How to get to Bilbao for Tottenham vs Manchester United Europa League final as flights fully booked

It's happened again. We have an all-English final on our hands.

Tottenham Hotspur will take on Manchester United in the final of the UEFA Europa League on Wednesday, May 21 after desperately dismal performances domestically from both sides.

Manchester United had a reasonably simple task, having won their first leg 3-0 against Athletic Club. They secured safe passage into the final with a 4-1 win at Old Trafford on Thursday night.

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had things a little bit harder. They also won their first leg against Bodo/Glimt - 3-1 - but it was at home at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, meaning they had to go out to Norway on an artificial pitch in front of little more than 8,000 fans.

But they did it with an impressive 2-0 victory to win 5-1 on aggregate. And that sets up a mouth-watering all-English final, just like in 2019 when Chelsea beat Arsenal 4-2.

All eyes will now be on getting tickets and getting out there. Here takes a look at the travel options.

Flying

This is the easiest, but perhaps most costly way of getting to the final in Bilbao. There are - or should we say were - direct flights to Bilbao.

There is still one option open to you travelling out on the Wednesday morning and returning on the Thursday, according to , but it will cost you a cool £1,823!

Everything else direct to Bilbao appears to be fully booked, with people making arrangements either well in advance or once the first leg matches were over, gambling on results going Spurs and United's way.

The alternatives would be flying to a different airport and either getting the train or driving to Bilbao at the other end.

San Sebastian would be the nearest alternative airport, with flights on costing between £450 and £900. Those flights are not direct, however. There are stop-offs in either Barcelona or Madrid. Car or train journeys to Bilbao from there take just over an hour.

Zaragoza is another option and a particularly cheaper option. Although flights are not direct and take you off the beaten track.

Zaragoza flights cost between £150 and £220, with stop-offs in Majorca, Rome or even Marrakesh! Driving or getting the train from there will then take at least three hours, so you need to get there in good time.

Sailing

There are ferries direct to Bilbao from Portsmouth, but be prepared for a journey!

The ferry trip will take around 34 hours and cost almost £900 in a car or almost £400 if you're on foot. Trips leave port on Sunday, May 18, getting into Bilbao on Tuesday, May 20. Returns leave Bilbao on Saturday, May 24.

When you factor in hotel prices for four nights, this may not be the best bet! Unless you're making a proper holiday out of it. A holiday with long journey times thrown in for good measure.

Driving

After flying, driving is probably your best option.

Driving down to Kent to use the Channel Tunnel, you would then have to make your way all through France and into Spain.

The benefit of the final being Bilbao in this instance is that you do not actually have to travel too far into Spain, with Bilbao in the north of the country.

That means the drive is almost wholly through France. The Channel Tunnel will cost just under £200 and then you've got a 12-hour drive on the continent to get to Bilbao of around 750 miles.

All of these require hotel stays, of course, if only for one night, but we'll leave you to do your research into where you're going to stay.