So at the very least I need a flight to Dallas (16 June) and a flight back from ideally a New York airport on 28 June.<\/p>\n
A range of flights are north of \u00a3900, but ignoring the ridiculous \u00a3664, 38-hour, two-stop option, \u00a3800 Air Canada via Montreal both ways is the one for me. For the pricier alternative, I\u2019ll do London-Dallas and New York-London both direct, which is currently \u00a31,210 with Iberia.<\/p>\n
I then have a choice to make within the US. The best Dallas-Boston flight I can find is \u00a3118 on 20 June, while an epic Greyhound bus adventure including three transfers and lasting 41 hours will cost \u00a384. For the true backpackers out there, this could save on two nights of accommodation and allow you to see the States at a slower, albeit back-aching, pace.<\/p>\n
Boston-New York is simple: \u00a328 by Greyhound is far cheaper than the trains that appear to be closer to \u00a3200. I\u2019ll get the bus in both instances.<\/p>\n
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Harry Kane\u2019s England head to Dallas first (Photo: Getty)<\/p>\n
Hostel hunting vs hotels<\/p>\n
Straight to Hostel World it is for the budget option. Give me your largest dorm please, with all the snorers. For four nights in Dallas the Wild Wild West Backpackers\u2019 Hostel is \u00a323 a night. It\u2019s rated 6.9, but I\u2019ll bear it compared to the only other option I can find, Bishop Hostel, which comes in at \u00a379 a night.<\/p>\n
To Boston, and I\u2019ve hit a snag. Hostel World has no hostels with dorms available, but I then find Hostelling International USA, with HI Boston hostel doing dorms for $172 (\u00a3128) a night. I\u2019ve started to cry at the thought of spending three figures on a dorm, and that Greyhound bus suddenly appeals.<\/p>\n
Finally, to famously cheap New York, although England are technically playing across in New Jersey at the MetLife Stadium, where the final will also be held, meaning England will definitely play there again.<\/p>\n
Okay, it\u2019s not too bad. I can stay in a Manhattan hostel for \u00a360 a night and make the most of the $1 pizzas on the island.<\/p>\n
By comparison, heading to Booking.com for the dorm-free options across Dallas, Boston and New York, it\u2019s look-away-now territory. I need 12 nights, four in each, and sharing a double or twin with a mate is going to be \u00a3550 per person at DoubleTree by Hilton in Dallas, \u00a3860 at Courtyard Boston-South (Boston is not cheap) and \u00a3725 to stay in Manhattan at Artezen Hotel.<\/p>\n
Food<\/p>\n
If I\u2019m eating on a budget, it has to be grocery stores and maybe a trip or five to the golden arches. I could do peanut butter and jam for 13 days but realistically I\u2019ll budget \u00a320 a day on food. I could do less, but hey that\u2019s 20 slices of New York\u2019s finest come Manhattan.<\/p>\n
For the pricier option, going to \u00a350 a day could arguably still be too modest, but allows for restaurants and Dunkin\u2019 coffees on the go.<\/p>\n
Alcohol<\/p>\n
Sticking to water is the obvious solution, and smart given the heat, but I wouldn\u2019t mind a drink on matchdays. Realistically a day on the beers is going to be the hidden cost for fans heading to the World Cup.<\/p>\n
But if I really, really just want to see my team and avoid drink, then \u00a30 it is for the cheapest option. And let\u2019s go with an average of \u00a320 a day on drink for the alternative.<\/p>\n
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Tickets won\u2019t be cheap at the 2026 World Cup (Photo: Getty)<\/p>\n
You forgot tickets!<\/p>\n
Ah, yes. Somehow Fifa did not release prices<\/a> before the ballot opened on Thursday, but tickets for England\u2019s match against Croatia will reportedly go for a minimum \u00a3200 and then \u00a3134 against Panama and Ghana.<\/p>\n That\u2019s \u00a3468 at least, if lucky, although it appears fans may be paying closer if not into four figures for tickets alone. Especially given there are fewer lower-price tickets on offer compared to the other categories, as shown by a map of Dallas\u2019 stadium<\/a>. <\/p>\n The final costs<\/p>\n So without a drink on matchdays I have managed a 13-day World Cup extravaganza of \u00a32,228 that includes a two-day bus\u2026<\/p>\n For a little more comfort, the direct flights and hotel stays, as well as drinks on matchday and more restaurants, the price rockets to \u00a34,869.<\/p>\n And again, that is on the assumption of \u00a3468 tickets \u2013 which is far from guaranteed.<\/p>\n Yikes. And all this at the start of the ballot, which ends 13 January before fans than find out in February, meaning prices will probably be even higher. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\tYour next read<\/p>\n
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