How do you travel to the cities of EK 2012?

EK 2012

The European Football Championship 2012 will take place from 8 June to 1 July 2012 in Ukraine and Poland. The matches will be completed in eight host cities, divided equally between the two host countries. In Ukraine; Kharkov, Donetsk, Kiev and Lviv. In Poland; in Gdańsk, Poznań, Warsaw and Wrocław. The Polish cities Chorzów and Kraków are on the reserve, as well as the Ukrainian Odessa. You can still buy tickets on the internet for several matches.

Transportation

The bus or train are more expensive than the airplane, while flying is also faster.
From the Netherlands there are no cheap flights to Ukraine, but you can fly form a German airport or Brussel Charleroi. To Poland you can travel by airport Eindhoven, on the website of Wizz Air you can get cheap flights to all cities in Poland. For more tips for a cheap fly ticket read our previous blog. Within Ukraine or Poland you can travel by train.

Residence

If you’re arrived, you need a place to sleep. This site gives a good overview of hotels in the host cities. In Eastern Europe you can eat relatively inexpensive and you get large portions. Beer is also quite cheap, you get half liters for a few zlotys. At present, four Polish zloty is one euro. In Ukrainian, about eleven grivnas is one euro. The exchange rate can change. Ukraine is not an EU country, but you don’t need a visa.