Euro + Olympics 2024 - dates to avoid?

[Triddle]

Which date ranges would it be good to avoid traveling to mainland Europe in 2024?

I've had a google, but not being a sports person I've been left even more confused than when i started. Just wondering when I should plan journeys to and from Germany and beyond via Brussels next summer?
Thanks

 

[nw1]

Which date ranges would it be good to avoid traveling to mainland Europe in 2024?

I've had a google, but not being a sports person I've been left even more confused than when i started. Just wondering when I should plan journeys to and from Germany and beyond via Brussels next summer?
Thanks

The Olympics are in Paris from 26 July to 11 Aug apparently.

I'd guess that if you avoid Paris at that time period (and a week or so either side) you should be OK.

Euro 2024 is 14 June to 14 July, but I'd guess it takes place at multiple cities so will presumably not have quite the same impact as the Olympics. Might be worth finding out if any matches take place at cities you'll pass through on your chosen dates, or go after mid-July.

 

[43096]

Euro 2024 is 14 June to 14 July, but I'd guess it takes place at multiple cities so will presumably not have quite the same impact as the Olympics. Might be worth finding out if any matches take place at cities you'll pass through on your chosen dates, or go after mid-July.

The cities involved in Euro 24 are Berlin, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Gelsenkirchen and Dortmund. The Ruhr, in particular, looks to be a place to avoid, with four venues in the area.

 

[scotrail158713]

The following link details dates and venues of games for Euro 2024. I've quoted the group games but the later knock-out ties are also available if you follow the link. I would agree the Ruhr is an area to avoid if you've no interest in the football though.

UEFA EURO 2024 fixtures: When and where are the matches? | UEFA EURO 2024

UEFA EURO 2024 kicks off in Munich on Friday 14 June and ends with the final in Berlin on Sunday 14 July. See dates, venues and schedule.

www.uefa.com

14 June
Group A: Germany vs Scotland (Munich, 21:00)

15 June
A: Hungary vs Switzerland (Cologne, 15:00)
B: Spain vs Croatia (Berlin, 18:00)
B: Italy vs Albania (Dortmund, 21:00)

16 June
D: Play-off winner A vs Netherlands (Hamburg, 15:00)
C: Slovenia vs Denmark (Stuttgart, 18:00)
C: Serbia vs England (Gelsenkirchen, 21:00)

17 June
E: Romania vs Play-off winner B (Munich, 15:00)
E: Belgium vs Slovakia (Frankfurt, 18:00)
D: Austria vs France (Düsseldorf, 21:00)

18 June
F: Türkiye vs Play-off winner C (Dortmund, 18:00)
F: Portugal vs Czechia (Leipzig, 21:00)
19 June
B: Croatia vs Albania (Hamburg, 15:00)
A: Germany vs Hungary (Stuttgart, 18:00)
A: Scotland vs Switzerland (Cologne, 21:00)

20 June
C: Slovenia vs Serbia (Munich, 15:00)
C: Denmark vs England (Frankfurt, 18:00)
B: Spain vs Italy (Gelsenkirchen, 21:00)

21 June
E: Slovakia vs Play-off winner B (Düsseldorf, 15:00)
D: Play-off winner A vs Austria (Berlin, 18:00)
D: Netherlands vs France (Leipzig, 21:00)

22 June
F: Play-off winner C vs Czechia (Hamburg, 15:00)
F: Türkiye vs Portugal (Dortmund, 18:00)
E: Belgium vs Romania (Cologne, 21:00)

23 June
A: Switzerland vs Germany (Frankfurt, 21:00)
A: Scotland vs Hungary (Stuttgart, 21:00)

24 June
B: Croatia vs Italy (Leipzig, 21:00)
B: Albania vs Spain (Düsseldorf, 21:00)

25 June
D: Netherlands vs Austria (Berlin, 18:00)
D: France vs Play-off winner A (Dortmund, 18:00)
C: England vs Slovenia (Cologne, 21:00)
C: Denmark vs Serbia (Munich, 21:00)

26 June
E: Slovakia vs Romania (Frankfurt, 18:00)
E: Play-off winner B vs Belgium (Stuttgart, 18:00)
F: Czechia vs Türkiye (Hamburg, 21:00)
F: Play-off winner C vs Portugal (Gelsenkirchen, 21:00)

 

[Triddle]

So I shall endeavour to avoid Germany from the 14th June to 14th July, or to at least check venues and rest days if traveling in this period.
And France (Paris) from the 26th July to 11th Aug.

Really helpful - thank you all!

 

[alholmes]

And presumably the Paralympic Games will also take place in France, a few weeks after the main games have finished.

 

[CyrusWuff]

And presumably the Paralympic Games will also take place in France, a few weeks after the main games have finished.

Yup. Paralympics run from 28th August to 8th September.

 

[popeter45]

so glad my trip i have planned to sweden starts prob on the 15-16th july earliest so hopefully miss most of the euro's traffic

 

[mad_rich]

one other thing to avoid. Metro tickets in Paris are going to double in price to €4 during the Games.

Maybe worth buying un carnet de dix before 20 July.

Paris metro prices will almost double during 2024 Olympic Games

The prices for metro tickets will almost double from July to September 2024 to help cover the cost of expanding the transport network for the Paris Olympic Games. Millions of visitors are expected in…

www.france24.com

 

[Hophead]

It's worth bearing in mind that while the Olympics & Paralympics have a full schedule of events every day for their durations, Euro24 is a cup competition so, after a hectic schedule of several matches in the group rounds (14th - 26th June), it tapers to a close on 14th July in Berlin, with the semi-finals in Munich (Tuesday 9th) & Dortmund (Wednesday 10th), so travel during that last week will be less impacted outside of the host cities.

 

[AY1975]

Maybe worth buying un carnet de dix before 20 July.

AFAIK the only place you can still get carnets is now in the Eurostar bar cars (and probably not for much longer), although you can still buy paper tickets singly at least for the time being, as discussed in this long-running thread on the phasing out of paper tickets on the Paris transport network: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/end-of-the-line-for-paris’-iconic-metro-ticket.237990/

 

[Jamesrob637]

Is most of the infrastructure from the World Cup 2006 still good to use 18 years on, for the Euros?