Follow England on the path to glory

16.12.2005
The draw for the 2006 World Cup finals has been made and fans across the globe are busy making their plans for next summer's football extravaganza. Once again, England faces Sweden whilst Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago offer England a new test for Sven's men. As more match tickets are made available today, thousands of English fans will be scouring websites in search of the best flight deals. EasyJet has increased capacity to Germany for summer 2006 and will have over half a million seats available to six key German cities - Berlin, Bremen, Cologne, Dortmund, Hamburg and Munich.

How to get to those all-important stadiums:

Stadion Köln - Cologne (capacity 45,000)
Airports: easyJet flies from Gatwick and Nottingham East Midlands to Cologne/Bonn and from Luton to Dortmund. Recommended onward transport - taxi: The football stadium is just 25 kilometres from Cologne/Bonn Airport. It takes just 40 minutes to get there by taxi. From Dortmund by car: Dortmund Airport is 106 kilometres from the stadium in Cologne. Take the A1 Autobahn directly to the stadium in Cologne. By train: From Cologne/Bonn Airport, there's a train to Köln Hauptbahnhof (Cologne central station) every 15 minutes. From here, it's around 20 minutes to the stadium in Müngersdorfer Straße by tram. There are three trains an hour from Dortmund Hauptbahnhof (central station) to Köln Hauptbahnhof. If you take the ICE or IC high-speed train, you won't need to change and you'll be in Cologne within one hour and twenty-five minutes.

Nuremberg, Frankenstadion (capacity 45,500)
Airport: easyJet flies from London Stansted to Munich. Recommended onward transportation - hire car: From Munich by car: Franz-Josef-Strauß Airport is 151 kilometres from the Frankenstadion in Nuremberg. Take the A9 Autobahn, which will take you directly to Nuremberg. Allow one and a half hours for the journey. By train: Take the S-Bahn at the airport to München Hauptbahnhof (Munich central station). From here, there is a direct connection to Nuremberg Hauptbahnhof twice an hour. By ICE high-speed train, you can get to the Franconian city from the Bavarian capital in just an hour and three-quarters.

Waldstadion Frankfurt (capacity 48,000)
Airports: easyJet flies from Gatwick and Nottingham East Midlands to Cologne/Bonn and from Luton to Dortmund. Recommended onward transport: From Cologne by car: Cologne Bonn Airport is 178 km from the Waldstadion in Frankfurt am Main; take the A3 Autobahn, in the direction of Frankfurt until you reach the exit for Frankfurt am Main/Süd. Leave the Autobahn here and follow the B43/44 to the Waldstadion Frankfurt. Allow two hours for this journey. By train: The ICE high-speed train to Frankfurt am Main also departs from the new station at the airport. With up to four ICE or IC trains an hour, you can reach Frankfurt am Main Hauptbahnhof (central station) in one hour and ten minutes. From Dortmund by car: Dortmund Airport is 233 kilometres from the stadium in Frankfurt - take the A45 Autobahn direct to Frankfurt am Main. You'll need two hours and 20 minutes for this journey. By train: Take the airport bus to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof (central train station). From here, there are three train connections an hour to Frankfurt am Main Hauptbahnhof. With the ICE high-speed train, you'll be there in two hours and 35 minutes.

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