to the German capital.
The first of the airline's new flights which leaves Heathrow Airport at 7.50am and arrives in Berlin at 10.40am sold out in less than two hours of going on sale today.
The second flight, on an Airbus A320 leaving Heathrow at 1.50pm and arriving in Berlin at 4.40pm, is still on sale with economy singles for £613 and business £781. If booking the flight as part of a return coming back on Tuesday, the total falls to £475.
But the £613 economy single is more than five times the cost of flying the same route on Tuesday, when it is just £123 single. It is also nearly eight times the cost of the cheapest BA flight on that same route next month, which is £78 on August 28.
BA said the extra two flights on Sunday mean that BA has added nearly 30 per cent extra capacity from Heathrow, and follows a 1,000 per cent increase in searches for flights to Berlin on the airline's website on Wednesday night after the semi-final.
A British Airways customer service worker kicks a football at London Heathrow Airport Terminal Five on Wednesday before the England v Netherlands semi-final at Euro 2024
A bag drop point at Heathrow Terminal Five says 'Come On England' before Wednesday's game
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (pictured in March) is where many England fans will be flying into
A British Airways flight from London Heathrow to Berlin on Sunday is on sale for £613 per seat
EasyJet has one seat left between London and Berlin before the final, which is currently £918 on the 7.30pm departure from Gatwick on Friday. All of its other flights to Berlin are sold out
Extra capacity has been added for fans to return on Monday, with one BA flight left at €696 (£585) which leaves Berlin at 6.25pm. There are also two flights on Tuesday, one leaving at 8pm for €890 (£748) and a second leaving at 9pm for €696 (£585).
By Wednesday, a Berlin to Heathrow BA flight falls to €246 (£207), and then €175 (£147) on Thursday. The cheapest next month is £71 on August 23, 24 and 29.
Neil Chernoff, BA's chief planning and strategy officer, said: 'It's a huge game and everyone at British Airways hopes England can get over the line and bring it home.'
Other fans are looking at getting to Berlin by rail, with Trainline revealing bookings to Berlin surged 825 per cent on Wednesday.
Some 83 per cent of the purchases for the entire day made from the start of the second half of England's semi-final onwards.
England fans celebrate after the team scored in the semi-final in Dortmund on Wednesday
England celebrate in the semi-final against the Netherlands in Dortmund on Wednesday
England fans celebrate the team's goal scored by Ollie Watkins in Dortmund on Wednesday
Sakshi Anand, Trainline's UK general manager, said: 'Football may be coming home, but it seems after Wednesday's historic victory fans are flocking in the other direction.
'Our data clearly shows as the match progressed, fan optimism grew, and many started to book trains to Berlin, as they go all out to see England's shot at glory.'
Meanwhile easyJet has one seat left between London and Berlin before the final, which is currently £918 on the 7.30pm departure from Gatwick on Friday.
This is 13 times the cost of flying on Wednesday next week, when it is £68. And it is 23 times the cost of flying on the cheapest day next month, which is August 29 when it is £39.
All of easyJet's other flights to Berlin from Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Luton and Gatwick between today and the match are now fully booked.
England fans at Peckham Arches in London react after Harry Kane scores on Wednesday night
England fans celebrate at Boxpark Wembley in North West London on Wednesday evening
An easyJet spokesperson said: 'Since the final whistle last night easyJet has seen an increase in demand for flights to and from Berlin.
'Although we don't artificially put fares up, our pricing is demand-led. This means that as quick-thinking football fans booked seats the lower priced fares sold out.'
All of Ryanair's 21 flights from UK airports to Berlin between today and the final are sold out.
Hotel prices in Berlin have also rocketed. A one-night stay at the Holiday Inn Berlin City Centre East P-Berg costs £345 on Sunday night, but just £105 seven days later for the same type of room.
The Courtyard Berlin City Centre is charging £606 for Sunday night in its cheapest available room, but only £137 the following Sunday when more basic rooms are on sale.
England fans chant and sing as they gather at Stevenson Square in Manchester on Wednesday
Expedia told MailOnline that in the last 48 hours it had seen travel searches for Berlin on its UK website spike by 150 per cent, compared to the two days prior.
Optimism around England making the final has also been building, as travel searches on Expedia.co.uk over the past week have spiked by 300 per cent – when comparing this Wednesday and Thursday of this week with the same days last week.
Expedia added that there were still hotel rooms available for Sunday night for under £200 – such as the Ginn Hotel Berlin Potsdam from £92, Hotel Les Nations from £192 and Titanic Comfort Berlin Mitte from £178.
Many supporters who have not already purchased a match ticket are unlikely to obtain one as the game is sold out on Uefa's website.
A limited number of tickets were made available to England Supporters Travel Club members who have been to a number of previous England matches.
