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Ahead of the Euros 2024 kicking off on June 14th before ending in Berlin on 14th July, Mystery Football have revealed the ultimate Bar Crawl to the final by analysing review data from RateBeer to reveal the best bars and breweries for a pint along the way
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The routes – by rail or road – have been revealed in a map and travel across 4 countries
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According to the data, Brussels takes the top spot for having the best pints
As we make travel plans for the Euros, many are likely to turn to the most common mode of transport for a European trip – a plane ride.
However, with the average cost of a flight from London to Berlin Brandenburg costing £277.442 in the month of the Euros final (July), is there a cheaper – and more fun – way to get there?
Mystery Football have calculated the average cost of travelling by car by averaging the price of petrol, toll road and channel tunnel train charges versus the average price of rail tickets to reveal the cheapest route.
The data revealed that the cheapest way to get to the Olympiastadion, Berlin is by car, costing £59.75 per person in a car of four. This works out as just over £200.00 (£217.69) cheaper than the average flight cost in July and £42.84 cheaper than travelling by rail.*
Route to the Euros final by rail vs road – Mystery Football
Which route has the best places for a pint along the way?
By road:
The route by road travels through four countries, starting at Wembley stadium before getting the car ferry to Calais and then onto Bruges, Antwerp, Dortmund and Hanover, arriving at the Olympiastadion, Berlin.
Mystery Football analysed review data from RateBeer, looking at the number of reviews and ratings, to reveal the top three spots for a pint across the route*. These were revealed as:
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Kulminator, Antwerp (428 reviews, rating 100)
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‘t Brugs Beertje, Brugge (315 reviews, rating 99)
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Muted Horn, Berlin (109 reviews, rating 99)
Source: Kulminator
Source: ‘t Brugs Beertje
By rail:
To travel by rail, the best route was revealed as taking the Eurostar from St Pancras to Brussels, then a train onto Amsterdam before taking the final train to Berlin with the average cost of tickets coming out as £102.59 per person*, still £174.85 cheaper than the average flight cost.
While the rail route is more expensive than car, this route was revealed to have the most top-rated beers along the way, with Brussels taking the top spot out of the four countries for the best pints.
The best pints across both routes, based on review data were voted as:
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Cantillon Brewery/Museum, Brussels (548 reviews, rating 99)
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Moeder Lambic Fontainas, Brussels (500 reviews, rating 99)
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Kulminator, Antwerp (428 reviews, 100 rating)
Source: Cantillon Brewery
Source: Moeder Lambic Fontainas
